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

Bachelor's

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in economics, management, business administration, international development, agriculture development, social sciences, or other area relevant to agricultural development
• Minimum 5 years’ experience for BA/ 3 years for MA in either one or more of the following: strategically or analytically focused roles, consulting, program/project coordination/support type roles, investment facilitation or agribusiness, business management/administration, research in public or private sector, corporate finance, or stakeholder management
• Interest in and familiarity with Ethiopia’s rapidly changing smallholder and commercial agriculture sub-sectors
• Natural intellectual curiosity and desire to innovate
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and data management skills
• Robust oral and written communication skills
• Strong willingness to learn from and contribute to dynamic team environments
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment, that emphasizes high performance, results and accountability
• Strong personal values of integrity, professionalism and desire to be of service
• Fluency in both English and Amharic is required; command of an additional Ethiopian language is a plus.

5-10 years

• We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit (i) a cover letter, (ii) CV (maximum 5 pages) to https://apply.ata.gov.et OR recruitment@ata.gov.et by mentioning the position title on the subject line.• Please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application.• Women are highly encouraged to apply.• Only short listed candidates will be contacted.