Addis Ababa
Self Help Africa
About Self Help Africa and the Project: Self Help Africa (SHA) is an international NGO dedicated to the vision of an economically thriving and resilient rural Africa. We have 50 years of experience working with smallholder farmers, farmer associations, cooperatives and agribusinesses across Africa to help farmers grow and sell more food, improve diets, diversify incomes and make their livelihoods more sustainable and resilient to external shocks. SHA also builds awareness of issues affecting smallholders and represent their interests at policy and institutional level.SHA is a core member of The Gorta Group which is composed of a group of innovative organizations driving sustainable economic and social change across Africa. Comprising Self Help Africa, Partner Africa and TruTrade, the Gorta Group combines expertise in market-based solutions to poverty and rural development; climate change mitigation and resilience; trade facilitation and farmer and worker rights; underpinned by an inclusive ethos that specifically targets women and youth. In August 2021, United Purpose joined the Gorta Group, which operates as Self Help Africa (SHA), bringing together two organizations with proud histories of assisting those in greatest need. United Purpose, formerly Concern Universal, has worked for more than 40 years as a leader in community-led development and grassroots innovation. SHA now has over 700 staff worldwide, as a result of the merger, and a global turnover of over €40m. We are currently implementing a portfolio of 80 projects in Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia funded by a variety of institutional and private donors including the European Union, Irish Aid and World Food Programme. In 2020, we supported close to eight million people in rural communities across sub-Saharan Africa, Brazil and Bangladesh.SHA-Ethiopia currently seeks to recruit a project manager/team leader who will provide guidance and other technical support on the Rural Resilience Initiative (R4) project implemented in 16 woredas of Amhara region financed by WFP.The goal of the R4 project is to improve food security, nutrition and livelihoods of over 54,000 smallholder farmers vulnerable to climate-related shocks. This will be realized by achieving four inter-related outcomes/components:Component 1) Risk Reduction  improved natural resource management and disaster risk reduction through asset rehabilitation and creation.Component 2) Risk TransferAssist farmers in coping and stimulating faster recovery to extreme climate events;Component 3) Risk Retention strengthen financial literacy, savings capacity of food insecure households; andComponent 4) Prudent Risk Taking  Enhanced smallholder access to microloans/credit and technical assistance to diversify and increase their incomesJob Purpose: The Community Development facilitator is responsible for the overall implementation of project activities at community level. Specifically, she/he forms the link between the project field team and the communities and local government representatives and engages in community/institutional capacity building activities. The incumbent provides overall technical, organisational support and play facilitation role in communities. She/he supports people’s empowerment, collective action, social cohesion and inclusion as well as gender equity. Establishes/strengthens VESAs; demonstration sites/fields at farmer and/or FTC level; ensure cascading of trainings; support the disaster risk reduction, saving and IGA activities; and maintains close working relationship with communities and community organizations. The Community Development Officer shall be responsible for the day to day implementation of project activities in her/his assigned area. S/he will provide technical support to community development facilitators and volunteer field agents/community/VESA facilitators; mobilize and sensitize communities; and liaise with all relevant stakeholders. Key Responsibilities:Specific duties include, but are not limited to: In collaboration with the project officer,Organizing and mobilizing smallholder farmers/ village communities into groups/VESAs and/or RuSACCOs in collaboration with relevant government line department staff Plan, implement, monitor and evaluate training and project intervention programmes for communities  Facilitate