Reference No: REC/048/22

Job title: Senior Production and Marketing Officer-Livestock

Location:  Oromia- Borena

Reports to: Area Programme Manager

Number of Posts: 01/One/

Closing date: March 13,2022

GOAL: is an Irish international humanitarian organization founded in 1977 and currently operational in 13countries^[1]; in both protracted crisis & long-term development contexts. GOAL has four programmatic foci: people survive crisis; people have resilient health; people have food and nutrition security; and people have sustainable livelihoods.

GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.

GOAL is a non-for-profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years, towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS. Currently, we work with pastoralist, agropastoral, pastoral dropouts, rural small holder farmers, rural/urban youth and street children to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience in Ethiopia working closely with local communities, local government, donors and other key actors. GOAL E Humanitarian Response is centered on nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, multipurpose cash, NFIs and protection interventions in country wide while the recovery and development focus on livelihoods, economic opportunities, health, health and nutrition system strengthening and WASH with solid emphasis on integrated programming and community-based approach in Oromiya regional state. The Street Children programme is implemented with local partners in Addis Ababa and Hawassa.

We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors.

Description of the IFAA Programme:

Ifaa is a five-year initiative (2021 – 2026), implemented by CRS, CCL (Centre for Creative Leadership) GSAP (Global Sustainable Aid Project), GOAL, Harar Catholic Service (HCS), Land O’Lakes Venture 37 (V37), Making Cents International, Whiz Kids Workshops (WKW) and Feinstein International Centre, Tufts University (Tufts). The purpose of Ifaa is to improve food security of vulnerable households in targeted PSNP communities, contributing to a sustained reduction in rural poverty in Oromia. it is supported by USAID/BHA in Ethiopia.

 Ifaa will target 9 woredas (districts) based on poverty, Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) caseload/potential for scale, potential for continuum of response with other programs, partner presence, and opportunity for impact. This includes eight woredas in East Haraghe (Babile, Chinaksen, Deder, Fedis, Gursum, Jarso, Meta, Melka Belo, Midega Tola. Ifaa will prioritize pregnant and lactating women (PLW), with a particular focus on first-time mothers, caregivers, and influential community members to ensure children under 5 (CU5) receive adequate nutrition, vulnerable community members are reached, and behaviour change takes root to create lasting change.

The programme has three purposes, CRS as the consortium lead have overall programme and grant management and are responsible for monitoring, evaluation and learning using USAID/BHA’s Collaboration, Adaptation & Learning (CLA) approach. The programme components are:

• Vulnerable households and individuals have enough, quality and diversity of food at all times.
• Vulnerable community members' livelihoods transformed and
• PSNP systems deliver accountable, effective, and shock-responsive services.

GOAL will Lead the Livestock component which cut across the three purposes.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ROLE

• The Senior Livestock Production & Marketing will support the programme refinement, design and implementation considering appropriate approaches including Graduation Approach & Market system Development. He/she will facilitate relevant co-design and manage multiple partnerships with Public and Private Sector Partners (PSP) to increase access to livestock to support production and to link livestock producers to market players in pastoral and farming communities. The post holder is required to have existing knowledge and connections to livestock markets and their players. The post holder will manage a small and agile team, be able to work independently, be solution orientated and have a business and livestock background who very well understands market system approach and the life and professional experience to work appropriately with SMEs and consortium partners. Provide technical support and mentor the project partners and make sure that the livestock production and market system is fully understood and implemented by all the implementing partners in East Harerghe. 

Key Responsibilities

Livestock market assessments

• To have a detailed understanding of how the livestock production and market systems work in pastoral and farming communities, the opportunities, constraints and key players.
• Actively participate with the Ifaa team in the livestock market assessments.
• Keep the various livestock sector assessment slide deck up to date and review regularly.
• Leverage secondary data, including data from the previous DFSA project to inform those assessments.
• Provide up to date information to the consortium team on the livestock market systems and support linkages between the different Ifaa project components.

Livestock market input systems (Production)

• To identify and manage partnerships with livestock input providers to extend access to productive inputs and skills to pastoral and farming communities.
• Develop professional relationships with multiple livestock input service providers.
• Map production service players against the incentive and capacities matrix to identify providers with increased will and skill to extend distribution systems to pastoral and farming communities.
• Leveraging the data from the market assessments, co-design co-investment proposals with livestock input service providers to extend their reach towards pastoral and farming communities.
• Manage joint initiatives adaptively to identify what work (and what does not) and take successful initiatives to scale.

