Position: Cluster Coordinator
Company Description
SNV is a global development partner, deeply rooted in the countries where we operate. We are driven by a vision of a better world: A world where across every society all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to thrive sustainably. To make this vision a reality, we need transformations in vital agri-food, energy, and water systems. SNV contributes by strengthening capacities and catalyzing partnerships in these sectors. We help strengthen institutions and effective governance, reduce gender inequalities and barriers to social inclusion, and enable adaptation and mitigation to the climate and biodiversity crises.
Building on 60 years of experience we support our partners with our technical and process expertise and methodological rigor. We do this in more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia with a team of approximately 1,600 colleagues. By being adaptable and tailoring our approaches to these different contexts, we can contribute to impact at scale, resulting in more equitable lives for all.
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Background of the Project
Horti-LIFE (HL) is funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) and implemented by SNV-Ethiopia in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture. The aim is to contribute to the horticulture sector’s growth and reduce malnutrition by strengthening the extension service to improve production, productivity, and food safety in the horticultural sector in a gender-balanced and nutrition-sensitive way.
Context and purpose of the job
The Project Cluster Coordinator is part of an SNV Country Organisation and is appointed to the Horti-LIFE III project operation area in Ethiopia.
The Project Cluster Coordinator works at a sub-national level, ensuring the quality of proper planning implementation follow-up and reporting the project activities such as Farmers Field School (FFS) Establishment and institutionalization, IPM & Spray Service Provision (SSP), Smallholder Chain Integration Fund (SCIF) (nursery, Agro dealers, etc), Micro Finance Institutes (MFI), Gender and Nutrition Mainstreaming to the client or user community. Executes the local delivery of the project conforms to the advice given by the advisor(s)/ project manager and conforms to SNV procedures and guidelines, making sure timelines and project standards are met. Anticipates delivery challenges to ensure service and delivery continuity.
Job Description
Service & process delivery:
- Provides process services and delivery to reach project goals, as advised by the regional and national project teams within given guidelines, ensuring consistency and quality of delivery.
- Guides and trains both Institutionalise and Project Woreda Office of Agriculture (WOA) experts, Development Agents (DA’s), Lead farmers, and MFI’s in (training towards) performing conform project goals.
Internal and external communication:
- Informs and is informed about the development/changes in the project, is consistently responsive to the client community, and pro-active and confident in engaging with external stakeholders (government, NGOs, private sector, or other relevant stakeholders).
Project data handling:
- Collects data in the field (paperwork) checks and enters all relevant data into the relevant system(s). Signals abnormalities.
Process improvement:
- Assesses service delivery quality and adapts service processes, to increase efficiency.
Qualifications
- Proficiency level to Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (Horticulture, Plant science, Agricultural economics, Agricultural extension, etc.) with relevant experience in Horticulture FFS methodology.
Experience:
- Minimum 4 years of experience in project Implementation.
- Experience in coordinating donor-funded horticulture development projects implemented with multiple stakeholders.
- Good understanding of the regional agricultural extension system.
- Practical experience in horticultural production systems.
- A Motorbike driving license is mandatory.
- Frequent travel to woredas and kebeles under the cluster.
Additional Skills:
- Energetic and motivating attitude; proactive and solution-oriented
- Excellent analytical skills as well as communication & advisory skills
- Pragmatic, good, and patient negotiator and solution-oriented
- Team player with networking abilities.
- Fluent in English (the working language of SNV) and local language is Mandatory (speak, write).
- A Motorbike driving license is mandatory.
- Frequent travel to woredas and kebeles under the cluster
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Computer skills.
Additional Information
Contract Type: National
Expected start date: October 1.
Duty Station: Tembien, Abyi Adi, Tigray
Contract Duration: For one year with the possibility of extension.
Position: Project Assistant – Intern
Background of the Project
SNV Netherlands Development Organization, in partnership with Save the Children, Mercy Corps, and Techno serve, Embassies of Sweden and Netherlands, is implementing the Livelihood Improvement for Women and Youth (LIWAY) program in Addis Ababa. The LIWAY program follows the Market Systems Development (MSD) approach and is implemented with public and private implementing partners.
The overall objective of the program is to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction, improved gender relations, and social stability in Addis Ababa. The specific objective of the program is to improve the livelihoods of 257,000 poor people, of which at least 50% are women and 75% are youth, by increasing their income and access to economic opportunities in Addis Ababa. LIWAY aims to achieve its objectives by facilitating improved performance in four priority systems. These are Labour, Micro & Small enterprises (MSE), Medium & Larger Enterprise (MLE) and Skills systems.
Context and purpose of the job
The purpose of this advert is to seek the services of a university graduate, to support the LIWAY team in communication and administrative areas. This post is particularly for young graduates seeking to build their experience in the mentioned spaces. It is therefore both a learning and a value-adding relationship. The intern is expected to take advantage of the space provided to enrich their experience and develop themselves while providing quality service to the LIWAY project at SNV Ethiopia.
Job Description
Prepare written pieces for communication and learning materials:
- Attend LIWAY events, meetings, and workshops to prepare minutes, take good-quality pictures, and prepare news updates and other communication materials.
- Participate in drafting case-stories for selected interventions within the program
- In collaboration with the LIWAY Monitoring and Results Measurement team, prepare learning materials that highlight the achievements and improvement areas of the program.
- Support the LIWAY team and ensure the proper documentation of the program profile, both in soft and hard copies.
Provide administrative support:
- Facilitate timely payments for Implementing Partners (Ips), vendors, and other service providers.
- Support the team in raising purchase requests and following up for timely delivery.
- Develop and share a monthly updated database of annual leave days taken by team members.
- Facilitate review and approval of contractual agreements.
- Track record the movement of project goods/equipment into and out of the project.
Any other responsibilities relevant to the position as assigned by the Project manager.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business administration, Office Management, or any other related field.
Experience
- For a fresh Graduate to have a one-year experience in related tasks. NGO experience has added value.
Additional Skills
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- Well organized and able to act professionally and ethically.
- Good skills in computer applications (Especially in Microsoft applications).
- Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, participatory approach, and sustainable development.
Additional Information
Contract Type: National
Expected start date: September 25.
Duty Station: Addis Ababa
Contract Duration: For three months with the possibility of extension.