BACKGROUND:

The Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) has been established by the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to identify and address systemic bottlenecks to Ethiopia’s agricultural development. The Institute does this through problem-solving, implementation support, and capacity building of stakeholders involved in implementation of interventions that address the systemic bottlenecks. 

ATI provides a unique 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 teams with the tools, training and mentorships necessary to achieve their career goals.

The programmatic focus of the Institute responds to a core set of needs identified by the Ministry of Agriculture and other sectors along commodity value chains. Across the programs, the ATI engages public, private, and non-governmental stakeholders to support strategic planning, manage and strengthen implementation capacity and test innovative models. Currently, ATI is tasked to coordinate the revised Agriculture and Rural Development policy agendas of the sector and such sectoral level delegation requires high level expertise in the policy areas and skillsets in coordination and networking with multiple stakeholders.

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.

Term of Employment:  

One year with a possibility of extension

Duty Station(s):

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Policy Expert – Policy Unit will be a core member of the Policy Unit, responsible to support the development of policy instruments for the revised ARD policy by providing technical support and coordinating various relevant stakeholders. This includes, problem-solving, coordination of relevant stakeholders, developing an implementation plan, as well as facilitating endorsement of the policy instruments; the technical expert will work with teams and experts internal to ATI, as well as external institutions, including government, private sector, and Development Partners. The Senior Technical Expert will report to the policy and food system Director.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• The specific duties of the Senior Policy Expert- Policy Unit will include:

• Lead and coordinate end-to-end work required for the development of policy instruments and implementation plan for selected ARDP thematic areas. The policy instruments, in this context include, among others, enabling environments that support and regulate the implementation of policy directions set in the revised ARD policy. This could involve specific policy, strategy/road map, legal framework (law, proclamation, directive), implementation plan, and framework/guideline

• With this general task, the senior policy expert will have the following duties:

• Coordinate the development of project design document, and project implementation plan, including a Results Framework (RF)

• Work closely with the Analytics team to develop the policy instruments for the thematic areas

• With support from the Policy and food systems program Director, lead stakeholder engagements in developing the policy instruments (i.e., proclamations, regulations, guidelines, directives,), and present to senior policy makers

• Prepare proposal and support partnership and resource mobilization team to raise financial resources to support the implementation of the policy instruments

• Join analytical case teams to take on policy-focused work, including problem structuring, data collection, quantitative and qualitative analysis, facilitate stakeholder engagement, drafting policy documents (i.e. proclamations, regulations, guidelines, directives), and presenting to senior policy makers

• Lea and coordinate the submission process of policy instruments to relevant authorities for endorsement

• Organize validation workshop: validation workshops will be organized to socialize studies, to review findings, and to collect additional inputs to enrich draft policy instruments.

• The position reports to the Policy and food systems program Director

• Performs any other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Minimum MSc in Public Policy, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Project Management, Business Administration or closely related fields from a reputable University

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in the agriculture sector, policy, and project management experience

• Proven ability to effectively liaise with senior policymakers, as well as development partners, non-governmental and private sector organizations

• Exceptional ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a range of stakeholders in a cross-cultural environment (fluency in English is essential)

• Strong understanding and appreciation of the country’s broad economic reform program, the rationale and what it will mean for agriculture and rural development

• Strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty, and desire to be of service

How to Apply

We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit (i) a cover letter and (ii) a CV (maximum 5 pages) to THIS LINK

N.B: Mention the position title under the subject line of your application letter and please do not submit scans of certificates with your application

Women are highly encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.