Livestock output market systems (Marketing)

• To identify and manage partnerships with livestock output providers to extend access to markets, value addition and skills to pastoral and farming communities.
• Develop professional relationships with multiple livestock marketing / value addition service providers.
• Map marketing / value addition players against the incentive and capacities matrix to identify providers with increased will and skill to increase marketing / value addition systems to pastoral and farming communities.
• Leveraging the data from the market assessments, co-design co-investment proposals with livestock marketing / value addition service providers to extend their reach towards pastoral and farming communities.
• Manage joint initiatives adaptively to identify what work (and what does not) and take successful initiatives to scale.
• Ensure due diligence processes are undertaken and manage milestone-based agreements
• Verify milestones reached prior to new installments.
• Ensure all partnerships follow GOAL’s SME partnership guidelines, are documented, appropriately approved, closed out and filed.

Linkages to financial services including Business Development Services (BDS)

• To identify private sector partners who have capacity to grow and extend access to goods and services in the livestock and crop market systems.
• Identify existing private sector partners who have the incentive and capacity to absorb and benefit from a BDS engagement (capacity building) and link with the Sr. Financial Inclusion Officer.
• Identify existing private sector partners who have financial / investment requirements and link with the Sr. Financial Inclusion Officer.
• In collaboration with the implementing partners on the ground identify livestock producers who require financial services and link to the Sr. Financial Inclusion Officer

Improved livestock input systems

• To identify and manage partnerships with improved Livestock input providers to extend access to inputs and skills to pastoral and farming communities.
• Map improved fodder/feed market players against the incentive and capacities matrix to identify providers with increased will and skill to increase distribution systems to pastoral and farming communities.
• Leveraging the data from the market assessments, co-design co-investment proposals with improved fodder crop service providers to extend their reach towards pastoral and farming communities.
• Manage joint initiatives adaptively to identify what work (and what does not) and take successful initiatives to scale.
• Ensure all partnerships follow GOAL’s SME partnership guidelines, are documented, appropriately approved, closed out and filed.

Team management

Assist in managing a small team of livestock production and marketing officers in order to achieve Ifaa’s livestock production and marketing objectives for pastoral and farming communities.

• Assist/support recruitment and induction of the officers.
• Provide strong and professional leadership to the team and mange using an agile management approach.
• Develop strong and professional relationships across the consortium. 
• Provide professional performance management to the production and marketing team, supporting creativity and rewarding solution orientated team members.

Collaboration, learning and adaptation (CLA)

• To manage joint initiatives adaptively to identify what work (and what does not), take successful initiatives to scale and contribute to learning in livestock production and marketing for pastoral and farming communities within the consortium and more broadly within the sector.
•  Work collaboratively with the MEAL team to ensure the monitoring and evaluation plan (as regards livestock production & marketing), is fit for purpose, and reflects all internal and donor reporting requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the MEAL team to develop the production and marketing learning questions and ensure that appropriate data is being collected and analyzed.
• Produce at least one production and marketing learning brief each year, prior to the annual learning event
• Set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within livestock production and marketing provider partners proposals which align with private sector partners own information systems and contribute to project indicators.
• Manage joint initiatives with livestock production and marketing service provider partners adaptively, monitoring KPI very regularly to know what is working and what is not, adapt initiatives and either stop those that are not working or take to scale those that are.
• Convene at least quarterly informal learning events with key stakeholders (e.g. government, communities / civil society and financial service providers and private sector partners), to reflect on what is working and what is not.
• Plan and manage the livestock production and marketing content and participants for the Ifaa annual learning event.
• Review and report livestock production and marketing data on a monthly basis and report to the Livestock Production & Marketing Team Leader.
• Provide weekly updates  

 Job Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Livestock Production, Animal Science, Marketing, Business management or related fields from recognized University at least 8/6 years previous experience in livestock production and marketing
• Very good knowledge of market systems Development
• Sound knowledge and practical experiences of Graduation Approach
• Able to work independently and act on own initiative.
• Good communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills
• Good computer skills with ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
• Good English language skills, ability to speak, read and write local language is an added value
• Experience both in the public and private sector.

REMUNERATION and BENEFITS:

• GOAL will pay a competitive basic salary based on the salary grading with addition benefits.
• A chance to develop tangible experience.
• Being part of a team who continue to make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable people. 

COMMITMENTS:

GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safeguarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other policy, rules and regulation of the organization.

GOAL Ethiopia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety of people who involves in its work and demands all staff exhibit the highest commitment. GOAL Ethiopia will verify skills and commitment of the candidate in the assessment process and perform Background reference check.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with the title & Duty station need to be written in the application letter and/or subject of the email. Applicants can apply using the following option.

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GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply!

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam. Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.

GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.