Zone Technical Support (Zone cluster coach)

Background

The Alliance of RCBDIA and Inter Aide (ARIA) engaged in agriculture development interventions in the region for several years. The efficacy and scalability of the model to apply SWC combined with fodder have been demonstrated in earlier projects. Based on this practical experience, the PROCEED initiative project was developed and a five years project agreement was signed with the regional government to strengthen the capacity of the agriculture sector bureau structures to institutionalize the initiative and to improve the agricultural extension approach through creating strong bondages with field-level community actors. Thereby ensure to realize accelerated durable SWC integrated with fodder to restore, manage, and protect their ecosystems while improving the food security, socio-economic situation, and resilience of farming families. 

In the process of institutionalization Zone technical support or zone coach is responsible to ensures all stakeholders at zone, woreda and kebele level properly engaged, and adopted the project best practices. He/she is responsible capacitating the zonal task force, woreda focal and Inter Aide woreda technical support team on project implementation strategies, timeline based planning, adoption of project introduced key elements that are decisive for project success. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Zone technical support or zone coach is fully responsible to follow zonal focal persons and tracks his or her daily activities.
2. Ensure zonal focal persons and woreda task force mastering the project key principles in relation project main activities. 
3. Support and ensures zonal focal person capacity to influence zonal and woreda level decision makers (political officials) 
4. Ensures zone agriculture department and woreda offices adoption of project innovative key agricultural extension and project implementation approaches that are appropriate to realize sustainable development. 
5. Support on developing, updating kebele, wored, and zone dashboard and impact its analysis and usage. 
6. Track woreda and zone steering committee meetings, support on the agenda settings and decision making. 
7. Ensure smooth communication with zonal officials, experts, as well as with regional focal persons. 
8. Capacitate and coach the timeline based planning at different level, and ensure all actors engaged on the process. 
9. Report regularly about the performance of his/her counterpart zonal focal person
10. Regularly update the activities progress and performance of the woredas in his/her cluster in relation to institutional engagement and adoption of project introduced approached and practices. 
11. Supervise the work of Inter Aide woreda technical support personnel working in his/her cluster 
12. Timely reports any challenges  that encountered in his/her cluster and work 
13. As IAF team member, he/she represents the organization and obliged to respect and abide with internal rules of the organization. 
14. Fulfil all other tasks as necessary when given by his/her superior even if not mentioned in the present job description.

Respect the internal Rules of Inter Aide France (IAF)

As IAF team member, the Zone Technical Support respects internal rules of the organization, including its code of conduct. She/he represents IAF and as such should have a positive and decent behavior toward all actors she/he might encounter during her/his duties (All IAF staff, Communities, Government officials…).

As a minimum, she/he should respect IAF working hours: 2h30 to 6h30 & 7h30 to 11h30 (Ethiopian time), from Monday to Friday.

The Zone Technical Support is expected to take her/his responsibilities fully and to report any difficulty or need to her/his superior. She/he might be required to fulfil other tasks given by her/his superior even if not mentioned in the present job description. 

Category: Agriculture, Agriculture extension, Natural Resource Management 

Location: will be based in Hadiya zone 

Under management of: directly accountable to agriculture zone head and agriculture senior expert.

Schedule: Full-Time

Summary: Zone technical support or zone coach is responsible technically backing and coaching zonal task force.

Type of employment: Full-time position on contract base.  

Salary: According to the organization scale.

Sex:  M/F – Women are encouraged to apply

Qualification

• BSc degree or above in agriculture extension, Agronomy, Natural resource management or related field 

• At least eight years relevant work experience, in a senior position.  

• Extensive experience institutionalizing best practices and innovative approaches into the public extension system
• Deep understanding agriculture extension specially working with small holding farmers in the mixed farming system 

• Previous experience in INGO sector is a plus

Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Qualities:

• Very high interpersonal communication skill 

• Creative, flexible and open minded 

• Language: Excellent written and spoken command of English, Amharic and knowledge of local language (Hadiysa) will be plus. 

• Well organized

• Commitment to contribute to improve the public agricultural extension service delivery thereby improve the livelihood of the community. 

•  Willing to work fulltime with the government team in coaching and supervising

How To Apply

Inter Aide France kindly asks that interested candidates submit their CV and supporting documents, work certificate(s)) as well as a cover letter before 05/11/2024 by e-mail at: interaiderecruitment@gmail.com

With the subject “Zone Technical Support – FIRST NAME LAST NAME”. In your cover letter, please make sure you state your concrete drivers of motivation (why do you apply to this position?) and to state the strengths and experiences that would make you a strong candidate for this position. 

Inter Aide France is committed to achieving a balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. 

Inter Aide France provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. Inter Aide France does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.