Background

Ethiopia’s Sustainable Land Management Program (SLMP) was launched in 2008 to address two of the country’s most significant developmental and environmental problems: agricultural productivity and land degradation. The SLMP is a flagship programme by the Government and is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MoANR) as the Project Executing Agency. The programme itself as well as affiliated projects received broad support by several development partners that includes the World Bank, Green Climate Fund, KfW Development Bank, and Norwegian Embassy.

Building on previous support, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa has committed up to 15.0 million EUR for the support of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as part of the SLMP programme. The Royal Norwegian Embassy will delegate implementation of the project to KfW Development Bank. Parts of the Norwegian financial contribution will be used to hire an Implementation Consultant to support Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in managing the project.

Project Overview 

The Norwegian government established a delegated cooperation on CSA in the existing ‘Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project’ RLLP/SLMP watersheds in the regional states of Oromia, Amhara, Southern Nations (SNNP) and Sidama. This delegated cooperation is to complete the measures that have started under RLLP and extend the interventions in a phased approach to additional watersheds

About the Company

GITEC-IGIP GmbH is a leading consulting company for international development cooperation projects headquartered in Germany’s fourth-largest city Cologne. GITEC-IGIP’s multi-cultural team and global network of companies and offices around the world has more than five decades of professional experience across four continents. Our companies lead mainly publicly financed development projects.

We would like to recruit the following listed positions for the upcoming Norwegian Support to Climate Smart Agriculture in the Sustainable Land Management Program (SLMP) in Ethiopia project on the condition that we win the bid.

One Climate Smart Agriculture Engineering specialists shall be positioned in each of the three regional states. They shall guide the project with regards to the planning of climate-smart measures, providing technical advice and backup services to Development Agents (DAs), and cooperate with the regional state authorities to integrate climate-smart agriculture into their work programme.

Duty station: In the capital cities of the selected regional states.

Duration of the project is 40 months.

Job Requirements

Profile (Qualifications):

Education:

• Postgraduate degree in, agricultural engineering, agronomy, or a similar discipline;

Sectoral experience:

• Good knowledge and at least 7 years of practical experience in agricultural development linked to climate smart agriculture and sustainable land management;

• Track records for projects related to multidisciplinary and integrated approaches in SLM practices;

• Proven experience in the planning and establishment of innovative agricultural crops production systems;

• Experience in working with rural communities in highland Ethiopia; experience and proven track record in participatory methods.

Regional experience:

• Experience in work in rural areas in highlands through long-term assignments;

Donor experience:

• Previous experience with work for donor-funded projects in similar positions;

Language skills:

• Proficiency in the English language.

How to Apply

We look forward to receiving your application documents including most recent English CV, copies of relevant qualifications and work certificates including full contact details, fee expectations (per day / per month) and details on availability.

Send it to: 

GITEC IGIP GmbH

preferred through application form on our website

or by email to Careers@gic-group.com

Please indicate the job reference number of the position you are applying for! 

Application Deadline: April 30, 2023. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and GITEC reserves the right to make no appointment.