Country Project Officer at Farm Radio International, Ethiopia

Farm Radio International (www.farmradio.org) is a Canadian non-profit organization at the forefront of using radio combined with mobile phones and other ICT to meet the communication needs of small-scale farmers, and other stakeholders. FRI’s mission is to make radio a powerful force for good in rural Africa—one that shares knowledge, amplifies voices, and supports positive change.

Main Purposes of Job:-

• Responsible for provision of technical assistance and implementation of Farm Radio International project activities.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide technical and professional support to FRI project activities to ensure quality and appropriateness of project/program approaches as well as ensure its sustainability
• Prepare project/program implementation plans, budgets and carry our proper implementation of the project/program pertinent to the responsibility
• Prepare periodical and annual reports
• Undertake regular monitoring and periodical evaluation of project activities and compile findings
• Establish, monitor and evaluate Community Listener Group in FRI project areas
• Write case studies/success stories/audio post and document the entire lesson learned using all possible communication medias.
• Organize, conduct and facilitate different training to develop capacity of the radio stations, community members and other stakeholders
• Prepare training materials, proceedings, posters, etc as deemed necessary
• Take part in the development of project proposal and concept note development
• Assist Country Program Manager a range of tasks aimed at strengthening the FRI project implementation
• Supervise volunteer project staffs in their activities of project implementation
• Perform other related duties as require

Report to:  Country Program Manager

Requirement 

• B.A (Bachelor) Degree in Agriculture, Communications, Social science & related fields
• Must be willing to work on field sites with frequent field travel

Work experience:

• A minimum of three years and above. NGO experience is preferable

Required Skill:

• A thorough knowledge of project development and implementation
• Computer literate