different community level trainings, and experience sharing visits Take part in beneficiary selection processes, including to facilitating and ensuring the inclusion more vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities, female headed households and womenFacilitate timely distribution of agricultural inputs to the targeted beneficiariesCollect pertinent data from all project intervention areas requested by the Project team and country office Participate in stakeholder meetings and networks at district and village levels Prepare and submit progress reports properly and timely Assist in timely and accurate documentation, publication and dissemination of the business development and financial literacy activities.  This includes success stories, lessons learned, etc. Perform other duties as requested by the immediate supervisor Key Relationships: InternalProject officer (Line Manager) Cluster Coordinator  Project Manager  R4 Project Team,SHA Ethiopia Country OfficeExternalProject Donor Local Government Authorities,Financial Institutions, Other International and Local NGOs, Private Sector Organisations,Business Advisors and Mentors.Department: ProgrammesLocation: Different locations (Libokemkem, Ebinat, Shebel Berenta, Enebsie Sar Midir, Goncha Siso Enebsie, Tenta, Mekidela, Kelala, Jamma, Woreilu, Legehida, Legambo, Mehal Saiynt, Saint Ajbar, Borena, and Gishe Rabel woredas) in South Gonder, East Gojam, South Wolo and North Shewa zones of Amhara regionContract Type: One and half years fixed term contractReports to: Project officerRequired Qty: TBA

Addis Ababa
Royal Foam, Spring Mattress and Plastic Manufacturing PLC
Job Summary The Furniture department's sales and marketing manager is responsible for leading their team of professionals who are involved in the sales and marketing activities of the company. They track market developments, create strategies, set up sales plans, and maintain customer relations. In addition to managing staff, the sales and marketing manager’s job responsibilities include developing and researching marketing opportunities and sales strategies to ensure that these responsibilities are met.Duties and ResponsibilitiesDeveloping sales and marketing strategies and communicating job expectations by analyzing the existing gap, planning, monitoring, evaluating, and reviewing job contributionsresponsible for managing, developing, coaching, controlling, and motivating the sales force to develop their skills to ensure that a high professional standard is achieved and that monthly sales targets and KPI targets are met.Achieves marketing and sales operational objectives by contributing marketing and sales information.Maintain updated customer information, including contact data, and organize the CRM database of the company.Collect and analyses data on customer preferences and factors affecting product demands, and make business-oriented recommendations to the company.Conduct market intelligence, analyses competitors’ strategies, and report the same along with recommendations.Provide knowledge of merchandise to customers by explaining complex features and differences between merchandise and providing purchasing advice to customers.Provide superior customer service and support to the production system to exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales.Assess the SWOT analysis of the internal and external sales and marketing environments of the company.Train (Supervise) and motivate sales staff to ensure that optimal levels of customer engagement are met.Achieves marketing and sales objectives by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating advertisements.Identifies marketing opportunities by understanding consumer requirements.Improves product marketability and profitability by researching, identifying, and capitalizing on market opportunities.Sustain rapport with key accounts and showroom performance by making periodic visits.Provides information and strongly participates in different bids.Manage, lead, and understand the company's advertising and promotion plans in order to accurately explain them to customers and sales staff.Actively participating in the recruiting and interviewing process for all new employees.Conduct sales meetings with the staff regularly and prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales reports.Execute other responsibilities as assigned.

