Senior Project Officer II – Livestock

Job by Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)

(Job Id: 501952 | 1177 Views) Posted09Oct

Category:

Agriculture, Development and Project Management, Research and Development

Location:

Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa

Career Level:

Senior Level (5+ years experience)

Employment Type:

Full time

Salary:

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Job Description

Position: Senior Project Officer II – Livestock

Term of Employment: One Year with the possibility of extension
Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa
Required Number: One
Application Deadline: October 19, 2023
BACKGROUND
The Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) was established by the Government of
Ethiopia (GoE) to identify systemic bottlenecks, conduct studies, and provide
recommendations, provide implementation support, manage projects, create linkages and
coordination among activities and agricultural development programs. The Institute is a
strategy and delivery-oriented government institute created to help accelerate the growth
and transformation of the country’s agriculture sector. The ATI envisions that, to be the
leading centre of innovative solutions to catalyse and contribute to the transformation of
the Ethiopian Agriculture by 2030 where smallholder farmers are commercialized with
greater incomes, inclusiveness, resilience, and sustainability.
ATI provides a unique platform for people who want to achieve their highest potential and
make a meaningful contribution in changing the country’s agricultural sector. The
programmatic focus of the Institute responds to a core set of needs identified by the
Ministry of Agriculture and other sectors along commodity value chains. Across the
programs, the ATI engages public, private, and non-governmental stakeholders to support
strategic planning, manage and strengthen implementation capacity and test innovative
models. Currently, ATI is tasked to coordinate the revised Agriculture and Rural
Development policy agendas of the sector and such sectoral level delegation requires high
level expertise in the policy areas and skillsets in coordination and networking with
multiple stakeholders.
Our Culture
We have an exceptional team of highly competent employees with a proven track record of
success in managing complex activities and achieving transformational results. Our
culture is one where talented, dedicated and adaptable individuals are committed to doing
their best and exhibit great team work to achieve excellent results.
At ATI, we provide an exceptional platform for people who want to achieve their highest
potential and make a meaningful contribution in changing the country’s agricultural
sector. We offer rewarding work in a young, fast-paced growing organization with
passionate, committed, motivated colleagues and excellent career development and
training. We recognize our most valuable assets are our staff and are committed to
providing our employees with the tools, training and mentorships necessary to achieve
their career goals.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Project Officer II-Livestock will report to livestock director and support
implementation of prioritized projects in the program. The livestock program is among the
different programs of ACC initiatives of ATI engaged in undertaking studies to identify
systemic bottlenecks and recommend solutions, provide implementation support, pilot
projects, develop capacity of stakeholders based on demand etc. The Senior Livestock
Project Officer -II will be involved in planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation, and reporting of prioritized project in the livestock program. He/she will
provide day to day management and technical support for the effective implementation the
project and other duties as listed out below.
Major duties and responsibilities
 Support management of the project in accordance with project documents, work plans
and budgets and ensure that work is consistent with the project implementation
document.
 Actively involve in effective annual planning, budgeting, tracking & target setting
activities for the prioritized project in the program.
 Support on the day-to-day management and implementation of the project activities.
 Ensure all project outputs, as listed in the project documents, are effectively achieved.
 Provide overall technical and management support for project implementation.
 Monitor, evaluate and report performance of the projects through key reporting
systems and tools periodically.
 Contribute to ToRs, concept notes, studies, workshops, and training materials, directly
related to prioritized project.
 Identify and analyse critical technical issues directly related to design and
implementation of prioritized projects.
 Proactively engage with other team members of the ATI and external partners to
develop solutions and recommendations to address identified technical issues.
 Identify and escalate challenges around implementation as well as solutions and
recommendations, to project leader or Director of the program.
 Liaise with team lead and Director of the program and provide advisory service and
capacity building to partners based on the identified gap.
 Undertake any other duties as assigned by the team leader and Director of the
program.
Job Requirements

 MSc in Animal Science, Animal Production, livestock value chains, or other related
disciplines.
 8 years of relevant professional experience for MSc degree in the areas of livestock
development, livestock value chain, livestock-related project management, and others
directly relevant to the position.
 Deep understanding of Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, and specifically the livestock
sector, with a broad perspective on how the entire system operates and how public,
private, and non-government organizations operate in the system
 Expertise in planning, prioritizing, sequencing, managing, problem-solving, and
reporting on projects
 Good track record of working relationship with and for smallholder livestock keepers,
research institutions, public institutions at various levels, non-governmental
organizations, and other partners.
 Understanding and experience in developing livestock value chains, particularly in
Ethiopia and in developing countries, and addressing obstacles that hinder its
effectiveness.
 Practical experience in implementing high-level interventions to address systemic
bottlenecks of livestock development at the local level.
 Experience in creating public-private partnerships in livestock programs.
 Self-starter with strong motivation, ownership, and commitment to deliver results.
 Promotes data-driven and evidence-based problem-solving and decision-making.
 Strong team player with excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
 Desire to innovate and drive rapid change for Ethiopia’s livestock producers and other
actors.
 Strong set of personal values including integrity and honesty.
 Highly developed interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to relate to and gain
the confidence of the senior leadership immediately.
 Proven leadership ability, with the skills to manage a team and influence other leaders
across an organization through informal guidance, coaching, and feedback.
 Ability to work effectively with the Regions and ensure timely data exchange and
problem-solving between the Federal and Regional levels.
 Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) in English and Amharic with
the ability to create and deliver compelling presentations to diverse groups of
stakeholders.
 Ability to work under pressure and in a constantly evolving and challenging
environment.
How to Apply

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit (i) a cover letter and
(ii) a CV (maximum 5 pages) to https://apply.ata.gov.et
It is mandatory to mention the position title under the subject line of your cover letter.
Please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application.
Women are highly encouraged to apply.
NB. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Apply NowDeadline
Oct 19, 2023