TechnoServe Background
Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for over 50 years. Techno Serve is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.
The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with Techno Serve staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing…when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.
Agronomy Advisor
Program Description
The five-year CREW program aims to increase climate resilient economic empowerment of women coffee farmers in Southern Ethiopia. CREW will advance this vision through targeted approaches at the farm/household, wet mill, and industry level. CREW’s design embraces the mutually reinforcing relationship of women’s economic empowerment (WEE) with our aim to increase thriving and resilient coffee production. CREW’s ultimate beneficiaries will be 76,000 women and men and 80 coffee processing businesses in coffee-growing communities in targeted zones of the Ethiopian regions of Sidama and Oromia.
Position Description
The Agronomy Advisor shall support the implementation of strategies that will enable smallholder coffee farmers to achieve sustainable increase in coffee quality and yields as per TechnoServe and project’s quality requirements. Responsible for day-to-day execution of the coffee agronomy program, activities plan, local stakeholder relations management and supervise project deliverables of farmer trainers to ensure the timely achievement of targets.
Key roles and responsibilities
- Sensitize local leadership, smallholder coffee farmers and all local stakeholders on the TechnoServe coffee project work.
- Implement existing strategies to provide assigned woredas and kebeles with agronomy training and with structured post-training farm visits to improve adoption.
- Train and advise farmers being assisted by the project on coffee agronomy best practices with the objective of helping them to improve coffee yields and quality.
- Train, mentor, coach and support assigned Farmer Trainers on all technical and operational aspects of their work and in relationship with farmers. This includes assisting them to set performance goals, continuous assessment of performance and giving feedback.
- Participate in the implementation of the defined project monitoring, measurement and evaluation activities that ensure accurate and consistent capture of date for project reporting and documenting of the impact of our work.
- Where possible, create linkages between wet mills, farmers and suppliers of recommended inputs and other farm requirements.
- Collect, collate, validate and submit the specified project data and clients’ reports within stipulated time lines. This includes impact stories, photos and other beneficiaries’ information that may be requested from time to time
- Cultivate and manage good relationship with local leadership and farmer as well as with key industry stakeholders and community leaders at local levels.
- Keep abreast of developments concerning coffee at the wet mills, farms and in the local community and regularly report these.
- Understand, respect and promote TechnoServe’s values, vision, and strategy in the implementation of assigned duties.
- Any other relevant tasks as assigned by the Senior Agronomy Advisor.
Job Requirements
Required skills and experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture, or Plant science. May accept experience in lieu of a degree.
- At least 2-5 year’s professional experience – ideally in the private sector – in one or more of the following areas: coffee processing or agronomy; business or cooperative management; SME development; agriculture; training; extension services.
- Demonstrated good understanding of the Ethiopia coffee industry is an added advantage
- Possess an aptitude and skills for training adults in a field set up.
- Strong planning skills and ability to generate innovative solutions in highly dynamic work situations.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and present well-written, cohesive analyses and reports.
- Strong interpersonal, collaborative and cross-cultural skills.
- Willingness to be based and to spend time in project implementation sites located in rural areas.
- Valid Renewed Motorcycle riding license, ability and willingness to ride a motorcycle is a MUST
- Fluency in English and Amharic. Knowledge of local languages such as Afan Oromo or Sidamigna is an added advantage Success Factors
How to Apply
Qualified and interested applicants should Click here and submit a cover letter resume as a single document (either Word or PDF) by January 01, 2024. Applications will be reviewed and considered as received/on a rolling basis. Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be contacted. Please note that we are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated link.
Driver
Position Description
The position holder is responsible on the transport services in Addis Ababa as well as the project areas in a way by providing transport service within the town or to field areas to staff, visitors and others assigned by the Office Manager frequently.
3. Duties and Responsibilities
Ensure that rules and regulations laid down by TNS regarding the use of TNS vehicles are fully adhered to
- Drive office vehicles for the transport of staff members and authorized visitor
- Collect urgent documents, items to and from government offices, project sites and from clients as required
- Logs trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes and greasing
- Responsible for the day to day follow-up of vehicle by checking oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc
- Responsible for keeping the vehicle’s maintenance including the service time.
- Responsible for managing the fuel cards (Noc and Abysinya) as per TNS procedure .
- be reliable, punctual and self-motivated
- Ensure vehicle is kept tidy at all times
- Willing to travel outside of the Addis Ababa
- Report any malfunction in a timely manner including but not limited to any unusual noise, oil leakage, flat/worn out tires etc.
- Ensure that seat belts are worn at all times inside TNS vehicles
- Ensure the comfort and safety of passengers
- Ensure prompt reporting of accidents irrespective of the value of damage
- Adhere to rules and regulations of the countries’ traffic law
- Carry a valid driving license at all times
- Carry out any other duties and responsibilities assigned by his/her immediate supervisor
Job Requirements
4. Required Skills and Experience
- Valid 3rd grade driving license;
- 12th grade complete; Diploma in Auto-mechanics is an advantage
- A minimum of 5 (five) years’ experience as a Driver. Ability to communicate in both Amharic & English languages, willing and able to work in teams.
- Motivated and committed.