Addis Ababa
Land O’Lakes, Inc
Background:Land O'Lakes Venture37 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to helping communities around the world build economies by strengthening local agriculture, helping agribusinesses create jobs and linking farmers to markets. Since 1981, it has implemented over 315 integrated dairy, livestock and crops development programs in nearly 80 countries — creating lasting impact by linking farmers, businesses, and the public and private sector in local and global contexts. Land O’Lakes Venture37’s long-standing affiliation with Land O’Lakes, Inc. sets it apart. Land O’Lakes, Inc. is one of America’s largest farmer-owned cooperatives. It supports Land O’Lakes Venture37 project implementation with nearly 100 years of expertise in dairy, animal nutrition, crop inputs and agricultural insights and technologies. This gives Land O’Lakes Venture37 development projects a unique global view of agriculture, food, and the power of well-functioning market systems. Land O’Lakes, Inc. supports these efforts as part of its enterprise purpose of Feeding Human Progress at home and around the world.Project Summary:Land O’Lakes Venture37 is the lead project implementer for the Nourishing Prosperity Alliance (NPA) project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the NPA project is to establish commercially viable and sustainable forage markets that equitably strengthen the regional competitiveness of the dairy industries in Kenya and Ethiopia. Forage markets will be developed through the implementation of integrated activities that drive demand for and use of optimized forage varieties among small-scale dairy producers, as well as improve the supply of climate-smart forage rations that are marketed to small-scale producers. Activities also aim to strengthen the enabling environment for forage market development over the life of the project, from July 2023 to June 2028.Position Summary:The Forage Agronomy Specialist is responsible for ensuring implementation of NPA activities related to forage production and conservation, including in climate-smart production practices, soil and forage testing and data analysis, and market development across the different project target region in Ethiopia. The project will promote selected well adapted forage species (varieties) and will be implemented in a large set of geographically diverse areas of Oromia, Amhara and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regions (SNNPR) regions in 30 high dairy potential woredas suitable for long-term dairy production.The Forage Agronomy Specialist will monitor and provide forage agronomy recommendations for establishment, management, harvesting and processing by small-scale dairy producers and early-stage commercial forage producers in the different agro-ecologies and production systems. This includes contributing to the selection of sites and varietals at new demonstration sites. The Forage Agronomy Specialist will also support the capacity development of farmers, through training, field days, and digital services to implement forage production on their farms in close collaboration with local businesses. The Forage Agronomy Specialist also supports capacity building of extension workers and the private sector on technical forage agronomy topics to improve recommendations to dairy producers on forage production. Given the complex working environment in Ethiopia, this position will also closely collaborate with diverse national partners and should support the identification and development of positive working relationships with companies, farmer organizations, women’s groups and cooperatives, government bodies, and other development projects in the livestock sector.Reporting & Supervision:The Forage Agronomy Specialist reports to the Forage Services Development Manager, NPA, Ethiopia Primary Responsibilities:Support the establishment of demonstration sites on farms across the three target regions, developing a positive rapport with farmer partners.Prepare training materials on technical forage agronomy topics targeting extension service providers and private sector businesses (through a training-of-trainers model) and small-scale producers.Increase small-scale dairy producers’ knowledge of climate-smart forage production by providing training with in-person guidance, field days, and digital training on key topics for forage establishment, management, and conservation.Provide training on forage agronomy, different preservation methods and storage practice for efficient and safe use of forages to extension service providers and forage producers,Conduct adaptive research sites that establish a variety of nutrient-dense forage varieties in collaboration with universities and research institutes and collect and analyze data across the crop life cycleContribute to the selection and lead establishment of demonstration sites on working farms of early adopters of forage, which are designed to demonstrate forage at the different stages of production, working with farmers and their staff to develop and implement agronomic recommendations for effective forage crop management.Conduct soil and forage testing to enable data-driven decision-making in forage management and support the development of differentiated pricing models.Work in close collaboration with NPA partners from the private and public sector who will participate in NPA activities, including extension service providers and agribusinesses across the forage value chain, to take ownership of the various technical training components by building capacity on technical topics (e.g., forage establishment practices, field management, timing of harvest, effective use of storage and conservation tools) through a training-of-trainers model.Disseminate information on the benefits of climate-smart forage production to build demand for nutrient-dense forages by addressing the primary barriers to adoption along with sharing key insights from data on soil health, forage quality and costing analyses collected at NPA research and demonstration sites and datasets from partner organizations on agronomic and early warning system information.Support in improving equitable access for dairy and forage producers to products and services needed for forage production and sale.Collaborate closely with NPA’s Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Specialist to integrate strategies that increase ability and agency of women and youth in forage production.Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager to collect and input data into internal monitoring systems and participate in learning and adaptive management meetings.Perform other duties assigned by the Forage Services Development Manager for the achievement of project objectives.

