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Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Technical Expert I - Gender and Youth- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station (s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 28, 2019POSITION SUMMARY:The Senior Technical Expert (STE), Gender and Youth will primarily support the mainstreaming of gender, youth and nutrition considerations across all ATA initiatives. The STE is expected to provide programmatic and technical content expertise related to gender, youth and nutrition issues within ATA’s Crosscutting Initiative team and will focus on:• developing technical capacities within ATA on gender, youth and nutrition;• providing content input to ATA projects, the ACC initiative, Core Analytics and Evaluation and learning teams on gender, youth and nutrition considerations;• Developing gender, youth and nutrition specific products as necessary.• The STE will report to the Director of Crosscutting Initiatives (CCI) team.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Capacity building:• Directly support CCI Director in developing the content and technical capabilities of ATA program teams through developing a training/mentoring and coaching program and supporting delivery of the same.• Share lessons learned on IG through ATA’s initiatives and processes among ATA staff and with stakeholdersTechnical input to various ATA teams:• Provide technical input to project and analytical teams as they plan and organize gender, youth and nutrition interventions• Provide technical input and continuous support to ATA project teams during implementation of gender, youth and nutrition related interventions• Provide technical input and continuous support to ACC implementation and design refinement• Engage with ATA’s core analytics team to provide technical input on upcoming studies, and other analytical work from gender, youth and nutrition perspective• Under the supervision of ATA’s communications team, design briefing materials on gender, youth and nutrition issues• Provide technical support to ATA’s Project and Program Management (PPM) and Evaluation and Learning (E&L) teams for developing IG mainstreaming performance targets and tracking progress on gender, youth and nutrition related initiatives of various programs and the ACC InitiativeInclusive Growth specific products• Directly support the CCI Director in enhancing or updating the CCI framework and tools for mainstreaming and tracking IG issues both in relation to the current ATA projects and in the context of ACC including identifying key gender, youth and nutrition interventions, analyze and prioritize the identified interventions and developing action plan for implementation• Directly support the CCI Director to identify (upon consultation with stakeholders) IG related crosscutting deliverables for implementation during project design and implementation as per ATA’s project design template.• Assist in identifying and sharing new and required national and international sources of data and information on IG.General• Engage in IG consultations with key stakeholders and build independent working relationships with all stakeholders at all levels; Organize ATA’s workshop and represent ATA in national and international seminars, forums and conferences on issues related to IG.• Prepare presentations, propose ideas for communication and support facilitation of constructive dialogue where required.• Contribute to knowledge sharing and creation of positive atmosphere in teams and across teams, as appropriate.• Demonstrate depth of expertise in area of IG and use knowledge to enrich and guide problem-solving with teams and external stakeholders.

Nib International BankVacancy Announcement Position: Research & Development Officer - Salary: Per the salary scale of the Bank and attractive fringe benefits - Deadline: Ten working days from this vacancy announcement.How to Apply• Interested applicants should submit their CVs and non-returnable Supporting documents in person to NIB International Bank HRM Department (Dembel City Center 5th Floor) or Mail to:HRM DepartmentP.O.Box 2439Tel: 011-5 503288NIB International Bank

Nib International BankVacancy Announcement Position: Junior Research & Development Officer- Salary: Per the salary scale of the Bank and attractive fringe benefits - Deadline: Ten working days from this vacancy announcement.How to Apply• Interested applicants should submit their CVs and non-returnable Supporting documents in person to NIB International Bank HRM Department (Dembel City Center 5th Floor) or Mail to:HRM DepartmentP.O.Box 2439Tel: 011-5 503288NIB International Bank

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Learning Manager- Term of Employment: One Year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: June 14, 2019MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Ensure that a learning culture is fostered within the organization and learning is an integral element of programming/project management.• Prepare organizational learning framework focusing on project and program learning.• Promote learning in the organization, regularly analyze and produce reports on best practices and case studies; ensure new analysis and information is available.• Facilitate and lead project and program learning sessions through generating, capturing, storing, sharing and application of learning that supports evidence-based programming.• Design special research and impact evaluations to generate knowledge on what is working well and what is not• Design platforms for storing and sharing learning within and outside of ATA, including partners.• Work with project teams to ensure evaluation recommendations are applied in new project design and/or in the course of implementation.• Assist/engage reviewing evaluations and baseline reports and work with evaluation teams to facilitate validation workshops.• Design platforms for storing and communicating evaluation reports and project learning.• Work with the evaluation and learning team and communications unit in preparing and sharing research/evaluation/policy briefs.• Facilitate capacity-building activities with ATA staff on learning.• Work with Evaluation and communications team to produce and communicate learning and evaluation briefs.• Perform other duties as required and requested by the Evaluations and learning Director.

Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre (HoA-REC) - EthiopiaVacancy Announcement Position: Project Officer Job Duties• Carry out regular stakeholder consultations with both government and non-government agencies, attend and organize field visits in the project areas in order to have consultation with target beneficiaries and end-user agencies and or institutions;• Prepare inputs and regular updates to detail and specific work plans, action plans, calendar of events, as well as risk, issue and lessons learned logs in close coordination with the ILDP team, the concerned Institutions, and in partnership with the implementing partners and stakeholders of the ILDP;• Support the timely mobilization of project team, service providers, consultants and equipment inputs for the ILDP phase II activities on capacity development of key sector offices/bureaus and will also support the development of Terms of References (ToRs) of all required consultants, service providers and staff;• Provide technical expertise, coordinate, supervise, and assure the quality of the work of service providers to ensure planned deliverables are met in good quality and in a timely manner as per the ILDP project proposal;• Support the ILDP Programme/project manager to coordinate day to day management of the project including smooth and timely project implementation as well as transparent and accountable management of financial resources for the initiative, as per HoA-REC&N-AAU rules and regulations;• Support in liaising with relevant ministries (both national and district), service providers, administrative authorities, communities and other key stakeholders that impact CDRMP delivery in order to ensure outcomes are met in a timely manner; and• Undertake sectoral planning, results based management and reporting. (Detailed roles and responsibilities can be collected from our office)How to Apply• Interested applicants can collect the detailed duties and responsibilities for the position and they can directly deliver hard copies of CV and credentials to our office address Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network Addis Ababa University College of Natural and Computational Sciences Arat Kilo Campus Graduate Programme Building 9th Floor, Office No. 903 Our office is open from 8.00 AM to 12.00 Noon & 1.30 PM to 5.00 PM, Monday to Friday.Applications can also be submitted by sending CVs and relevant credentials through the following Email address: hoarec.info@gmail.comDeadline for Application: June 14, 2019 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Kerchanshe Trading PLCVacancy Announcement Position: Development Coordination Officer• Other Requirements: Good discipline, cooperation, commitment to work, good computer applications.• Place of Work: Addis Ababa Kality Industrial Village• Salary: As per the company scale & Negotiable • Place of Registration: 1. Near Bisrate Gabriel Church, Bayne Building Room No: 702, 2. Kality/ Kerchanshe Coffee Supplier PLC (Industrial Village)• Time for Registration: 10 working days with non-returnable copy of documents.• Tel: 0113-716370, P.O.Box 19891, Addis Ababa

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Internal/External Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Research OfficerJob Purpose: Apart from providing scientific support to ICRISAT, the Senior Research Officer will be involved in reviewing incentives being used in integrated watershed management and/or projects with watershed components such as the Food Security Project and the Productive Safety Net project in Ethiopia and make specific recommendations on specific incentives that will generate and sustain community interest in participatory watershed management programs under differing cultural setting.Key Responsibilities:• Provide scientific leadership in synthesizing best-bet watershed management experiences, tools and approaches in Ethiopia and beyond;• Review incentives being used in integrated watershed management and/or projects with watershed components such as the Food Security Project and the Productive Safety Net project in Ethiopia and make specific recommendations on specific incentives that will generate and sustain community interest in participatory watershed management programs under differing cultural settings;• Conduct comparative studies of various watershed management initiatives and quantify upstream and downstream relationships at different scales using biophysical models, particularly SWAT analysis• Conduct comparative studies between integrated watershed management practices between India and Ethiopia and how the Indian experience has influenced design/implementation in Ethiopia.• Devise rapid impact assessment methods and relate the characteristics of design and implementation to outcomes and impacts.• Work with multi-disciplinary team of agronomists, modellers, social scientists and other experts to enhance the adoption and promotion of integrated watershed management approaches;• Develop and strengthen partnership between the various bureaus and regional agricultural research institutions so that expertise and technologies from the various institutions reach farmers’ fields and watersheds;• Contribute to the resource mobilization efforts of ICRISAT and the CGIAR Research Programs through writing research proposals, building capacity in our partners, engaging with the University sector by co-supervising postgraduate students.- Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- Grade: 4A- Monthly Base Salary: Birr 57,880 (Negotiable depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate)- Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is for two years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus with dining and sports facilities.

