Senior Editor For Tigrigna Language
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Vacancy Announcement Position: Senior Editor for Tigrigna Language How to Apply• Interested and qualified applicants should apply through CBE career website https://jobs.cbe.com.et:4453/OA_HTML/IrcVisitor.jsp,and required to attach curriculum vitae, work experience document and other necessary credentials within ten consecutive working days from the date of this announcement. However, the bank has full right to cancel or take any other alternative in this regard. All documents should be scanned in pdf or docx formats only and the size of the documents should be less than 2MB. A detailed guide on how to apply is available on our Bank public website’s (www.combanketh.et) vacancy section. Date: May 13, 2019 - May 23, 2019
Read More Project Officer I
Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Officer I – Ethiopian Agribusiness Accelerator Platform (EAAP)- Term of Employment: Project-Until June 30th 2020- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: May 16, 2019POSITION SUMMARY:• The Project Officer will be a core member of the Agribusiness Accelerator Project Team and will be primarily responsible for providing analytical, technical, and problem solving support on a range of areas that include, but not limited to: value chain analysis, market and investment research, training module development, business opportunity identification, and operational capacity building. Stakeholder engagement and management will also be an important area of responsibility of the Project Officer.• The Project Officer will work closely with Program Teams within ATA’s Agribusiness and Markets as well as across other ATA Program Teams, and with external stakeholders such as supported enterprises, the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Federal and Regional level government bodies, relevant associations, and other private sector market actors to improve and expand market infrastructure and services for agricultural commodities in Ethiopia.• This position will officially report to the Managing Director of the Ethiopian Agribusiness Accelerator Project. ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Provide analytical, technical, and problem solving support to the Agribusiness Accelerator Project Team• Contribute to the identification and dis-aggregation of problems for detailed analysis and development of appropriate analytical frameworks for problem solving• Support programmatic and operational planning and facilitation of stakeholder engagements• Prioritize assigned tasks and support work streams from start to finish, including timelines, content development, and information validation• Manage operational planning, including logistics, timely communication and documentation to ensure effective execution of planned activities• Prepare and compile regular reports including but not limited to monthly project reports, quarterly and annual reports on transformation agenda deliverables, and bi-annual reports to the Transformation Council• Proactively present ideas and respond to queries clearly and concisely in meetings and interactions with external stakeholders• Support delivery of high-quality written documents and presentations• Support the Agribusiness Accelerator Managing Director in building the capacity, as necessary, of key public and private sector actors in Ethiopia’s honey value chain development efforts• Engage stakeholders across the agricultural system (government, business, cooperatives, commercial farmers etc.) to expand and improve the honey marketing system• Through field visits and consultations, work with government bodies, selected cooperatives and private sector actors to improve their ability to access improved market linkages, infrastructure and services• Identify synergies between the public and private sector and promote collaboration in the area of honey value chain development• Set key performance indicators, milestones and targets; engage stakeholders to creatively solve problems and overcome obstacles to achieve desired results• Integrate the Agribusiness Accelerator project with other ATA programs and projects to achieve synergies and outcomes that impact the broader agricultural system• Regularly report to the Project Lead of the Agribusiness Accelerator Project on progress, challenges and constraints of the work
Read More WAN And Security Administrator
Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: WAN and Security Administrator (Re-advert)- Term of Employment: Full Time- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: May 14, 2019POSITION SUMMARY:• Information technology (IT) WAN and Security administrator is responsible for providing system- and network-related solutions for the organization’s information-technology assets. The ideal candidate will also possess the skills to install, administer and troubleshoot the organization’s security solutions. S/he is required to oversee the functioning of networking equipment and follow strict maintenance standards. Their experience in the IT and networking fields is also used to develop new strategies to optimize network security operation.ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Design, configure, deploy, and maintain the organization’s enterprise security infrastructure• It is the responsibility of the WAN and Security administrator to perform device or system running, monitoring, troubleshooting, administering Qos devices, VPN Devices, Routers, Switches and other network devices as well as administering network servers like Firewalls, Proxy Servers, Mail Gateways, etc..