Addis Ababa
Inter Luxury Hotel

Addis Ababa
Land O’Lakes, Inc
Background:Land O'Lakes Venture37: is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to helping communities around the world build economies by strengthening local agriculture, helping agribusinesses create jobs and linking farmers to markets. Since 1981, it has implemented over 315 integrated dairy, livestock and crops development programs in nearly 80 countries — creating lasting impact by linking farmers, businesses, and the public and private sector in local and global contexts. Land O’Lakes Venture37’s long-standing affiliation with Land O’Lakes, Inc. sets it apart. Land O’Lakes, Inc. is one of America’s largest farmer-owned cooperatives. It supports Land O’Lakes Venture37 project implementation with nearly 100 years of expertise in dairy, animal nutrition, crop inputs and agricultural insights and technologies. This gives Land O’Lakes Venture37 development projects a unique global view of agriculture, food, and the power of well-functioning market systems. Land O’Lakes, Inc. supports these efforts as part of its enterprise purpose of Feeding Human Progress at home and around the world.Project Summary:Land O’Lakes Venture37 is the lead project implementer for the Nourishing Prosperity Alliance (NPA) project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the NPA project is to establish commercially viable and sustainable forage markets that equitably strengthen the regional competitiveness of the dairy industries in Kenya and Ethiopia. Forage markets will be developed through the implementation of integrated activities that drive demand for and use of optimized forage varieties among small-scale dairy producers, as well as improve the supply of climate-smart forage rations that are marketed to small-scale producers. Activities also aim to strengthen the enabling environment for forage market development over the life of the project, from July 2023 to June 2028.Position Summary:The Animal Nutrition Specialist is responsible for implementation of NPA activities in the project’s dairy cattle feeding and animal nutrition components across a large, geographically diverse set of project target regions in Ethiopia. The project will be implemented across Oromia, Amhara and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regions (SNNPR) regions in 30 high dairy potential woredas suitable for long-term dairy production.The Animal Nutrition Specialist will support the establishment of NPA demonstration sites of different cultivated forage crops and oversee the quality parameters of the produced forage along with other locally available major feed resources to establish least-cost rations for dairy producers. Work with farmers and staff at NPA sites to design and lead feeding trials using least-cost ration formulations, collect and analyze data from the trials to share with other local producers. Using results from forage testing, use digital and mobile applications to build rations and generate recommendations. The Animal Nutrition Specialist will also work with extension workers and the private sector to train small-scale and early-stage commercial dairy producers to use digital tools and implement improved feeding practices. Given the complex working environment in Ethiopia, s/he will also collaborate closely with diverse national partners and should support the identification and development of positive working relationships with partner companies, farmer organizations, women’s groups and cooperatives, government bodies, and other development projects in the livestock sector.Reporting & Supervision:The Animal Nutrition Specialist reports to Forage Services Development Manager, NPA, Ethiopia Primary Responsibilities:Support the establishment of demonstration farms across the three regions, contributing expertise in site and varietal selection and building rapport with farmer partners.Prepare training materials on technical topics related to improved animal feeding and animal nutrition practices, primarily targeting extension service providers and private sector businesses (through a training-of-trainers model) and small-scale livestock producers.Increase small-scale dairy producers’ knowledge of climate-smart forages-based animal feeding and nutrition including efficient utilization of available feed resources and ration formulation through training, in-person advice, field days, and digital extension services.Provide Dairy nutrition training to extension service providers and forage producers on efficient utilization of available feed resources, best cost ration formulation for different groups of dairy cattle.Contribute to the management of adaptive research sites that establish a variety of nutrient-dense forage cultivars in collaboration with universities and research institutes, providing technical advice on components related to quality and nutrition.Support demonstration sites on working farms of early adopters of improved feeding practices of dairy animals by providing technical recommendations related to forage quality and animal nutrition.Work in close collaboration with NPA partners from the private and public sector who will participate in NPA activities, including extension service providers and agribusinesses, to take ownership of the various technical training components by building capacity on technical topics (e.g., forage quality testing, ration formulation, animal feeding practices) through a training-of-trainers model.Collect and analyze data from NPA research and demonstration sites related to animal nutrition, health, and husbandry.Disseminate information on the benefits of improved feeding, ration formulation and feed quality testing, emphasizing the advantages of establishing climate-smart approaches to enhance resiliency, along with key insights from the data on forage quality and costing analyses collected at NPA research and demonstration sites.Collaborate closely with NPA’s Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Specialist to integrate strategies to increase the ability and agency of women and youth in dairy production.Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager to collect and input data into internal monitoring systems and participate in learning and adaptive management meetings. Perform other duties assigned by the Forage Services Development Manager for the achievement of project objectives.

