Latest Jobs from Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Investment Expert- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Office of the President of Oromia Regional State, Finfinnee- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: June 08, 2020 ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Carry out impact analysis of investment policies and programs implemented by the regional government to scale up what works well and rollout what does not work in time;• In addition to the priority areas, the expert studies, surveys, investigates, and reports on selected economic issues of consequence on its own initiative in consultation of the Office of the President;• Identify potential local and international institutions that might be interested in collaborating with the Office within the rules, regulations, and protocol of the Office; and• Make assessment of possible implications of any federal government initiatives on the Oromia regional state and produce policy analysis to inform the President.• Closely work with stakeholders and harmonies relationships including with investment commission, regional investment office, High Value Investors, Academics and others;• Support the harmonization and swift communication channels between the Ethiopian Investment Commission, the Oromia Investment Office and other relevant stakeholders;• Prepare Oromia Investment Map, Brochures and help the preparation / redesigning of a dedicated website or weblink;• Help the preparation of Investors tick box list of actions with detailed contacts and responsible personalities;• Engage the relevant Country sustainability and Credit rating agencies in a bid to address the information gap and providing expert feedback on scores and reports;• Assist the Economic and legal structural reform impacting the Investment climate and help to scale up the Ethiopian Investment outlook;• Support and work with ‘Ease of Doing Business’ team and scale up the PMO’s ambition of transforming Ethiopia as an attractive investment destination;• Work on developing agendas as directed by the political leadership;• The Expert will directly report to the Coordinator of Policy Advisory Team of Oromia President Office.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy Announcement Position: Regional Business Development Expert, Senior Project Officer I, Agrihub - Employment Type: One year, with the possibility to extend- Duty Station(s): Mekelle- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: June 03, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES• Provide 1:1 business advisory and mentorship to high potential small enterprises involving:• Guidance on strategic decisions• Coaching to form ambitious but attainable business plans• Hands-on support to operationalize those plans• Serve as the voice of Agrihub to form relationships with regional MFIs and commercial banks on behalf of Agrihub’s MSEs; facilitate those MSEs’ linkages to financing institutions• Coordinate implementation of services to MSEs in the region• Report performance and brief progress updates about his/her duties to Agrihub project team regularly

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Advisor, Agricultural Sector- Term of Employment: Fixed- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: May 25, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:The main responsibilities of the Senior Advisor, Agricultural sector include:Leadership• Lead Agricultural sector engagement in the Ministry of Agriculture, affiliate institutions and other ministries in the implementation of MoA 10-years plan.• Advise policy and regulatory alignment of national and regional approaches to deliver increased results.• Support effective cross-sector and public-private stakeholders’ coordination and problem-solving of issues at the national level, including alignment with other national and regional strategies and programs.• Provide effective timely upward reporting to the Minister of agriculture and Agricultural Transformation Agency, Parliament etc.• Ensure effective regular communication and reporting with the various government offices, and key public, private and development partner stakeholders.• Harmonize re/organization efforts and new national priorities to achieve organization strategic outcome• Represent Minister on international and domestic forums, bilateral and multilateral agreements and negotiation.Project Management• Deliver on the outcomes and directions provided by Minister of Agriculture to ensure that sector workplan in the agriculture sector are completed in a timely manner.• Ensure stakeholder coordination, planning, reporting, problem solving, and implementation support activities are conducted in a highly professional manner.• Ensure effective capacity-building support to Regions /Federal on issues related to the agriculture sector.• Lead process of performance management at both regional and Federal levels in connection with annual plans and national targets.Resource Mobilization• Engage in mobilization of domestic and external resources for the agriculture sector f project proposals as necessary.• Facilitate private sector investments and provide on-going problem-solving support by closely working with the concerned stakeholders.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Procurement Director- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: May 28, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Develops and successfully implements a strategy for Procurement aligned with organizational objectives.• Leads the development, implementation and management of procurement plans of the Agency received from Directors and Managers and submits to Senior Management for review and approval.• Drives overall operational excellence in all procurement processes and leads the procurement team in improvement of efficiency and effectiveness.• Ensures the expectations of internal partners in capturing the best value available in the market are met while complying with the Agency’s and government Procurement policies.• Leads the continuous improvement of all procurement processes, planning, compliance and systems.• Leads the design, revision and implementation of procurement manual, policies and procedures to support the needs of the organization and ensures adherence to internal controls within the purchasing/procurement system within the organization.• Ensures compliance with donor’s policies and in country laws and regulations, including the documentation requirements and procedures of the World Bank, USAID and other international financing bodies.• Oversees and guides international and local procurement process end-to-end ensuring all procedural and documentation requirements have been met.• Establish a reasonable and appropriate lead-time for ordering and delivery of goods.• Oversees the timely preparation and submission of periodic procurement status reports on general procurement activities containing details of all completed purchases and outstanding purchases and payment requests to the concerned staff.• Works as a procurement liaison person with the World Bank and other development partners that finance the Agency’s procurement.• Ensures that ATA receives quality goods and services at the most competitive prices/rates and in timely manner.• Oversees coordination with the clearing agent regarding the proper clearing of goods from customs and onward shipment to intervention sites as required.• Leads, mentors and builds the capacities of the procurement team members and maintain an integrated, well-trained, effective and highly motivated team.• Performs other related tasks as requested.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Sub-grant Officer- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: Two - Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: May 02, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Sub-grant Management;• Support the sub-grant initiation process such as dissemination of the announcement and other relevant information to partners; answer queries when needed;• Collect proposals and relay to HQ with the required level of control mechanism;• Participate in proposal review and evaluation technical committee and play a key role on evaluation of the proposed project cost of potential sub-grantees;• Participate on the due diligence assessment to the possible sub-grantee and play a vital role on identifying the potential risk that might face on the project implementation;• Collect and conduct initial review of sub grantees technical and financial reports.• Compile technical reports and send to program and sub grant team;• Confirm the sub-grantees utilization performance and facilitate the subsequent fund release by closely working with respective budget holder.• Prepare an overall sub grantees financial status portfolio and performance report on regular basis and submit to management;• Review financial utilization reports of sub grantees and submit to Regional finance team to be settled or Post reviewed sub grantee financial reports into ERP as per delegation matrix• Undertake financial monitoring visits:1. Provide briefing on donor compliance issues and ATA sub grant management procedures.2. Conduct monitoring and evaluation visits;• Provide on job technical supports and training to sub-grantees on budget monitoring, grant management and financial reporting during project implementation;• Review & address sub-grantees complaints at regional level and escalate to HQ team as needed including communication to program and sub-grant management team;• Provide input to sub-grant management team if there is any outstanding balance and any financial concerns related to specific Sub-grantee before close-out is finalized;• Follow-up on refund of unutilized budget and work with Regional finance team;• Provide input for the preparation final closure letter;Sub-Grant Management System• Regularly update and maintain sub-grant files on ERP grant management module; and hard-copy files;• Assure that closed sub-grantees are inactive on the ERP/Agresso and no payments are recorded.Other Tasks• Facilitate sub-grant audits as required from entry audit to exit meeting at the regional level;• Provide other ad-hoc regional sub-grant management information and analysis.• Other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Sub-grant Officer- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Bahir Dar- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: May 02, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Sub-grant Management;• Support the sub-grant initiation process such as dissemination of the announcement and other relevant information to partners; answer queries when needed;• Collect proposals and relay to HQ with the required level of control mechanism;• Participate in proposal review and evaluation technical committee and play a key role on evaluation of the proposed project cost of potential sub-grantees;• Participate on the due diligence assessment to the possible sub-grantee and play a vital role on identifying the potential risk that might face on the project implementation;• Collect and conduct initial review of sub grantees technical and financial reports.• Compile technical reports and send to program and sub grant team;• Confirm the sub-grantees utilization performance and facilitate the subsequent fund release by closely working with respective budget holder.• Prepare an overall sub grantees financial status portfolio and performance report on regular basis and submit to management;• Review financial utilization reports of sub grantees and submit to Regional finance team to be settled or Post reviewed sub grantee financial reports into ERP as per delegation matrix• Undertake financial monitoring visits:1. Provide briefing on donor compliance issues and ATA sub grant management procedures.2. Conduct monitoring and evaluation visits;• Provide on job technical supports and training to sub-grantees on budget monitoring, grant management and financial reporting during project implementation;• Review & address sub-grantees complaints at regional level and escalate to HQ team as needed including communication to program and sub-grant management team;• Provide input to sub-grant management team if there is any outstanding balance and any financial concerns related to specific Sub-grantee before close-out is finalized;• Follow-up on refund of unutilized budget and work with Regional finance team;• Provide input for the preparation final closure letter;Sub-Grant Management System• Regularly update and maintain sub-grant files on ERP grant management module; and hard-copy files;• Assure that closed sub-grantees are inactive on the ERP/Agresso and no payments are recorded.Other Tasks• Facilitate sub-grant audits as required from entry audit to exit meeting at the regional level;• Provide other ad-hoc regional sub-grant management information and analysis.• Other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Assistant Mechanic- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station (s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: April 14, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Provide continuous support to the mechanic which involves both directly and indirectly.• Ensure that the mechanic has ready access to the tools and parts they need to finish repair and maintenance activities.• Perform preventive maintenance tasks which includes but not limited to change a vehicle’s oil, tire rotation flush and replace fluids, change bulbs etc.• Repair and replace automotive parts which includes but not limited to belts and tubes that have worn out or could soon fail.• Fuel, grease, lubricate autos.• Change and repair tires, install and service batteries, spark plugs, light bulbs fan belts and simple mechanical parts.• Assist the mechanic in the performance of mechanical repairs as required.• Pick up and deliver auto parts, supplies and vehicles.• Repair minor vehicle damage, replace broken windows, touch up minor scrap and dents, clean, sew, repair upholstery.• Repair and overhaul various equipment.• Perform safety inspection on vehicles and equipment.• make more advanced repairs or replacements under the supervision of mechanic, such as swapping out engine components or transmissions.• Provide diagnostic support and submit data & report to the mechanic.• Maintain customer and vehicle records both hard copies of records and computerized data.• Ensure customer record is created, fulfilled and updated.• Ensure all vehicle related information is gathered, properly kept and up to dated• Assist the mechanic on data entry and reporting.• Ensure Garage cleanliness and safety.• Ensure hazardous materials such as oil, gasoline and other fluids are removed.• Follow established procedure for safe disposal of motor oil, tires and other vehicle fluids.• Conduct periodic checks of equipment and work areas to ensure they are free of clutter and dangerous materials.• Assist the mechanic in the performance of mechanical repairs as required.• Perform related duties as assigned.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Director, Soil Health and Fertility- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: April 04, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Serve as the leader of the Soil Health and Fertility Program, assuming overall responsibility for the direction and management of the program and projects under it and mobilizing needed financial, human or organizational resources for program execution• Serve as a thought leader in the area of soil health and fertility Ethiopia, participating substantively in conferences (both international and domestic) and supporting planning of Transformation Agenda Deliverables for the sub-sector. Help the creation and delivery of strategies and programs to achieve ATA’s overall goal and mission for agricultural transformation in Ethiopia• Provide high quality, results-focused stakeholder management, and build a genuinely collaborative engagement with key Federal, Regional, Private Sector, Non-Profit and Bilateral partners in the delivery of priority sector objectives• Working with key soils stakeholders across both public and non-public sectors, lead the development and implementation of diagnostic activities, strategies, policies, and solution design by the Soil Health and Fertility Knowledge Center.• Provide guidance, high caliber technical support and oversee design and/or implementation of ATA implemented projects in the soils sub-sector.• Manage talent development of existing staff, hire new staff as necessary and manage team dynamics of the Soil Health and Fertility Program team to ensure a high-performance team• Ensure that the Soil Health and Fertility program team provides enough Ning of soils related activities within the ACC Initiative• Provide technical and operational support in the execution of the ACC Initiative, with a focus on soil health and fertility issues• Prepare and manage the Program’s budget; obtain approvals from senior level ATA management and monitor budget utilization against allocation• Contribute to the development of an institutionalized knowledge base for the ATA• Regularly report to the Senior Director of Crops and NRM, and to the CEO on progress, challenges and constraints of the program team activities.• Undertake any additional assignments as requested by the Senior Director of Crops and NRM or the CEO.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Project Officer II, Analytics- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: April 4, 2020Essential DutiesSupport strategy development, strategic and operational planning, including:• Identify, scope and structure problems into cases• Develop and apply appropriate analytical frameworks and approaches• Develop and manage case work plan, including deliverables, timelines, and stakeholder input and validation• Identify and mobilize key required resources, including budgetary, human resources, etc. to ensure execution• Lead data collection and oversee the completion of high-impact analysis for robust recommendations• Proactively identify risks and issues affecting case and develop mitigation actions to overcome implementation obstacles, promptly communicate upward for validation• Lead the delivery of high-quality analyses, documents and presentations with communicating key insights• Where applicable,• Ensures development goals of team member(s) are set effectively and assessed in a timely way• Identifies and addresses development needs of team members• Provides coaching, feedback, stretch opportunities, and effective performance mgmt.Support program management, stakeholder management and coordination, implementation problem-solving, and reporting, including:• Present ideas and respond to queries clearly and concisely in team meetings and externally• Prepare, engage in and lead regular briefings and update with stakeholders• Prepare performance and financial reporting utilizing standard tools and templates• Synthetize implementation lessons learned for future refinement / best practice sharing

