Entrepreneurship Officer

HUNDEE-Oromo Grassroots Development Initiative is a local NGO established in 1995. It has strong aspiration that equality and dignity of all human persons are respected and protected. This is clearly and adequately reflected in its organizational vision that is centered on human dignity and prosperity. What underpins this vision statement is that poverty is understood not only as material deprivation but also as power imbalance in social, economic and political spheres. Poverty affects women and men, boys and girls, but the impacts are different based on their sex, age, social and economic status, literacy and disability. Our strategy focuses on the outcome areas of: (1) Food Security and Agriculture Development Program; (2) Community Mobilization and Citizens Engagement Program; (3) Child, Youth and Women Development Program; (4) Livelihoods, Resilience Building and Humanitarian Response Program; and (5) Health, WaSH and Nutrition Program. Currently, we operate in Oromia National Regional State of twelve zones and working with a diverse base of donors that includes the German Agro Action (GAA), Kerk in Actie (KiA)/Cordaid, USAID/ISHDO, Cafod/Sciaf/Trocaire (CST), Kindernothilfe (KNH), World Bank /MA, Dan Church Aid (DCA), CGWE, UN/OCHA, Christian Aid Ethiopia (CAE), Mercy Corps, Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI)/ Caster Card Foundation and other foundations. HUNDEE has been working secured funding support from USAID under the lead of Mercy Corp for the implementation of a project Highland Resilience Activity (HRA) that will contribute to the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) 5s Big Push initiative and support these households in moving above the graduation threshold.

The USAID-funded Highland Resilience Activity (HRA) - will contribute to the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) 5s Big Push initiative and has the overarching goal of strengthening resilience among vulnerable households in Ethiopias Highlands, resulting in 120,000 PSNP households reaching the graduation threshold. HRA will support these households in moving above the graduation threshold and to where they no longer require social safety net programming for household food security and have the capabilities and assets to withstand regular and predictable shocks. The Activity will achieve this goal by directly supporting households in increasing their on-farm, off-farm, and employment incomes while facilitating improvements in the market systems required to increase demand for goods and services in PSNP communities. HRA is a five-year program that starts in January 2024.

Under the direction and management support from the zonal project coordinator and Project technical team, the Entrepreneurship Officer is responsible for planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the zonal and woreda level Business related activities, Entrepreneurship Officer including targeted woredas under West and East Harerghe Zones. They ensure all project initiatives are implemented to achieve maximum impact as per program and project objectives while remaining on schedule and budget. The Entrepreneurship Officer lead job opportunity and business-related activity at zonal & woreda field-level. S/he will work with the implementing partner, doner organization, field level technical team and stakeholders to ensure that HRA project objectives are implemented effectively through each objective. Their close working relationships with all technical units ensure program activities are carried out according to the highest standards and remain responsive and appropriate to the local context. The Lead business facilitates partnerships with other implementing partners and the private sector at Zonal and woreda level to ensure complementarity with existing activities, while ensuring the alignment of HRA implementation in line with the programs overall approach. S/he maintains close coordination with the government offices, and PSNP program participants. to ensure implementation quality and accountability. S/he is also accountable for effective planning, implementing, follow-up, monitoring and evaluation of Zonal and woreda level push interventions and ensures timely and quality delivery of quarterly and annual project reports and documents the impact of HRA activities. Her/his close working relationships with all technical units ensure program activities are carried out according to the highest standards and remain responsive and appropriate to the local context.

Reports Directly To :HUNDEE Zonal project Coordinator/regional

Works Directly With: Zonal HRA project team, Mercy Corps project team, Partners, consortium team and HUNDEE Program team

Proven knowledge of working with Microsoft packages, and ability to prepare various reports in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and etc.