የሚንስትሮች ምክር ቤት በስራ ላይ ያለው የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ምክር ቤትና አስፈጻሚ አካል ተግባሩን እያከናወነ እንዲቀጥል ወሰነ ምክር ቤቱ የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር ቻርተር አዋጅን ለማሻሻል በቀረበው ረቂቅ አዋጅ ላይ ተወያይቶ ውሳኔ አሳልፏል። ምክር ቤቱ በላከው መግለጫ የተሻሻለው የአዲስ አበባ አስተዳደር ቻርተር አዋጅን ለማሻሻል የቀረበው ረቂቅ አዋጅ ባለፉት ዓመታት በአሪቱ በተከሰተው ነባራዊ ሁኔታ በ2010 ዓ.ም [...]

Haramaya University, Haramaya,
The Bilateral Ethiopia - Netherlands Effort for Food, Income and Trade (BENEFIT) in Ethiopia
Vacancy for full-time positions with the Programme on Integrated Seed Sector Development in Ethiopia (ISSD Ethiopia Programme) Report to: Regional scientific coordinator and project manager; and technically to ISSD Ethiopia Project Management Unit (PMU) in Addis Ababa. The position: The job advertised by this vacancy is for the position of Gender and Rural Development Expert, for each of the duty stations mentioned above. You will function within a team of experts with complementary expertise in integrated seed sector development. You will be mainly working on strengthening informal seed system. You will also play an important role in mainstreaming gender in the project by coaching other team members in gender sensitive and responsive activity planning. Informal seed system activities of ISSD are aimed at helping farmers to improve seed access and use of farmer preferred varieties for the most important food and nutrition rich crops, including traditional and neglected crops. A specific aim of these activities is to focus on understanding and responding to the seed demand of the above mentioned crops, with special attention to women and vulnerable farmers. You will support participatory variety selection processes with germplasm from formal and informal sources and promote local seed quality control mechanisms. You will play an important role in gender analysis of ISSD approaches, activities, and processes along with other regional experts, identify capacity gaps in relation to gender and facilitate necessary capacity development.  You will be supervised by the regional scientific coordinator, who will be assisted by a project manager. The project manager will supervise you on a day to day basis. Expertise, guidance, and support on project strategy and implementation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and data management will be provided by the Addis Ababa based ISSD Ethiopia project management unit (PMU) and team of experts from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the Netherlands will support PMU. Regional activity planning will be conducted with the participation of PMU and often in collaboration with other projects united by the BENEFIT partnership, which is explained briefly below. You will be an active participant in knowledge sharing and learning events with the teams based at other duty stations. Key Responsibilities: Provide support and facilitate linkages with regional partners to implement informal seed system approaches and achieve targets. Serve as the primary ISSD staff person responsible for coordinating informal seed system activities and implementing informal seed system component at the regional level.Together with farmer organization and seed experts, lead the development of the regional gender responsive ISSD informal seed system component to achieve the target of reaching at least 50% women farmers.Establish partnerships and develop approaches for scaling the activities on informal seed systems, and support activities like capacity strengthening of partners; experimentation; exchange/twinning of farmer groups. This includes supporting the development of grant proposals for scaling informal seed system activities. Represent the informal seed system component during project meetings held regionally and nationally. Collaborate with regional seed and farmer organisation experts and technical partners to promote a more conducive and enabling environment for informal seed systems at regional level.Work with gender experts at the national BENEFIT partnership level and at WUR (CDI), to facilitate gender analysis of ISSD approaches, activities, and processes along with other regional experts in order to improve the gender responsiveness for all ISSD components and activities, and where appropriate facilitate gender training at regional level.Support collection and analysis of data related to M&E of informal seed systems; you should work with the M&E team of the project in data collection; management; analysis; and reporting and contribute to M&E and progress reporting of gender equality resultsDocumenting and sharing experiences on gender and informal seed systems work: You will participate in project knowledge sharing processes and events within your own team and with others. ISSD Ethiopia aims to improve access to quality seed The goal of ISSD Ethiopia is to improve female and male smallholder farmer access to and use of quality seed of new, improved and/or farmer preferred varieties to sustainably increase agricultural productivity. The project builds upon more than four years existing experience in supporting the development of a vibrant, pluralistic and market oriented seed sector in Ethiopia. In its current phase (2016 – 2019), ISSD Ethiopia will strengthen seed producers in informal, intermediary and formal seed systems; enhance the performance of seed value chains within different seed systems; and contribute to the improvement of an enabling environment for seed value chains in the different seed systems. In addition, the project will strengthen the professional capacities for implementing the ISSD approach.  ISSD Ethiopia is implemented in four regions of Ethiopia through multiple partnerships The ISSD Ethiopia project is one of four projects united under the BENEFIT partnership in Ethiopia. BENEFIT stands for Bilateral Ethiopia-Netherlands Effort for Food, Income and Trade. It is a partnership among four projects in the country, including ISSD Ethiopia, and with the Ethiopian agricultural sector itself, funded by the Dutch Government. ISSD Ethiopia is implemented by five regional ISSD units hosted at four universities and one seed enterprise in four regions of the country, supported by the PMU and BENEFIT partnership coordination unit (PCU), both located in Addis Ababa, and by Wageningen UR, the Netherlands. Regional implementing partners are: Bahir Dar University; Haramaya University and Oromia Seed Enterprise; Hawassa University; and Mekelle University, operating in Amhara, Oromia, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) and Tigray, in corresponding order of mention. 