- Flexible, willing to work outside normal office hours and during weekends
- Willing to travel outside of the base and travel long-distance
- Gender-sensitive
5. Preferred Skills:
- Technical knowledge of vehicles and basic maintenance.
- Experience in an NGO environment.
- Experience in driving four-wheel drive/field vehicle.
How to Apply
Qualified and interested applicants should Click here and submit a cover letter resume as a single document (either Word or PDF) by January 01, 2024. Applications will be reviewed and considered as received/on a rolling basis. Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be contacted. Please note that we are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated link.
MEL Administrator
Program Background
TechnoServe has assisted over 300,000 smallholder coffee households in East Africa to improve their incomes by increasing the quality of the coffee they produce, boosting their coffee production and linking them to premium markets. Going forward, TechnoServe is developing innovative approaches and partnerships with corporations to enable more smallholder coffee households in East Africa to achieve livelihood security. In Ethiopia alone, TechnoServe has supported over 150,000 smallholder coffee households to improve their coffee productivity and to improve overall coffee business over the past 13 years.
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Manager, the position will provide supervision for field survey management and coordination related to the monitoring and evaluation of the Coffee practice program in Ethiopia. This involves monitoring field survey activities to ensure surveys are being conducted according to defined protocols and standards. The MEL Field Officer will work closely with the MEL Manager, MEL Administrator, external consultants/contractors, as well as specific TechnoServe’s CoffeePractice Regional team members in day-to-day job activities
Duties & Responsibilities
● Projects Evaluations and Surveys:
o Participate in designing, and field testing of data collection tools with teams /consultants as requested
o Supervise data collection for all programs surveys.
o Ensure that surveys and M&E tasks are implemented respecting the M & E standard operating procedures set by the TNS.
o Create link or negotiate with local Woredas or Kebeles and request authorization of collecting data from selected households
o Organizing teams, facilitate and ensure to gather coffee growing farmers list from kebele leaders
o Test survey materials, first draft questionnaire and incorporate feedback in consultation with the MEL Manager, MEL Specialists and Consultants.
o Create a day-by-day DC surveying schedule for each survey in collaboration with the MEL specialists.
o Organize trainings for DC, prepare DC’s Evaluation Assessment papers
o Organize payments for training to enumerators and supervisors, as well as data collection team regular payments and send it to the MEL Manager.
o Print all survey forms, materials and samples.
o Supervise Enumerators and Supervisors and cross check the information reported by DCs and DC’s and review the deliverable materials before sending it to MEL Manager
o Help AA’s /SAA’s or Farmer trainers in using data collection tools (Survey CTO, Comm care)
o Provide daily updates on survey progress, data quality updates and field challenges using the field log template.
o Arrange logistics and ensure proper utilization of vehicles for the entire data collection period.
o Discuss with the MEL Specialists / Manager before the implementation of any survey or M&E related tasks.
● Farm College Attendance Database
o Coordinate with field teams for punctual attendance records delivery process and implement actions to ensure validity of attendance records for Agronomy Program
o On a regular basis; train AAs, FTs and other field staff on how to fill in attendance forms, remind the field teams on monthly attendance requirements.
o Attend farm college modeling training for Agronomy Advisors and FTs to understand the training for the month, provide feedback on attendance and support with attendance forms reviews.
o Support in any M&E data entry whenever it is required
● Other Agronomy surveys and field data (Farm support, Agroforestry and Demonstration plots surveys)
o Monitor dashboard for the Farm support on daily basis, compare progress on field log, and convey to field teams any inconsistencies
o Verifying, clarifying feedback communicated and updating responses on Google drive Dashboard.
o Facilitate and deliver data collection tools and trainings related to M&E surveys (Demo plot Yield survey, Farm Support and Agroforestry)
o Close supervision at the field and performance evaluation using the data collection performance checklist and views of survey data quality
o Responsible for farm visits for farmers listed on dashboard to ensure data quality
o Review findings on the dashboard and providing actual comments and updating the dashboard
o Facilitate training payments for enumerators and supervisors as well as data collection team regular payments and send it to the MEL Manager for review.
● Support Wet mills and dry mills data audits verification
o Conduct back check data audit for Wet Mill and Dry Mills Audit surveys.
o Verifying, clarifying feedback communicated and updating responses on Google drive Dashboard.
o Slightly other duties could be assigned based on availability by the immediate supervisor.
● Learning opportunities
o Regular feedback sessions with immediate supervisor or MEL manager.
Job Requirements
Minimum Requirements
o Bachelor’s Degree. 3-5 years, Economics, Statistics and related fields with a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in managing data, Masters is highly desirable.
o Experience with computer programs related to data analysis including Excel.
o Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
o Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
o Oral and written communication skills that is clear and concise in English, Afan Oromo, and Amharic is necessary
o Keen attention to detail
o Excellent computer skills
o Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills
o Willing to learn and flexibility is highly desirable
o Willingness to travel to the field
How to Apply
Qualified and interested applicants should Click here and submit a cover letter resume as a single document (either Word or PDF) by January 01, 2024. Applications will be reviewed and considered as received/on a rolling basis. Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be contacted. Please note that we are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated link.
We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe’s vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
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