Project Mercy Ethiopia is an international non-profit humanitarian organization working in different regions of Ethiopia to improve the well-being and livelihood of people in rural communities.  We are seeking to hire an experienced, highly motivated, and qualified person to fill the position of Agriculture Program Manager at our site office located at butajira. The incumbent will be responsible to manage and monitor the proper functioning of the Project design and its implementation. 

Principal Duties include:

• Supervise and ensure the quality of the project activities according to the needs and the organization’s strategy

• Train, support and manage the project team composed of 15 to 20 persons

• Prepare narrative and financial reports, write project proposals and establish budget

• Comply with the administrative and financial services required for an effective implementation of the project

• Plan, supervise, monitor and organize the project implementation (logistic, etc)

• Ensure the monitoring and evaluation and reporting component of the project

• Supervise, evaluate and take appropriate decision concerning the subordinating staff

• Represent Project Mercy and ensure the project coordination with the MoA and Kebele agents, partners and other stakeholders

Workplace/location: Yetebon, Butajira (approximately 150 km from Addis Ababa)

Incumbent is responsible for creating and maintaining collaborative working relationships with the team.  She/he will perform other duties as needed. 

Job Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Personal Attributes:

• Strong emphasis for agriculture development and rural household livelihood

• Team spirit and management skills

• Field commitment

• Strong technical skills in agriculture fields (agronomy, Soil and water conservation, agroforestry)

• Strong analytic skills and synthetic mindset

• Excellent level in computer software (MS Pack office)

• Ability to develop quality reports in English

• Inclination and high capacity to prepare and conduct training

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Personal Attributes:

• Work experience as Agriculture Project Manager

• work experience in NGO or similar setup

• Work experience in a rural setting

Education:

• Masters Degree in relevant field (Agriculture sciences, Economy, Rural Development, Project management )

Experience:

• 7 to 10 years of relevant experience with project management responsibilities for NGO or similar setting on agriculture program.

Language: 

• Excellent written and spoken skills in English and Amharic

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should send their updated CV's along with a Cover Letter via email: projectmercyeth@gmail.com

Note: Use "Agriculture Program Manager" as the subject line of your email !

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

Women are highly encouraged to apply