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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Various positions at Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)


The Society of Human Resource Management in Ethiopia (SHRME) is a professional human resources association established to promote the role of HR as a profession and provides education, training, and networking to its members while lobbying professional practice of HR and labor management related issues.
SHRME’s objective is to Serve the Professional and Advance the Profession. We provide comprehen
sive information and tools to human resource professionals to enable them to make informed decisions. We facilitate the exchange of ideas and increase the knowledge of participants through HR forums.
SHRME is also dedicated to helping human resource professionals become leaders within their organizations and in the general business community. We believe that human resource management is a critical component to the success of every business. Consequently, our association seeks out opportunities that will enable our members to develop professional relationships with other business leaders. By working with others, we hope to contribute to the success of our respective society and the nation as a whole!
SHRME will be organizing annual job fair in December 2013 and looking for applicants for the following positions for participant organizations.
All interested and qualified applicants can apply online at www.ethiojobs.net  or you can send us your CV via  candidates@shrme.org  by indicating the company name and the position for which you are applying.
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  1. Director, Analytics:
The Director of Analytics will work directly with the program directors from the 7 initial areas of focus to assist each program to develop visions, roadmaps and implementation support plans together with key stakeholders and implementation partners in the focus areas.
·        At least 10 years of experience in management consulting with leadership experience.
·        Master’s degree in Business Administration, or Master’s / PhD in Agriculture Science or other relevant subject.
·        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.
  1. Director, Monitoring Learning & Evaluation:
The Director of Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation will lead the MLE cross-cutting team in working with ATA Senior Management and key stakeholders in the agricultural sector to monitor and evaluate ATA’s performance against its organizational goals, the annual transformation agenda within the agricultural sector, and build the Ministry of Agriculture’s capacity to do the same more broadly in the long-term, for the Ethiopian agriculture sector. 
·        Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in Business Administration, Agriculture Science or other relevant subject
·        At least 10 years of experience in agricultural development is essential, with expertise in M&E preferred
·        At least 10 years of experience leading teams to achieve high-impact results in a senior leadership role in government, international agency, or private sector
·        Deep understanding of Ethiopia’s agricultural system, with a broad perspective on how the entire system operates and how public, private, NGO and informal actors operate within the system
3.    Director, Soil Health & Fertility:
The Soil Health and Fertility Program Director will have primary responsibility for developing, implementing and supporting a portfolio of initiatives to improve soil health and fertility across Ethiopia’s diverse agro ecologies.
·        Master’s degree or PhD in soil science, agronomy, agricultural engineering or closely related field.
·        Demonstrated 10-15 years of experience in soils, agronomy or land resource management in a leadership role. 
·        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.
·        Deep technical knowledge regarding state-of-the-art methods to improve soil fertility

  1. Director, Climate & Environmental Sustainability:
The Climate and Environmental Sustainability Director will be responsible for the coordination and strategic direction of the ATA’s overall activities linked to climate-smart rural development.  
·        10-15 years in a senior program leadership role in government, international agency or private sector.
·        Master’s / PhD in Agriculture Science, or Master’s degree in Business Administration, or other relevant subject
·        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.
·        Understanding and experience in creating an enabling climate for better agricultural practices especially by those who practice rain-fed agriculture.
·        Understanding of the climate information needs of smallholders who depend on seasonal rainfall.

  1. Director Input & Output:
The Director of Input and Output Systems will lead the program team and work with ATA Senior Management to support implementation of priority initiatives that facilitate systemic level changes to improve the efficiency of input and output markets.
·        Master’s degree (PhD preferred) in business, management, agricultural economics or other relevant subject
·        At least 10 years of experience in input and output market, agricultural finance and policy analysis at a leadership role
·        An extensive network, with relationships with the key players, both locally and internationally, within cereal and pulses/oilseeds markets
·        Understanding of Ethiopia’s agricultural system, with a broad perspective on how the entire system operates including the actual and potential role that cooperatives play

·        Understanding of how public, private and informal actors operate within the agricultural system

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