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Project Officer II - Direct Seed Marketing- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Mekelle- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: April 06, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:The technical experts will be part of a dedicated DSM team that will report to the Input supply and marketing and plant protection program. The major duties of the technical expert include, but not limited to, the following:• Support the design of concrete implementation plan with clear activities, milestones and targets in collaboration with BoAs and development partners.• Coordinate with regional BoAs in the identification of direct seed marketing agents based on pre-defined criterion.• Support the development and review of modules to be used for training relevant stakeholders such as producers, seed marketing agents, farmers, woreda experts, DAs , etc.• Organize workshops, training sessions, and capacity building programs for relevant stakeholders such as producers, seed marketing agents, farmers, etc.• Coordinate with external partners and ATA teams in co-launching Input Tracking system (ITS) and Input Credit through voucher system.• Evaluate and monitor the overall progress of the DSM annual performance in the region.• Document and report project progress and associated risks to the project team leader and external partners (MoA, BoAs and development partners) .• Integration with related external projects/ program: liaise with external development partners and ensure effective integration of DSM project with other related programs e.g. CBSP, AOSS, IVS, etc.• Provide ad hoc support to Inputs program and Regional ACC team as required on issues relating to core organizational development, prioritization of interventions, problem solving, planning.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Delivery Unit Manager- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 27, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Establish robust annual collaborative planning, target-setting, budgeting, and risk identification and mitigation processes with transformation agenda deliverables owners and implementers• Develop regular performance monitoring routines with senior leadership, TAD owners and implementers initiative owners and relevant internal and external stakeholders.• Manage the design and roll out of enhanced planning, project management and reporting tools, processes and systems to track and report on progress of agricultural transformation agenda Deliverables’ priority activities.• Strengthen execution and day-to-day project and activity management capacity of DU team and MoA staff to ensure effective delivery of transformation agendas.• Proactively identify and prioritize key issues and bottlenecks for TAD implementation, through discussions with implementing teams, reviewing reports and data analysis.• Lead problem solving and solution development with the DU team, both for specific TADs and for high priority requests from MoA senior officials (Minister and State Ministers).• Coordinate Ad-hoc problem solving on strategic issues for the Delivery Unit Team in collaboration with Transformation Agenda Advisors and Specialists.• Collaborate with TA advisors and specialists within the DU team, project management, learning and evaluation, cross cutting initiatives, and analytics teams within the ATA implementation support vertical, other ATA relevant verticals or outside consultants as needed to solve more complex issues.• Manages and provide strategic capacity building support and training materials development on planning, tracking && monitoring, activity management / execution, reporting and problem-solving.• Manages the production of value-added reports for decision-making through analysis and synthesis of data, and provision of recommendations to asks/challenges: strengthen preparation, quality control and close follow up of activity reporting by DU specialists and ad visors.• Support the Head of Delivery Unit to engage and align with senior stake holders at the MoA and its affiliated institutions.• Manage senior data and reporting officer and senior associate, supporting them with work planning and prioritization, clearing roadblocks, and skill building.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: HR Manager - Learning and Development- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 19, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Conduct individual and organizational development needs; design and implement learning and development strategies and programs that support the organization to achieve its mission.• Ensure all learning and development initiatives support the achievement of strategic objectives and organizational priorities.• Manage all professional development programs and oversee all activities from planning content through delivery of materials and objectives.• Leverage learning industry trends to help employees learn and grow and foster innovative and positive learning approaches and experiences.• Establish and promote a culture of learning, coaching and professional development across the Agency• Lead the development and implementation of succession plan in order to ensure sustainable staff development and retention of highly competent staff (talent retention).• Design and implement development plans for high potential talent.• Identify and maintain relationships with external vendors/consultants in order to ensure effective delivery of interventions; achieve the desired impact and return on investment.• Understand capabilities of and current trends to maximize the Agency’s Enterprise Resource Management System (ERP) to best engage, track and report on HR activities.• Manage and enhance the Performance Management System and support its implementation through building the capacity of both supervisors and employees.• Advice managers and employees on their personal learning & development; and develop/review career development path and provide guidance.• Ensure team is operating in the most effective way possible and have the appropriate level of skills and capabilities to be successful.• Leverage and align work to appropriate resources across the team to ensure work is completed in the most efficient and impactful way.• Prepare budget for learning and development programs and effectively manage the utilization.• Perform other related tasks as requested.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Finance Officer - Budget & Financial Analysis- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 20, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Assist the Senior Budget & Financial Analysis Manager and coordinates activities of personnel responsible for formulation, monitoring and presentation of budgets for controlling funds to implement program objectives of public and private organizations.• Assist on the compilation of data based on statistical studies and analyses of past and current years to prepare budgets and to justify funds requested.• Preparation of regular and special budget as required to MOFEC on MoFEC Templates and interpret budget directives to establish policies for carrying out directives.• Present monthly cash flow and Payment Requests to MoFEC.• Preparation of regular and Year End reports to MOFEC.• Preparation of Bank reconciliation for Z and B accounts every month.• Recording of all financial transaction into IBEX/IFMIS in a timely manner.• Regular reconciliation of balance sheet items and follow up of long outstanding balances for clearance.• Checking proper documentation of financial documents before and after the payment is effective and safely keeping the documents also provide the documents when needs arise.• Assist in the Reviewing of operating budgets periodically to analyze trends affecting budget needs.• Ensure adjustments are made in accordance with program changes in order to facilitate long-term planning.• Support in the preparation of comparative analyses of operating programs by analyzing costs in relation to services performed during previous fiscal years and submits reports to manager of organization with recommendations for budget revisions.• Assist in the coordination and preparation of the Agencies original budget during budget development. This involves extensive interaction with the program staffs within the organization and other external stakeholders including MoFED and other donors Support to establishes budgeting systems and procedures; analyzes and monitors program budgets and expenditures for compliance with the Ethiopian Government policy and funding agency guidelines.• Assist in analyzes budget data, prepares and revises cost projections and budget and expense projections for multiple programs and funds; analyzes and monitors line item expenses; provides supervisor with historical information; makes budget recommendations; initiates, transmits, and posts budget and expense transfers.• Assists with, reviews, and creates, annual, semi-annual, quarterly and monthly reports, counts, audits and processes.• Perform other duties as assigned by the Budget & Financial Reporting Manager.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Technical Expert - Engineer- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 22, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:The STE is responsible for planning and monitoring the construction activities of the EIC Project from the design phase up to completion. The tasks and responsibilities of the role, among others, will include the following: –• Formulate and prepare complete and well-defined contract agreements, in close coordination with the project lawyer.• Prepare contract implementation plans, monitor implementation thereof, review deliverables, and manage contract changes.• Work closely with procurement specialists to prepare bid documents, evaluate bids related to construction works, bidders list and submits recommendations to selection committee(s), including inquiry preparations, request for bids and recommendations for award of contract as per the EIC procurement guidelines.• Represent/ support EIC Project during statutory and internal audits including audits and reviews by financiers and procurement reviews.• Provide technical advice on aspects of the works if and when necessary Work closely with the Financial Management Specialist to ensure proper documentation and certification of payment requests and timely processing of payments due to contractors and consultants• Reviews design of construction works, including off-site and on-site infrastructure based on national standards and international practices• Prepare construction implementation schedules by studying project plans and specifications; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements.• Agree construction schedules with Site Managers and supervision consultants and regularly monitor progress.• Communicate schedules and subsequent changes to all affected parties. Intervene and agree action plans to recover delays where possible.• Ensure timely request for and delivery of all information that is on the schedule critical path.• Compile such reports as are required to demonstrate progress against schedules and budget.• Ensure contracts are implemented timely and in accordance with the terms of the contracts agreement and minimize the risk of contract variations and time extensions.• Receive requests, obtains estimates, update records, initiates paperwork and follow up on request for approval of work not previously covered in the contract; processes and obtain approval of contract changes. Identify variations to contract that will impact on the schedule and ensure schedule is revised to accommodate them.• Interpret contract provisions to help resolve claims and questions submitted by contractors.• Monitor compliance to contract requirements and terms of the contract to ensure all conditions are satisfied before approval of any payment.• Quantified and checked all site measurement and recorded the soft and hard copies for reference• Recorded interim and final measurement work for payment• Prepared and quantified quantities of executed works for monthly, quarterly and annual progress report and check against payment• Initiate and/or conduct meetings with contractors and consultants concerning contractual problems as necessary. Establish and update records of all correspondence related to contract activity.• Properly document all contract related communications and documents, including preparation and maintenance of a contract’s management register.• Apply project management disciplines to ensure successful completion of projects within time, cost and budget.• Checked and approved working drawings and templates as well as approved as built drawings.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Cashier (maternity cover)- Term of Employment: 6 months- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: 1- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 27, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Prepare receipt vouchers and collect cash and/or cheque from various sources and organizations and deposit intact in to the regional Bank accounts.• Ensure that all collections and payments are done against serially pre-numbered cash receipt and cash payment vouchers.• Intact deposit all collections received from advance settlement or other sources;• Prepare Cheque and effect payment as per the ATA policy and procedure manual;• Record daily transactions and reconciliations on spread sheet;• Maintain custody of financial documents, Cheques and other files;• Effect payments related with workshop across the region up on requests and necessary documents fulfilled.• Maintain petty cash fund, keeps in the safe place and prepares cash report with all supporting documents.• Request for replenishment when the expenditure reaches 75% of the petty cash fund upon the authorization and approval of the Cluster Secretariat Lead and Finance Officer-Regional.• Prepare payment vouchers (for Cash and Cheque payments) as per approved payment requests and/or authenticated invoices and receipts and present the vouchers for verification and approval by the responsible persons.• Make cash / cheque payments only after getting approval/authorization from Responsible authority.• Prepare receipts for Government withheld taxes VAT & WHT and provide to the supplier up on effecting the payment.• Obtain a copy of VAT registration certificate and TIN from suppliers whenever effecting a payment.• Keep payments vouchers and their supporting documents in safe place until they are transferred to the head office monthly.• For reconciliation purpose keep a copy of each payment and maintain in the regional office.• Prepare receipt vouchers and collects refunds for personal telephone, faxes and vehicle usage.• Prepare weekly cash position for the consumption of bank signatories;• Reconcile cash accounts with financial documents and update the cash book regularly.• Checks and pay all office bill /telephone, fax, water, electricity, house rents, etc. on time.• Comply with all relevant ATA policies and procedures• Ensure the effective and efficient use of all ATA resources in order to keep costs low• Perform all other duties related to the position and assists the Senior Finance Officer in his/her daily routine.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer I - 8028 Farmers Hotline - Innovations- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 20, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Work with ICT4AG Team Leader to manage and implement the planned 8028 Farmer Hotline system enhancements, telecom related requests, project expansion related activities.• Coach and backstop the federal and regional 8028 Farmers Hotline project staff implement their respective related activities.• Provide support to the regional project officers tasked to manager the Helpdesk for smallholder farmers and DAs, by providing team with best practices and guidance on to ensure questions get responded to within 72 hours.• Support the federal and regional project officers familiarize themselves and support the expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline and helpdesk.• Support regional project officers analyze the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk results and share with ICT Team Lead.• Conduct visits to selected 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk region/zone/woredas periodically to create awareness, build capacity, and ensure the system is being used properly.• Engage with Government of Ethiopia and external stakeholders on the 8028 Farmers Hotline.• Plan, organize and conduct 8028 Farmers’ Hotline and Helpdesk trainings for various stakeholders, with consultation, guidance and supervision by the team lead and ICT team lead• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders.• Coordinate and support 8028 Farmers Hotline project staff conduct trainings and other related events related to the 8028 Farmers Hotline or the ICT4AG team.• Participate and support the ATA HQ and ATA regional offices in participating in 8028 Farmers Hotline related events.• Engage with other program teams within the ATA and ensure their activities and inputs are being implemented into the 8028 Farmers Hotline.• Coordinate with relevant internal and external stakeholders to integrate additional content and information into to the 8028 Farmers Hotline and ensure that it is accessible via the hotline.• Coordinate with relevant internal and external stakeholders make updates to the existing 8028 Farmers Hotline and support stakeholders design and develop approaches to expand content to be included in the system.• Support the livestock sector to expand the IVR/SMS system to include livestock related contents and eventually launch 8038, a hotline dedicated to the livestock sector• Support and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to broadcast pertinent messages• Backstop and support regional Project Officers utilizing the 8028 Farmers Hotline, conduct regional helpdesk and DA trainings.• Assist the 8028 Farmers Hotline Communications SPO in organizing popularization and awareness creation activities;• Provide technical backstopping to Government of Ethiopia, MoA, and RBOA experts• Identify additional approaches to create awareness at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level;• Lead and manage respective work streams of the 8028 Farmers Hotline project with consultation, guidance and supervision by the team lead;• Engage with program teams within the ATA and ensure their activities and inputs are being implemented into the 8028 Farmers Hotline;• Participate in weekly 8028 Farmers Hotline Implementation meetings, propose system enhancements, and take minutes of the meetings;• Participate in weekly 8028 Farmers Hotline A/B test meetings, propose and provide critical feedback on A/B tests, lead the implementation of the A/B tests;• Collaborate with partners on making phone survey and field visit to collected feedback on the push call services and A/B tests;• Coordinate and conduct field visit to pre-test new content and system enhancements, obtain user acceptance on features and get feedback about enhancements;• Coordinate with federal ACC team to develop content for regional crop calendars, develop events and schedules for each of the push messages;• Backstop and support regional project officers utilizing the 8028 Farmers Hotline, conduct regional helpdesk and DA trainings;• Coordinate directly with service vendor to incorporate 8028 Farmer Hotline related updates and enhancements;• Work with the other Senior Project Officers identify and/or incorporate innovations and tools into the 8028 Farmers Hotline;• Work with the other Senior Project Officers and ICT Team Lead update the 8028 Farmers Hotline Long term strategy;• Support the other Senior Project Officers and the ICT Team Lead incorporate the activities and the features into 8028 Farmers Hotline;• Work with the relevant stakeholders, such as Ethio Telecom, MoA, EIAR, Digital Green, and Regional/Zonal/Woredas BoA to expand and roll out services• Report and/escalate major issues to 8028 Farmers’ Hotline SPO, team lead, and Agribusiness and Markets Senior Director;• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders;• Take and share meeting minutes within 48 hours or attending the meeting;• Assist ATA program teams and stakeholders develop IVR and/or SMS alerts and surveys;• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer I - ICT - Help-desk and Surveys- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 20, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Work with ICT4AG Team Leader to manage and implement the planned 8028 Farmer Hotline system enhancements, telecom related requests, project expansion related activities• Coach and backstop the federal and regional 8028 Farmers Hotline project staff implement their respective related activities.• Provide support to the regional project officers tasked to manager the Helpdesk for smallholder farmers and DAs, by providing team with best practices and guidance on to ensure questions get responded to within 72 hours.• Support the federal and regional project officers familiarize themselves and support the expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline and helpdesk.• Support regional project officers analyze the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk results and share with ICT Team Lead.• Conduct visits to selected 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk region/zone/woredas periodically to create awareness, build capacity, and ensure the system is being used properly.• Engage with Government of Ethiopia and external stakeholders on the 8028 Farmers Hotline.• Plan, organize and conduct 8028 Farmers’ Hotline and Helpdesk trainings for various stakeholders, with consultation, guidance and supervision by the team lead and ICT team lead• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders.• Coordinate and support 8028 Farmers Hotline project staff conduct trainings and other related events related to the 8028 Farmers Hotline or the ICT4AG team.• Participate and support the ATA HQ and ATA regional offices in participating in 8028 Farmers Hotline related events.• Engage with other program teams within the ATA and ensure their activities and inputs are being implemented into the 8028 Farmers Hotline.• Coordinate with relevant internal and external stakeholders to integrate additional content and information into to the 8028 Farmers Hotline and ensure that it is accessible via the hotline• Coordinate with relevant internal and external stakeholders make updates to the existing 8028 Farmers Hotline and support stakeholders design and develop approaches to expand content to be included in the system.• Support the livestock sector to expand the IVR/SMS system to include livestock related contents and eventually launch 8038, a hotline dedicated to the livestock sector.• Support and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to broadcast pertinent messages• Backstop and support regional Project Officers utilizing the 8028 Farmers Hotline, conduct regional helpdesk and DA trainings.• Assist the 8028 Farmers Hotline Communications SPO in organizing popularization and awareness creation activities.• Provide technical backstopping to Government of Ethiopia, MoA, and RBOA experts.• Identify additional approaches to create awareness at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level.• Lead and manage respective work streams of the 8028 Farmers Hotline project with consultation, guidance and supervision by the team lead.• Engage with program teams within the ATA and ensure their activities and inputs are being implemented into the 8028 Farmers Hotline.• Onboarding regional Project Officers on the 8028 Farmers Hotline, supporting the regional offices with troubleshooting major issues, resolving Ethio Telecom outages.• Support the 8028 Farmers Hotline and coordinate and conduct regional 8028 Farmers Hotline workshops and trainings.• Backstop and manage the expansion and implementation of the 8028 Farmers Hotline Helpdesk system across the four main regions (Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray regions).• Backstop and support regional Project Officers in utilizing the 8028 Farmers Hotline, conduct regional helpdesk and DA trainings.• Coordinate directly with service vendors to identify bugs and irregularities, incorporate 8028 Farmer Hotline related updates and enhancements.• Support the Remote Sensing & Crop Modelling (RSCM) project, specifically the by managing the Crop health monitoring pilot.• Lead the 8028 Farmers Hotline Disease Surveillance workstream, Wheat Rust, Fall Army Worm, and other surveys based on the direction of the ICT Team Lead.• Support the MoA utilize the 8028 Farmers Hotline Survey tool for their respective data collection needs.• Work with the relevant stakeholders, such as Ethio Telecom, MoA EIAR, Digital Green, and Regional/Zonal/Woredas BoA to expand and roll out services.• Report and/escalate major issues to 8028 Farmers’ Hotline SPO, team lead, and Agribusiness and Markets Senior Director.• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders.• Take and share meeting minutes within 48 hours or attending the meeting.• Assist ATA program teams and stakeholders develop IVR and/or SMS alerts and surveys.• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer I - ICT - Content- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 20, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Work with ICT4AG Team Leader to manage and implement the planned 8028 Farmer Hotline system enhancements, telecom related requests, project expansion related activities• Coach and backstop the federal and regional 8028 Farmers Hotline project staff implement their respective related activities• Provide support to the regional project officers tasked to manager the Helpdesk for smallholder farmers and DAs, by providing team with best practices and guidance on to ensure questions get responded to within 72 hours• Support the federal and regional project officers familiarize themselves and support the expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline and helpdesk• Support regional project officers analyze the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk results and share with ICT Team Lead• Conduct visits to selected 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk region/zone/woredas periodically to create awareness, build capacity, and ensure the system is being used properly• Engage with Government of Ethiopia and external stakeholders on the 8028 Farmers Hotline• Plan, organize and conduct 8028 Farmers’ Hotline and Helpdesk trainings for various stakeholders, with consultation, guidance and supervision by the team lead and ICT team lead• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders• Coordinate and support 8028 Farmers Hotline project staff conduct trainings and other related events related to the 8028 Farmers Hotline or the ICT4AG team• Participate and support the ATA HQ and ATA regional offices in participating in 8028 Farmers Hotline related events.• Engage with other program teams within the ATA and ensure their activities and inputs are being implemented into the 8028 Farmers Hotline• Coordinate with relevant internal and external stakeholders to integrate additional content and information into to the 8028 Farmers Hotline and ensure that it is accessible via the hotline• Coordinate with relevant internal and external stakeholders make updates to the existing 8028 Farmers Hotline and support stakeholders design, and develop approaches to expand content to be included in the system• Support the livestock sector to expand the IVR/SMS system to include livestock related contents and eventually launch 8038, a hotline dedicated to the livestock sector• Support and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to broadcast pertinent messages• Support and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders incorporate and broadcast nutrition related content and information on the system• Backstop and support regional Project Officers utilizing the 8028 Farmers Hotline, conduct regional helpdesk and DA trainings.• Assist the 8028 Farmers Hotline Communications SPO in organizing popularization and awareness creation activities;• Provide technical backstopping to Government of Ethiopia, MoA, and RBOA experts• Identify additional approaches to create awareness at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level• Lead and manage respective work streams of the 8028 Farmers Hotline project with consultation, guidance and supervision by the team lead• Support the Project Officer and ACC experts update and/or incorporate agronomic content, update menu structure, integrate additional content and information into the system, coordinate national surveys, implement evaluation and diagnostic recommendations• Support the MoA regularly update the agronomic content and update content into the 8028 Hotline• Provide support to the MoA utilize the 8028 Farmers Hotline and Helpdesk• Ensure that identified service interruptions are fixed and communicated back to the users of the system in the area where the service was interrupted• Coordinate and supervise that that the 8028 Farmers Hotline contents translated into various local languages and provide first-hand feedback• Work with the relevant stakeholders, such as Ethio Telecom, MoA, EIAR, Digital Green, and Regional/Zonal/Woredas BoA to expand and roll out services• Report and/escalate major issues to 8028 Farmers’ Hotline SPO, team lead, and Agribusiness and Markets Senior Director• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders• Take and share meeting minutes within 48 hours or attending the meeting• Assist ATA program teams and stakeholders develop IVR and/or SMS alerts and surveys• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Manager - Evaluations- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 23, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Support in designing of projects engaging in Results Framework development and ensure the RFs are to the expected standard with SMART indicators and logical linkages.• Lead evaluations of projects owned by ATA in collaboration with other EL team and project implementation teams.• Work with project teams in planning baseline and evaluations timelines and budgeting.• Design appropriate research methods that reflect the objective and complexity of the project.• Undertake meta-analysis of data collected through multiple projects to examine and identify drivers of change or impact indicators.• Work with the project teams and partner institutions in designing research instruments.• Lead programming of the instruments in to electronic data collection systems (KOBO, CSPro, survey CTO, etc)• Engage and lead primary and secondary data collection, cleaning and analysis.• Lead evaluation and baseline report writing as per the expected standard.• Support evaluations to be conducted by external consultants as appropriate.• Work with CCI team to ensure mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues (like Gender, Climate and Nutrition) in the entire process of evaluations and baselines.• Facilitate stakeholder’s workshops/meetings to validate evaluation findings and disseminate results of evaluations to relevant parties• Facilitate capacity-building activities with ATA staff on research and evaluations.• Work with Learning Manager and communications team to produce and communicate learning and evaluation briefs• Maintain evaluation tracker for monitoring the evaluation process.• Perform other duties as required and requested by the Evaluations and learning Director.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Programmer Analyst- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 23, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Develop, test and implement new software programs.• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues.• Design and update software database. This includes, but is not limited to: Software Applications, Web Sites, Data Communication Processes and User Interfaces.• Test, maintain and recommend software improvements to ensure strong functionality and optimization.• Facilitate root cause analysis of system issues.• Accomplishes programming project requirements by coaching programmers.• Meets programming standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying work process improvements; implementing new technology.• Plans programming projects by confirming program objective and specifications with clients.• Arranges program specifications by confirming logical sequence and flowcharts, researching and employing established operations.• Verifies program operation by confirming tests.• Prepares flowcharts and diagrams to illustrate sequence of steps program must follow and to describe logical operations involved.• Converts project specifications, using flowcharts and diagrams, into sequence of detailed instructions and logical steps for coding into language processable by computer, applying knowledge of computer programming techniques and computer languages.• Web application and service design, development, and maintenance.• Designs new applications, databases, and interfaces as requested and assigned.• Design custom reports and visualizations using report designer tools.• Strong proficiency with team development tools and code versioning systems.• Excellent skills in designing and developing multi-tiered web-based systems.• Strong J2EE & Spring Framework development experience.• Strong relational database design/development experience.• Demonstrated experience with object-oriented design patterns and enterprise.• architectural design patterns comfortable to work in within both the open source and licensed context.• Designs database models and implements them; writes custom SQL queries.• Integrates application front ends with database back-ends.• Works with system administrators to perform database administration and troubleshooting for server databases.• Responsible migration of enterprise systems.• Responsible for Project management of all development initiatives.• Other duties as assigned.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Communication Officer- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 13, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Implement the ATA Communications Strategy together with the other Communications team staff.• Develop consistent and appropriate communications materials (reports, brochures, newsletters, press releases and presentations) for various target audiences, including ATA’s partners, government institutions, media agencies, and the public.• Lead or support the organization of events, such as project launches, field days, and press conferences, for priority projects or on an ad hoc basis.• Build and maintain relationships with communications/public relations teams at key partner institutions.• Work with priority project teams to assist their communications activities, particularly by providing coaching regarding media engagement.• Develop and maintain an up-to-date contacts database of partners and donors.• Maintain and manage a database of key media ensure a pool of agriculture-reporting journalists is developed, Develop and maintain an up-to-date contacts database of partners and donors.• Facilitate media interviews with appropriate ATA staff.• Maintain and regularly update the ATA website and the ATA Hub.• Write, edit and proofread Amharic documents, as needed.• Assist with translation of organizational publications from Amharic to English or vice versa, taking the lead in translation as needed.• Liaise with ATA program/project teams to remain abreast of progress and developments and maintain up-to-date information relevant for the production of communications materials.• Work closely with the Senior Communications Officer and follow his guidance to ensure alignment of outputs and products.• Oversee, and. as needed, handle the regular dissemination of “the week ahead at ATA” to all ATA staff.• Manage the weekly highlight and updates from the ATA Hub.• Conduct media monitoring and report on any developments of concern or impact to ATA’s work.• Engage in other internal and external communication activities as assigned by the Communications Director or her/his designee.• Liaise with service providers such as consultants, external translators, photographers and printing companies.• Take minutes at Communications team minutes and archive all meeting notes.• Track project timelines and develop plan to meet deadlines.• Manage the ATA and Communications team email accounts.• Handle any other related tasks as requested, shifting roles with other team members as the need arises.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Manager - Capacity Building- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa, with some travel to ATA Regional Offices- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 14, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Closely work with the Senior Project Manager (SPM) in identifying and developing tailored and impactful project management trainings and other project management competency building activities to ATA project managers and partners• Deliver training sessions and other project management capacity building activities both independently and as a team Support the Senior Project Manager in developing project management tools and processes• Closely work with the SPM and other PPMO members in promoting, supporting, monitoring and controlling the standardization of project/ program/ portfolio management practices across ATA• Closely work with the SPM in mentoring, training and coaching ATA Project Managers and Implementing Partners’ project teams on project management standards methodologies, processes and tools• Recommend efficient and compatible Project Portfolio Management solution• Collaborate with the relevant team within the IS vertical/ATA in managing project management knowledge• Work with the SPM to regularly survey ATA and partner project teams for feedback on improvements to project management tools, training and support• Perform additional related tasks as assigned by the Senior Project Manager.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Director, Analytics- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 03, 2020 ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Participate and lead discussions at ATA-wide meetings and off-sites, Team and Management meetings.• Engage with external partners and stakeholders, to socialize the working modalities of the Analytics Team and secure buy-in from clients, partners and stakeholders.• Oversee planning and execution of diverse, strategic and analytically-focused high impact cases, including effective relationship building and partnership with internal and external clients• Develop and manage overall teamwork plans based on case planning and prioritization with ATA senior management, and ensure the timeliness, analytical rigor, practicality and quality of outputs• Lead the dedicated Data & GIS Unit, including roll out and ongoing support of data management, visualization and GIS technology solutions, capacity building and high-quality service provision to other teams at ATA.• Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, feedback and quality control support to Principals overseeing multiple client engagement, Data & GIS Manager, and other direct reports.• Lead engagement and relationship management with more senior stakeholders, and support Principals and case teams in internal and external steering committees and workshops.• Lead the ATA’s efforts to provide analytical capacity-building internally and to key partners• Ensure rapid staff development and progress towards fully local staffing within three to four years• Continuously enhance team and project management, budgeting and financial management, recruiting, staffing, team health, team building, performance management, training and professional development, knowledge management, and other critical systems, processes and initiatives as needed to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the team.• Work closely with and provide strategic advisory and thought partnership to the Senior Director and other Directors of the Implementation Support vertical on diverse topics.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Sub-grant Officer- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Bahir Dar- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 06, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Sub-grant Management;• Support the sub-grant initiation process such as dissemination of the announcement and other relevant information to partners; answer queries when needed;• Collect proposals and relay to HQ with the required level of control mechanism;• Participate in proposal review and evaluation technical committee and play a key role on evaluation of the proposed project cost of potential sub-grantees;• Participate on the due diligence assessment to the possible sub-grantee and play a vital role on identifying the potential risk that might face on the project implementation;• Collect and conduct initial review of sub grantees technical and financial reports.• Compile technical reports and send to program and sub grant team;• Confirm the sub-grantees utilization performance and facilitate the subsequent fund release by closely working with respective budget holder.• Prepare an overall sub grantees financial status portfolio and performance report on regular basis and submit to management;• Review financial utilization reports of sub grantees and submit to Regional finance team to be settled or Post reviewed sub grantee financial reports into ERP as per delegation matrix• Undertake financial monitoring visits:1. Provide briefing on donor compliance issues and ATA sub grant management procedures.2. Conduct monitoring and evaluation visits;• Provide on job technical supports and training to sub-grantees on budget monitoring, grant management and financial reporting during project implementation;• Review & address sub-grantees complaints at regional level and escalate to HQ team as needed including communication to program and sub-grant management team;• Provide input to sub-grant management team if there is any outstanding balance and any financial concerns related to specific Sub-grantee before close-out is finalized;• Follow-up on refund of unutilized budget and work with Regional finance team;• Provide input for the preparation final closure letter;Sub-Grant Management System• Regularly update and maintain sub-grant files on ERP grant management module; and hardcopy files;• Assure that closed sub-grantees are inactive on the ERP/Agresso and no payments are recorded.Other Tasks• Facilitate sub-grant audits as required from entry audit to exit meeting at the regional level;• Provide other ad-hoc regional sub-grant management information and analysis.• Other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Sub-grant Officer- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Hawassa - Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 06, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Sub-grant Management;• Support the sub-grant initiation process such as dissemination of the announcement and other relevant information to partners; answer queries when needed;• Collect proposals and relay to HQ with the required level of control mechanism;• Participate in proposal review and evaluation technical committee and play a key role on evaluation of the proposed project cost of potential sub-grantees;• Participate on the due diligence assessment to the possible sub-grantee and play a vital role on identifying the potential risk that might face on the project implementation;• Collect and conduct initial review of sub grantees technical and financial reports.• Compile technical reports and send to program and sub grant team;• Confirm the sub-grantees utilization performance and facilitate the subsequent fund release by closely working with respective budget holder.• Prepare an overall sub grantees financial status portfolio and performance report on regular basis and submit to management;• Review financial utilization reports of sub grantees and submit to Regional finance team to be settled or Post reviewed sub grantee financial reports into ERP as per delegation matrix• Undertake financial monitoring visits:1. Provide briefing on donor compliance issues and ATA sub grant management procedures.2. Conduct monitoring and evaluation visits;• Provide on job technical supports and training to sub-grantees on budget monitoring, grant management and financial reporting during project implementation;• Review & address sub-grantees complaints at regional level and escalate to HQ team as needed including communication to program and sub-grant management team;• Provide input to sub-grant management team if there is any outstanding balance and any financial concerns related to specific Sub-grantee before close-out is finalized;• Follow-up on refund of unutilized budget and work with Regional finance team;• Provide input for the preparation final closure letter;Sub-Grant Management System• Regularly update and maintain sub-grant files on ERP grant management module; and hardcopy files;• Assure that closed sub-grantees are inactive on the ERP/Agresso and no payments are recorded.Other Tasks• Facilitate sub-grant audits as required from entry audit to exit meeting at the regional level;• Provide other ad-hoc regional sub-grant management information and analysis.• Other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Sub-grant Officer- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 06, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Sub-grant Management;• Support the sub-grant initiation process such as dissemination of the announcement and other relevant information to partners; answer queries when needed;• Collect proposals and relay to HQ with the required level of control mechanism;• Participate in proposal review and evaluation technical committee and play a key role on evaluation of the proposed project cost of potential sub-grantees;• Participate on the due diligence assessment to the possible sub-grantee and play a vital role on identifying the potential risk that might face on the project implementation;• Collect and conduct initial review of sub grantees technical and financial reports.• Compile technical reports and send to program and sub grant team;• Confirm the sub-grantees utilization performance and facilitate the subsequent fund release by closely working with respective budget holder.• Prepare an overall sub grantees financial status portfolio and performance report on regular basis and submit to management;• Review financial utilization reports of sub grantees and submit to Regional finance team to be settled or Post reviewed sub grantee financial reports into ERP as per delegation matrix• Undertake financial monitoring visits:1. Provide briefing on donor compliance issues and ATA sub grant management procedures.2. Conduct monitoring and evaluation visits;• Provide on job technical supports and training to sub-grantees on budget monitoring, grant management and financial reporting during project implementation;• Review & address sub-grantees complaints at regional level and escalate to HQ team as needed including communication to program and sub-grant management team;• Provide input to sub-grant management team if there is any outstanding balance and any financial concerns related to specific Sub-grantee before close-out is finalized;• Follow-up on refund of unutilized budget and work with Regional finance team;• Provide input for the preparation final closure letter;Sub-Grant Management System• Regularly update and maintain sub-grant files on ERP grant management module; and hard-copy files;• Assure that closed sub-grantees are inactive on the ERP/Agresso and no payments are recorded.Other Tasks• Facilitate sub-grant audits as required from entry audit to exit meeting at the regional level;• Provide other ad-hoc regional sub-grant management information and analysis.• Other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Transformation Agenda Specialist - Inputs Marketing- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 06, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Assist in the conception, launch, and support over time of a portfolio of initiatives designed to measurably improve the agricultural inputs marketing system in Ethiopia.• Support the Director in building the capacity, as necessary, of key government, private and actors in Ethiopia’s markets system to enable long term improvements within the agricultural inputs markets system• Ensure creation of multiple channels for the delivery of inputs timely, efficiently and accountably to farmers through by reducing bureaucratic hurdles and improved household productivity• Assist in liaising the regional directorate and ACC with all stakeholders (international, Ethiopian, public and private) to remove systemic bottlenecks that hinder the development of efficient input marketing in view of the social and environmental integrity of technologies promoted by the organization.• Actively participate in diagnosis, design and implementation of strategies and systems for smooth operation of the input marketing in key or priority commodities identified by ATA.• Facilitate and support the RD in coordinating and harmonizing the design, formulation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of input and crop protection programs and projects in key priority areas of ATA.• Assist in building the capacity, as necessary, of key government, private and development actors in the production, value addition and marketing continuum associated to management of the agricultural inputs in identified key commodities• Align with all necessary stakeholders on the ATA marketing vision and road map.• Produce regular reports to the input and crop protection director on progress, challenges and constraints related to the discharge of his work.• Undertake any other activity as it may become necessary for the fulfillment of ATA’s objectives.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Logistics Assistant- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 08, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Enter logistics-related data into electronic databases and produce fact based reports and recommend improvements to the existing logistics processes.• Maintain databases of logistics information, and interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, reliability, and others (movements & maintenance) into the ERP System and generate necessary reports• Maintain logistics records in accordance with government policies, interact with third party logistics service providers, assist to answer incoming calls and message taking• Assist transportation team in the usage of appropriate forms such as vehicle maintenance requests, job cards and others• Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes• Liase with insurance company for timely renewal and /or termination of all organizational vehicles insurances• Perform other liaison activities with different government and non – government organizations• Ensure payment of bills for telephone, broadband, water and electricity are paid on time• Give support on proper arrangement of transport service for official purpose• Ensure effective communication with various stakeholders on logistics an supply chain management• Arrange, coordinate and schedule external and internal meetings for the logistics unit, participate in the meeting, take minutes and share summaries• Provide support to ensure office supplies for internally use are available• Facilitate team travel related issues;• Help the logistics unit in monitoring, retrieving, sorting and responding to external and internal communications via email, faxes, and phone calls• Handle advance and payment clearance with finance department in timely manner• Assist transactions at warehouse facilities to assess received items & inventory integrity• Organize, plan and generate PR for logistics related procurement requests• In the absence of the storekeeper, oversee store-keeping (in-out) and distribution of program/project material in timely manner and update records• Performing other duties as assigned by logistics manager

