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.

Bachelor's

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• BSc/MSc degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Crop Protection, Plant Breeding and related fields.
• At least 8 years of experience for BSc or 6 years for Master’s in a senior program management role in government, non-government, or private sector.
• Practical experience on linking farmers’ groups with potential markets.
• Additional experience in market intelligence is a plus.
• Deep understanding of Ethiopia’s agricultural system, with a broad perspective on how the entire system operates and how public, private and informal actors operate within the system
• Strong team player with good people management skills.
• Ability to work and perform under pressure and changing environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills including thorough knowledge and understanding of various regional level and federal level institutions; extensive experience in facilitating dialogue with relevant stakeholders. Passion and skill in networking, partnership, collaboration and alliance building.
• Strong operational, organizational and managerial skills.
• Practical experience in implementing solutions at the local level and the zeal to work with rural communities to change their situations.
• Experience in prioritizing and sequencing both programmatic and operational activities
• Demonstrable track record in program and systems design and implementation.
• Strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty and desire to be of service.
• Fluency in English and Amharic.

5-10 years

• We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to send (i) a cover letter and (ii) CV (maximum 3 pages) at http://apply.ata.gov.et• Also, please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application form.• Women are highly encouraged to apply.• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.