Market System Development Officer at CAFOD, SCIAF, TROCAIRE ETHIOPIA JOINT OFFICE

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Market System Development Officer

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Employer: CAFOD, SCIAF, TROCAIRE ETHIOPIA JOINT OFFICE

Employment: Full-Time | Permanent

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 5 years ago

Deadline: Submission date is over

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CAFOD, SCIAF and Trόcaire (CST) represent the official development agencies of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In Ethiopia, the three agencies work together to help reduce poverty, promote development and respond to humanitarian emergencies with the Catholic Church as well as local and international NGO partners. 

Trócaire (on behalf of CAFOD, SCIAF, and Trocaire) is currently looking for a competent candidate for the position of Market System Development Officer who will base in CST’s office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The role will report to the Resilient Communities Programme Coordinator.

Job Scope

• Manage and lead the consortium of CST and its partners (CIFA, OPA, and F&S) to implement the project entitled “Developing Inclusive and Profitable Dairy Market Systems for Pastoralist Communities in Borena Zoneâ€?.
• Confirm the integration of women’s empowerment theory of CST into the project and all activities at different levels

Desirable 

• Good communication skill and knowledge of  local languages especially Afaan Oromo  
• Project management skill

Job-Specific Competencies Required

• Masters’ degree in rural (agro) economics, value chain development, developmental economics, business administration, agribusiness
• 5 years and above relevant work experience in designing and implementing interventions on market development and value chain analysis, cost-benefit analysis, feasibility studies, context mapping
• Intense talent in conducting business case studies, research & actors analysis
• Understanding & knowledge of the pastoralist context livelihood systems,  rangeland management, rehabilitation of natural resources, considerate on food security, livelihood improvement in the context of dryland ecology and early warning and disaster risk reduction strategies
• Acquainted with gender-sensitive, youth-led interventions and active community participation ideology
• knowledge and skills in conflict transformation and do-no-harm approaches

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