Irish AidVacancy AnnouncementIrish Aid is the Government of Ireland’s official programme of development assistance. Ireland’s bilateral programme in Ethiopia is managed by the Irish Aid team at the Embassy of lreland. The overall goal of our programme is to promote pro-poor growth and poverty reduction through building resilience to social, economic or environmental stresses and shocks. Tackling hunger and undernutrition, improving maternal health, strengthening civil society, the facilitation of legal aid services, supporting improved governance and addressing violence against women and girls, supporting livelihoods to respond to the challenge of climate change and working with the most vulnerable through social protection programmes.Through its partners, the Governance team within Irish Aid provides financial and capacity development support to the civil society sector as well as Government and multi-lateral partners in support of inclusive national development, including through improved governance and accountability in the delivery of basic services. Irish Aid is itself an active participant of key donor and multi-stakeholder fora advancing civil society and governance issues.The Governance team also works with other colleagues in the Embassy, mainstreaming good governance as a cross-cuffing issue across the Irish Aid programme.Position: Programme OfficerIrish Aid is recruiting a Governance Programme Officer to support the work of the Governance team.Areas of responsibility of Irish Aid Programme Officers include ensuring that all funding partnerships are managed in line with best practice for Project Cycle Management and Irish Aid’s commitment to management for results, the provision of technical support to partners, and coordination and representational duties as and when required.The Programme Officer will report to the Irish Aid Senior Governance Programme Manager. The Programme Officer will be based in the Embassy of Ireland in Addis Ababa but will be expected to participate in regular field monitoring of all governance sector programmes.

Oxfam Ethiopia Vacancy Announcement Position: Head of ProgrammeJob Purpose• The Head of Programme (HoP) will be responsible for the development, design and management/monitoring of the country programmes and for ensuring Oxfam in Ethiopia programme responds to current development trends related in the country. Ensure the proper implantation of programme strategies and plans maintaining the coordination, linkages and synergies within and between the long term and humanitarian programmes as well as contributes to linking these programmes with influencing and ensuring programme quality. The HoP will have a direct line report to the CD and be a member of the Country Management Team and must work very closely with the Business Support Units and the Influencing coordinator. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities1. Program development and delivery • Under the leadership of the CD, provides overall strategic and technical leadership in the design, development, planning, budgeting, and implementation of the Oxfam Country Strategy (OCS).• Ensures the delivery of a country program with demonstrable impact and is accountable for ensuring that the programme meets overall program quality and learning standards.• Manages and is accountable for programme budget including responding to high level management and variance reports.• Work with the MEAL/PQ Coordinator, develop, implement and embed, a knowledge management system, that will ensure the sharing of knowledge across the program, other country programs, and the broader confederation.• Oversees the development of program and project improvement plans, to ensure effective and timely implementation of the projects and programs.• Works closely with the Grants Manager, identifies opportunities for funding to ensure the financial sustainability of country programme of Oxfam in Ethiopia.• Develops a comprehensive understanding of Oxfam’s partnership approach, including work with coalitions and networks, adopting a strategic, proactive perspective on how to achieve partner led approaches to achieve sustainable change.• Oversees the partner portfolio, with specific reference to the identification of both implementing and strategic partners, and building and maintaining these relationships.• Leads the development of country level programme reporting – facilitating programme Managers and other team members’ contributions to reporting, consolidating programme reports and providing high level strategic analysis of programme impact.• Directs and coordinates external program engagement.• Maintains strong links between development programmes, humanitarian preparedness and response, and policy and advocacy interventions.• Ensures that all work is carried out in a way that is sensitive to community needs and gender issues. In particular, promotes the full and equal participation of women in all aspects of the programme work.