Ripple Effect (RE) is registered and licensed Foreign Charity. RE Ethiopia was established in March 2006 and works to see a rural Ethiopia that is confident, thriving, and sustainable, with a growing economy and higher living standards for all. RE focuses on three thematic areas; Farm Systems, Gender and Social Inclusion and Enterprise Development to help to combat poverty and works to create a rejuvenated and abundant African environment for both current and future generations

We are recruiting Natural Resource Management officer for Ripple Effect (RE) projects planned to be implemented in Wolaita Zone.

Job requirements

For this vacant position we will consider applicants who have BSc/MSc in NRM, or Agriculture or Plant Science or Agricultural Extension, or other related fields Three years of relevant experience with MSc or Five years of relevant experience with BSc on community development. And Experience of gender sensitive planning for NRM and Smallholder Agriculture development; Experience of project monitoring at field level and quality report writing, Experience of learning from practice through project monitoring and reviewing. Work experience with NGOs; Experience of project proposal writing; Experience of Project implementation at field level; Knowledge of Improved Animal Management and Sustainable Organic Agriculture; Skills in project planning, budgeting and managing; Ability to understand and use effective systems for programme monitoring and reporting; Ability of researching and innovative idea generation; Ability of planning, organizing and conducting trainings and workshops at different levels; Ability to establish credibility quickly and maintain supportive relationships with REE staff, project partners and other stakeholders; High level of interpersonal skills with the ability to work with multi-disciplinary team and across cultures and religions; Ability to implement project activities with a result based approach; Ability to use self-initiatives and work with minimal supervision; Strong ability to collate, analyse and disseminate information; Very good organizing skill with ability to prioritize; Strong written and verbal communication skills; Very good skill of written and oral presentation; Very good command of written and spoken English, Amharic and local language; Very good level of computer literacy.

Detail job description with person specification, application instructions and application form are found at Ripple Effect | Natural Resource Management Officer

Job type:                  Four years Fixed Term Contract and renewable yearly

Job category:                        Program

How to Apply

Deadline for application is seven working days from first date of announcement.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Applicants who send CVs and supporting documents will not be shortlisted,

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview and written exam,

Download and fill in the application form using THIS LINK and Please send your completed application form in a Microsoft word or PDF document to hrethiopia@rippleeffect.org