East-Shewa Zone, Oromia
Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION INSTITUTE Terms of reference  Job Title: Project Officer II – Cluster Coordinator    Term of Employment:   One year with the possibility of an extension Duty Station(s): Oromia – East Showa Zone Required number: One Application deadline: June 26, 2023  BACKGROUND: The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) is a strategy and delivery-oriented government Institute created to help accelerate the growth and transformation of the country’s agriculture sector. The ATI envisions to be the leading center of innovative solutions for the transformation of Ethiopian Agriculture by 2030. The Institute focuses on two primary national approaches to catalyze agricultural transformation. First, we support the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), its affiliate institutions, and other partners to identify and address systemic bottlenecks within an Agricultural Transformation Agenda. Second, we support Regional Governments to accelerate the development of high-priority commodity value chains in clearly defined geographic clusters, through the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACC) Initiative. Our major activities include conducting strategic and analytical studies, providing technical implementation support, coordinating platforms to better integrate partners and projects, and designing and directly leading a number of implementation projects. Our headquarters are in Addis Ababa, and we have regional offices in Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, Sidama, South-West, and Tigray regional offices, allowing us to work closely with a wide range of public, private and development sector partners across the country. Our Culture We have an exceptional team of highly competent employees with a proven track record of success in managing complex activities and achieving transformational results.  Our culture is one where talented, dedicated and adaptable individuals are committed to doing their best and exhibit great team work to achieve excellent results.  At ATI, we provide an exceptional platform for people who want to achieve their highest potential and make a meaningful contribution in changing the country’s agricultural sector.  We offer rewarding work in a young, fast-paced growing organization with passionate, committed, motivated colleagues and excellent career development and training.  We recognize our most valuable assets are our staff and are committed to providing our employees with the tools, training and mentorships necessary to achieve their career goals.  POSITION SUMMARY: The Cluster Development project within ATI has been established to improve income of smallholder farmers (SHFs) by helping them to increase agricultural yield and achieve greater commercialization. The project is expected to develop farmer production clusters (FPCs) which is an approach of grouping farmers with adjacent farm plots to consolidate their farm activity, develop them like a business entity and access targeted support across the value chain.  The Cluster coordinator will work across the three ACC crop segments (Input, production & market linkage) but reports to the Regional Director of Agricultural Commercialization Cluster (ACC) Program. The Cluster Development Project team is working to deliver three major project components, which include: farmer clustering, assessment and transition support/capacity building ultimately contributing to the evolution of the FPCs from pre- basic to production company.  The Cluster Coordinator will drive day-to-day coordination of implementation activities in the ACC by public, private, and development sector stakeholders, as agreed in the ACC target-setting and operational-planning process.  ACCOUNTABILITY: The cluster coordinator is accountable  to support clusters with ACC prioritized interventions or projects across the value chain and ensure the interventions or projects contribute to increasing the level of farmers' aggregation and adoption of improved production practices through effective delivery of the following KPIs: Farmers know about and get registered in FPCs, Land covered under FPCs/ACC with full package recommendations increased, Volume of production and priority commodity productivity under FPC/ACC increased Volume of marketable surplus under FPC & ACC woreda increased Involvement of farmers in the bottom-up FPC plan preparation ensured, ACC planning and M&E system integrated into respective zonal system and processes, VCA forums are facilitated and conducted regularly, RESPONSIBILITIES: Specific responsibilities for the cluster coordinator in the Cluster Development Project include, but not limited to: Mainstream use of planning, program management and reporting processes and tools developed by the National and Regional cluster development teams and by other local stakeholders, to ensure effective decision-making, Coordinate planning (including preparation and circulation of meeting agendas, presentation decks, and cluster reports) and facilitating of cluster commodity value chain alliance meetings and other activities within the cluster and its follow ups, Ensure strong program management within the FPC/ACC through driving day to day coordination of interventions and reporting, verifying status and progress of interventions, proactively identifying issues and solution options, working with stakeholders to ensure effectively joint problem-solving, Escalate issues and needs which cannot be addressed at the ACC level to regional director where appropriate, including support around coordination, resources, capacity-building, policy, and other systemic interventions, Oversight and tracking of relevant ATI-owned interventions implemented by other ATI team, Follow up woreda focal persons and VC members and report regularly on progress, Coordinate DAs for periodic and yearly FPC assessment, Ensure upward reporting meets needs for Regional and National stakeholders, Record and document cluster level basic databases including cropping system and all agricultural data and information’s, any ATI intervention projects and ACC Woreda agricultural basic data  Engage on delivery of full package training for Zonal and woreda experts and DA’s in collaboration with Zonal and Woreda office of agriculture Provide FPC technical support/backstopping, implementation monitoring and supervision in collaboration with Zonal and Woreda Agricultural office Actively participate on clusters level monitoring Organize learning field days for ACC/FPC participant farmers in collaboration with the Zonal Office of Agriculture   Document best practices in collaboration with the Zonal Office of Agriculture and share to other areas Facilitate market linkage platforms for FPCs with potential buyers to enhance contract farming/marketing Other The cluster coordinator is responsible for additional tasks assigned by the Regional Agricultural Commercialization Cluster (ACC) Program Director to meet the team’s functions. 

