Deadline: Jan 20, 2024
Job Description
Position Summary:
The main purpose of this position is to lead the technical implementation of overall interventions that are related to non-finance and financial supports needed for the development of new and existing apiculture and complimentary value chain commodity based agribusinesses. These interventions include working with Beekeepers, Private sectors, government and other stakeholder in soliciting resources (finance, land and other resources) needed and creating market access for the establishment and development of new and existing businesses, technical support, supervision, coaching and monitoring, and sustainability actions.
Establish and/or strengthen and closely work with the existing private sector, associations and cooperatives of the apiculture sector and others.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Map cluster level existing agribusinesses (beekeepers, pullet growers and other input suppliers, output operators and agro processors).
- Technically lead the implementation of commercial apiculture and other commodity enterprises development related activities at cluster level.
- Ensure effective operational planning of business enterprise development related interventions and activities, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reporting, and communications with cluster coordinator and relevant programs in the organization is in place.
- Provide training on enterprises development to service beneficiary women and youth in the cluster.
- Provide technical backstopping to woreda based organizational staffs and woreda level Enterprise development experts and works closely with.
- Provide and ensures the timely supply of finance and non-finance resources needed by the youth agribusiness enterprises in collaboration with governmental and other stakeholders.
- In collaboration with cluster coordinator work with commercial banks and Micro finance Institutions to facilitate youth friendly financial services.
- Establishment and strengthen youth owned and youth led credit and saving cooperatives/associations.
- Facilitate and proved innovation and technology based approach to youth owned or youth led apiculture based agribusiness to transform production, marketing and financial services.
- Ensure that all ecosystem actors in the cluster are engaged to create enabling environment for the flourishing of apiculture and other commodities based agribusinesses.
- Ensure Organization Safeguarding policy is effectively implemented and report any form of abuse to the gender and safeguarding officer
- Conduct other activities as deemed necessary.
Reports to: Cluster Coordinator
Duty Station: Debre-Birhan with frequent travel to project Woredas and/or kebeles
Job Requirements
Educational Background
- BSc/MA/MSc in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Economics, and related field of studies
Work Experience
- Minimum of 6 years and three years of relevant experience
- Two years of Agribusiness enterprise experience (working with Agribusiness based cooperatives/enterprise, linking with financial sources and marketing).
- Experience in CSOs/NGOs
- Strong understanding and practical experience with good practice in agribusiness development, value chains development, Agricultural commodity based marketing and trade development.
- Willing to innovate, design and implementable interventions to address major enterprise development bottlenecks at community level
Skills/Knowledge and Competencies
- Stakeholder management skills, including experience in working with government institutions, development partners, private sector stakeholders and youth agribusiness groups.
- Demonstrated team player
- Good communication and facilitation skills.
- Ability to work in and perform under pressure and in a dynamic fast paced environment.
- Good report writing in English.
- Basic computer skills.
PERSONAL VALUES
- Integrity and honesty
- Hard working
- Firm belief in gender equality, team work, transparent and participatory management.
- Preference: Women candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position advertised. All applicants must be submitted their updated CV, three references (one should be head of government partner office in your current working area for the first, second and third positions) and other credentials’ along with well-articulated letter of application electronically to: vacancy@phe-ethiopia.org and info@phe-ethiopia.org or in hard copy to PHE Ethiopia Consortium, P.O.Box: 4408, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or hand delivery to our office located in front of brass hospital ABCO building 3rd floor.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applicants must mention in subject line the position that you apply.
Only candidates/applicants that are shortlisted will be called for the written exam and interviews.
Deadline for all application or positions are 10 working day from the announcement date of the advertisement (January 24, 2024)
PHE ETHIOPIA CONSORTIUM provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of his/her race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as or in accordance with applicable local laws. PHEEC has no tolerance for any safeguarding issues including abuse and harassment.