Internal and External Vacancy Announcement

ORDAETHIOPIA is a non-governmental organization dedicated to improve livelihood and environmental security in Amhara Region as well as in Ethiopia since 1984 G.C. It envisaged to bring the above changes in the community by working on environment and climate change, water and irrigation, agriculture, nutrition and disaster risk management, gender, disability inclusion and youth Employment and food commodity management and emergency response interventions. ORDA Ethiopia is a highly result oriented organization with dedicated management and competent staffs. ORDA Ethiopia would like to invite competent candidates who fulfill the requirements of the vacancy indicated below. 

Program overview

Mass Youth Employment in Apiculture (MaYEA) program is a five-year youth employment creation program funded by Master Card Foundation to be implemented in 9(nine) regions of Ethiopia. The program is divided in to two sub national hubs. ORDA Ethiopia, as a lead organization will coordinate the implementation of program in 61 woredas of the North and North West Ethiopia hub of the program includes Amhara, Afar, Benishangul Gumuz and Tigray Regions. The program plans to help jobless youth to create jobs for themselves by participating them mainly in apiculture value chain and other complimentary value chains. The main interventions of the program are i) increasing national honey and bees wax production; ii) improving honey quality to meet both national and international standards; iii) promoting market-driven value addition and product diversification; iv) enhancing integration of apiculture with other complementary value chains; and  v) improving enabling environment for youth and apiculture sector development.

Position Summary:

The main purpose of this position is to lead the 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 work with government and other stakeholder in soliciting resources (finance, land and other resources) needed for the establishment and development of new and existing businesses, coaching and mentoring, and sustainability actions.  Closely work with the private sector, associations and cooperatives of the apiculture sector and others. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Map existing agribusinesses (beekeepers, pullet growers and other input suppliers, output operators and agro processors).

• Technically drives the implementation of commercial apiculture and other commodity enterprises development related activities. 

• Ensure effective operational planning of business enterprise development related interventions and activities, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and communications with partners and stakeholders is in place. 

• Provide TOT on enterprises development to clusters team in the hub. 

• Provide technical backstopping to cluster and woreda based ORDA Ethiopia and IPs Enterprise development experts.

• Ensures the timely supply of finance and non-finance resources needed by the youth agribusiness enterprises in collaboration with governmental and other stakeholders. 

• Work with commercial banks and Micro finance Institutions to facilitate youth friendly financial services. 

• Ensure the establishment and strengthening of youth owned and youth led credit and saving cooperatives/associations. 

• Ensure innovation and technology based approach is used to transform production, marketing and financial services. 

• Ensure that all ecosystem actors are engaged to create enabling environment for the flourishing of apiculture and other commodities based agribusinesses. 

• Ensure ORDA Ethiopia Safeguarding policy is effectively implemented and report any form of abuse to the safeguarding officer

• Conduct other activities as deemed necessary. 

Program/section: Gender, Disability Inclusion and Youth Employment Program

Reports to: MAYEA Sub-National Hub Program Director

Date of Registration: Within 7 working days after the first day of announcement.

Job Requirements

Minimum qualifications and requirements:

Educational Background

• MA/MSc in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Masters of business administration,  international development, Agribusiness, 

Work Experience

• Minimum of 8(eight) years and four years of relevant experience

• Two years of managerial experience.

• Experience in International NGO

• Strong understanding and practical experience with good practice in agribusiness development, value chains development, domestic and international marketing and trade development.

• Willing to innovate, design and plan catalytic and implementable interventions to address major enterprise development bottlenecks. 

Skills/Knowledge and Competencies

• Strong stakeholder management skills, including thorough extensive experience with government institutions, development partners, private sector stakeholders and youth agribusiness groups. 

• Demonstrated team player

• Strong communication and facilitation skills.

• Ability to work in and perform under pressure and in a dynamic fast paced environment.

• Excellent report writing in English.

• Advanced computer skills. 

 PERSONAL VALUES

• Integrity and honesty

• Hard working

• Firm belief in gender equality, team work, transparent and participatory management.

• Women candidates are encouraged. 

How to Apply

References will be taken and background checks will be carried out in conformity with ORDA ETHIOPIA code of conduct (child safeguarding, inclusion of persons with differently abled and adults at risk, prohibition of sexual exploitation & abuse, trafficking in persons as well as child labor) in general. ORDA ETHIOPIA operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required but with due convergence of the code of conduct aforementioned above.

Submit your non-returnable application letter; CV’s and copies of essential credentials via E-mail: recruitment@ordaethiopia.org.

ORDA ETHIOPIA

Tel (058)226-26-56