Addis Ababa, Country Office, Addis Ababa
International Medical Corps (IMC)

Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
VSO Ethiopia
Reference: JOB0115641 VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact. Our extraordinary volunteers live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. Sharing their unique skills and experience to generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities they work in lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.Role Overview: Lead on Program Development and Business Pursuit of the Livelihood Programme

Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
VSO Ethiopia
Reference: JOB0115641 VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact. Our extraordinary volunteers live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. Sharing their unique skills and experience to generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities they work in lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.Role Overview: Program Management and Delivery of interventions under the Livelihoods Programing: VSO’s Livelihoods Program is focused on Youth enterprise, employability, engagement and mobilisation. It aims to develop a resilient livelihoods program framework that reaches out to marginalised groups including women and PWD in different parts of the country. It focuses on skill building, active citizenship, market linkages and creating/using platforms for Youth participation and engagement.

Arbaminch(with frequent travel), SNNPR
EthioChicken
BACKGROUND:Ethiochicken is a leading distributor of chickens to rural farmers in Ethiopia. We are a rapidly growing Company that believes in investing in our employees and offers them opportunities for career advancement. Ethiochicken is an Ethiopian based company.Our Vision Our vision is to bring healthy and affordable eggs and meat to every Ethiopian family, and in doing so improve nutrition, enhance rural farmer livelihoods, and create income opportunities for our customers and partners.Job SummaryThe Area Sales Manager is a key role  that works close to the market for Ethiochicken and is primarily responsible and accountable for recruiting new agents/growers and support further development of existing agents in the specifically assigned working zone and woredas. The Area Sales Manager Ensures consistent sales growth through appointment and capacity building of agents at each woreda and Kebeles, technical support for agents and management of stakeholders at every level. The position demands high level of professionalism, relationship skill, commitment and motivation as well as requires intensive travel in the territory for monitoring and sales maximization. This position is performed with little supervision and requires initiative, high energy and judgment, consistent hungry for results and to work under pressure.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESPlanning·         Develop specific plans to ensure sales growth  and agent appointment in the territory·         Collaborates with Division Sales Manager and RSM to develop sales strategies to improve market share in all product lines.·         Map how to achieve sales volume through prioritizing to make big achievement with minimum effort and shorter time.·         Accurately forecasts annual, quarterly and monthly sales targets for his specific zone.·         Plan promotion activities in the territory working with central marketing team·         Plan to reach all woredas with agent coverage in his specific area. Sales activity·         Achieve sales volume of DOC and poultry & cattle feed in the region.·         Own and manage the VPDA distribution system and DA incentive system; works for the success of the system·         Help on developing channels for feed distribution.·         Increase number of DOC agents in the specific territory.·         Work with zonal and woreda gov’t officials to ensure 45 days chicken off take from agents·         Communicate information on competitors’ products for pricing and product.·         Implement  promotional and public relations activities developed by marketing team·         Follow-up on all sales opportunities within a timely manner.·         Conduct ongoing market assessment and recommend any required change in tactics and strategies.