Strengthen Agriculture Supply Chains in the Oromia Region by Promoting Employment and Local Entrepreneurship to Counteract Irregular Migration (AID 11549)

Implementing partners: LVIA funded by AICS (Italian Agency for Development) 

Economic Expert for Agriculture and Agribusiness Development

Main duties:

• Developing deep understanding and mastery of ‘Economic and Agri-business Development’ facilitation among chain actors and enabler partners including coaching, relationship building, communicating and entrepreneurialism/business understanding and innovating
• Coordinating and conducting mapping of service and actors in cereal and vegetable value chain in collaboration with other staffs of LVIA-COOPI staffs, Iceaddis and other partners
• Periodically assess the gaps throughout the value chain and recommend alternative solutions to fill the gaps
• Facilitate Workshops and training related to creating awareness on areas of financial literacy, access to financial loans and other related topics
• Assessing financial institutions providing and/or ready to provide financial services to the targeted local enterprises, with both advantage and disadvantages with each financial institutions, and give direction for the consortium and the partners
• Supports the implementation of activities related to the improvement of services for access to credit and investment for enterprises and actors involved in the target agricultural sectors; supports training and skills transfer to local partners for the development of investment and improvement of financing in the agricultural sector
• Provides technical inputs relating to the target agricultural supply chain to achieve project results
• Carries out field visits to verify the activities developed and implemented
• Discusses with direct beneficiaries and stakeholders and comes back with important lessons and learning and inputs for decision making
• Prepare field activity reports and minutes
• Facilitate strong partnership among stakeholders and actors related with Agri-value chain in the project areas

Project Area: Oromia Regional State, Arsi Zone, Tiyo , Shirka and Ziway Dugda Districts, west Arsi Zone Adaba and Dodloa Districts and Sinana District of Bale Zone

Availability: as soon as possible

Type of employment: 1year contract with the possibility of extension. 

Salary: Negotiable (transport allowance + pension fund and medical insurance + plus other organization benefits will be included).

Qualification and experience:

• Good understanding of NGO development and emergency projects
• Minimum of five-year experience and at least two years in NGO project management
• Bachelor degree in Agriculture or Economic with proved experience or Master in Agribusiness management, Agricultural Economics, agricultural extension and other related fields
• Better knowledge on Agri-entrepreneurship and agricultural innovation and demonstrate work experience in the financial sector in agriculture, in particular in the implementation, promotion and management of projects on agricultural credit and the value chain or market solutions approach.
• Good technical skills (agricultural financing, agricultural investment analysis and development business and market access)
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work both independently and cooperatively with team members
• Strong Management, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills;
• Languages: English, Afaan Oromo and Amharic fluently spoken and written
• Highly organized, efficient, and able to meet key deadlines
• Ability to work under pressure in harsh environment;
• Good experience of working culture of the project site or other similar areas of Oromia regional state
• Computer literate especially in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, power point)
• Gook skills in data collection and assessment using digital tools