Agricultural Transformation Agency Recruitment 2018 for Manager, Internal Communications – Jobs in Ethiopia

Agricultural Transformation Agency Recruitment 2018 for Manager, Internal Communications – Jobs in Ethiopia

Agricultural Transformation Agency Jobs Vacancy, Agricultural Transformation Agency Recruitment, Agricultural Transformation Agency Jobs Opportunities… Jobs details below…

Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for the Agricultural Transformation Agency Jobs Vacancies 2018. Interested applicant(s) ought to follow the details and procedures on this page to secure this opportunity.

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Cooperazione Internazionale (Coopi) Recruitment 2018

The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) is a strategy and delivery oriented government agency created to help accelerate the growth and transformation of the country’s agriculture sector. The ATA envisions that, by 2025, smallholder farmers are commercialized with greater incomes, inclusiveness, resilience and sustainability, contributing to Ethiopia’s achievement of middle-income country status.

The agency focuses on two primary national approaches to catalyze agricultural transformation. First, we support the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources (MoALR), its affiliate institutions, and other partners to identify and address systemic bottlenecks within an Agricultural Transformation Agenda. Second, we support Regional Governments to accelerate development of high-priority commodity value chains in clearly defined geographic clusters, through the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACC) Initiative.

Our major activities include conducting strategic and analytical studies, providing technical implementation support, coordinating platforms to better integrate partners and projects, and designing and directly leading a number of implementation projects. Our headquarters are in Addis Ababa, and we have regional offices in Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray regional offices, allowing us to work closely with a wide range of public, private and development sector partners across the country.

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Our Culture

We have an exceptional team of highly competent employees with a proven track record of success in managing complex activities and achieving transformational results.  Our culture is one where talented, dedicated and adaptable individuals are committed to doing their best and exhibit great team work to achieve excellent results.

At ATA, we provide an exceptional platform for people who want to achieve their highest potential and make a meaningful contribution in changing the country’s agricultural sector.  We offer rewarding work in a young, fast-paced growing organization with passionate, committed, motivated colleagues and excellent career development and training.  We recognize our most valuable assets are our staff and are committed to providing our employees with the tools, training and mentorships necessary to achieve their career goals.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Internal Communications Manager works across all areas of the organization as a communications generalist, focusing on running internal communications platforms, developing ATA-led publications, and building the communications capacity of ATA staff. S/he will also work with the External Communications Manager to provide operational support and assistance to the ATA senior management team and program/project teams in their visibility initiatives.

The successful applicant will have a passion for strategy coupled with the entrepreneurism and pragmatism to execute at a tactical level. S/he should also demonstrate a genuine commitment to assisting the organization to achieve broad-based social impact through the Agricultural Transformation Agenda and the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters initiative.

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The Internal Communications Manager will manage the Internal Communications Officer, and report directly to the Communications Director. The Communications team sits within the CEO Office. This role presents a unique opportunity to work directly with the ATA Communications Director and Senior Management Team to build the capabilities and culture of the ATA team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

  • Lead in developing and implementing the organization’s internal communication strategy by maintaining, refreshing, and designing new employee communication and knowledge management platforms to meet the organization’s evolving needs
  • Lead the creation and drafting of a broad range of high quality communications materials, both printed and electronic, including the ATA Annual Report, Quarterly Newsletters and monthly CEO Circulars
  • Coordinate the ATA’s quarterly reporting to the Parliament Agricultural Standing Committee
  • Develop and implement a capacity building program inside ATA to support relevant ATA staff improve their internal and external communications-related skills
  • Ensure the quality, consistency, timeliness and professionalism of all ATA communications materials, through brand manuals, communications toolkits, and team trainings
  • Liaise closely with the Communications team, the CEO, and other senior management in communicating key organizational messages and reporting on communications activities
  • Support the development and successful implementation of the ATA Communications Strategy
  • Manage the Internal Communications Officer and other team members as required
  • Support the monitoring, analysis and evaluation of communications efforts and help to identify new communications approaches and opportunities
  • Other activities as assigned by the Director of Communications
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Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or preferably Master’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, international relations, media relations or equivalent
  • At least 6 years of relevant professional experience with Master’s degree (or 8 years with Bachelor’s degree), preferably in a generalist corporate communications role with a national or international focus
  • First-rate oral and written communication skills, and ability to shift smoothly between storytelling and structured technical communication to fit the audience
  • Passion and talent for training, coaching, and capacity building
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment, with an emphasis on high performance, teamwork, accountability and results
  • Strong set of personal values, including integrity, honesty and desire to be of service
  • Experience in the agriculture and/or development sectors preferred
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Amharic

 

How to Apply

We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit (i) a cover letter, (ii) CV (maximum 5 pages), and (iii) a completed ATA Application Form at http://apply.ata.gov.et.

Women are highly encouraged to apply.

NB. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

 

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