National Agriculture Coordination and Liaison Specialist

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking a National Agriculture Coordination and Liaison Specialist to support the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) in Ethiopia. 

This role will assist the Chair of the Disaster Risk Management Agriculture Task Force (DRM-ATF) in coordinating agriculture sector response and preparedness efforts.

Responsibilities:

• ·       Represent MoA in leading the DRM-ATF, ensuring inclusion of key partners, agenda setting, follow-up on action points, and alignment with MoA strategic plans
• ·       Lead needs assessments, surveys (seasonal, rapid, EFSA, CFSAM), data review, and information dissemination to partners
• ·       Contribute to contingency planning, emergency preparedness, and response planning
• ·       Prepare reports, bulletins, analyses, publications, and situational reports for the agriculture sector
• ·       Identify capacity gaps and provide training opportunities to DRM-ATF partners
• ·       Lead technical working groups on crops, livestock, monitoring and analysis
• ·       Share MoA intervention data to enable complete response monitoring
• ·       Assist in revising regional DRM-ATF roadmaps aligned with current context
• ·       Manage coordination and assessment Letters of Agreement with Regional Agriculture Bureaus
• ·       Contribute to developing appropriate response packages for sustained food security impact
• ·       Support linking emergency response with resilience/rehabilitation and DRM initiatives
• ·       Represent DRM-ATF Chair in strategic advisory group meetings
• ·       Represent MoA in coordination platforms and communicate sector plans, priorities and issues
• ·       Conduct support missions to regional DRM-ATFs to strengthen sub-national coordination
• ·       Other duties as assigned by the DRM-ATF Chair

Requirements:

• ·       Ethiopian national
• ·       Advanced university degree in food security, agriculture, economics, humanitarian affairs or related field
• ·       Minimum 7 years of professional humanitarian response experience at mid/senior level in food security
• ·       Fluency in English and local language(s)
• ·       Strategic and operational planning abilities
• ·       Understanding of humanitarian architecture, principles, coordination and funding mechanisms
• ·       Strong communication, presentation, and workshop facilitation skills
• ·       Leadership in sector assessments, surveys, monitoring and evaluation
• ·       Ability to build productive partnerships and work in fragile environments
• ·       This is a 6-month contract based in Addis Ababa with possibility of extension. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.