Terms of Reference

ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION INSTITUTE 

Position:                            Event and Communication Officer  

Term of Employment:    Six months with possibility of extension 

Duty Station(s):               Addis Ababa

Required Number:          One

Application deadline:     September 11, 2022

Background: 

 The Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) has been established by the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to identify and address systemic bottlenecks to Ethiopia’s agricultural development. The Institute does this through problem-solving, implementation support, and capacity building of stakeholders involved in implementation of interventions that address the systemic bottlenecks. 

ATI has an exceptional team of highly competent and committed staff with proven track records 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 results as an individual and as a member of a team. 

ATI provides a unique 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 teams with the tools, training and mentorships necessary to achieve their career goals.

The programmatic focus of the Institute responds to a core set of needs identified by the Ministry of Agriculture and other sectors along commodity value chains. Across the programs, the ATI engages public, private, and non-governmental stakeholders to support strategic planning, manage and strengthen implementation capacity and test innovative models. Currently, ATI is tasked to coordinate the revised Agriculture and Rural Development policy agendas of the sector and such sectoral level delegation requires high level expertise in the policy areas and skillsets in coordination and networking with multiple stakeholders.

Our Culture

ATI 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 teamwork to achieve excellent results. 

At ATI, 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 Event and Communication Officer will provide administrative support to the Minster, Ministry of Agriculture in areas of communication, public relations and event organization. She/He will have the responsibility of devising communication and media outputs, ensuring the accuracy of communications, and also helping to ensure that MoA effectively engages and utilizes media to promote the Ministry’s work. The successful applicant is required to be driven, dynamic, posses a problem-solving mindset, as well as an excellent communication skill.   

Essential Duties:

• Plan and organize events with attention to financial and time constraints

• Design, plan, and conduct in-house and other external events

• Coordinate the delivery of a written manuscript to potential media

• Organize and edit any social media messages to be publicized by the minister

• Plan and organize communication protocols to be endorsed by the minister

• Maintain relationships with key media sources and ensure goals are being met

• Work with the Strategic group in developing and managing new Public Relations opportunities and strategies

• Ensure events go smoothly, including choosing venues, taking minutes, facilitating catering, and related activities

• Organising and attending promotional events such as press conferences, open days, exhibitions, and visits; and

• Writing and producing presentations and press releases. 

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor 

Job Requirements

• BA Degree or Master’s degree in business administration, communications, public relations, journalism, international relations, media relations or related fields of study.

• 5 years of experience for BA Degree and 3 years for MA with relevant experience on general corporate communication roles. 

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skill

• Demonstrated behaviour towards organizational values with high integrity.

• Highly collaborative with well-developed organizational skills

• Ability to multitasking and prioritizing tasks.

• Excellent and effective time management skills and punctual

• Attention to details

• The ability to effectively manage email, calendar, travel, and meetings  

• Ability to work under pressure and in a constantly evolving and challenging environment

• Proficient in the use of MS- Outlook, Power Point, excel and Word.

• Fluency in English & Amharic language 

How to Apply

We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit (i) a cover letter and (ii) a CV (maximum 5 pages) to https://apply.ata.gov.et

It is mandatory to mention the position title under the subject line of your cover letter.

Please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application.

Women are highly encouraged to apply.

NB. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.