·         Carry out any other duties as requested by your Line Manager and other senior management teamTeam Development·         Lead, manage and motivate the sales representatives to achieve and exceed targets and KPI’s through support and supervision, training and coaching.·         Assists sales personnel in establishing personal contact and rapport with top echelon decision-makers in the government structure.·         Identify skill/knowledge gap of sales team and coordinate to provide trainingMonitoring and Evaluation·         Make frequent travel to woredas to expand market and sales growth·         Holds regular meeting with WCs and guide how to win in the market·         Reviews progress of sales roles by woreda/zone.·         Provides monthly  results assessments of WCs productivity·         Track agents  performance against leading indicators, continually reevaluating partnerships·         Make regular travel in the woredas and get first hand market dynamics and provide supportive supervision for WCs and agents.·         Bring to the attention of operation manager any matters which are considered to be rectified immediately of any complaints on feed quality, above standard mortality of chickens.·         Track and report on VPDA and Woreda coordinator performance on weekly basisGovernment relation·         Develop good working relationship with key sector government officials and professionals along with Division Sales Manager.·         Represent the company on all sector related meeting and activities·         Have updated government regulations policies and directive which affects our businessKEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS·         Exceeding volume growth targets·         Help at launching poultry and cattle feed through appointment of distributors·         Increased order size and optimized purchase cycle on DOC.·         Established strong and reliable agents which drive our business and start to deliver to farmers by themselves.·         Recruit, trained and deployed vibrant WCs who derive sales function·         Develop strong relationship with  sector government structure which support our business·         Attain highest score (4/5) on customer service index.·         Achieve 15 chickens per VPDA six months after implementing

Debre Birhan, Amhara
Juniper Glass Industries S.C
Juniper Glass Industries SC. is a new entrant to an Ethiopian market to produce a container glass. Our world class under construction company is promising to meet the thirst for locally made glass.We are looking for a fresh graduate of1. Quality Controller (Graduate of Statistics and Maths)2. Mechanical Engineer and (Graduate of Mechanical Engineer)to join the world class glass manufacturer. 

Jijiga,
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Senior Programme Coordinator (Jijiga)The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking to hire a Senior Programme Coordinator (Jijiga)who support the International Programme Coordinator in monitoring and provision of technical support during programme implementation including the coordination of the implementation of UNDP Livelihoods Recovery and Resilience Building initiatives to ensure the timely delivery of quality results; M&E, Reporting and Communications; Partnerships, Representation and Advocacy and Capacity Building and Institutional Strengthening.Contract type: Service Contract (SB5) - *Service Contract is a non-staff contractual modality.Duration: One year (renewable).Qualification and experience: Master’s degree or equivalent in Disaster Risk Management. International Development Studies and discipline relevant to disaster reduction with focus on livelihoods recovery and resilience building.Interested applicants must have at least 6 years of progressively responsible in the field of humanitarian assistance, emergency response with considerable experience in the field of early recovery, and its nexus with livelihoods response and long-term resilience building and knowledge and experience from disaster response operations, including management of implementation of food security and livelihoods recovery, disaster risk reduction and resilience building project and programmes is desirable.