• Manages the wide and local area voice and data network by securing access to resources, maintaining equipment and monitoring network performance. Assist the end-user, other IT professionals, and external customers in requesting security variances and implementation of subsequent configuration change requests• Recommend best security practices to achieve organizational goals, advises on risk assumptions for any variances granted, and provides alternatives to achieve desired end results• Assist in incident response for any breaches, intrusions, or theft• Monitor systems for any anomalies, proper updating, and patching• Performs network management i.e. WAN Administration, LAN Administration, Remote Access Administration and IP-VPN• Hands on experience configuring Firepower and Multiple VLANs based on recent technologies• Troubleshoots and solves the most complex network connectivity problems, including monitoring the network and servers for problems, diagnosing problems, and taking the appropriate corrective measures to ensure an expedient resolution.• Defines and implements network disaster recovery and hardware, software and information protection and file integrity.• Ensures network security by insuring proper user accessibility, and being able to reasonably guard against the most complex threats to security that will face our network.• Extensive hands-on technical knowledge of network system protocols, standards and Fiber Optic.• Hand on experience with a wide variety devices (routers, switches, firewalls, wireless, VoIP)• Experience with monitoring tools, and troubleshooting tools.• Ability to demonstrate technical understanding network and application layer protocols such as IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, SMTP, DNS, HTTPS.• Familiarity with Local Traffic Managers and Cisco Wireless controllers.• Ability to implement and support routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP, EIGRP) and WAN technologies (e.g., MPLS, OC-3, DS3). Knowledge and exposure to a variety of firewall environments.• Proactive monitoring of all network devices, services, and servers using a combination of tools to ensure high availability and SLA’s.• Identify threats and work to create steps to defend against them• Perform vulnerability and penetration tests across all network segments• Configure security systems such as firewalls, antivirus, and IDS/IPS software• Create network policies and authorization roles for file access• Analyze current security requirements and make suggestions for improvements• Consult with staff, managers and executives on the best security practices• Manage & troubleshoot network and Internet connectivity throughout the organization.• Significant network troubleshooting and resolution experience of LAN’s, WAN’s, WLAN’s, RAS, etc. Familiarity with security related network issues and their appropriate resolution.• Maintains system documentation and configuration data for regulatory and audit purposes• Coach and guide Service Desk and Desk Side Support technicians in their incident response, directing incident first responder actions, and appropriately escalating issues• Defend systems against unauthorized access, modification and/or destruction• Perform vulnerability and networking scanning assessments• Monitor network traffic for unusual activity• Work closely with the fellow tech team members to provide end-user support and issue resolution.• Rigorously create and maintain documentation for all processes and procedures.• Attend and actively participate in team, vertical and organization wide meetings.• Coordinate with the rest of the IT team to meet the team objectives.• Provide emergency 24 x 7 on-call support on a rotating basis.• Perform other duties as assigned.
Read More Project Officer I - AIM
Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Project Officer I - AIM- Term of Employment: Project Based – Regional- Duty Station(s): Bahir Dar- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: May 19, 2019POSITION SUMMARY:• The ATA, with the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources (MoALR), developed an Ethiopian Agricultural Investment Mapping Project (AIM). This initiative will consist of convening government and donor partners and gathering information on their investment portfolios in order to develop a comprehensive picture of who is doing what, with whom, and where in the agriculture sector. The AIM Project aims to maintain and administrate an online database and a mapping tool, which outline all major investment taking place in the agricultural sector in Ethiopia by Government, bilateral and multilateral development agencies and other actors. The data collected will be uploaded onto an Agricultural Investment Mapping Tool, which will be tailored to fit the scope of the agricultural sector in Ethiopia. The database and Tool will categorize investment activities according to their geographical location and specific areas of intervention, aligned with Ethiopia’s Growth Transformation Plan II (GTP II). It will further outline major details about the investment projects (title, description, timeline, amount, etc.).• Currently, the ATA is in the process of formally launching the tool and supporting the MoALR, government and donor partners populate and visualize their respective investment portfolios. After the information is uploaded, the information should increase coordination among GoE and Development Partners (DPs), harmonized allocation of resources and geographically targeted interventions in the agricultural sector.• As part of the projects next phase, the AIM project team has been requested to begin engaging with the regions and design and implement a process of collecting the similar type of information for the regions. This initiative will support the regions, government, and donors get a clearer and more disaggregated observation of the investments and activities occurring in the regions. Towards achieving the objective of expanding the AIM tool into the four main regions, ATA will be working with Spatial Development International LLC (SpatialDev – an international technology and data visualization firm) to assist in updating the system and ultimately hosting the system at the ATA. The information and resources on the system will be accessible by users in the regions, zones, woredas, etc.