Advisor- Transformative Land Investment

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization. Founded in the Netherlands 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in more than 26 of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses, and organizations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

SNV, Netherlands Development Organization, is operating in Ethiopia since the 1970s. Currently, SNV is working in eight regional states and the two city administrations of Ethiopia, providing technical assistance and program implementation in Agriculture, WASH, and Energy Sectors. SNV is an open and learning organization that focuses on improving the lives of Ethiopian through a market-based approach inclusive of women and youth. In its new Strategic Plan period (2019 – 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change including strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects.

For more information on SNV’s operations, visit our website: www.snv.org.

Project Background

Transformative Land Investment is a Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)-funded project running from 2022 to 2025. It is implemented by a consortium of five organization – the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) as the lead, the Centre for People and Forests (RECOFTC), Land Equity International (LEI), World Agroforestry (ICRAF), and Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) – in five target countries (Ethiopia, Mozambique, Ghana, Laos, and Myanmar).

The general objective of the TLI project is to contribute to national and global sustainable food systems, with gender-sensitive, socially inclusive, land tenure security, and to improve livelihoods, resilience, and ecosystem health, among populations in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Ghana, Laos, Myanmar, and beyond.

TLI seeks to promote a paradigmatic shift toward Transformative Land Investment (TLI) to nurture development as well as the livelihood conditions of smallholder farmers. It focuses on three interrelated pathways: (1) investors; (2) the national business ecosystem; and (3) the global and regional development community.

Purpose of the job

The TLI advisor is responsible to implement the project with intensive contribution and technical leadership on planning of the project. He/she will coordinate MSPs and engagement with stakeholders, similar platforms engage in preparation & development of assessments and validations and take part in the process. The adviser will monitor the project and lead preparation of timely reports and regularly provide country specific strategic direction and support SNV’s Project Manager to represent the project, nationally, regionally, and globally. Working closely with component leads design, regularly review and adapt lesson, learning and new insights to meet the project’s overarching goal. The Advisor also works in line with SNV’s project management standards, approaches, and donor regulations, to achieve high quality results and deliverables of the project. The advisor is expected to have full understanding and internalization of the project, its principles and tools (RR model), BTL and other important components.

The TLI-Advisor shall contribute to realization of project objectives and results  with quality and to the expectation of the donor.   The TLI  advisor directly reports to the TLI country lead and he/she works closely with component leads, multicounty project manager, stakeholders, and technical & financial team.

Key Activities:

• Project Planning and Implementation
• Organizes and facilitates the knowledge-sharing forums
• Promotes synergies and linkage between TLI project and other related initiatives including MSP platforms
• Produce timely documentation and cases
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with all partners
• Represents SNV at GO-NGO forum, MSP meetings, and other relevant events.
• Coordinates activities with consortium partners, subgrantees, local government, and other implementers and collaborates with other SNV projects
• Ensures gender equity and equality are incorporated into the project design and promote women’s empowerment
• Ensures particular issues faced by marginalized communities in LBI are addressed and the communities are engaged and have equal access to rights and resources.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting

Education and Experience

• MA or MSc.  degree in Development Management, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, business development, and other related fields
• Six or more years of experience in valid and demonstratable experience in Transformative Land-based investment, value chain development, business development and private sector engagement, organizing and facilitating MSPs, and in food security and livelihoods programs

Required skills

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing complex projects
• Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated ability to execute projects on time and on budget
• Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in a team
• Good computer skills, proficient with MS office applications

Competencies

• Conceptual thinking
• Coaching
• Focus on quality
• Result Orientation
• Persuasiveness

Contract Type: National

Expected start date: As soon as possible

Duty Station:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contract Duration: one year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.

Working at SNV 

SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package; for internationals, we offer an international benefits package and to Ethiopian nationals, we offer a competitive national package. We also offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking on the I’m Interested button and complete your application in our in-house recruitment system before or on 12 October 2022.

All information will be in the strictest confidence and in accordance with GDPR.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We will require that you provide us with the full details of three people who are willing to act as a referee.  We will not contact these referees without your explicit permission.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.