Addis Ababa
Land O’Lakes, Inc
Background:Land O'Lakes Venture37: is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to helping communities around the world build economies by strengthening local agriculture, helping agribusinesses create jobs and linking farmers to markets. Since 1981, it has implemented over 315 integrated dairy, livestock and crops development programs in nearly 80 countries — creating lasting impact by linking farmers, businesses, and the public and private sector in local and global contexts. Land O’Lakes Venture37’s long-standing affiliation with Land O’Lakes, Inc. sets it apart. Land O’Lakes, Inc. is one of America’s largest farmer-owned cooperatives. It supports Land O’Lakes Venture37 project implementation with nearly 100 years of expertise in dairy, animal nutrition, crop inputs and agricultural insights and technologies. This gives Land O’Lakes Venture37 development projects a unique global view of agriculture, food, and the power of well-functioning market systems. Land O’Lakes, Inc. supports these efforts as part of its enterprise purpose of Feeding Human Progress at home and around the world.Project Summary:Land O’Lakes Venture37 is the lead project implementer for the Nourishing Prosperity Alliance (NPA) project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose of the NPA project is to establish commercially viable and sustainable forage markets that equitably strengthen the regional competitiveness of the dairy industries in Kenya and Ethiopia. Forage markets will be developed through the implementation of integrated activities that drive demand for and use of optimized forage varieties among small-scale dairy producers, as well as improve the supply of climate-smart forage rations that are marketed to small-scale producers. Activities also aim to strengthen the enabling environment for forage market development over the life of the project, from July 2023 to June 2028.Position Summary:The Forage Service Development Manager is responsible for ensuring the effective and quality implementation of forage production, feeding practice and marketing using gender inclusive and climate-smart approaches in Ethiopia. The NPA project in Ethiopia will be implemented across three large, geographically diverse areas, in 30 woredas across the three regions: Oromia, Amhara and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ (SNNP) regions.The Forage Services Development Manager will collaborate with the private sector to build the capacity of different actors along the value chain, including smallholder dairy and forage producers and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) servicing them, in strengthening their business skills. In addition, s/he will lead activities that enhance demand for quality forage among livestock producers, including developing pricing models and cost of production modeling. S/he will also ensure the establishment of forage market linkages that lead to commercially viable and sustainable forage markets in the project’s target areas. S/he will also have a keen understanding of the policy/regulatory landscape impacting forage businesses, such as forage variety registration, and contribute to implementation of improved regulations.In addition to overseeing the project activities in Ethiopia, the Forage Service Development Manager will ensure positive working relationships with different stakeholders, including farmer organizations, women’s groups, cooperatives, government bodies, and other development projects in the livestock sector so that it strengthens the enabling environment for forage market development.Reporting & Supervision:The Forage Service Development Manager will report to the NPA Program DirectorThis position will have three direct reports: Dairy Nutrition Specialist, Forage Agronomy Specialist, and a Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion Specialist.Primary Responsibilities:Contribute to the establishment of forage demonstration sites across the target regions.Oversee work planning and project implementation as well as technical guidance, management, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of forage production, animal nutrition and gender, equality and social inclusion activities of NPA projectDesign and implement demand building activities (e.g., develop training materials, lead training of trainer activities with businesses, design communication campaigns) for nutrient-dense cultivated forage by addressing the primary barriers to adoption, and emphasizing approaches to increase producer income from dairy by utilizing improved forage varieties.Develop and ensure implementation of business development models for forage production and input/service providers, identify opportunities for smallholder forage and dairy producers to enter local and regional forage markets and develop linkages with digital financial service providers to support business growth.Identify datasets relevant to the forage value chain, including agronomic, business intelligence, and early warning system information, to improve access and use of data in business decision-making.Provide training on business development skills to smallholder forage producers, aggregators, and MSMEs along the forage value chain.Ensure forage market linkages among producers, collectors, retailers, and consumers.Collaborate closely with private sector partners for smooth implementation of activitiesEnsure integration of women and youth-inclusive approaches in business development activities, working with the GESI Specialist to ensure inclusive program implementation.Map the enabling environment for forage in the country to identify in greater detail the key policy gaps and opportunities for forage market development.Support to Program Director in ensuring improved regulations and implementation by regional and federal governments conducive to a thriving climate-smart forage market system.Travel to implementation areas as needed to support the above activities.Perform other duties assigned by the Program Director for the achievement of project objectives.