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Transformation Agenda Specialist I - Output Markets - Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 09, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Support the undertaking of analytical studies to identify systemic bottlenecks in agricultural markets• Assist in the conception, launch, and support over time of a portfolio of initiatives designed to measurably improve the development of agricultural markets in Ethiopia• Support in building the capacity, as necessary, of key government, private and informal actors in Ethiopia’s markets system to enable long term improvements within the agricultural markets system.• Engage other programs within the ATA to ensure that efforts around market development and enhancements are aligned and supportive of other activities undertaken in the agricultural sector, especially in Agricultural Commercialization Clusters project.• Strengthen the institutional capacity of public and private market actors to promote marketing of Ethiopian agricultural products in domestic and export markets.• Performance manage ATA’s various market linkage and development initiatives, setting key performance indicators, milestones and targets; engage stakeholders to creatively solve problems and overcome obstacles in order to achieve desired results.• Critically assess capacity gaps hindering the effective implementation of market development initiatives and develop approaches for improving capabilities as required.• Provide technical output to the design of ATA projects related to the program area• Set key performance indicators, milestones and targets; engage stakeholders to creatively solve problems and overcome obstacles to achieve desired results.• Integrate the Market Development Program with other ATA programs and projects to achieve synergies and outcomes that impact the broader agricultural system.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Auditor - Internal Audit- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 09, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Participate in preparing the audit, risk and compliance plan, and budget preparations and performance evaluation of the unit.• With the guidance of the immediate supervisor, perform and control the full audit cycle including the risk management and internal control over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations.• Prepare training material and coordinate continuous knowledge development programs regarding regulations, best practices, tools, techniques, and performance standards.• Participate in preparing detail audit plans based on the overall audit plan of the Agency, define activities to be audited, set clear objectives to be achieved; key resources required, the period of engagements and related communication channels to provide management with adequate, reliable and timely information.• Based on the guidance of the immediate supervisor, perform special internal audit inspections and investigations as instructed by the immediate supervisor as required.• Asses and evaluates books of accounts, purchase transactions and awards, asset registrations and inventories are properly carried out based on policies and procedures of the Agency and check whether they comply to government policies and/donors’ agreements.• Conduct studies on risks, compliance and internal control systems of the Agency and make appropriate recommendations.• Conduct periodic audit, risks, and compliance of the ATA’s operations and prepare reports with recommendations.• Participate in periodic evaluations of internal audit meetings based on audit findings.• Assess whether the accounting system and other financial policies and procedures adopted by the ATA are maintained as per the generally acceptable principles of donor and Government cash basis of accounting system.• Evaluate the performance of the ATA in terms of its financial operations, budget and related financial management and submit recommendations.• Participates in assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the ATA’s procurement functions.• Audit funds granted to specific Projects have been used for their intended purposes.• Analyze and report on the effectiveness and efficiency of the internal control environment and promote compliance to Agency’s policies.• Perform other functions assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Director, Agribusiness and Markets- Term of Employment: Fixed Term- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: January 27, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Supervise and manage performance of the Program Directors of the various Agribusiness and Markets and related programs under the Senior Director oversight to ensure that high quality deliverables and outputs are created within each program, in line with the ATA’s overall goals.• Actively participate in diagnostic activities, solution design and development of policies, strategies and solutions developed by the Knowledge Centers in the Agribusiness and Markets and related programs.• Support the Delivery Unit mechanism within the ATA and partner organizations to facilitate close and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders/partners across problem solving and implementation support areas of the Transformation Agenda.• Ensure that the ATA’s Agribusiness and Markets and related programs provide sufficient support in the execution of the Agricultural Commercialization Cluster (ACC) Initiative• Critically assess capacity gaps that may hinder effective implementation of activities and develop solutions as required.• Coordinate and harmonize the design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects within the ATA’s Agribusiness and Markets and related programs• Assist in building capacity of key government, private and informal actors in other relevant institutions continuum associated with the agribusiness and market development.• Support the organization in other operations or roles as required by the CEO.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:• Member of the Senior Management Team, which is responsible for organizational strategy within the ATA.• Direct supervisor of Program Directors of ATA’s Agribusiness and Markets and related programs, spearheading solution development, implementation, M&E, reporting and documentation of programs and projects.• Facilitator of the required financial, human and organizational resources for the successful implementation of programs and projects• Supporter to the CEO in the creation and delivery of strategies and programs to enhance the ATA, and where appropriate obtain external expertise and counsel.• Provide guidance to and manage output of the staff within the Agribusiness and Markets and related programs and contribute to performance reviews and planning for their continued professional development.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Head, Delivery Unit- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 02, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Ensure the effectiveness of the Delivery Unit through regular engagement with MoA senior leadership as well as senior management at ATA.• Develop annual plans, targets and budgets for the DU around critical focus areas including stakeholder engagement, initiative planning, tracking, reporting and escalation, execution capacity building, problem-solving and light analytical support, change management and office management.• Establish strong, trust-based relationships with and regularly engage relevant internal or external senior stakeholders and initiative owners around annual planning and target-setting for priority initiatives, enhancing execution effectiveness, tracking, reporting and escalation, and problem-solving, to ensure strong stakeholder buy-in and achievement of initiative targets.• Put in place robust annual planning, target-setting and budgeting process with owners of priority initiatives, and regular performance monitoring and management routines with senior leadership, initiative owners and relevant stakeholders.• Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, and initial and ongoing capacity building of staff in DU.• Oversee and manage the staff in the DU day-to-day, ensuring effective engagement with stakeholders and initiative owners, and coaching, providing feedback and performance reviews for these staff.• Input to the design, development, roll out and continuous improvement of enhanced planning, project management and reporting tools, processes and systems for the DU to track and report on progress of priority initiatives and activities, and ensure effective use of these tools, processes and systems.• Provide guidance and direction to DU staff as well as TAD implementers and initiative owners in identifying, developing and implementing strategic solutions for challenges around implementation and reporting.• Provide effective upward reporting and timely escalation of critical issues to the Minister of the MoA, and the Minister’s office leadership and the senior director of the Implementation Support at ATA where relevant, on prioritized initiatives as well as progress, challenges and constraints of the Delivery Unit.• Proactively seek and action feedback on DU performance from the Minister and the Minister’s office as may be appropriate, through production and discussion of a monthly performance report on the DU.• Oversee identification, prioritization and effective delivery of technical and analytical problem-solving support for challenges in implementation of priority initiatives, as well as light analytical support to the MoA senior leadership provided on a demand basis: –• Proactively engage ATA teams or external partners for heavier or more problem-solving analytical support where needed.• Ensure Delivery Unit staff catalyse transformational mindset as opposed to status quo mode of operation.• Ensure Delivery Unit team preparedness to co-create solution to clear implementation bottlenecks.• Perform other related duties as may be required.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Storekeeper- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: February 02, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Store Management• Prepare purchase request and follow up the process.• Ensure minimum stock level is maintained.• Receive and verify inspection• Receive materials and prepares goods receiving note and keeps proper documentation.• Issue materials as per authorized requisition and keeps proper documentation.• Ensure proper updating of documents in accordance with the item’s movement.• Maintain stock for smooth operation; monitors the stock movements and prepares regular warehouse report and shares with respective units.• Organizes the arrangement of items in proper location and coding for easy retrieval.• Ensure damage and discrepancy report is timely shared.• Dispatch Donation and other equipment’s to intended recipients and keep proper documentation.• Supervise Delivered items accuracy according to a prescribed inventory system.• Manage daily laborers while on loading and unloading process is ongoing.• Build and maintain positive working relationships and good customer service.• Maintain the warehouse in a neat, orderly and organized manner.• Perform an additional responsibility when required.• Create action plan to address cost control issues.Reporting• Prepare weekly and monthly stock report.• Conduct annual inventory counts and prepare annual inventory reports.• Prepare reconciliation report and submit for approval.• Ensure proper record keeping is maintained for all store related documents.• Create action plan to address cost control issues.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Partnerships Manager- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: January 20, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:The specific duties of the Partnerships Manager will include the following:• Identify, evaluate, and propose possible development partners that could support the ATA’s strategy and programs• Support and participate in preparing the comprehensive resource mobilization strategy and its implementation plan• Manage the partnership proposal development process in collaboration with program teams ensuring proper alignment with program objectives and agency priorities• Lead the development of concept notes, and the proposal development processes in collaboration with program teams to ensure that they are properly coordinated and consistent with internal program priorities, cross-cutting issues and donor priorities and requirements• Lead the timely submission of narrative reports in alignment with financial reports to respective development partners ensuring high quality• Harmonize planning, budgeting, and reporting guidelines & templates for Development Partners (DPs) to align their support with priority areas• Support the review of grant agreements and other binding documents and facilitate the signing• Support the day-to-day engagement with development partners to build strong relationships• Work with ATA’s Finance Team in the analysis of forecasts and financial allocation processes within ATA to meet program objectives and donor requirements• Collaborate with the Finance team to establish financial data tracking and analysis for budgeting, monitoring, reporting and grant audit to meet program objectives and partner requirements• Support the budget analysis and forecast process twice a year and provide input to the budgeting process in close consultation with the finance team• Develop and manage a comprehensive database of donors to facilitate tracking of partnerships and outreach to potential partners• Performs any other duties as assigned