• ATA is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Project Officer on the AIM project. The Project Officer will assist in the data management, database development and data visualization. The Project Officer will work closely with SpatialDev. This position will officially report to the Project Lead. ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Support the development of high-quality, reliable and user-friendly databases, maps and geospatial resources• Conduct data sourcing, management, analytics and visualization• Lead and facilitate regional data collection activities of the AIM project• Engage regularly with Regional Bureaus of Agriculture and Livestock Resources, Regional Bureaus of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Primary Implementing Partners, and Donor Organizations• Support the expansion of AIM tool, which would assemble agricultural and livestock investments in the regions, zones, and woredas• Support overall expansion and enhancement of data infrastructure, analytics and reporting capacity at ATA and regional offices• Engage with internal teams and external partners to identify data and information management needs and technical requirements• Support key data partnerships and other strategic data initiatives with ATA, RBoAs, BoFECs, and partner organizations• Provide support with the design of training’s for end users and regional owners of the AIM Tool and Database – RBoALR, BoFEC, Implementing partners, etc.• Conduct trainings for RBoALR, BoFEC, and other stakeholder’s officials on how to maintain and update the AIM Tool and Database on a regular basis• Conduct follow up training’s in order provide troubleshooting and sustainability of using the system• Serve as the primary liaison with RBoALR, BoFEC, Primary Implementing Partners, and Donor Organizations about the day to day status of the data collection and any data issues;• Provide technical backstopping to data contact person/s stationed at the regions• Ensuring that deadlines are adhered with regards to completion, submission, and final editing of data to the AIM project• Data cleaning and cross-checking in consultation with data contact persons to ascertain that data is accurate, and verifiable to the greatest degree possible• Support in the socialization and institutionalization of the AIM tool• Provide input and feedback into possible improvements concerning the data collection methods• Work closely with AIM Senior Project Officers at federal ATA, coordinate and follow up data collection and updating the AIM central database• Support quality control checks during the transfer of records from ‘work-in-progress’ to ‘finalized-version’ databases for work accomplished with emphasis on relevance, comprehensiveness, conformity to established rules & standards;• Advise users /Trouble shooting glitches might encounter to implementing Partners at the regions in the operation of application platforms;
Read More Program Management Officer
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Vacancy Announcement Position: Program Management OfficerJob Purpose: The Program Management Officer who will be responsible for the overall administrative, financial, human resource and program management within ICRAF-Ethiopia office.Key Responsibilities:• In consultation with the ICRAF country representative, oversees all administrative functions and supervises support staff including performance management, work planning and reviewing of job descriptions.• Supports the country representative and research staff in the preparation of budgts during proposals development and prepares technical and financial reports of projects including annual project performance indicators reports.• Participates in management / monthly staff meetings, serving as secretary and ensuring follow up on action points.• Provides leadership and management of all aspects of administrative unit ensuring the office systems run efficiently and in a coordinated manner.• Reviews the regional office administrative functions, structures and procedure and makes recommendations for changes, and overseas their implementation.• Supports the country representative and research staff in recruitment and engagement of consultants.• Maintains updated staff/supervisor list and organizational chart.• Develops efficient filing systems and databases for print and electronic files/documents.• Coordinates local and international travels, meetings and workshop logistics and subsequently verifies related expense reports.• Maintain the supplier's cycle and procurement process for the country office as per ICRAF and ILRI policies.• Coordinates purchase/ requisition and distribution of office furniture, equipment, stationery, and other office supplies.• Generates and reports monthly financial reports with accompanying data for ICRAF Ethiopia and ESAF regional offices and ensures its conformity with ICRAF’s financial policy and reporting requirements.• Oversees in preparation of monthly bank reconciliations by 5th of every month and follow up on any reconciling items.• Ensures petty cash expenses are fully supported as per policy, prepares monthly reconciliations and submits approved petty cash certificate to the regional office by 5th of every month.• Oversees in preparation of monthly cash projections and seeks the country representative's approval before submitting to regional office for payment.• Ensures to follow up on financial ethics and accountability of all ICRAF staff and follow-ups on staff advances.