Awash7 Killo, Afar
Reach Ethiopia
Brief Introduction REACH Ethiopia is a non-profit local organization established and registered as an Ethiopian Residents’ Charity. It strives to contribute to community development through the implementation of innovative and targeted project interventions to deliver quality health services for disadvantaged communities. Since its establishment in 2013, REACH Ethiopia has implemented community-based TB care interventions and integrated health service projects in Dire Dawa, Sidama, SNNP, Afar, and parts of the Oromia Regions. REACH Ethiopia in collaboration with the Ministry of Health is currently implementing different projects throughout the country. The main goal of the projects is to contribute to national efforts to achieve the END TB 90(90)90 milestone set for 2035 by increasing the quality, access, utilization, and sustainability of TB services in the project implementation area. Position Summary The Driver will provide transportation support to project staff for project-related activities. The Driver maintains project vehicles and log of vehicle use, cleans and follow up on vehicle services timeframe for the wellbeing of the vehicles in conformity with REACH Ethiopia’s Safety and Security Policies. Essential Functions Driving, maintaining, and servicing the project vehicles in keeping with the highest safety standards.Ensuring proper long-term and day-to-day maintenance of all vehicles, including checking oil and other fluids, battery, brakes, tires, and other critical equipment.Performing pick-ups, deliveries, and repairs and making purchases of office supplies as directed by the supervisor.Keeping a log of vehicle use, maintenance, and service.Greeting and directing visitors.Arranging for the collection and delivery of mail or documents, as directed.Other duties as assigned by superiors within the driver’s capacity. Location: Afar Awash7 Killo Organization: REACH Ethiopia Contract term: Full-time Fixed term contract Number of positions: 1 

Addis Ababa
Organization for Social Services Health and Development (OSSHD)
Organization for Social Services, Health and Development (OSSHD) is an Ethiopian Resident Charity organization which is dedicated to intervene in social, health and development aspects of its targeted communities in Ethiopia. It would like to hire a well experienced and competent applicant for the following position.Major Duties -Senior Planning Monitoring & Evaluation OfficerDevelop the overall framework for required M&E systems, including key indicators, outputs and outcomes. Develop protocol and data collection tools for baseline, mid-term and final evaluation assessments.Develop and implement M&E reporting guidelines and systems designed to inform the direction of the project, including data quality and data use strategies.Ensure the alignment of research and M&E activities with program goals. 5. Train project partners on M&E guidelines, survey instruments, data collection tools and other tools required for project M&E.Work with project staff and partners to build capacity in quality data management. Supervise activities involved in collecting and analyzing data and reporting results.Contribute to the development and implementation of a strategy for synthesizing and disseminating key results, programmatic lessons learned, methodologies developed and other research outputs of the program.Perform other tasks as assigned and required.Number of Position : OneContract Period: One year with possible extension based on performance & availability of budget