• Assists the programme team to develop, finalise and closely monitor their programme(s) budget.• Works closely with the Finance Department to ensure effective financial and budgetary control of the programmes, according to OI’s policy and procedures.• Manages a broad spectrum of programs and geographies, requiring a variety of competences and skills of the job holder. Management tasks and problems are diverse and complex and involve a significant degree of risk (financial, security, brand).• Participates in the annual budget process, leading on the program budget process, and maintains ongoing oversight of program budgets.2. Coordination, networking and representation• Provides strategic leadership and management of Oxfam ’s programme in country including all development, advocacy, and humanitarian programming to maximise our influence and impact.• Initiates, coordinates and leads Oxfam’s one program approach in Ethiopia ensuring it delivers on the OCS vision and objectives and championing the new ways of working embodied in the OCS.• Deputise for the Country Director as required.• Develops and facilitates links with civil society (including non-implementing partners), the private sector, academic /knowledge institutions and governments, initiating contacts and building associations that can be used to enhance Oxfam’s work and identifying key partners to collaborate with on the delivery of the program.3. People development and management • Provides strategic management and thought leadership.• Leads human resources planning for the programmes team.• Ensures that team members have access to staff development opportunities, identifies and addresses capacity gaps and provides ongoing counselling and support team members.• Manages and supports the Program Team to deliver on the OCS, providing leadership, inspiration and guidance and ensuring that the management of the team is in line with Oxfam’s HR policies and procedures.• With support from Human Resources unit, manages the life cycle of individuals within the team from pre-recruitment to exit, including performance management processes, people’s development and working with HR on issues such as disciplinary matters among others.How to Apply• Interested candidates who meet the above requirement should only submit CVs and application through Oxfam internal recruitment system - https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/ on or before January 16, 2019. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.• Oxfam is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those that are suitable to work within our values are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks.• We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation. Women applicants are particularly encouraged to apply.

Company: Echnoserve Consulting Job AnnouncementThe Climate Smart Mainstreaming in the Productive Safety Net Programme (CSM-PSNP4) project is a four-year technical assistance mechanism financed by the European Union Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) to support the MoANR to mainstream climate smart planning and implementation in the PSNP4. To achieve this goal, The EU has contracted technical assistance and capacity building services from a DAI-led consortium. As part of the technical assistance team, Consortium-member Echnoserve is recruiting experts to work in and support the regional PSNP4 Public Works and Livelihoods Focal Units in climate smart mainstreaming of PSNP. The TA’s will serve under the technical direction of the key expert team based in the Federal Offices of the MoANR. The location and number of positions to be filled are as follows. Duty Station: Addis Ababa (for Oromia, Harar and Dire Dawa)Required No.: 2Detailed JD:Position: Regional Technical Assistance (TA)Length of contract: 42 months Starting time: March. 01, 2019Apply by: 05 January 2019For additional information about the positions (download the detailed JD) BackgroundThe Climate Smart Mainstreaming in PSNP4 project is financed by European Union Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) for a period of four-years to mainstream climate smart planning and implementation in the PSNP4.The purpose of the CSM-PSNP4 is to:• Mainstreaming climate smart initiative in the watershed and rangeland activities planning and implementation in the PSNP IV in Programme Regions and at Federal level, to achieve CS mainstreaming in the 349 PSNP4 woredas at the end of the four years period of the TA support • Enhance institutional and technical capacity in climate smart activities planning and management and climate resiliency and adaptive capacity monitoring of PSNP’s public work component enhancing the coordination on climate smart mainstreaming with the sustainable land management program and climate smart approaches at federal and regional levels;• Enable the ministry (MoANR) to generate evidence from PSNP climate