Innovations Associate Positions in Ethiopia
Innovations Associate/ Manager Jobs in Ethiopia
Key responsibilities and skills will include:Lead Agricultural Innovation: You will work with organizational leadership and our local partners to identify, prioritize, and select investments to pursue to generate impact for rural families. Most investments will relate to agriculture as this is the primary income generating activity for most families, and you will lead a team in quantifying the potential impact of agricultural innovations and opportunities.
Drive Excellent Execution: You’ll lead the team that is ultimately responsible for the timely implementation of trials and programs. You exemplify our belief in putting Farmers First by determining and implementing methods to deliver on plans and keep our program growing in scale and impact from season to season. You’ll systematically review what works, what doesn’t and how to integrate this knowledge into a continually improving program.
This will include contributing to developing our overall growth strategy and adjusting the design of operations to maximize our impact.
Manage Key Relationships: You will lead staff who are responsible for managing relationships with local government partners. Cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with key partners will be critical to our long-term success.
Team Leadership and Staff Development: You’re passionate about people
development.
To select the most promising opportunities and scale operations, you will need to build an excellent team.
Career Growth and Development
Qualifications
We are seeking 5+ years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for international development. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
Strong work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work experience or successful entrepreneurial experience (e.g. starting a business, running an agricultural research station, developing a program from scratch, etc.)
Leadership or management experience at work, or outside of work.
Experience working in rural communities preferred
Knowledge of trial design and/or agronomic concepts strongly preferred but not absolutely necessary
A proven passion for developing the skills and leadership capacity of others.
Experience managing multiple projects and the deliverables of others.
Top-performing academic background (include GPA on your resume); agriculture-related degree preferred but not required.
Humility. We are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service to join our growing family of leaders.
Language: English required
Preferred Start Date
How to Apply :
For more information and job application details, see; Innovations Associate/ Manager Jobs in Ethiopia
Closing date: 26 Jul 2017
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