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Transformation Agenda Specialist - Output Markets- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: January 25, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Support the undertaking of analytical studies to identify systemic bottlenecks in agricultural markets• Assist in the conception, launch, and support over time of a portfolio of initiatives designed to measurably improve the development of agricultural markets in Ethiopia• Support in building the capacity, as necessary, of key government, private and informal actors in Ethiopia’s markets system to enable long term improvements within the agricultural markets system.• Engage other programs within the ATA to ensure that efforts around market development and enhancements are aligned and supportive of other activities undertaken in the agricultural sector, especially in Agricultural Commercialization Clusters project.• Strengthen the institutional capacity of public and private market actors to promote marketing of Ethiopian agricultural products in domestic and export markets.• Performance manage ATA’s various market linkage and development initiatives, setting key performance indicators, milestones and targets; engage stakeholders to creatively solve problems and overcome obstacles in order to achieve desired results.• Critically assess capacity gaps hindering the effective implementation of market development initiatives and develop approaches for improving capabilities as required.• Provide technical output to the design of ATA projects related to the program area• Set key performance indicators, milestones and targets; engage stakeholders to creatively solve problems and overcome obstacles to achieve desired results.• Integrate the Market Development Program with other ATA programs and projects to achieve synergies and outcomes that impact the broader agricultural system.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Officer I-Problem Solving- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Hawassa*Initially will be based in ATA Headquarters in Addis Ababa for 6 to 9 months of training with Strategy & Analytics Team before joining Regional offices*- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: January 26, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Support strategy development, strategic and operational planning, including:• Identify and structure problems, develop and apply appropriate analytical frameworks and approaches, collect data and complete high-impact analysis for robust recommendations• Prioritize assigned tasks and manage workstreams from start to finish, including timelines, content, and stakeholder input and validation• Identify key required resources, including budgetary, human resources, etc. to ensure execution• Proactively identify risks and issues affecting work stream delivery, support problem solving on overcoming implementation obstacles, promptly communicate upward with solution options• Organize and conduct interviews with junior-to-mid level stakeholders• Deliver high-quality analyses, documents and presentations with communicating key insights Support program management, stakeholder management and coordination, implementation problem-solving, and reporting, including:• Present ideas and respond to queries clearly and concisely in team meetings and externally• Prepare and engage in regular briefings and update with stakeholders• Prepare performance and financial reporting utilizing standard tools and templates• Synthetize implementation lessons learned for future refinement / best practice sharing

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Transformation Agenda Specialist, Gender and Nutrition- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: January 06, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Coordinate effective annual planning, budgeting and target setting activities for Transformation Agenda projects• Identify and analyze critical technical issues directly related to design and implementation of prioritized projects• Proactively engage with other DU team members, the ATA and external partners to develop solutions and recommendations to address identified technical issues• Engage with senior staff within the Ministry, the ATA and external partners to align on and implement project adjustments• Contribute to ToRs, concept notes, studies, workshops, and training materials, directly related to prioritized projects• Monitor progress reporting through key reporting systems and tools, engaging with relevant activity owners to ensure reporting is timely and accurate• Identify and escalate challenges around implementation and reporting, as well as solutions and recommendations, to project leaders and the Delivery Unit Head• Provide capacity building on technical project execution to MoA staff• Provide other technical advisory and input needed for effective project implementation as may be demanded by the implementation owners & coordinators, and the DU head pertinent to the TADs and the priorities set by the Minister’s Office

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Director - Planning, Reporting and Special Projects- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station (s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: January 05, 2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Manage the planning & reporting and special project teams of the organization.• Spearhead the planning and reporting process for the organization including supporting the planning and reporting team in managing the organization’s annual planning process, periodical reporting requirements, Implementation Management Platform, and other strategic planning and reporting activities.• Oversee planning and execution of 2-5 diverse, high-impact special projects at a time, while ensuring effective partnership with internal and external stakeholders.• Provide guidance and steering to Planning Manager, Case Team Leader, Project Officers and Analysts, on both project work and professional development through weekly case team meetings and 1-on-1 coaching and mentoring.• Ensure the analytical rigor, practicality and quality of output across all projects, oversee and Identify stakeholder sensitivities and guide the project team in managing these effectively• Coordinate and support teams in internal and external engagements such as incommittee works, interviews and workshops, and other assignments with more senior stakeholders.• Manage broader team management activities, such as staffing, performance management, design and delivery of training and professional development programs, and knowledge management.• Provide executive management support to the CEO, Senior Director of the CEO’s Office and other Senior Management team members, as and when required.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Driver - Duty Station (s): Hawassa- Required Number: 2- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: 1/1/2020ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Inspect the vehicle daily prior to beginning route.• Follow a prescribed checklist in reviewing the vehicle’s operational and safety features; records all repair needs/problems on checklist and report findings requiring immediate attention to mechanic.Completes check of all fluids and maintains proper level• Maintain the cleanliness inside and outside of transit vehicle as required• Maintains accurate daily trip logs and provides necessary data.• Completes all records daily and follows reporting procedures as required• Uses sound and email judgment in following dispatch instructions, being able to recognize, create, and follow logical sequences for pickup and drop-off of passengers in an efficient manner.• Able to operate communication devices and keep regular contact with Dispatcher• Observes all traffic laws, especially those related to public transportation; ensures that all passengers wear seat belts, mobility aids are properly secured and follow safety regulations.• Maintain the confidentiality of passenger information• Ability to drive a variety of passenger vehicles, including but not limited to vans, minivans, conversion vans, hardtop, automobiles, that may be diesel, gasoline.• Must follow emergency procedures as instructed by Logistic Manager or Dispatcher

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Program Assistant- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station (s): Hawassa- Required Number: 1- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: 1/1/2020MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES• Undertake a broad variety of office tasks for Regional Office including: arranging calls and meetings, schedule management meeting, office set-up and management, drafting meeting minutes, organizing travel, and assisting with workshop and training facilitation• Work closely and effectively with all team members within the office to keep them well informed of and prepared for upcoming commitments and responsibilities, following up appropriately. Organize team meetings, inform agendas and presentations, consolidate and review team requests, where appropriate attend meetings to take notes• Compile minutes and presentations, manage online and physical filing systems,• Support department-directorate-wide meetings, events, and projects including travel, and finance activities• Maintain office area, equipment and supplies, including seating, internet connectivity, printers, projectors, stationery, etc.• Handle other administrative and operational duties as assigned and use good judgement to deal appropriately with urgent requests when the SD is absent or engaged.• Handle incoming and outgoing stock to/from store and ensure all store requisition are approved by the appropriate person before preparing GIV• Create unique ID (product code) for each item• Handle goods receipts notes (GRN), Goods issuing voucher (GIV), Goods receiving and issuing voucher (GRIV) and Dispatch note (DN) and ensures that all the proper documentation is handled and managed in a professional way• Maintain updated and accurate databases of stock items as well as asset information in accordance with government policies and ATA policy and procedures• Enter stock-related data into electronic databases/ERP system and produce fact-based reports• Report monthly, and quarterly stock balance and submit to the Ops Director & logistics manager• Ensure that material issue notes, goods receiving notes and other related documents are properly managed and make sure that these documents match the actual quantity against physical count (Issued or received)• Ensure timely report of any damage, lose, missing and obsolete items• Keep updated inventory records.• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Honey Production and Processing Technical Advisor- Term of Employment: Until June 2020- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 28, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Prepare training materials and deliver training to SMEs on honey production and processing• Conduct field visits to assess the value chain of the SMEs• Review the technical designs and production flows of the SMEs and recommend methods and techniques that boost productivity and efficiency• Analyze in-bound, operations, and out-bound flows of honey and beeswax including handling and storage, packaging, loading/unloading, delivery and transportation systems and recommend areas of strategic improvements that minimize cost and improve differentiation• Assess quality control processes of the SMEs and recommend possible areas of improvements• Recommend technical/materials specifications and quality of inputs and machineries, and suggests possible procurements sources/suppliers• Provide advice on hygienic/health requirements and procedures, dress code/uniforms and disciplines of employees of the SMEs• Recommend appropriate technical and operational steps that enhance capacity utilization, and minimizes wastages of the SMEs• Recommend ways and means that strengthen the production and technical skills of employees of participating SMEs• Provide regular updates on implementation to the EAAP team to include successes and challenges to-date, next steps and action items• Develop indicators and measure outcomes in collaboration with the EAAP team and the SMEs.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Rural Financial Services Director- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 21, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Lead the conception, launch, and support of a portfolio of agricultural finance initiatives designed to measurably improve financial access and services in rural Ethiopia• Be responsible for the overall direction, values, culture, and management of the RFS Team• Work closely with and build the capacity, as necessary, of key government, private, and informal actors in Ethiopia’s financial and agricultural sectors to enable long term financial improvements• Support ATA and other stakeholders to mobilize needed financial, human or organizational resources for execution of RFS related initiatives/projects• Manage the performance of the interventions designed to strengthen the rural financial sector; set key performance indicators, milestones and targets; engage stakeholders to creatively solve problems and overcome obstacles in order to achieve desired results• Critically assess capacity gaps hindering the effective implementation of interventions and develop approaches for improving capabilities as required• Integrate the RFS program interventions with other ATA programs to achieve synergies and outcomes that impact the broader agricultural system• Coordinate with stakeholders from across the government, private sector, donor community, and farmer groups• Support microfinance institutions in developing better management and lending practices• Support rural saving and credit cooperatives in developing better management and lending practices• Support the capacity building of local RFS team members• Manage external consultants as necessary

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: ICT in Agriculture Program Director- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 21, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Serve as the leader of the ICT in Agriculture Program, assuming overall responsibility for the direction and management of the program; mobilize needed financial, human or organizational resources for program execution• Working with key ICT in Agriculture stakeholders across both public and non-public sectors, lead the development and implementation of diagnostic activities, strategies, and policies for ICT based solutions• Provide high caliber support for Project Teams under the management of the ICT in Agriculture program (8028 Farmers Hotline (IVR/SMS), Agriculture Investment Map (AIM)) to ensure team alignment, high performance and delivery on priority objectives• Manage and lead problem solving sessions and diagnostic studies to identify and design additional ICT solutions that can be utilized by Ethiopia’s agriculture sector• Provide project management support to current/future ATA ICT related projects following industry best practices• Hire new members of the ICT in Agriculture program, and provide high caliber management, coaching and support to ensure a high-performance team• Provide high quality, results-focused stakeholder management, and build a genuinely collaborative engagement with key Federal, Regional, Private Sector, Non-Profit and Bilateral partners in delivery of priority sector objectives• Regularly engage with other ATA teams to ensure that efforts by the ICT in Agriculture Program team are aligned and supportive of other activities undertaken in the agricultural sector, especially in Ethiopia’s Agricultural Commercialization Clusters• Prepare and manage the ICT in Agriculture program budget; obtain approvals from senior level ATA management and monitor budget utilization against allocation• Develop criteria for selecting, evaluating, and implementing commercial off-the- shelf (cots), modifiable off-the-shelf (mots), and government off-shelf (gots) tools and applications• Support projects design and implement intuitive user interfaces that would enable wide range of end users get valuable and actionable information• Serve as a thought leader to help the creation and delivery of strategies and programs to achieve ATA’s overall goal and mission• Contribute to the development of an institutionalized knowledge base for the ATA• Regularly report to the Senior Director of Agribusiness & Markets, and to the CEO on progress, challenges and constraints of the program team activities

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Investment Expert- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 11, 2019 ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Preparation of draft opinions, advice and briefs on a wide range of issues;• Research and analysis of investment laws and regulations to support increase of foreign direct investment flows to Ethiopia and particularly in existing and upcoming industrial parks;• Drafts and/or reviews memorandum of association and other contracts and agreements to be signed by the Commission in relation to industrial parks and provides advice and recommendations;• Assist in developing flexible and efficient procedures regulating the issuance, renewal, replacement and cancellation of investment licenses;• Support the development of directives that would be employed in the administration of investment laws; and including legal audit and follow up the implementation of the above;• Support in creating an effective knowledge management system in the Industrial Parks Division; ensure regular collection of relevant information, coordinate action for policy-relevant analysis and dissemination of information to relevant stakeholders;• Oversee provision of efficient service in One Stop Service centers in both public and private industrial parks by coordinating with relevant stakeholders;• Support the Commission in undertaking regulatory functions within IPs, ensure that appropriate procedures and manuals are adopted to effectively discharge EIC’s regulatory mandates within IPs;• Support the Commission’s activities in investment climate improvement and reform programs;• Work with other divisions of the EIC to facilitate the organization and flow of industrial park related information and services.• Performs other duties as assigned.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Director - Planning, Reporting and Special Projects- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 13, 2019 ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Manage the planning & reporting and special project teams of the organization.• Spearhead the planning and reporting process for the organization including supporting the planning and reporting team in managing the organization’s annual planning process, periodical reporting requirements, Implementation Management Platform, and other strategic planning and reporting activities.• Oversee planning and execution of 2-5 diverse, high-impact special projects at a time, while ensuring effective partnership with internal and external stakeholders.• Provide guidance and steering to Planning Manager, Case Team Leader, Project Officers and Analysts, on both project work and professional development through weekly case team meetings and 1-on-1 coaching and mentoring.• Ensure the analytical rigor, practicality and quality of output across all projects, oversee and Identify stakeholder sensitivities and guide the project team in managing these effectively• Coordinate and support teams in internal and external engagements such as incommittee works, interviews and workshops, and other assignments with more senior stakeholders.• Manage broader team management activities, such as staffing, performance management, design and delivery of training and professional development programs, and knowledge management.• Provide executive management support to the CEO, Senior Director of the CEO’s Office and other Senior Management team members, as and when required.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Transformation Agenda Advisor - Livestock Feeds & Genetic Improvement- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 13, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:The roles and responsibilities of the TA Advisor in each focus area of the Delivery Unit and with respect to the specific TA Sub-Deliverables noted above, are as follows.Planning and execution effectiveness• Provide input and overall support to ensure effective annual planning, budgeting and target setting activities for all Sub-Deliverables.• Provide close support to implementation coordinator/s and owner in prioritization of interventions along the livestock feeds and genetic improvement areas.• Provide advises on enhancing the effectiveness of the private and public sectors in the livestock feeds and genetic improvement across the country with a focus on meeting GTP II targets set for the sector.• Provide support for the enhancement of the regulatory and institutional capacity along the livestock feeds and genetic improvement, including prioritization of investments in the sector• Provides support in the introduction and scaling up of ICT systems along the livestock feeds and genetic improvement for enhancing effectiveness and efficiency.• Provide support in linking federal and regional regulatory institutions in effective implementation of the prioritized interventions.• Provide additional support as may be demanded by the implementation owners & coordinators, and the DU head pertinent to the TADs.Tracking, reporting and escalation• Undertake regular follow-up and monitoring of all activities of the Sub-Deliverables, engaging with relevant Activity and Task Owners and implementation coordinators to ensure activities are on track and reporting timely and accurate.• Support data collection for timely and accurate reporting.• Identify and escalate challenges around implementation and reporting, as well as solutions, options and recommendations, to Sub-Deliverable Implementing Coordinator and/or Owner, as appropriate.Problem solving and light analytical support• Identify critical technical issues directly related to Sub-Deliverable design and/or implementation.• Analyze and develop solution options and recommendations for these critical issues and engage with relevant staff within the Ministry and external partners to align on adjustments required.• Proactively engage other DU staff and/or external partners for heavier or more analytical problem-solving support where needed.• Support the creation of range of producers and multiple channels for the delivery of livestock feeds and genetic improvement timely, efficiently and accountably to farmers through introducing more efficient systems.Technical support• Contribute to ToRs, concept notes, studies, workshops, and training materials, directly related to Sub-Deliverable and areas of technical expertise.• Provide other technical specialist and input needed for effective Sub-Deliverable implementation.• Provide additional support as may be demanded by the implementation owners & coordinators, and the DU head pertinent to the TADs and the priorities set by the Minister’s Office.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior PMO Analyst, PPMO- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 15, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Liaise with PPM senior project managers, project leaders within ATA and ensure the implementation of agreed project management methods, templates, processes and tools throughout the project lifecycle across ATA.• Provide support to project teams on the use of project management templates, process and tools• Facilitate workshops for project prioritization and development of priority.• Collaborate with the relevant unit in the IS/ATA on the collection, classification, analysis, interpretation and reporting of project performance data and KPIs.• Develop a mechanism to monitor and control the project performance data.• Monitor the execution of priority projects within approved schedule, budget and scope (without compromising quality) and produce performance reports including status, progress, variance, forecasting and trend when applicable.• Analyze interdependencies between projects and establish link between them.• Train project team on project management, methodologies, tools and processes.• Play a critical role in the promotion of the PPMO implementation and develop and maintain project information organization systems.• Develop and support effective communication mechanisms between the project teams.• Carry out quality assurance review as required• Develop and maintain project information organization systems• Regularly seek feedback from ATA and partner project teams, analyze the feedback and initiate improvement on project management methodologies, processes, tools and support• Undertake any other related tasks as specified by the director.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy Announcement Positions: Senior Delivery Analyst, Delivery Unit - Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 04, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Run a process to facilitate meaningful and timely planning and target-setting by project teams.• Monitor activity management and reporting for TADs, working closely with project teams.• Work proactively and independently with project teams to identify strategic and operational issues hindering achievement of targets and support problem-solving to identify high-impact and feasible solutions.• Ensure critical issues are effectively escalated to senior leadership.• Provide analytical problem-solving support to senior leadership on high priority requests.• Propose and support roll out of enhancements to planning, tracking, reporting and escalation processes in the Delivery Unit and in collaboration with the Senior Data & Reporting Officer and project teams.• Develop training materials and lead trainings on planning, activity management / execution, reporting and problem-solving, in collaboration with the Project Manager.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy Announcement Positions: System Administrator - Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 05, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Maintain and support the administration of corporate email and Exchange application’s environment, which comprises Exchange on-prem and O365 services.• Create and maintain daily/weekly/monthly operational checklists and operational reports.• Manage virtual and physical servers with Windows Servers ranging from 2008 – 2016 and RHEL operating systems.• Ensure the security of the server infrastructure by implementing industry best-practices regarding privacy, security and others & manage server and workstation patching with SCCM.• Design and implement Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services utilizing Microsoft Best Practices.• Windows Server Administration in an Active Directory environment using Windows Server 2008 through 2019; including IIS, Terminal Services/Remote Desktop Services, and Certificate Services• Management of O365 identities and license assignments• Maintain and manage the health of office 365 tenant and manage the license and subscription in the tenant.• Administration, support, and configuration of the Exchange Online/Outlook platform for staff• Administration, configuration, and maintenance of Office 365 security tools, such as email spam security, data loss prevention, and information protection.• Ensuring the operational health of Office 365 and SharePoint Online environments including security, availability, performance, interoperability, and reliability.• Maintenance of Groups and access control to SharePoint sites and subsites, lists, libraries, and content.• Governance and administration of SharePoint sites, Groups, Security Groups, and Distribution Lists.• Troubleshooting various Office 365 related issues, including features, connectivity, and mobility.• Administration, support, and configuration of Office 365 integrations, certificate authentication, mobile device management, and Active Directory.• Training and educating users on O365 capabilities and collaboration tools (including OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, OneNote, Outlook, etc.)• Developing automations and flows among Office 365 and external cloud applications• Creating and maintaining documentation on processes, procedures, configurations, and user guides• Supporting Domain networking services such as DNS, DDNS, DHCP, WINS, and WPA2.• Supporting Internet and Intranet services including Internet Access, OWA, SharePoint Services, External Web Servers, and Intranet.• Perform enterprise Backup and Disaster Recovery practices for all systems and applications and test routine system backups and restores.• Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and correct hardware and software issues on servers, and workstations. Escalate incidents as necessary.• Practice server asset management, Provisioning and Maintaining hyper converged Equipment, including maintenance of server component inventory and related documentation and technical specifications information.• Recommend, schedule, and perform software and hardware upgrades, patches and reconfigurations.• Support Hyper-V environment• Supporting a VMWare ESX Clustered Environment• Support enterprise antivirus software.• Proactive systems monitoring and maintenance with native and 3rd party applications (SNMP, Solar Winds, AD Manage, WSUS etc.)• Developing scripting tools as necessary to automate or expedite administration tasks.• Others as requested by the supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy Announcement Positions: Senior Project Officer I - Regional Business Development- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Hawassa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 07, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Promote the OSSs opportunity to potential private sector actors in potential areas;• Gather, compile and provide information for evaluation of OSSs grant applicants, including performance of documentary and in-person due diligence of the applicant’s historical financial records;• Support potential applicants for the sub-grant to produce competitive business plan.• Assist OSSs grantees to access trade credit and commercial finance, to help meet their matching investment requirements and project implementation costs;• Provide capacity building on financial management and business planning to OSSs staff and program beneficiaries over the life of the project;• Facilitate training of OSSs staff in business management skills and technical trainings in collaboration with technical experts• Provide all rounded technical support in relation to business management to OSSs as well as coaching and mentoring services to OSSs in the respective regions• Coordinates and manage regional project staffs, responsible for reporting of the project activities in the region and overall communication with stakeholders in the region.• In consultation with the regional ATA Director and program manager coordinate project activities with the ACC• Ensure that OSSs keep recording of tractions ,keeping records of sales and also stock management and periodically check profitability OSSs by doing cost benefit analysis• Ensure that OSSs have properly used the sub-grant as per the agreement entered with ATA• Produce timely and quality periodic reports;• Other duties assigned to him/her by the Regional Implementation Support Director.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy Announcement Positions: Senior Data and Reporting Officer, Delivery Unit- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa - Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: December 08, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Working together with other DU staff, senior staff at ATA and others, support design, development and roll out of enhanced planning, project management and reporting templates, tools, processes and systems, and serve as a liaison and resource person for the DUs and host institution staff in these areas.• Troubleshoot data collection and reporting tools, systems and activities.• Apply data analysis and statistical techniques to assess trends, forecast future performance, and generate insights from data.• Producing value added reports for decision-making through analysis and synthesis of data, and provision of recommendations.• Develop data management and information exchange manuals and guidelines for effective data collection, storage, analysis and interpretation.• Serve as point person in the DU to track progress and provide support on data collection and reports preparation.• Continuously monitor and identify challenges to timely, accurate and effective reporting, and propose and support implementation of enhancements to tools, processes and systems to address these challenges.• Support engagement and alignment with the Planning and Programming functions in each host institution in the areas of data collection and management systems, data analysis and reporting.• Advise DU host institution staff and implementing partners on data collection, management and reporting activities required to support timely and effective reporting to senior leadership.