smart approaches to use to promote dialogue on climate sensitive development programming and for use for future climate financing endeavors.Cognizant of this, Federal and regional TA will be fielded, together with short-term expertise, to support the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources to mainstream climate smart approaches, practices and technologies in PSNP4 planning and implementation. Job DescriptionsThe regional TA’s role is to provide technical advice and coordinate Climate Smart Mainstreaming to the regional PWFU and LIFU, working as a part of their team in the same office. He/she will be directly accountable to CSM-PSNP Team Leader and will be report to the PSNP Regional Programme Focal Unit. He/she will provide support to regional government team who in turn coordinate with the different PSNP woredas in delivering relevant technical assistance to ensure climate smart planning, implementation and M&E training and supervision of the development agents in their work with communities. He/she will facilitate and coordinate the work of supporting short term experts fielded by the CSM-PSNP as well as the federal team when necessary. Key Responsibilities of Regional Technical Assistance • Support regional PSNP/PWFU in piloting and mainstreaming of climate smart approaches, practices and technologies in the annual PSNP Programme.• Play strong role in CSM stakeholders’ coordination, collaboration roles and technical support responsibilities.• Facilitate the PSNP PWFU and LIFU in conducting technical support on-the job coaching for woreda government partners on natural resource management, water development and Climate Smart activities; or other trainings relevant for the project. • Work together with the PWFU and LIFU and the federal team in identification and facilitation of collaboration with relevant government programmes, NGOs working in PSNP public works and livelihoods interventions, climate change adaptation and resilience activities and projects in the respective regions;• Facilitate the selection of first phase pilot woredas and communities to be supported by PSNP/Public Works and Livelihoods Units for scaling up and mainstreaming climate smart practices in resilience and adaptive capacity building;• Support the regional public works and livelihoods Focal Units in consolidating and refining the annual plan, key capacity building activity identification and preparation of public works intervention to support climate smart mainstreaming, where necessary; • Support the regional Public work coordination unit in enhancing PSNP M&E system• Support the federal team in identification of complementarities and operational constraints (e.g. sequencing of PW interventions compatible with livelihood intervention).• Support the regional PWFU to implement adaptive and responsive climate smart natural resource management and water development activities based on context specific approach in project woredas;• Assist woreda and zonal (in regions zonal structure applicable) public works and livelihoods focal persons in data collection to measure climate change adaptation and resiliency and to measure GHG emission reduction and /or sequestration;• Support organization of capacity building events and workshops;• Provide hands-on technical support, training, coaching and quality assurance of technical standard of climate smart approaches, practices and technologies in PW and livelihoods;• Coordinate and follow the implementation of climate smart practices and technologies with focal person and PW unit staffs in the target area;• Conduct frequent monitoring on the implementation of CS interventions in the target area;• Prepare and submit CSM-PSNP project support planning and CSM-PSNP support activity reports on a timely basis;• Closely work with the regional PWFU and LUFU teams to smooth any challenges and technically advise/assist the team to navigate obstacles;• Liaise with the disaster risk management and early warning focal points and planning process to foster synergies with CSM-PSNP.• Represent the project in any reviews and missions related to the project and the regional PWFU and LIFU as necessary, such as, JRIS Missions, RRT missions, PW&LH Reviews, Impact assessments, etc. • Perform any other duties related to PSNP, climate change initiative tasks, disaster risk assessment and management, high technical demanding watershed activities, etc. as requested by the federal MoA/NRMD/PWCU or the regional BoA/NRM/PWFU or the federal project team.Note:According to EU regulation, civil servants and other staff of the public administration, of the partner country or of international/regional organizations based in the country, shall only be approved to work as experts if well justified. If selected, justification needs to be submitted to EU before finalization of contract on the added value the expert will bring as well as proof that the expert is seconded or on personal leave.