• Follow-ups with all collaborators and partners to ensure timely submission of technical and financial reports, and other supporting documents.• Reviews and verifies all financial transactions, payments requests, purchase orders and contracts for accuracy and integrity before approval by the supervisor.• Supports the preparation of local payments and consultant requests as necessary.• Manages, records and ensures proper use of office equipment such as the printer/copier and coordinating maintenance of offices, office furniture and standard equipment. • Reviews and drafts document or report to check conformity to agreed IRLI and ICRAF templates, and consistency with set objectives, work plans and/or milestones.• Supports in progress report preparations and provides an overall assistance to the country representative and research staff, maintains a tracking system to monitor milestones and status of deliverables in work plans, notifies staff on reporting due dates.• Assists the country representative in the preparation of donor reports for individual projects/programs implemented in Ethiopia and prepares and monitors an overall country office budgets and operations for submission to the regional finance manager for review.• Works closely with ILRI Finance to ensure correct charging of ICRAF expenses and to obtain monthly reports on time, review for accuracy, code and post in the financial system that financial report conforms to ICRAF and donor/investor guidelines/formats.• Liaises and advises country teams on expenditure levels of their respective projects.• Ensure year-end audit requests are submitted as and when requested (bank confirmations, bank statements, reconciliations etc).• Support in project audits for projects implemented in Ethiopia.• Carries inventory of assets.• Follow up and ensure internal audit recommendations are implemented and adhered to.• Liaises with Contracts and Grants Office for efficient management of Country office Grants and Sub-grants.• Oversee the following areas of country administrative services such as policies implementation and adherence; participation in country and regional staff recruitment processes; coordinates country office space allocations and ICT requirements; prepares boarding and induction programmes for new staff; coordinates staff field trips and vehicle arrangements; organises and coordinates meetings, workshops and conferences; supports visiting scientists and students to acquire necessary permits in compliance with existing Ethiopian laws; coordinates donor and partner visits; and coordinates other relevant management/administrative issues in consultation with the country representative.• Accomplishes other assignments given by the country representative.- Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- Grade: 15- Monthly Base Salary: Birr 35,492 (Negotiable depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate)- Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is for three years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus with dining and sports facilities.
Read More Research Management Coordinator - Value Chain
The International Potato Center (CIP) The International Potato Center (CIP)Vacancy Announcement Position: Research Management Coordinator - Value Chain Job Purpose: The Research Management Coordinator - Value Chain will work as part of a team on an integrated agriculture-nutrition-marketing project being responsible for facilitating the feasibility studies and setting up of value chains related to the marketing of fresh roots and orange-fleshed sweet potato-based processed products in three urban centers in SNNPR. The incumbent will be involved in the monitoring of progress along the entire value chain from seed multiplication to delivery to urban consumers, participating in data collection and analysis. She/he will report to the Project Manager.Main Responsibilities:• Collaborate in the design and manage the day-to-day activities involved with the development of sweet potato value chains for enhancing the marketing of fresh roots and processed products using orange-fleshed sweet potato as an ingredient;• Collaborate in the development and implementation of training programs in Amharic and English relevant to the project;• Contribute to the ongoing identification and resolution of bottlenecks along the entire value chain, including multiplication, production, harvesting, storage and processing of sweet potato;• Supervise the collection and analysis of data relevant to monitoring value chain progress and the writing of progress reports;• Facilitate the design and implementation of activities by stakeholders;• Collaborate in studies for product development, paying particular attention to engaging women, men and youth;• Participate in the implementation of the end line impact study and supervise field teams in data collection and processing;• Guide and supervise a Research Assistants in conducting value chain-related activities;• Receive and evaluate biweekly reports submitted by the Research Assistants;• Assist the project manager in linking the project to relevant public organizations in SNNPR and Ethiopia;• Submit updated activity reports to the project manager on a biweekly basis;• Participate in the analysis and writing of at least one research publication a year;• Participate in the writing of at least one communication output per year (brief, newspaper article, etc.);• Participate in the Marketing, Processing and Utilization Community of Practice technical group;• Support the project manager in staff supervision and relations with government officials;• Contributes to fundraising activities through project development.- Grade: 17- Duty Station: Hawassa, Ethiopia- Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is for two years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc.The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.