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.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Head, Delivery Unit- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 17, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Ensure the effectiveness of the Delivery Unit through regular engagement with MoA senior leadership as well as senior management at ATA.• Develop annual plans, targets and budgets for the DU around critical focus areas including stakeholder engagement, initiative planning, tracking, reporting and escalation, execution capacity building, problem-solving and light analytical support, change management and office management.• Establish strong, trust-based relationships with and regularly engage relevant internal or external senior stakeholders and initiative owners around annual planning and target-setting for priority initiatives, enhancing execution effectiveness, tracking, reporting and escalation, and problem-solving, to ensure strong stakeholder buy-in and achievement of initiative targets.• Put in place robust annual planning, target-setting and budgeting process with owners of priority initiatives, and regular performance monitoring and management routines with senior leadership, initiative owners and relevant stakeholders.• Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, and initial and ongoing capacity building of staff in DU.• Oversee and manage the staff in the DU day-to-day, ensuring effective engagement with stakeholders and initiative owners, and coaching, providing feedback and performance reviews for these staff.• Input to the design, development, roll out and continuous improvement of enhanced planning, project management and reporting tools, processes and systems for the DU to track and report on progress of priority initiatives and activities, and ensure effective use of these tools, processes and systems.• Provide guidance and direction to DU staff as well as TAD implementers and initiative owners in identifying, developing and implementing strategic solutions for challenges around implementation and reporting.• Provide effective upward reporting and timely escalation of critical issues to the Minister of the MoA, and the Minister’s office leadership and the senior director of the Implementation Support at ATA where relevant, on prioritized initiatives as well as progress, challenges and constraints of the Delivery Unit.• Proactively seek and action feedback on DU performance from the Minister and the Minister’s office as may be appropriate, through production and discussion of a monthly performance report on the DU.• Oversee identification, prioritization and effective delivery of technical and analytical problem-solving support for challenges in implementation of priority initiatives, as well as light analytical support to the MoA senior leadership provided on a demand basis: –• Proactively engage ATA teams or external partners for heavier or more problem-solving analytical support where needed.• Ensure Delivery Unit staff catalyse transformational mindset as opposed to status quo mode of operation.• Ensure Delivery Unit team preparedness to co-create solution to clear implementation bottlenecks.• Perform other related duties as may be required.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Officer I - Accounting Mentor- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 07, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Supporting enterprise’s financial/accounting staff to transit from existing practices of capturing and recording of data and preparing financial statements to internationally and domestic acceptable financial accounting principles and standard and best practice.• Analyse, appraise and evaluate the financial statements and audit reports of the enterprise and validate their accuracy regarding whether they meet modern accounting principles and standards.• Assist the enterprise’s existing financial/accounting staff to Introduce the recommended modern data capturing, processing, costing and financial analysis templates and reporting systems.• Assist the enterprise’s existing financial/accounting staff to prepare financial statements of the enterprise reflecting its past performance and future operations• Guide and assist the enterprise’s existing financial/accounting staff to design and prepare financial accounting policy manual using best practices and acceptable principles and policies of the country.• Assist in preparing budgeting, financial forecasting and cash flow requirements of the enterprise and recommend mode of financing based on the strategic/business plan.• Report performance and brief progress updates about his/her duties to the Senior Accounting Mentor and the EAAP project team regularly.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer I - ICT- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 07, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Work with ICT4AG Team Leader to manage and implement the planned 8028 Farmer Hotline system enhancements, telecom related requests, project expansion related activities.• Coach and backstop the federal and regional 8028 Farmers Hotline project staff implement their respective related activities.• Support the federal and regional project officers familiarize themselves and support the expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline and helpdesk.• Engage with Government of Ethiopia and external stakeholders on the 8028 Farmers Hotline.• Plan, organize and conduct 8028 Farmers’ Hotline and Helpdesk training’s for various stakeholders, with consultation, guidance and supervision by the team lead and ICT team lead.• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders.• Coordinate and support 8028 Farmers Hotline project staff conduct trainings and other related events related to the 8028 Farmers Hotline or the ICT4AG team• Participate and support the ATA HQ and ATA regional offices in participating in 8028 Farmers Hotline related events.• Assist the 8028 Farmers Hotline Communications SPO in organizing popularization and awareness creation activities;• Provide technical backstopping to Government of Ethiopia, MoA, and RBOA experts• Identify additional approaches to create awareness at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level• Lead and manage respective work streams of the 8028 Farmers Hotline project with consultation, guidance and supervision by the team lead• Support the Project Officer and ACC experts update and/or incorporate agronomic content, update menu structure, integrate additional content and information into the system, coordinate national surveys, implement evaluation and diagnostic recommendations• Ensure that identified service interruptions are fixed and communicated back to the users of the system in the area where the service was interrupted• Coordinate and supervise that that the 8028 Farmers Hotline contents translated into various local languages and provide first-hand feedback• Work with the relevant stakeholders, such as Ethio telecom, MoANR, EIAR, Digital Green, and Regional/Zonal/Woredas BoA to expand and roll out services• Report and/escalate major issues to 8028 Farmers’ Hotline SPO, team lead, and Agribusiness and Markets Senior Director• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders• Take and share meeting minutes within 48 hours or attending the meeting• Assist ATA program teams and stakeholders develop IVR and/or SMS alerts and surveys• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Technical Expert II - Markets Linkage and Contract Farming (ACC Support)- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 07, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Support and drive ATA’s contract farming and market linkage initiatives and engagements, and provide high quality strategic and implementation support for contract farming arrangements within the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACCs)• Provide high caliber support for the design and roll out of contract farming arrangement and market linkage activities• Provide effective support to strengthen the institutional capacity of public institutions supporting contract farming arrangements and market linkage efforts• Engage in day-to-day stakeholder’s management in enhancing markets for ACC commodities and ensure gender and youth is mainstreamed during market linkages• Ensure standard target-setting, planning, management and reporting processes and tools are effectively applied across all levels in day-to-day activities• Ensure use of best practice analytical and problem-solving tools and approaches• Provide capacity building and training to National, Regional and local ACC teams and partners• Drive identification, design and coordination of implementation of critical policy and other interventions to promote agri-business through the Clusters and create market linkages across the Clusters• Identify systemic issues affecting the priority value chains across the clusters• Facilitate market linkages among producer groups, private sector and public sector• Provide content direction and input to other members of the team• Collect data on the performance of contract farming arrangements, identify challenges, best practice and share to the partners.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Evaluations and Learning Director- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 08, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Lead the EL team to achieve maximum impact through actionable, insightful and collaborative project design, baseline and evaluation studies.• Lead the EL team to produce high-quality and timely baselines and evaluations of the ATA’s work with smallholder farmers, including partnering with a variety of consultants and research organizations• Synthesize and communicate learnings from evaluations and progress reviews to ensure continuous improvement of policy development, project planning and implementation, both within the ATA and with our partners• Act as a thought partner to help project teams develop meaningful results frameworks and monitoring & evaluation plans• Work with Project and portfolio management unit to create systems and capacity building initiatives for the effective and efficient management of projects in ATA• Work closely with researches to move from individual project evaluations to cross-project meta-analysis and modelling to understand the drivers of change in agriculture• Lead operations research within the framework of projects being implemented by ATA for generating and applying learning• Proactively coach and develop EL staffs and independent contractors (ICs)• Engage in GTP II evaluation and GTP III Planning of Transformation Agenda• Undertake other assignments as directed by the Implementation Support Senior Director.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Manager - Capacity Building- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa, with some travel to ATA Regional Offices- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 09, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Closely work with the Senior Project Manager (SPM) in identifying and developing tailored and impactful project management trainings and other project management competency building activities to ATA project managers and partners• Deliver training sessions and other project management capacity building activities both independently and as a team Support the Senior Project Manager in developing project management tools and processes• Closely work with the SPM and other PPMO members in promoting, supporting, monitoring and controlling the standardization of project/ program/ portfolio management practices across ATA• Closely work with the SPM in mentoring, training and coaching ATA Project Managers and Implementing Partners’ project teams on project management standards methodologies, processes and tools• Recommend efficient and compatible Project Portfolio Management solution• Collaborate with the relevant team within the IS vertical/ATA in managing project management knowledge• Work with the SPM to regularly survey ATA and partner project teams for feedback on improvements to project management tools, training and support• Perform additional related tasks as assigned by the Senior Project Manager.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Procurement Officer- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Bahir Dar- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 09, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Procurement Planning, Bid Document Preparation & Review;• Provide support and take the lead for the preparation of annul procurement plans for goods, services and works of the regional office• Plans, develops and manages all procurement to ensure all transactions are within the required specifications and performance requirements of procurement and guidelines• Provides technical assistant to the user regarding the preparation of specifications, bill of quantity and TORs for the requires procurements• Examines and analyses all procurement requisitions for completeness and accuracy of information• Prepares and review invitations to tender and manages/conducts all aspects of bid/proposal evaluations.• Properly reviews requisitions and determines appropriate method of sourcing proceduresTechnical Support;• In collaboration with each respective Worda Engineers, support and advice ATA project team in the development & preparation of drawings, designing, preparation of specification and BoQ and information relating to the construction work.• In collaboration with technical team experts and respective Woreda Engineers, handles contractual aspects of construction projects follow up the construction processes including review and checking of verify take-off sheets, payment certificates of works, physical performance of works managed at regional level• Review and ensure designs & drawings and BoQ submitted by partner organizations are properly designed based on the site area to verify designs, BoQ and material specs as per the acceptable and agreed standards• Provides technical advice in negotiations with suppliers before a contract is signed off and administer contracts.• Lead the site handing over and provide regular and secluded analysis of project progress report against the program and an explanation of the causes of any delays supported with progress photos.• Provides support in ensuring proper oversight and adherence to contractual agreements, contract amendments and extensions, and advises concerned parties on contractual rights and obligations.Market Assessment & Supplier Database Maintenance;• Work closely with other Operations team in the market assessment to identify, develop and maintain potential suppliers of Goods, Services and works;• In collaboration of other team members, identifies new technologies, and products/services, evaluates and recommends potential supply sources and participates in the incorporation of assessment results into the procurement program.• Participate and contribute in the preparation of a variety of procurement-related documents, contracts, communications, guidelines, instructions, etc.Reporting;• Review and submit periodic procurement status reports on timely basis;• Assist the Operations team in performing risk management regarding supply contracts and agreements: assess, manage and mitigate risks;• Performs any other duties as requested by the Supervisor and/or Operations Director

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Technical Expert I - Evaluations- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 09, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Lead the design of and conduct in-depth baseline and evaluation of ATA projects in collaboration with the ATA project team as well as the Evaluation Manager, Learning Manager and Senior Technical Experts s within EL Unit• Prepare and validate study/evaluation instruments;• Collect qualitative and quantitative data using appropriate methods including, document review, interviews and FGDs with evaluation participants;• Conduct enumerator training and field data collection process• Manage electronic data collection, including programming into the electronic data collection platforms• Analyze data collected from various sources and formulate findings, conclusions and recommendations;• Organize stakeholders’ workshop and meetings to validate evaluation findings and recommendations and disseminate results of evaluations to relevant parties• Provide advisory services to EL Unit and project teams on evaluation and statistical questions, including implementation of evaluation recommendations;• Support capacity-building activities within ATA on evaluation and impact assessment• Contribute to the strengthening of evaluation and learning function of EL Unit to improve efficiency and effectiveness of project implementation• Support the management and coordination of evaluations conducted by partner institutions or external consultants.• Engage in dissemination of learning from evaluations and other studies in collaboration with the Learning Manager and communication team• Engage in preparing project theory of change (ToC) and reviewing project Result Frameworks (RFW) and ensure all projects have and updated version of RFWs.• Engage in project monitoring• Perform other duties as required and requested by the EL Unit Director or Senior Evaluation manager.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Transformation Agenda Specialist - Horticulture- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 07, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:The roles and responsibilities of the Senior TA Specialist in each focus area of the Delivery Unit and with respect to the specific TA Sub-Deliverables noted above, are as follows.Planning and execution effectiveness• Provide input and overall support to ensure effective annual planning, budgeting and target setting activities for all Sub-Deliverables.• Provide close support to implementation coordinator/s in prioritization of interventions along the Horticulture value chain.• Provide advises on enhancing the effectiveness of the private, cooperative and public sectors in the horticulture industry both at Federal & regional levels with a focus on meeting GTP II targets set for the sector.• Provide support for the enhancement of policy and institutional capacity along the value chain, including prioritization of investments in the sector.• Provide support in linking federal and regional horticulture institutions in effective implementation of interventions.• Provide additional support as may be demanded by the TA advisor for agricultural development the reporting Director (implementation coordinator (and the DU head pertinent to the TADs or as needed to other relevant assignments.Tracking, reporting and escalation• Undertake regular follow-up and monitoring of all activities of the Sub-Deliverables, engaging with relevant Activity and Task Owners to ensure activities are on track and reporting online or/ and other tools is timely and accurate.• Support data collection for timely and accurate reporting.• Identify and escalate challenges around implementation and reporting, as well as solutions, options and recommendations, to Sub-Deliverable Implementing Coordinator and/or Owner, as appropriate.Problem solving and light analytical support• Identify critical technical issues directly related to Sub-Deliverable design and/or implementation.• Analyze and develop solution options and recommendations for these critical issues and engage with relevant staff within the Ministry and external partners to align on adjustments required.• Proactively engage other DU staff and/or external partners for heavier or more analytical problem-solving support where needed.• Support the creation of range of producers and multiple channels for the delivery of seeds timely, efficiently and accountably to farmers through introducing more efficient systems.Technical support• Contribute to ToRs, concept notes, studies, workshops, and training materials, directly related to Sub-Deliverable and areas of technical expertise.• Review policies, strategies, directives, guidelines and other technical relevant documents in area of assignment to identify technical gaps and develop recommendations.• Technical support to maintain and improve coordination platforms across the horticulture value chain.• Provide other technical advisory and input needed for effective Sub-Deliverable implementation.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Storekeeper- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 07, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Store Management• Prepare purchase request and follow up the process.• Ensure minimum stock level is maintained.• Receive and verify inspection• Receive materials and prepares goods receiving note and keeps proper documentation.• Issue materials as per authorized requisition and keeps proper documentation.• Ensure proper updating of documents in accordance with the item’s movement.• Maintain stock for smooth operation; monitors the stock movements and prepares regular warehouse report and shares with respective units.• Organizes the arrangement of items in proper location and coding for easy retrieval.• Ensure damage and discrepancy report is timely shared.• Dispatch Donation and other equipment’s to intended recipients and keep proper documentation.• Supervise Delivered items accuracy according to a prescribed inventory system.• Manage daily laborers while on loading and unloading process is ongoing.• Build and maintain positive working relationships and good customer service.• Maintain the warehouse in a neat, orderly and organized manner.• Perform an additional responsibility when required.• Create action plan to address cost control issues.Reporting• Prepare weekly and monthly stock report.• Conduct annual inventory counts and prepare annual inventory reports.• Prepare reconciliation report and submit for approval.• Ensure proper record keeping is maintained for all store related documents.• Create action plan to address cost control issues.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Evaluations and Learning Director- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 09, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Lead the EL team to achieve maximum impact through actionable, insightful and collaborative project design, baseline and evaluation studies.• Lead the EL team to produce high-quality and timely baselines and evaluations of the ATA’s work with smallholder farmers, including partnering with a variety of consultants and research organizations• Synthesize and communicate learnings from evaluations and progress reviews to ensure continuous improvement of policy development, project planning and implementation, both within the ATA and with our partners• Act as a thought partner to help project teams develop meaningful results frameworks and monitoring & evaluation plans• Work with Project and portfolio management unit to create systems and capacity building initiatives for the effective and efficient management of projects in ATA• Work closely with researches to move from individual project evaluations to cross-project meta-analysis and modelling to understand the drivers of change in agriculture• Lead operations research within the framework of projects being implemented by ATA for generating and applying learning• Proactively coach and develop EL staffs and independent contractors (ICs)• Engage in GTP II evaluation and GTP III Planning of Transformation Agenda• Undertake other assignments as directed by the Implementation Support Senior Director.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Delivery Analyst, MoA Delivery Unit- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 09, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Run a process to facilitate meaningful and timely planning and target-setting by project teams.• Monitor activity management and reporting for TADs, working closely with project teams.• Work proactively and independently with project teams to identify strategic and operational issues hindering achievement of targets and support problem-solving to identify high-impact and feasible solutions.• Ensure critical issues are effectively escalated to senior leadership.• Provide analytical problem-solving support to senior leadership on high priority requests.• Propose and support roll out of enhancements to planning, tracking, reporting and escalation processes in the Delivery Unit and in collaboration with the Senior Data & Reporting Officer and project teams.• Develop training materials and lead trainings on planning, activity management / execution, reporting and problem-solving, in collaboration with the Project Manager.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer I - Business Development- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 09, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Work with a team in the evaluation of AOSS grant applicants, including performance of documentary and in-person due diligence of the applicant’s historical financial records;• Support the successful AOSS applicants to develop pro-forma financial projections of their projects, including assisting in the design of potential impactful targets related to business performance;• Develop functional working relationship with agricultural input suppliers, output market networks and the AOSSs;• Assist AOSS grantees to access trade credit and commercial finance to help meet their matching investment requirements and project implementation;• Provide capacity building, mentoring and coaching on financial management and business planning to regional business development POs and program beneficiaries over the life of the project;• Provide training, mentoring and coaching services regarding business development to AOSS staff• Support AOSS in stocking and inventory management• Set minimum standard for AOSSs business management and follow-up the implementation;• Facilitate business to business relations between AOSSs and wholesalers and other chain actors• Follow up the sub-grantee disbursement and on time request from grant team and follow up the transfer of cash to the sub -grant• Produce timely and quality periodic reports; and• Other duties as required by the Project Team Leader.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer I - Crop Value Chain- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Bahir Dar- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 09, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Support the Regional ACC Director in day-to-day stakeholder and program management in respect to crop value chain development in the Region, and other areas as required• Monitoring of progress on ACC interventions in the priority crop value chains across the entire value chains from inputs and production to aggregation and marketing• Drive the implementation of specific priority ACC interventions in the priority crop value chains in the Region• Build the capacity and ensure coordination among key government, private and other actors in the priority crop value chains• Drive identification, design and coordination of implementation of critical policy and other interventions in the priority crop value chains to promote market linkages in the clusters• Provide content direction and input to other members of the Regional ACC team• Facilitate communication and coordination between the different stakeholders of the priority crop value chains• Facilitate market linkages among producer groups, private sector and public sector• Initiate periodic experience sharing and learning sessions, particularly with the representatives of the producer organizations and Value Chain Actors• Identify systemic and operational issues affecting the priority crop value chains at regional and cluster levels• Ensure regular technical and administrative reporting on cluster progress.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Technical Expert I - Gender and Youth- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa - Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 10, 2019ESSENTIAL 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 InitiativeGender and Youth 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 IGGeneral• 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

