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Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency
Position Project Officer II-Regional Business Development
Posted Date 2019-07-12 00:00:00
Closing Date 2019-07-18
location 195
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Description 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.
Educational Requirements Bachelor's
Desired Skills REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum of Bachelors’ degree in Finance, Business Management, Economics, Agro-economics, Agri-Business Development, or relevant field required. Master’s degree is preferred;
• Minimum of 6 years for BA or 4 years for MSc experience in Business Management, preferably in the Agriculture sector;
• Experience with credit facilitation activities for donor-funded programs is a plus;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including advanced proficiency in Excel;
• Proficiency in Peachtree Accounting system required;
• Strong interpersonal, communications, and leadership skills;
• Fluency in English and local languages required;
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with people having different background.
Experience Requirements 5-10 years
How to apply • We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit (i) a cover letter and (ii) CV (maximum 3 pages) to https://apply.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.
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