Read More Research Associate II - Germplasm Health
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Vacancy Announcement Position: Research Associate II - Germplasm HealthJob Purpose: The purpose of this post is to participate and assist the activities related to germplasm health at the ILRI forage genebankKey Responsibilities:• Carry out surveillance on plant diseases and pests in different field stations of the Genebank and provide suggestion for proper fungicides and pesticides application• Conduct greenhouse bioassays for determining virulence of viral, bacterial, phytoplasma and fungal pathogens including host propagation, inoculation, evaluation and data recording• Prepare the reports corresponding to the germplasm health evaluation in the laboratory and field• Maintain accurate records of laboratory and field activities in the database• Apply for the issuing of the phytosanitary certificate for germplasm request and export of Genebank materials• Collaborate in the management and implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) and comply with all the requirements of the system• Assist in the planning, organizing and execution of the Germplasm Health Unit (GHU) activities• Assist in preparing and updating Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for the GHU• Assist in maintenance and calibration of the GHU equipment• Perform inventory counts and request for quotation for GHU activities• Assist in daily supervision of activities and equipment, and the training of temporary staff and students• Carry out the technical activities in the laboratory during the night, weekend and public holiday if reasonably requested according to the SOPs• Other related duties as required and assigned by the supervisor- Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- Grade: 11- Monthly Base Salary: Birr 14,416 (Negotiable depending on salary history of the candidate).- Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is for three year with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus in Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.
Read More Communications Officer I
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Vacancy Announcement Position: Communications Officer IJob Purpose: The purpose of the Research Communication Specialist position is to work closely with researchers and colleagues in Ethiopia to share and communicate knowledge generated through this research-for-development project.Key Responsibilities:• Work with the Africa RISING research teams and the ILRI Knowledge Management and Information Services to:• Using the project’s and other communication channels, document and communicate news, updates and stories from the project for wider dissemination in Ethiopia, Africa and globally• Organize and manage project information and knowledge outputs for wide access and application• Publish and disseminate project results (technical, outcomes and impacts) in various forms – print, digital, video or audio – and contributing these to the sharing platforms and tools established by the Program.• Support and facilitate internal collaboration and communication across the Project. This includes support for online tools, face to face meetings, workshops and facilitation, as needed.• Organize and facilitate country planning and learning meetings bringing together project partners.• Support networking, capacity development and other engagement activities with project partners and other actors in Ethiopia (as a specific contribution to the project’s wider alignment and scaling objectives).• Support the innovative use of information, communication and knowledge-based interventions and approaches across the project, making use of, for example, participatory communication approaches, emerging ICTs, and working with partners in these areas• Pro-actively organize the identification and dissemination of project success stories with project site coordinators and other project participants• As required, support communication, learning and dissemination activities of the Ethiopia project and its Coordinator- Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- Grade: 13- Monthly Base Salary: Birr 24,572 (Negotiable depending on salary history of the candidate).- Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is for three year with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus in Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.
Read More Data Entry Clerk
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Catholic Relief Services (CRS)Vacancy AnnouncementPosition Title: Data Entry Clerk- Duty Station: CRS/Addis Ababa Office- Employment Term: Indefinite term contingent upon funding of the JEOP Program- Reports To: Logistics Officer - LMIS- Application Deadline: May 18, 2019Job Summary:• To perform accurate data entry into food log and assist to generate accurate food data information for review and report preparation.• Assist in the new data migration and assist the experts and supervisors to test the data by generating the necessary from food log system.• Ensure that all necessary documents (packing lists, dispatch, waybills) are documented appropriately• Assist in the regular backups as per the internal procedure to ensure data preservation and ensure that the back data is stored.• To perform administrative and secretarial duties of the department when assigned
Read More Grade 4 Branch Manager
The United Insurance Company S.C The United Insurance Company S.CVacancy Announcement Position: Grade 4 Branch ManagerSalary: As per the company scale
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