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Program Assistant- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa - Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 10, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Specifically, the Program Assistant will report to the Senior Director of the Implementation Support Vertical and supports the Senior Director and programs under the vertical across a range of areas including:• Provide a wide variety of administrative support including complex calendar management, event planning, and other logistics,• Scheduling a high volume of appointments and meetings, managing complex calendars, and making travel arrangements for staff.• Assist in scheduling and planning for events, such as meetings, conferences, and presentations, which may include coordinating arrangements for participants, handling logistics, preparing and disseminating materials.• Compiling and processing expense reports, reimbursements, and check requests, accurately and timely.• Assist the Senior director in compiling reports and presentations.• Supporting the senior director and directors with external stakeholder management and coordination.• Support interactions with internal administrative functions such as Human Resource, Finance, Procurement and Logistics.• Support recruitment, hiring, and new staff on-boarding for the vertical coordination of external consultants working with the vertical.• Maintaining an organized system of tracking, monitoring, and prioritizing tasks and projects.• Create, update, and/or maintain organized files and records.• Acting as liaison for the vertical and its programs with internal and external partners, answering questions and routing requests appropriately.• Ensuring the vertical is aligned and path-forward is established through effective tracking and distribution of key issues discussed in meetings.• Working proactively and taking initiative to support the varying needs of the vertical.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer I - Regional Business Development- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Bahir Dar- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 11, 2019MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Coordinates and manage regional project staffs, responsible for reporting of the project activities in the region and overall communication to the Project Team Leader as well as to stakeholders in the region.• In consultation with the regional ATA Director and program manager coordinate project activities with the ACC• Promote the OSSs opportunity to potential private sector actors in potential areas• Gather, compile and provide information for evaluation of OSSs grant applicants, including performance of documentary and in-person due diligence of the applicant’s historical financial records;• Support potential applicants for the sub-grant to produce competitive business plan• Assist OSSs grantees to access trade credit and commercial finance, to help meet their matching investment requirements and project implementation costs;• Provide capacity building on financial management and business planning to OSSs staff and program beneficiaries over the life of the project;• Facilitate training of OSSs staff in business management skills and technical trainings in collaboration with technical experts• Provide all rounded technical support in relation to business management to OSSs as well as coaching and mentoring services to OSSs in the respective regions• Ensure that OSSs keep recording of tractions, keeping records of sales and stock management and periodically check profitability OSSs by doing cost benefit analysis• Ensure that OSSs have properly used the sub-grant as per the agreement entered with ATA• Produce timely and quality periodic reports;• Other duties assigned to him/her by the Project Team Leader.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Trainer - Intermediate and Advanced Sub-Project- Term of Employment: Four months- Duty Station: Addis Ababa (Training to be given in regions)- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 02, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Leads the implementation of governance training for intermediate and advanced sub-projects of LFSDP of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.• Develop timeline for the provision of training in consultation with the ATA Livestock Team and Federal project coordination Units (PCU) of the MoA.• Conduct training (ToT) on governance and business plan development on intermediate and advanced sub-projects in six project implementation regions (Amhara, Oromia, SNNPRS, Tigray, Benishangul Gumuz and Gambella).• Prepare and validate sample business plans (sub-project profile) at least one for each of the four commodities supported by LFSDP (dairy, red meat, poultry and fisheries) using the governance template prepared for the preparation of intermediate and advanced sub-projects• Provide technical content support that helps identify gaps and recommend ways to develop a good business plan to be supported by the project• Provide advisory services to Federal and regional PCU related to the activity.• Coaching/mentoring of ToT trainers on cascading the training effectively and beneficiaries on business plan development and implementation• Compile lessons learnt from the training and write report including on things that requires attention on business plan development.• Perform other related activities as required and requested by the Livestock Director (ATA).

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Driver- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Bahir Dar- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 06, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Inspect the vehicle daily prior to beginning route.• Follow a prescribed checklist in reviewing the vehicle’s operational and safety features; records all repair needs/problems on checklist and report findings requiring immediate attention to mechanic.• Completes check of all fluids and maintains proper level.• Maintain the cleanliness inside and outside of transit vehicle as required.• Maintains accurate daily trip logs and provides necessary data.• Completes all records daily and follows reporting procedures as required.• Uses sound and email judgment in following dispatch instructions, being able to recognize, create, and follow logical sequences for pickup and drop-off of passengers in an efficient manner.• Able to operate communication devices and keep regular contact with Dispatcher.• Observes all traffic laws, especially those related to public transportation; ensures that all passengers wear seat belts, mobility aids are properly secured and follow safety regulations.• Maintain the confidentiality of passenger information.• Ability to drive a variety of passenger vehicles, including but not limited to vans, minivans, conversion vans, hardtop, automobiles, that may be diesel, gasoline.• Must follow emergency procedures as instructed by Regional Transport and Mechanics Specialist.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Portfolio Manager, PPMO- Term of Employment: Through July, 2020- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 05, 2019Essential Duties• Develop project portfolio management guideline, governance, tools and processes.• Support and engage with senior leadership team in aligning projects and programs to ATA’s strategic goals.• Develop and maintain effective and innovative project/program/portfolio management culture across ATA.• Monitor projects and programs across ATA, identify inter-dependencies and common trends, collaboration areas, potential bottlenecks and opportunities for refocus.• Coordinate dependencies and risks across the projects and programs in ATA, advise on risk mitigation techniques and escalate unresolved risks promptly.• Perform regular performance checks on projects and programs in ATA and make recommendations for improvements when required.• Develop project portfolio governance framework.• Develop project selection criteria.• Create a platform for efficient collaboration and coordination of federal and regional PPMO teams and facilitate experience sharing among them.• Support and train project team in collaboration with senior PPM team on project management processes, tools and techniques.• Create/develop simple and powerful project/program/portfolio management processes, tools in collaboration with the PPM senior staff and regional PMO project managers.• Hire, manage and develop PPM team members.• Regularly seek feedback from ATA and partner project teams for improvements to project management tools, training and support.• Continuously strive for improvement by introducing effective and flexible tools and processes in collaboration with the senior PPM team based on feedback.• Evaluate and select best suit PPM software solution.• Follow international trends in project/program/portfolio management and share knowledge with PPM team and ATA project leaders when important• Perform other duties as assigned.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: IT Projects Team Leader I- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: Two- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: October 04, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Manage the delivery of new and upgraded infrastructure and environments from request through to Operational. This will include ensuring that the project is correctly specified, delivered on time, meet’s business & technical requirements and is within the agreed budget.• Own the day to day operational workflow.• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders. This will include technical, operational staff in MOA and EIAR.• Understand high-level technical architecture and be able to facilitate debate and drive decisions on appropriate solutions.• Contribute infrastructure projects to the overall portfolio and delivery planning for the infrastructure implementation.• Ensure that operational workflow requirements are produced to standard in a timely manner.• Be responsible for the project administration and the production of project documentation, e.g. project plans.• Monitor and manage the project processes and ensure that any elements which fail in the workflow are remedied.• Track progress against milestones, deadlines and budget. To Report on these items to key stakeholders.• Anticipate, manage and resolve issues and act as the point of contact for the project.• Use best practice risk management, assessing risks in an informed and considered manner and to plan for the mitigation of these risks.• The creation and maintenance of accurate project plans in conjunction with the internal team,• Authoring and maintaining clear, concise project documentation• Managing change control• Project quality assurance and performance monitoring• Preparation of project reviews after each major phase and/or on the completion of a project• Adding to the continuous improvement of internal project management practices• Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends on a weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and Quarterly basis.• Initiate, review, and implement modifications to project plans.• Understanding user requirements and the project manager has the responsibility to design a comprehensive strategy for achieving successful outcome of the project.• Responsible for developing a good relationship with end users, get inputs from the users document and implement changes as result of this communication after approval.• End to End management and co-ordination of the project and responsible for the successful completion of the project.• Arrange all the facilities to the team who are working on the project, provide training, support and extract the best out of the team.• Design schedule for the project and set timeline for each member of the team and work on the actual implementation in collaboration with team members.• Do a scheduled review to optimize the application or infrastructure to make the output more usable.• Reach out to end-users periodically and understand the pain points which eventually should qualify as a project item to be implemented to rectify the issue.• Others as advised by the supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior HR Officer - Staff Relations- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: September 29, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Make sure that all HR procedures and processes are implemented in compliant with the applicable government laws;• Consistently and fairly implement HR policies, procedures and process across the organization;• Provides professional advice and service to managers and staff;• Prepare employment contract for new hires and monitor contract extensions;• Maintain employee records and regularly update the data through ERP system;• Create personnel file for new hires on timely manner and ensures that personal history forms, correspondences, employment contracts/extensions, job description and other relevant documents are properly documented in the file;• Facilitate staff medical reimbursement in collaboration with insurance broker and insurance company• Proactively alert hiring managers on staff contract expiry date and renew the contract on time, if necessary;• Manage and update staff leave (annual, sick, maternity, paternity etc) and support line managers to develop annual leave plan at the beginning of the year;• Monitor the annual leave plan and send alert to managers in order to ensure that staff are taking their leave as planned;• Update payroll in consultation with Finance to incorporate staff changes on monthly basis;• Facilitate the inclusion and exclusion of ATA staff to the insurance company;• Facilitate pension registration or updating following employment and send the document to Pension Authority on time;• Facilitate exist interview, compile feedback, analyze and prepare consolidated report with recommendation to management;• Make sure business and ID cards are prepared and distributed on time;• Ensure probation period performance review is submitted to HR on time to take appropriate action on time;• Participate in the designing and revision of ATA’s benefit and compensation package• Take part in the developments and review of HR policy and procedure;• Prepare HR orientations on changes in the existing policies or new developments to introduce to all staff and create awareness;• Conduct risk assessment on regular basis in order to ensure safe and healthy working environment to staff at HO and Regional Offices;• Prepared letters to external stockholders as per the request received from employees• Prepares personnel letters as required (transfer, Promotion, increment & others)• Perform other duties as deemed necessary

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Sr. HR Officer - Learning and Development- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: September 29, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Learning and Development• Participate in the development of ATA annual training and development plan and develop annual learning calendar;• Conduct learning and development gap assessments, prioritize, propose intervention programs and implement the program;• Assist line managers to understand and implement the learning and development policies and procedures; support them in program coordination;• Organize and manage various training and development programs in the organization and ensure that staff acquire and develop competencies they need to perform their jobs effectively;• Manage staff education grant on bi-annual basis, follow-up and support awarded staff in order to motivate them to accomplish their study as agreed;• Ensure the investment on training and development is brining impact for the effectiveness of ATA through establishing pre intervention benchmarks and conducting the post intervention impact assessment;• Facilitate and organize the onboarding programs ensuring 100% participation, make sure that the content is regularly updated by relevant content owners;• Conduct training and development program evaluations in order to recommend improvement areas based on feedback and implement actions.• Maintain up-to-date staff learning and development records using ERP and generate reports as required;• Properly file and document training applications, relevant correspondences, any related agreements and guarantee documents; attaching all with personnel files;Performance Management• Review, update, implement and monitor the Performance Management System to enable employees and teams understanding of the goals of the ATA and to identify how individual and team outputs contribute to the achievement of the Organization’s objectives;• Support staff and supervisors in order to ensure that individual performance goals are cascaded down from the ATA strategic goals and establish alignment to achieve organizational objectives;• Closely support staff and supervisors at all level on the development of performance goals/objectives, key performance indicators and tracking performance progress using ERP;• Liaise with employees and supervisors to implement a process that helps to track performance progress from goal setting, mid-year reviews and end of year evaluations to support individual, team and organizational performance.• Oversees and manages all activities related to the performance management cycle and manages all communication, sensitization and monitoring of the process to ensure its effectiveness and relevance to the business needs.• Manage and monitor the design, implementation and effective use of 360-degree feedback process and sharing of individual feedback to them and their respective supervisors;• Provide an intensive regular training to all levels of ATA staff on performance management in general and ATA performance management process, guideline, tools and formats;• Train and support all on how ATA core competencies and core values are incorporated into the performance management process• Participate in the designing and updating of the ATA career progression plan and monitor its effective implementation;• Closely work with hiring managers relating to new hires in order to ensure that new hires are well inducted into their jobs, able to set performance goals for their probation period, coached and properly assessed• Coach and support regional HR staff and make sure that they are familiar with the system, guideline, processes, formats and enable them to support regional staff;• Perform other related tasks as assigned.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:• Ability to develop, update and implement training and development policy, guideline and procedures• Knowledge of Human Resources Information System, Agresso,• Strong network with external resources and ability to explore and attract high level resources

