Agriculture Advisor

Agriculture Advisor’’

GIZ- Internal Vacancy Announcement ‘# vacancy number 102/2024’

“Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM)”

Brief Description of the project/ unit

With develoPPP, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) promotes private-sector activities where entrepreneurial opportunities and development policy potential meet. Companies that want to invest sustainably in a developing and emerging country and expand their local operations can receive financial and technical support under the programme. 

GIZ partners with Sebeta Agroindustry PLC in order to improve livelihoods of actors among the Ethiopian dairy value chain. The project aims to establish and capacitate six dairy cooperatives with milk collection centers (MCC) in the Oromia region (Kuyu, Alidoro, Digme, Debre Tsige, Assela and Bishoftu). It places a strong emphasis on empowering smallholder farmers through training programs for improved milk production, farm management, and organic fertilizer production from cow manure trough vermicomposting. Promoting sustainable agricultural practices through training in integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) with a focus on vermicomposting manure for fodder production This community-centered approach places rural stakeholders at the heart of the supply chain, promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Additionally, the project anticipates creating urban employment opportunities for women and youth in dairy sales and distribution. Sebeta Agro Industry's overarching goal, under the brand "Mama Milk," is to address the lack of accessible dairy facilities in Ethiopia's remote and rural areas, thereby bridging infrastructural gaps in milk preservation

 Duration of contract:   Until 30 June 2025

 Application deadline:  3 September 2024

 Required Candidates:  1

 Place of Work:              Addis Ababa

Responsibilities

Responsibilities and Duties

• In discussion with the team take responsibility for parts of the implementation, content of trainings, field supervision, monitoring and data collection. Also contribute to aggregation, validation, evaluation and publication of data/results, knowledge management.

Tasks

The adviser will work in close coordination with Sebeta, two other project staff, ISFM+ (another partnering GIZ project) federal- and regional-level and the German coordination unit

• Support the design, co-ordination, planning, and execution, of various activities like community mobilization, trainings on milk hygiene and milk production, field days, surveys, workshops etc. (especially with the woreda offices of agriculture in Oromia)

• Provide technical advice and expertise (on dairy development, agribusiness, ISFM) to all partners involved (BoA Oromia, WoA livestock and Natural resource management, Sebeta, dairy cooperatives amongst others)

• Coordinate and organize field trips and facilitate communication between all actors 

• Prepare local subsidy contracts and implementation protocols jointly with partners

• Follow up on documentation and monitoring processes. 

• Coordinate external consultants and reviewers’ missions to the field/partners.

• Support compile regular reports and communicate key findings to the appropriate agencies.

• Closely interact and work with GIZ staff, other GIZ staff responsible for climate change action, other agency staff and government partners

• Supervise printing, storage, and inventory of PR material, as well as supporting the development of fact sheets, brochures, and other communication materials.

• Assist in preparing, implementing, and documenting training events, workshops, forums, team meetings and other project activities in collaboration with partner institution.

• Assist in preparing Terms of Reference (ToR) for contracts for technical implementation. 

• Perform other assignments as required

Qualifications

• MA, BA degree in animal production, agricultural economics, business management or related fields 
• Fluency in Afaan Oromoo, Amharic and English

Professional experience

• At least 4 years of professional experience in GIZ
• Experience in the private sector a plus

Other knowledge, additional competences

• Effective communication, including writing, speaking and interpersonal communication. 
• Excellent customer service and client relations skills 
• Organization and time management skills 
• Good collaboration and teamwork abilities 
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment. 
• Ability to use computer and software’s and technologies for data collection and organization (especially Excel skills) 

How To Apply

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with  
their non-returnable recent CV only via email hreth@giz.de 

Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position Agriculture Advisor #102/2024_Full Name’ in the subject line of your email application. Due to large number of applications, we categorize applications with the vacancy numbers. Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We encourage persons with disabilities to apply for the position. In the case of equal qualification, persons with disabilities will be given preference.

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für 

Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 

GIZ Country Office Ethiopia and Djibouti 

Kazanchis, Kirkos Sub City, Woreda 08 

P.O. Box 100009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

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