Bahir-Dar, Amhara
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Vacancy Announcement #118/2023 Advisor Regional Coordination and Partnerships for Response to SGBV in Amhara and Afar Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence / Social Transformation Cluster Contract duration: 30.06.2025 Application deadline: 26.06.2023 Duty station: Bahir Dar   The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a German public-benefit federal enterprise. GIZ works worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas. We work to shape a future worth living in over 120 countries around the world. GIZ implements the project "Response to survivors of conflict-induced sexual and gender-based violence” in Ethiopia. The project aims to alleviate the acute needs for comprehensive and survivor-centered care that has arisen during the conflict in Ethiopia and has not yet been met to some extent. To this end, the project works according to the Leave No One Behind principle, with actors and institutions which are responsible for the care of people affected by sexual violence and ensuring the direct provision of services. The target area is selected woredas in Amhara and Afar as well as Once Stop Centers nationwide. For example, the project will contribute to strengthening the skills of the employees of healthcare facilities and procuring medical consumables to better equip the facilities. Stigmata that prevent the use of services will be addressed at municipal level. In addition, opportunities for survivors to achieve financial independence are identified and supported. Responsibilities and Tasks Responsible to support the technical, substantive, and organizational implementation of the project's measures and activities in selected woredas in Amhara and Afar regions.Responsible to establish, maintain, and nurturing networks and relationships with all relevant partners, other actors, and local organizations in Amhara and Afar regions.Facilitate coordination and collaboration between the project and relevant partners, other actors and local organizations in the target areas.In consultation with the line manager, assume tasks related to planning, steering and monitoring of the project`s activities in selected woredas in Amhara and Afar regions, including project administration tasks.Contribute to the conceptual design of the project, in particular its modification or realignment.Solve problems that arise in the own area of responsibility based on existing rules and regulations within the organization.Responsible for knowledge management and documentation of any activities or issues in the direct line of work.If required, support other experts in familiarising themselves with and performing their tasks, especially when they are visiting Amhara and Afar regions.

Batu and Meki
School of Public Health-AAU- Center for Implementation Sciences (CIS)
Job DescriptionThe Center for Implementation Sciences (CIS) in Health at the School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University seeks to accelerate translation of effective policies and evidence-based practices into public health and development benefits through influencing policies, strategies, programs and practices at different levels of the health system. The CIS shall work, through its multidisciplinary teams and in close collaboration with relevant governmental and non-governmental stakeholders, to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies, methods, approaches, and models to promote the adoption, implementation, sustainment, and scale-up of evidence-based policies, practices, and programs in the fields of public health. The center is looking for a qualified and enthusiastic Outcome Measurement Research Assistant (OM-RA) with relevant qualifications and experience for Specialized Lactation Support for Preterm/LBW infants and Scale-up of Antenatal corticosteroid for preterm births Implementation Researches in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and World Health Organization (WHO). Job Summary The Outcome Measurement Research Assistants (OM-RA), under the guidance of the Outcome Measurement Coordinator, Principal Investigators and Project Managers will: Collect data on relevant indicators of the project from hospital and health center (Meki/Batu) ANC, Labor and delivery, NICU and PNC patient charts, registers, and log bookCollect data by interviewing eligible study participants using study survey tool from ANC, Labor and Delivery, PNC and NICU unitsWork closely with the research coordinators and investigators to test and use paper based and electronic evaluation tools and system. Provide orientation to healthcare providers at ANC, Labor and delivery, PNC and NICU units on accurate and complete data recording and reporting Assist the training of health facility leadership, facility pediatricians, nurses, midwives, health extension workers and the health development army on the project objectives and expectations with the research team Daily review, clean and submit data on project indicators. Attend regular meeting and maintain routine communication with research teamWork closely with research team members on quantitative data collection, analysis and useContribute to the development of periodic plan, reports and papers Execute other tasks given by the study site coordinator The outcome measurement research assistants (OM-RA) will be based in Batu and Meki town and will collect data the hospitals of the two towns and 17 health centers located in the study sites of Admi Tulu Judo Kombolcha Woreda, and Dugda Woreda.Date of Announcement: June 2023Career Level: Mid-Level (2-3 years’ experience)Duration of work: 1 year with possible extensionTentative Start Date: July 2023Number of posts: 4(2 for Batu site and 2 for Meki site) Station: Batu and Meki

Addis Ababa
Land O’Lakes, Inc
Background:Land O’Lakes Venture37 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping communities around the world build economies by strengthening agriculture from farm-to-fork, helping businesses grow, and linking farmers to markets. Since our start in 1981, we have been leveraging nearly 100 years of expertise in crop inputs, agricultural insights, dairy and animal nutrition from our close affiliate, Land O’Lakes, Inc., a farmer-owned agribusiness committed to fulfilling its purpose of feeding human progress.Our team is made up of nearly 350 employees who are committed to market-led approaches, and passionate about collaborating locally to create lasting inclusive economic growth. By unlocking the potential of agriculture for nearly 40 years, the lives of more than 3 million people have been transformed through nearly 300 programs in more than 80 countries.Project Summary:Land O’Lakes Venture37 is recruiting for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager for the Nourishing Prosperity Alliance (NPA), a five-year project (2023-2028) funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Ethiopia and Kenya. 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.Position Summary:The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager will lead the development and implementation of a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system for the NPA project. Specifically, the MEL Manager will develop data collection tools and processes, documented in a MEL plan; train staff and partners on the MEL system; oversee all data collection efforts; ensure data quality; process and analyze the data for donor reporting, adaptive management and learning purposes; and provide oversight support to external evaluators/consultants. The MEL Manager will also lead significant learning and outreach activities, such as planning learning and adaptive management events, developing outreach materials and supporting program adaptation based on findings.Reporting and Supervisory Responsibilities:The MEL Manager reports to the Program Director, also based in Addis Ababa, with technical support from the Land O’Lakes Venture37 home office Global MEL staff. This position will supervise one staff member and oversee all MEL enumerators and consultants.

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