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Programmer Analyst- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: September 29, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Develop, test and implement new software programs• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues• Design and update software database. This includes, but is not limited to: Software Applications, Web Sites, Data Communication Processes and User Interfaces• Test, maintain and recommend software improvements to ensure strong functionality and optimization• Facilitate root cause analysis of system issues• Accomplishes programming project requirements by coaching programmers.• Meets programming standards by following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying work process improvements; implementing new technology.• Plans programming projects by confirming program objective and specifications with clients.• Arranges program specifications by confirming logical sequence and flowcharts; researching and employing established operations.• Verifies program operation by confirming tests.• Prepares flowcharts and diagrams to illustrate sequence of steps program must follow and to describe logical operations involved.• Converts project specifications, using flowcharts and diagrams, into sequence of detailed instructions and logical steps for coding into language processable by computer, applying knowledge of computer programming techniques and computer languages• Web application and service design, development, and maintenance• Designs new applications, databases, and interfaces as requested and assigned• Design custom reports and visualizations using report designer tools.• Supports and maintains existing applications, databases, and interfaces• Supports in the implementation of new systems.• Sets standards for and reviews existing databases and web development projects• comfortable to work in within the open source (LAMP) or WAMP context• Designs database models and implements them; writes custom SQL queries.• Integrates application frontends with database back-ends• Works with system administrators to perform database administration and troubleshooting for server databases.• Responsible migration of enterprise systems.• Responsible for Project management of all development initiatives.• Perform other duties as deemed necessary.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer I - Regional Business Development- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Mekelle- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: September 29, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Promote the OSSs opportunity to potential private sector actors in potential areas;• Gather, compile and provide information for evaluation of OSSs grant applicants, including performance of documentary and in-person due diligence of the applicant’s historical financial records;• Support potential applicants for the sub-grant to produce competitive business plan.• Assist OSSs grantees to access trade credit and commercial finance, to help meet their matching investment requirements and project implementation costs;• Provide capacity building on financial management and business planning to OSSs staff and program beneficiaries over the life of the project;• Facilitate training of OSSs staff in business management skills and technical training’s in collaboration with technical experts• Provide all rounded technical support in relation to business management to OSSs as well as coaching and mentoring services to OSSs in the respective regions• Coordinates and manage regional project staffs, responsible for reporting of the project activities in the region and overall communication with stakeholders in the region.• In consultation with the regional ATA Director and program manager coordinate project activities with the ACC• Ensure that OSSs keep recording of traction’s ,keeping records of sales and also stock management and periodically check profitability OSSs by doing cost benefit analysis• Ensure that OSSs have properly used the sub-grant as per the agreement entered with ATA• Produce timely and quality periodic reports;• Other duties assigned to him/her by the Regional Implementation Support Director.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer I - Data Management- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: August 03, 2019PURPOSE OF THE POSITIONThe Data Management Officer will report to the Manager for Data Analytics and GIS Unit, and contributes to the unit activities across three main areas of focus:• Provide high-quality, reliable and user-friendly agricultural databases, within ATA and to the broader agricultural sector.• Identify and manage key data partnerships and other strategic data initiatives with partner organizations.• Support the development and enhancement of data infrastructure and data management, analytical and statistical capabilities, and reporting capacity across the sector.The ideal candidate will possess a strong passion for data management and analytics to support decision making, and an understanding of best practice data management approaches, tools and technologies across the government, private and development sectors. This should be based on significant professional experience in technical aspects of data management and provision of data, and statistical expertise to organizations, including areas such as database design, front end user interface design, use and support of major analytical software packages, and application open-source technologies for data collection, hosting, management and analytics. Ideally, but not necessarily, the candidate would have knowledge related to web-based application and relevant experience in developing and managing websites. The candidate will also have a passion for improving the livers of small-holder farmers, and knowledge of Ethiopia’s agricultural sector and ongoing efforts to transform this sector.ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES• Data structuring and management, including regular acquisition and integration of data from partners, data validation, data cleaning and processing, and release to user including training and trouble-shooting.• Provide content input to projects focused on data sourcing, management, analytics, and visualization solutions.• Engage with internal teams, external partners and consultants to identify data management needs and technical requirements.• Support overall development and enhancement of data infrastructure and data management, and analytics capacity at ATA and across the sector.• Contribute to identification and management of key data partnerships and other strategic data initiatives with partner organizations.• Contribute to data management and analytics capacity-building activities with ATA staff and staff at partner organizations.• Engage with organizations across the agriculture sector to identify data related needs of the sector and provide recommendations to enhance data collection, dissemination and utilization in the sector.• Contribute to development and regular updating of data management and governance guidelines, data dictionaries, data models, and other documents required to support effective data provision.• Prioritize and complete basic requests for data extracts, data manipulation, analysis, and visualization, and support on more complex requests, ensuring high-quality service provision• Support the piloting, implementation, administration and ongoing enhancement of data related systems and tools.• Regularly identify and implement refinements in own areas of responsibility and approach for engaging with other ATA staff / users.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Officer II-Regional Business Development (Re-advert)- Term of Employment: One year with possible extension- Duty Station(s): Bahir Dar- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: July 18, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Promote the OSSs opportunity to potential private sector actors in potential areas;• Gather, compile and provide information for evaluation of OSSs grant applicants, including performance of documentary and in-person due diligence of the applicant’s historical financial records;• Support potential applicants for the sub-grant to produce competitive business plan;• Assist OSSs grantees to access trade credit and commercial finance, to help meet their matching investment requirements and project implementation costs;• Provide capacity building on financial management and business planning to OSSs staff and program beneficiaries over the life of the project;• Facilitate training of OSSs staff in business management skills and technical trainings in collaboration with technical experts;• Provide all rounded technical support in relation to business management to OSSs as well as coaching and mentoring services to OSSs in the respective regions;• Coordinates and manage regional project staffs, responsible for reporting of the project activities in the region and overall communication with stakeholders in the region.• In consultation with the regional ATA Director and program manager coordinate project activities with the ACC;• Ensure that OSSs keep recording of tractions, keeping records of sales and also stock management and periodically check profitability OSSs by doing cost benefit analysis;• Ensure that OSSs have properly used the sub-grant as per the agreement entered with ATA;• Produce timely and quality periodic reports;• Other duties assigned to him/her by the Regional Project Manager.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Front Desk Assistant- Term of Employment: One Year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: July 18, 2019MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Reception: • Ensure an attractive, pleasant and neat front desk area is maintained at all times.• Receives and assists visitors of the office courteously, answers query and provides information while being as prudent as possible.• Assists visitors to leave message in the absence of the staff member to be visited and ensures the message is transferred on time.• Regularly organize notice boards at the reception area.Telephone and Fax Communication:• Receives all incoming telephone calls, receives/sends fax messages, forward messages/documents to concerned staff on time.• Makes official phone calls on behalf of staff members, especially senior management staff.• Maintains external telephone directory for ATA’s main stakeholders.• Regularly updates and maintains internal telephone contact list and share to internal users as updated• Immediately report any fault to Information Technology team and Telecommunication Company.Administrative:• Arranges appointments for staff and remind the approaching appointments to the concerned.• Assists the HR team in scheduling interviews for internal and external candidates.• Assists in arranging flight booking and hotel accommodation for staff and ATA guests as requested.• Assists in photo copying and binding of documents with at most attention to confidentiality.• Assists in organizing seminars/workshops, arrangement of necessary stationary materials and confirmation of participants list.• Initiates purchase request and placement of all necessary office refreshment items at all duty hours.• Maintains document confidentiality while receiving/issuing incoming/outgoing ATA letters.• Follows ATA procedures to ensure the organization seal is properly used to authenticate outgoing correspondences from ATA.• Provide secretarial services to program and administrative staff when required.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Learning Manager (Re-advert)- Term of Employment: One Year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: July 18, 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.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Pedometrician (Re-advert)- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: July 15, 2019MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Coordinate the rigorous work of geo-statistical and Machine learning analysis (MLA) predictions of soil properties and fertilizer recommendations of EthioSIS.• Ensure that the development of the soil fertility status and fertilizer recommendation atlas and bio-physical maps of Ethiopia are being produced within the agreed time plan/schedule using collected information and relevant legacy data.• Lead the cartography work of soil properties and fertilizer recommendations, and finalizing atlas and maps ready to printings and handover to regions and stakeholders.• Communicate pedometric mapping methodology of EthioSIS to different stakeholders, and on internationally renowned journals, book chapters, conferences, workshops and Medias.• Couching GIS teams of the MoA/ SRMID directorate and provide trainings to GIS teams of the MoA/ SRMID directorate and regional partners on the effective use of R programming language for spatial prediction of soil properties and fertilizer type maps.• Point person in supporting MoA in digital soil mapping; soil information and related decision makings.• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer- Term of Employment: until June, 2012 E.C- Duty Station: Addis Ababa - Required Number: one- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 8, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES• Work with 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer, Communication team, and consultants/vendors to manage implement the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline comprehensive marketing and outreach strategy nationwide• Develop consistent and appropriate communications materials (reports, brochures, newsletters, press releases and presentations) for various target audiences, including ATA’s partners, government institutions, media agencies, and the public.• Help organize events, such as project launches, field days, and press conferences, for priority projects or on an ad hoc basis.• Build and maintain relationships with communications/public relations teams at key partner institutions.• Identify additional approaches to create awareness and train/inform smallholders and DAs about the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level.• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders on how the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline can be updated to improve their experiences.• Write, edit and proofread Amharic documents, as needed.• Work with Regional ATA offices, Bureaus of Agriculture, Woreda offices of Agriculture to identify and motivate and skilled woreda agronomist, crop protection, and subject matter specialists to support future expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk• Support the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline team analyze the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk results and share with ATA SMT and relevant stakeholders• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to promote and popularize 8028 Farmers’ Hotline• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Regional Transport Assistant and Mechanic Specialist (Re-Advertised)- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Bahir Dar- Required Number: One - Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 11, 2019POSITION SUMMARY:The Regional Transport Assistant and Mechanic Specialist will primarily report to the Regional Operations Director with secondary reporting line to the HQ Logistics Manager. He/she will be responsible for handling fleet of vehicles and monitoring their overall performance.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Transport Assistant• Ensure proper safety and security of ATA vehicle/s and manage vehicles in compliance with the operational needs, required standards and procedures of the Agency• Efficiently dispatch vehicle/s to the team upon request and keep track of vehicle and driver assignments• Provide effective and cost-efficient resource planning and scheduling for vehicle/s as well as ensuring that technical maintenance support is carried out in accordance with standard maintenance guidelines and schedules• Provides technical input into the decision making process concerning the issue of transport services according to planning capacity and availability of vehicles• Facilitate transport to staff by ATA motor vehicles and/or from the outsourced rental service• Manage, control and account for all fuel supplies within the regional fleet and provide fuel management support, including contingency planning, monitoring, controlling and reporting on the use of vehicle/s• Ensure the regional office vehicle and driver assignments are executed in a professional manner and in accordance with ATA standard procedures• Conduct annual performance appraisal of drivers• Ensure Logistics manual and formats are fully in place and oversee their application• Ensure weekly vehicle request plan and fuel consumption logbooks are correctly filled.• Manage, motivate, develop and oversee the performance of regional driver/s in line with the organization’s systems, rules and regulations• Ensure compliance to organizational policies and procedures, as well as various donor rules and regulation related to supply chain functions• Route/reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems or global positioning systems (GPS) and work for the improvement of operational efficienciesMechanicOversee scheduled and non-scheduled preventative maintenance and repairs to organizational vehicle Conduct inspections using specific procedures set by organizational requirements. Ensure quality control and evaluation of preventive maintenance and repair services.Primary Purpose: Perform mechanical and electrical repairs to ensure proper performance and safety of all organizational vehicles.Other Duties• Use diagnostic equipment to evaluate mechanical and electrical problems in vehicles.• Do welding and minor body work.• Service vehicles according to established preventive maintenance schedule. Rotate and balance tires; change oil and filters; lubricate vehicle parts; inspect and replace hoses, belts, mirrors, lamps; and control all fluid levels maintained• Maintain accurate, updated records of preventive maintenance.• Inspect vehicles and evaluate condition of systems, equipment, accessories, and lights; service as needed.• Rearrange the work schedules in order to accommodate work order schedules• Complete required forms and paper work for fleet maintenance shop including, but not limited to, repair orders, inspection forms, etc.• Perform major and minor electrical and mechanical repairs to both gas and diesel vehicles• Conduct preventative maintenance on regional vehicles.• Ensure shop safety and cleanliness and abide by safety policies. Identify safety hazards and report unsafe conditions to supervisor.• Track time worked on each vehicle by type of repair and using standard time estimates based on industry standards, Identify and respond to inquiries where actual times vary from estimated times and complete appropriate reporting on vehicle repairs and maintenance to supervisor.• Schedule and arrange for outsourcing of repairs if necessary.• Respond to service calls.• Road test vehicles to verify complaints and/or repairs.• Perform other duties as assigned.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Fertilizer Blending team leader- Term of Employment: 18 Months - Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One - Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 8, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES• A point person to ensure smooth and successful transition the existing five fertilizer blending factories to the OCP; make close follow-up of activities against target and report on deviation to the team.• Closely work with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Federal Cooperative Agency, the FCUs and other key stakeholders to ensure the overall full-functionalization of the existing fertilizer blending factories and provide possible solutions for effective management of fertilizers in different storages• A point person to partnership with Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) to support the fertilizer recommendation validation work towards generating crop and agro-ecology based tailored fertilizer recommendations and supports the quality control scheme of fertilizers.• The project lead will also be a member of a team supporting capacity building of experts in the MoA, Regional Agriculture Bureaus and other stakeholders regarding fertilizer blending initiative, their operationalization and demand estimation of fertilizers.• Coordinate development of guidelines and standard operating procedures for blended fertilizers production and uses and documentation of the project learnings and their communications.• Presence and communication of the Fertilizer blending learnings on key conferences and workshops (nationally and internationally).• Conduct additional project related activities when informed by project team leader

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Driver- Term of Employment: One Year- Duty Station: Bahir Dar - Required Number: 2- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 8, 2019POSITION SUMMARY:Drivers are responsible for the operation of all projects and operation various vehicles and for the safe and orderly transportation of passengers and goods to and from their destination. Work includes completion of daily inspection of vehicle status, fueling, weekly and monthly reports, interior and exterior cleaning of vehicle, maintaining accurate trip records, assisting user team, good communication skill, available at any time and any other related duties as assigned by the logistic manager.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Inspect the vehicle daily prior to beginning route.- Follow a prescribed checklist in reviewing the vehicle’s operational and safety features; records all repair needs/problems on checklist and report findings requiring immediate attention to mechanic.- Completes check of all fluids and maintains proper level• Maintain the cleanliness inside and outside of transit vehicle as required• Maintains accurate daily trip logs and provides necessary data.• Completes all records daily and follows reporting procedures as required• Uses sound and email judgment in following dispatch instructions, being able to recognize, create, and follow logical sequences for pickup and drop-off of passengers in an efficient manner.• Able to operate communication devices and keep regular contact with Dispatcher• Observes all traffic laws, especially those related to public transportation; ensures that all passengers wear seat belts, mobility aids are properly secured and follow safety regulations.• Maintain the confidentiality of passenger information• Ability to drive a variety of passenger vehicles, including but not limited to vans, minivans, conversion vans, hardtop, automobiles, that may be diesel, gasoline.• Must follow emergency procedures as instructed by Logistic Manager or Dispatcher

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Financial Administration Specialist- Term of Employment: One Year- Duty Station: Addis Ababa - Required Number: one- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 8, 2019PURPOSE OF THE POSITIONProvide full range of administrative support. Will independently administer several assigned responsibilities, ensuring to Head Office Finance office excellent partner and service giving organizations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required.ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES• Print and bind documents• Prepare and print registration forms• Register participants and follow up• Distribute documents and stationaries• Ensure refreshments is ready on time for the participants• Prepare payment sheet• Take copy of the withholding forms from finance• Collect money from the bank and• Pay perdiem, accommodation and transport to the participants• Paid to the hotel for the refreshment and hall rent after deducting vat and withholding taxes• Prepare the expense and submit to finance with the necessary attachments• Return the remaining money• Replenish stationary on time• Check for printers and copiers Cartridge• Make sure the papers is available everywhere on the floor• Provide services which I am asked to support across the Agency• Send accommodation request to the hotel by e-mail• Call and confirm if accommodation is available• Send flight details of the visitor for the airport transfer• Send letter of confirmation for payment• Perform any other financial tasks as assigned by the Senior Finance Officer or his delegate

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Technical Manager - Infrastructure and Systems- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 04, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES• Continually improves the network and server systems by monitoring and evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput and latency; planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; defining network policies and procedures; establishing connections and firewalls.• Secures the networks by developing and implementing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation systems; maintaining documentation.• Administers servers, virtual servers, NAS, SAN, HCI, routers, switches, firewalls, PABX, smartphones, software deployment, security updates and patches.• Design and deploy functional networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN)• Monitor network performance and integrity• Resolve issues tiers of support have escalated• Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness• Mentor team members on technical issues• Create, oversee and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery)• Communicate with users when needed• Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity and scalability• Design, install and configure internal and customer facing servers, network devices and firewalls.• Administer and support core Microsoft, Cisco, Hyper -V and VMware technologies• Develop and implement project plans, risk assessments and contingency plans• Design and implement monitoring, configuration management and reporting functions that will make a hands-off environment• Manages the data center and computer host systems including hardware, software and equipment such as air-conditioning system, UPS (uninterrupted power system) and fire protection system.• Define and document best practices, support procedures and complete technical documentation with business critical systems• Effectively plan for after-hours support for Infrastructure related emergencies as well occasional weekend maintenance• Maintain inventory and asset configuration documentation• Assist with hardware, firewall, telecom and software vendor evaluation, recommendation and negotiations Mentor / cross train team members on existing and new technologies• Carry out special tasks at Management’s direction• Interact with customers and staff at the technical level, as required.• Ensure best practices in implementations and revise existing implementations for compliance with best practices.• Ensure compliance to internal SLA• Other duties as assigned.• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Technical Manager- Application & Development- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 04, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES• Manage full software development lifecycle including planning, defining systems work scope, designing, coding, testing, implementing, and supporting infrastructure;• Provides application or infrastructure technical expertise, analysis and specifications for IT systems to meet business requirements in accordance with IT architecture policies and standards; translate requirements into technical specifications, create detailed solution design, coordinate construction, installation, configuration and testing of IT systems; and identifies, troubleshoots and resolves system technical issues.• Manage multiple project timelines and deliverables;• Assist in defining development guidelines and standards for optimal solutions;• Ensure all applications are documented according to standards;• Provide technical guidance and system process expertise through training and troubleshooting of issues;• Ensure database availability and performance• Triage and remedy database issues• Provide plans for growth and expansion• Help develop database solutions for new projects• Optimize and refactor existing structure to meet performance objectives• Installation, provisioning and maintenance of all database software• Ensure backup and restore operations are conducted for all applications and systems that produce data• Publishing new code/changes into all company environments (production, staging, etc)• Monitor and maintain system health, performance and security• Collaborate with system users and management to identify application development solutions, new applications or modifications to existing programs;• Plan and implement review deployment plans, installation schedules, and upgrades/fixes to the production environment;• Plans and implements standards for the installation, configuration, administration and management of all database systems. Standardization to include “Best Practice” methodologies for database design, security, tools, programming techniques, policies and procedures.• Provides technical guidance to Application Developers in database planning, design and performance optimization. Evaluates 3rd Party application systems for database functionality, security and performance.• Reviews database design and integration with application systems and makes recommendations regarding enhancements and/or improvements.• Works closely with IT technical service providers to ensure outsourced work packages are delivered to specifications, meeting key parameters of quality, schedule, cost, security, performance, and scalability.• Prepare and present formal training to IT staff and perform code reviews, as needed; and• Contribute to strategic planning meetings and provide guidance and expertise on system options, risk, costs vs. benefits, and impacts on business processes and goals.• Participates in the creation of standards, processes, procedures, and guidelines for the IT design and development community as well work instructions or ‘runbooks’ used for end-user support.• Analyzes and revises existing systems and documentation to identify remediation or improvements in the application or infrastructure solution.• Provides level 3 support for critical non-routine issues.• Coaches less experienced team members on technical matters.• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Pedometrician- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 04, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES• Coordinate the rigorous work of geo-statistical and Machine learning analysis (MLA) predictions of soil properties and fertilizer recommendations of EthioSIS.• Ensure that the development of the soil fertility status and fertilizer recommendation atlas and bio-physical maps of Ethiopia are being produced within the agreed time plan/schedule using collected information and relevant legacy data.• Lead the cartography work of soil properties and fertilizer recommendations, and finalizing atlas and maps ready to printings and handover to regions and stakeholders.• Communicate pedometric mapping methodology of EthioSIS to different stakeholders, and on internationally renowned journals, book chapters, conferences, workshops and Medias.• Couching GIS teams of the MoA/ SRMID directorate and provide trainings to GIS teams of the MoA/ SRMID directorate and regional partners on the effective use of R programming language for spatial prediction of soil properties and fertilizer type maps.• Point person in supporting MoA in digital soil mapping; soil information and related decision makings.• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Database Administrator- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 04, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES• Identifies database requirements by interviewing users; analyzing applications, evaluating existing systems and designing proposed systems.• Recommends solutions by defining database physical structure and functional capabilities, database security, data back-up, and recovery specifications.• Installs revised or new systems by proposing specifications and flowcharts; recommending optimum access techniques; coordinating installation requirements.• Maintains database performance by calculating optimum values for database parameters; implementing new releases; completing maintenance requirements; evaluating computer operating systems and hardware products.• Provides database support by coding utilities, responding to user questions, and resolving problems.• Understand 3rd party applications for hosted backend database on site.• Manage security on SQL Server instances.• Installs database systems by developing diagrams, applying optimum access techniques, coordinating installation, documents actions.• Maintains database performance by identifying and resolving production and application development problems.• Design and Implement standard backup and recovery plans for all business critical applications hosted and owned by ATA and verify accuracy of data on a regular basis.• Works effectively as part of a team atmosphere to perform duties and achieve daily operational goals.• Troubleshoot and repair SQL Server database related problem issues; notify and keep stakeholders and customers informed on issues affecting production systems availability• Create SQL queries, procedures, packages, and reports for standalone use and for data layer of ATA’s business apps• Produce required system and user documentation for projects and tasks; create testing and training plans for ATA technical staff and end-users; use ATA’s configuration management and change control systems• Learn and provide escalation level support for ATA’s SQL database dependent business apps• Others as assigned by the supervisor.• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Assistant HR Officer - Intern- Term of Employment: Six months- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 04, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Update personnel database in ERP and create file for new hires on timely manner• File and maintain personnel documents both in hard and soft copy,• Support new hires in completing employment forms at the entry point,• Compile staff documents for pension registration and ensure staff are registered accordingly and inform them to collect their pension ID,• Support the HR Officer in compiling medical reimbursement requests for the Insurance company,• Assist the HR Officer in the inclusion of new hires in to the medical insurance scheme immediately upon employment,• Make sure business and ID cards are prepared and distributed on time• Perform other business related assignments as deemed necessary

