Location: Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
Organization: Bopinc
Deadline: 17 January 2025
Job Description
Bopinc is looking for a structured, proactive team member with proven agricultural experience, who can contribute to an Agri-Food Innovation program in Ethiopia funded by a leading international donor.
The programme
The Beyond Farming Collective (BFC), led by Bopinc, focuses on strengthening agri-food industry organisations (AFIOs) in order to drive inclusive agricultural transformation. This pioneering program is being implemented in three strategic markets including Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania.
The programme has three building blocks including:
- Leadership Academy
- Accelerator Fund
- Collective Community
Responsibilities
- Lead implementation of BFC in Ethiopia, reporting to the project manager, managing a team of two and working in coordination with the global project team and two implementing partners.
- Manage relationships with leaders from 10 AFIOs in Ethiopia, closely monitoring implementation of accelerator investments, providing strategic guidance where needed and coordinating activities and reporting with the global BFC team.
- Provide technical assistance to AFIO leadership and management on business modelling and/or marketing and distribution strategies to improve the viability and success of accelerator investments. Investments range from smallholder farmer access to improved inputs, aggregation, storage and processing facilities and market information platforms.
- Organise and lead events, including the annual Leadership Academy, that convene key stakeholders in the agriculture sector, government, and private sector.
- Contribute to writing reports and publications for external stakeholders, including the donor.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or masters (preferred) degree in agriculture, development, economics or business administration;
- At least 5 years experience managing agricultural development/transformation projects in Ethiopia funded by international donors;
- Experience working in the private sector, developing business models and/or marketing and distribution strategies;
- Demonstrated ability to develop and manage partnerships and work with diverse stakeholders including government, development organisations, private sector and smallholder farmers;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and local language(s);
- Ability to lead and facilitate engaging workshops with diverse stakeholders;
- Experience conducting agriculture-related research;
- Experience in agri-food policy/advocacy is a plus;
- Ethiopian national
Core capabilities
- Decision making – Take a balanced view of situations. Seeks alternative viewpoints. Recognises priorities, weighs up different options and evaluates risks. Reaches logical conclusions and decides on an appropriate plan of action. Evaluates previous judgements in order to improve.
- Effective communication -Expresses complex data, ideas and facts in a clear, concise and open manner, both in oral and in written form. Actively listens and proactively shares knowledge. Uses appropriate language, design and methods depending on the audience and the purpose of communication
- Interpersonal effectiveness -Able to adapt behaviour to a wide range of people. Influences the views and behaviour of others through persuasion and encouragement. Handles conflict tactfully and effectively, by finding common ground.
- Initiative and independence -Proactive self-starter with a high level of independence. Takes responsibility for own time and effectiveness. Alert to opportunities to contribute and takes the initiative to act on them
- Critical thinking – Able to manipulate and interpret information from a range of sources, to spot patterns and trends in information and to deduce cause and effect from this. Can generate a range of creative solutions, evaluate them and choose the most appropriate option.
- Results Oriented – Sets high but achievable standards and goals for self and others. Seeks opportunities to improve processes and outcomes and acts on them. Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on the BoP.
We offer
- A motivated, multidisciplinary and culturally diverse team of professionals
- Culture of dedication to delivery whilst also ensuring creativity and innovativeness
- Market-based remuneration and conditions
- An extra 8% monthly holiday scheme allowance (gross) paid in December of every year
- Health insurance coverage annually for yourself; In case you have a partner and children, an extra monthly allowance for health care insurance of 5% of your gross monthly salary is provided
- Participation in a collective pension scheme (partly paid by employer) and partly paid by yourself according to local tax law standards
- 24 full paid leave days in a year
- National public holidays according to national policies
- A yearly budget equivalent to 750 euro to invest in personal/professional development
- Commuting allowance
- Travel based upon project needs
Deadline: 17 January 2025