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Officer - 8028 Farmers’ Hotline- Term of Employment: One Year possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa- Required Number: 1- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2018POSITION SUMMARY:The ATA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MoANR), the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), and Ethio Telecom launched an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Short Message Service (SMS) system, the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline, to disseminate agronomic best practice advice to farmers/ development agents (DAs) year round. These agronomic best practices are encouraged to be utilized throughout the year and intended to improve the flow of information (1) between stakeholders implementing farmer-targeted interventions, and (2) towards the farmers that these interventions are intended to benefit. This system provides and collects information to farmers and decision-makers in four ways: (1) a call-in automated hotline (2) a push-based alert system using IVR/SMS (3) an IVR helpdesk that allows farmers to ask question and experts to respond to their inquiries (4) an IVR Survey that is pushed to all users of the system and the information is aggregated and shared with experts.The 8028 Farmers’ Hotline was first piloted in February 2014, in 21 woredas (districts) in the four main regions Oromia, Amhara, SNNPR and Tigray for approximately five months. Following the pilot, the ATA, in collaboration with its partners, expanded the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline nationwide. To date, the system has handled more than 30 million calls from 4 million registered callers. Users of the system can call into and receive information on a wide range of agricultural activities on all major cereal, pulses and high-value crops. Keypad menu options allow farmers and Development Agents to select their particular areas.Currently, the ATA has integrated a Helpdesk mechanism into the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline. This Helpdesk will enable smallholders and DAs to call into the system and ask specific agriculture related questions and have experts in their woredas answer these questions. The role of the Regional 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Project Officer (PO) is to assist smallholders and DAs by redirecting and managing the questions and responses submitted into the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk.The Regional 8028 Farmers’ Hotline PO will be responsible for implementing, expanding, and supporting the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk across designated woredas, in their respective region, may it be Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, and Tigray. The PO will primarily work on the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk; reviewing incoming questions and answers, coordinating woreda experts and subject matter specialists, . The PO is also responsible with creating awareness at the various bureaus and offices of agriculture.The ATA is looking for a total of four POs, each PO will be expected to support each of the four regions listed above• The first candidate, fluent in Amharic language, will be stationed at the ATA Amhara region branch Office, in Bahir Dar, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• The second candidate, fluent in Afaan Oromo, will be stationed at the ATA Oromia region branch Office, in Addis Ababa, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region• The third candidate, fluent in Tigrigna language, will be stationed at the ATA Tigray region branch Office, in Mekelle, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• The fourth candidate, fluent in Sidaamu Afoo, and/or Wolayttatto language(s), preferably both, will be stationed at the ATA SNNP region branch Office, in Hawassa, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• This position will officially report to the ICT Team Lead. The position will be a 12-month contract, starting with a six-month probationary period.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Work with 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer to manage implement the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk across the designated woredas in your respective regions• Provide Helpdesk support for smallholder farmers and DAs, by reviewing and curating all the submitted questions, and regularly follow up with woreda experts and subject matter specialists as needed• Review the quality of each of questions and answers, and follow ups with both smallholders and responders• Conduct visits to selected 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk region/zone/woredas periodically to create awareness, build capacity, and ensure the system is being used properly• Identify additional approaches to create awareness and train/inform smallholders and DAs about the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level.• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders on how the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline can be updated to improve their experiences• Work with the relevant stakeholders, such as Ethio telecom, MoANR, EIAR, Digital Green, and regional/zonal/woredas BoA to identify/resolve issues• Work with the your designated woredas to ensure that woreda experts and subject matter specialists respond to user’s questions within 72 hours• Work with Regional ATA office, Bureau of Agriculture, Woreda office of Agriculture to identify motivate and skilled woreda agronomist, crop protection, and subject matter specialists to support future expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk• Analyze the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk results and share with ICT Team Lead and 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer• Draft and share minutes of meetings attended and/or conducted• Report and/escalate major issues to 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer, ICT Team Lead and Regional and A&M Senior Director• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to promote and popularize 8028 Farmers’ Hotline• Assist ATA program teams and stakeholders develop IVR 8028 Farmers’ Hotline alerts and surveys• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities• Follow up regional activities related to the comprehensive outreach strategy implementation and share updates

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Officer - 8028 Farmers’ Hotline- Term of Employment: One Year possibility of extension- Duty Station: Bahir Dar- Required Number: 1- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2018POSITION SUMMARY:The ATA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MoANR), the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), and Ethio Telecom launched an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Short Message Service (SMS) system, the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline, to disseminate agronomic best practice advice to farmers/ development agents (DAs) year round. These agronomic best practices are encouraged to be utilized throughout the year and intended to improve the flow of information (1) between stakeholders implementing farmer-targeted interventions, and (2) towards the farmers that these interventions are intended to benefit. This system provides and collects information to farmers and decision-makers in four ways: (1) a call-in automated hotline (2) a push-based alert system using IVR/SMS (3) an IVR helpdesk that allows farmers to ask question and experts to respond to their inquiries (4) an IVR Survey that is pushed to all users of the system and the information is aggregated and shared with experts.The 8028 Farmers’ Hotline was first piloted in February 2014, in 21 woredas (districts) in the four main regions Oromia, Amhara, SNNPR and Tigray for approximately five months. Following the pilot, the ATA, in collaboration with its partners, expanded the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline nationwide. To date, the system has handled more than 30 million calls from 4 million registered callers. Users of the system can call into and receive information on a wide range of agricultural activities on all major cereal, pulses and high-value crops. Keypad menu options allow farmers and Development Agents to select their particular areas.Currently, the ATA has integrated a Helpdesk mechanism into the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline. This Helpdesk will enable smallholders and DAs to call into the system and ask specific agriculture related questions and have experts in their woredas answer these questions. The role of the Regional 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Project Officer (PO) is to assist smallholders and DAs by redirecting and managing the questions and responses submitted into the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk.The Regional 8028 Farmers’ Hotline PO will be responsible for implementing, expanding, and supporting the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk across designated woredas, in their respective region, may it be Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, and Tigray. The PO will primarily work on the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk; reviewing incoming questions and answers, coordinating woreda experts and subject matter specialists, . The PO is also responsible with creating awareness at the various bureaus and offices of agriculture.The ATA is looking for a total of four POs, each PO will be expected to support each of the four regions listed above• The first candidate, fluent in Amharic language, will be stationed at the ATA Amhara region branch Office, in Bahir Dar, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• The second candidate, fluent in Afaan Oromo, will be stationed at the ATA Oromia region branch Office, in Addis Ababa, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region• The third candidate, fluent in Tigrigna language, will be stationed at the ATA Tigray region branch Office, in Mekelle, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• The fourth candidate, fluent in Sidaamu Afoo, and/or Wolayttatto language(s), preferably both, will be stationed at the ATA SNNP region branch Office, in Hawassa, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• This position will officially report to the ICT Team Lead. The position will be a 12-month contract, starting with a six-month probationary period.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Work with 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer to manage implement the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk across the designated woredas in your respective regions• Provide Helpdesk support for smallholder farmers and DAs, by reviewing and curating all the submitted questions, and regularly follow up with woreda experts and subject matter specialists as needed• Review the quality of each of questions and answers, and follow ups with both smallholders and responders• Conduct visits to selected 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk region/zone/woredas periodically to create awareness, build capacity, and ensure the system is being used properly• Identify additional approaches to create awareness and train/inform smallholders and DAs about the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level.• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders on how the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline can be updated to improve their experiences• Work with the relevant stakeholders, such as Ethio telecom, MoANR, EIAR, Digital Green, and regional/zonal/woredas BoA to identify/resolve issues• Work with the your designated woredas to ensure that woreda experts and subject matter specialists respond to user’s questions within 72 hours• Work with Regional ATA office, Bureau of Agriculture, Woreda office of Agriculture to identify motivate and skilled woreda agronomist, crop protection, and subject matter specialists to support future expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk• Analyze the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk results and share with ICT Team Lead and 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer• Draft and share minutes of meetings attended and/or conducted• Report and/escalate major issues to 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer, ICT Team Lead and Regional and A&M Senior Director• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to promote and popularize 8028 Farmers’ Hotline• Assist ATA program teams and stakeholders develop IVR 8028 Farmers’ Hotline alerts and surveys• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities• Follow up regional activities related to the comprehensive outreach strategy implementation and share updates

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Officer - 8028 Farmers’ Hotline- Term of Employment: One Year possibility of extension- Duty Station: Hawassa- Required Number: 1- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2018POSITION SUMMARY:The ATA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MoANR), the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), and Ethio Telecom launched an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Short Message Service (SMS) system, the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline, to disseminate agronomic best practice advice to farmers/ development agents (DAs) year round. These agronomic best practices are encouraged to be utilized throughout the year and intended to improve the flow of information (1) between stakeholders implementing farmer-targeted interventions, and (2) towards the farmers that these interventions are intended to benefit. This system provides and collects information to farmers and decision-makers in four ways: (1) a call-in automated hotline (2) a push-based alert system using IVR/SMS (3) an IVR helpdesk that allows farmers to ask question and experts to respond to their inquiries (4) an IVR Survey that is pushed to all users of the system and the information is aggregated and shared with experts.The 8028 Farmers’ Hotline was first piloted in February 2014, in 21 woredas (districts) in the four main regions Oromia, Amhara, SNNPR and Tigray for approximately five months. Following the pilot, the ATA, in collaboration with its partners, expanded the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline nationwide. To date, the system has handled more than 30 million calls from 4 million registered callers. Users of the system can call into and receive information on a wide range of agricultural activities on all major cereal, pulses and high-value crops. Keypad menu options allow farmers and Development Agents to select their particular areas.Currently, the ATA has integrated a Helpdesk mechanism into the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline. This Helpdesk will enable smallholders and DAs to call into the system and ask specific agriculture related questions and have experts in their woredas answer these questions. The role of the Regional 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Project Officer (PO) is to assist smallholders and DAs by redirecting and managing the questions and responses submitted into the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk.The Regional 8028 Farmers’ Hotline PO will be responsible for implementing, expanding, and supporting the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk across designated woredas, in their respective region, may it be Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, and Tigray. The PO will primarily work on the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk; reviewing incoming questions and answers, coordinating woreda experts and subject matter specialists, . The PO is also responsible with creating awareness at the various bureaus and offices of agriculture.The ATA is looking for a total of four POs, each PO will be expected to support each of the four regions listed above• The first candidate, fluent in Amharic language, will be stationed at the ATA Amhara region branch Office, in Bahir Dar, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• The second candidate, fluent in Afaan Oromo, will be stationed at the ATA Oromia region branch Office, in Addis Ababa, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region• The third candidate, fluent in Tigrigna language, will be stationed at the ATA Tigray region branch Office, in Mekelle, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• The fourth candidate, fluent in Sidaamu Afoo, and/or Wolayttatto language(s), preferably both, will be stationed at the ATA SNNP region branch Office, in Hawassa, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• This position will officially report to the ICT Team Lead. The position will be a 12-month contract, starting with a six-month probationary period.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Work with 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer to manage implement the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk across the designated woredas in your respective regions• Provide Helpdesk support for smallholder farmers and DAs, by reviewing and curating all the submitted questions, and regularly follow up with woreda experts and subject matter specialists as needed• Review the quality of each of questions and answers, and follow ups with both smallholders and responders• Conduct visits to selected 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk region/zone/woredas periodically to create awareness, build capacity, and ensure the system is being used properly• Identify additional approaches to create awareness and train/inform smallholders and DAs about the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level.• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders on how the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline can be updated to improve their experiences• Work with the relevant stakeholders, such as Ethio telecom, MoANR, EIAR, Digital Green, and regional/zonal/woredas BoA to identify/resolve issues• Work with the your designated woredas to ensure that woreda experts and subject matter specialists respond to user’s questions within 72 hours• Work with Regional ATA office, Bureau of Agriculture, Woreda office of Agriculture to identify motivate and skilled woreda agronomist, crop protection, and subject matter specialists to support future expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk• Analyze the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk results and share with ICT Team Lead and 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer• Draft and share minutes of meetings attended and/or conducted• Report and/escalate major issues to 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer, ICT Team Lead and Regional and A&M Senior Director• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to promote and popularize 8028 Farmers’ Hotline• Assist ATA program teams and stakeholders develop IVR 8028 Farmers’ Hotline alerts and surveys• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities• Follow up regional activities related to the comprehensive outreach strategy implementation and share updates

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation AgencyVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Officer - 8028 Farmers’ Hotline- Term of Employment: One Year possibility of extension- Duty Station: Mekelle- Required Number: 1- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2018POSITION SUMMARY:The ATA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MoANR), the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), and Ethio Telecom launched an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Short Message Service (SMS) system, the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline, to disseminate agronomic best practice advice to farmers/ development agents (DAs) year round. These agronomic best practices are encouraged to be utilized throughout the year and intended to improve the flow of information (1) between stakeholders implementing farmer-targeted interventions, and (2) towards the farmers that these interventions are intended to benefit. This system provides and collects information to farmers and decision-makers in four ways: (1) a call-in automated hotline (2) a push-based alert system using IVR/SMS (3) an IVR helpdesk that allows farmers to ask question and experts to respond to their inquiries (4) an IVR Survey that is pushed to all users of the system and the information is aggregated and shared with experts.The 8028 Farmers’ Hotline was first piloted in February 2014, in 21 woredas (districts) in the four main regions Oromia, Amhara, SNNPR and Tigray for approximately five months. Following the pilot, the ATA, in collaboration with its partners, expanded the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline nationwide. To date, the system has handled more than 30 million calls from 4 million registered callers. Users of the system can call into and receive information on a wide range of agricultural activities on all major cereal, pulses and high-value crops. Keypad menu options allow farmers and Development Agents to select their particular areas.Currently, the ATA has integrated a Helpdesk mechanism into the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline. This Helpdesk will enable smallholders and DAs to call into the system and ask specific agriculture related questions and have experts in their woredas answer these questions. The role of the Regional 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Project Officer (PO) is to assist smallholders and DAs by redirecting and managing the questions and responses submitted into the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk.The Regional 8028 Farmers’ Hotline PO will be responsible for implementing, expanding, and supporting the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk across designated woredas, in their respective region, may it be Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, and Tigray. The PO will primarily work on the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk; reviewing incoming questions and answers, coordinating woreda experts and subject matter specialists, . The PO is also responsible with creating awareness at the various bureaus and offices of agriculture.The ATA is looking for a total of four POs, each PO will be expected to support each of the four regions listed above• The first candidate, fluent in Amharic language, will be stationed at the ATA Amhara region branch Office, in Bahir Dar, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• The second candidate, fluent in Afaan Oromo, will be stationed at the ATA Oromia region branch Office, in Addis Ababa, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region• The third candidate, fluent in Tigrigna language, will be stationed at the ATA Tigray region branch Office, in Mekelle, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• The fourth candidate, fluent in Sidaamu Afoo, and/or Wolayttatto language(s), preferably both, will be stationed at the ATA SNNP region branch Office, in Hawassa, and take field trips to various zones and woredas in the region and also the ATA’s Head Office, Addis Ababa• This position will officially report to the ICT Team Lead. The position will be a 12-month contract, starting with a six-month probationary period.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Work with 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer to manage implement the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk across the designated woredas in your respective regions• Provide Helpdesk support for smallholder farmers and DAs, by reviewing and curating all the submitted questions, and regularly follow up with woreda experts and subject matter specialists as needed• Review the quality of each of questions and answers, and follow ups with both smallholders and responders• Conduct visits to selected 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk region/zone/woredas periodically to create awareness, build capacity, and ensure the system is being used properly• Identify additional approaches to create awareness and train/inform smallholders and DAs about the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level.• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders on how the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline can be updated to improve their experiences• Work with the relevant stakeholders, such as Ethio telecom, MoANR, EIAR, Digital Green, and regional/zonal/woredas BoA to identify/resolve issues• Work with the your designated woredas to ensure that woreda experts and subject matter specialists respond to user’s questions within 72 hours• Work with Regional ATA office, Bureau of Agriculture, Woreda office of Agriculture to identify motivate and skilled woreda agronomist, crop protection, and subject matter specialists to support future expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk• Analyze the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk results and share with ICT Team Lead and 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer• Draft and share minutes of meetings attended and/or conducted• Report and/escalate major issues to 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer, ICT Team Lead and Regional and A&M Senior Director• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to promote and popularize 8028 Farmers’ Hotline• Assist ATA program teams and stakeholders develop IVR 8028 Farmers’ Hotline alerts and surveys• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities• Follow up regional activities related to the comprehensive outreach strategy implementation and share updates

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Director, Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACC)- Term of Employment: Fixed- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: September 18, 2018Position summary- The ACC Director will lead the refinement of ACC strategies, integrate ACC strategies with national priorities (Agro-industrial parks, AGP and others), represent ACC in strategic platforms (Inter-ministerial, parliament , command post etc.), develop capacity building plan for regional ACC, serve as an independent voice to ATA senior management team and the CEO to gage the progress of cluster strategies implementation on ATA priorities and act as a risk mitigating agent in the project management office (PMO). In addition, the ACC Director will create national level platforms to bridge the gap of public and private sector to maximize the commercialization of small farmers output. The ACC director will report to the Senior Director of the CEO officeESSENTIAL DUTIES:The main responsibilities of the ACC Director include:• Lead the refinement of ACC/cluster strategies with the support of ATA senior management team and the CEO• Align ACC strategies with national priorities and flagship programs to enhance the integration of ACC strategies to the transformation of the agricultural sector• Lead ACC stakeholder interaction with federal, regional and other implementation partners• Plan and deploy technical expertise to the regions in an optimal manner to ensure Value chain interventions are executed in a pre-set standards• Develop capacity building plans to ensure skill transfer in increasing production and productivity and marketing while transformational mindset is instilled in regional staff• Co-coordinating public-private stakeholders' alignment on ACC strategies and deliverables• Ensure effective regular communication with the various government offices, the private sector and development partner• Support the Project Management Office to achieve its intended results• Support the mobilization of domestic and external resources for the ACC Initiative, including development of project proposals, as necessary• Support the facilitation of private sector investments and provide on-going problem-solving support by closely working with the concerned stakeholders