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- Position Name: Agriculture Production Officer
- Organization Name: RTI International (RTI)
- Duty Location / City: Ethiopia
- Job Application Deadline: May 8, 2026
Key responsibilities and tasks
Technical
- Manages the implementation of Sungold project activities in Oromia, Central, Southern, and Southwest regions to ensure they meet project KPIs across the SunGold project.
- Collaborate with other staff in the effort to map and recruit commercial and cluster farmers into sunflower production.
- Ensure timely supply of agricultural input, facilitate extension service provision, create coordination and linkage with market actors in the sunflower value chain
- Facilitate training for farmers on improved sunflower production practices.
- Promote improved seeds, agronomic practices, and crop management techniques and also work with extension agents to increase farmers’ productivity and supply of quality product.
- Develop and maintain relationships with off takers, agro-dealers and other Agribusiness in the regions and engage them as stakeholders in the sunflower market system.
- Coordinate and work closely with regional government, research institutes and woreda level governmental bureaus for smooth and collaborative technical implementation of the project activities.
M&E
- Support project monitoring and evaluation efforts through routine data collection, cleaning and verification, support M&E compliance among project partners and sub-grantees through regular follow-up, facilitate data collection for baseline, annual, midline, and endline evaluations/surveys in the field, collect feedback from project beneficiaries and stakeholders to inform learning and adaptation, and support the compilation and submission of monthly and quarterly progress reports.
Grants
- Monitor progress of Mechanization and Productivity grant activities and project indicators.
Communications
- Contribute to the development of communication materials, e.g. photos, stories, blogs.
- Identify, prepare and document success stories, best practices, lessons learned through regular progress and activity reports.
- Perform other project related activities as assigned by the head office.
What You’ll Need
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Agricultural Extension and Agronomy or related fields and 3 years of experience, or Master’s degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Agricultural Extension and Agronomy or related fields and 1 years experience.
- Experience and knowledge in agricultural (especially soybean/sunflower) value chain development, stakeholder coordination, partnership building and strong facilitation and communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience in collaborating and working in multidisciplinary teams, bridging technical with operational staff.
- Proven ability to work under pressure, and with multiple concurrent demands.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to write and communicate clearly.
- Verbal and written fluency in English and Afaan Oromo.
- Ability to travel and work throughout Ethiopia including in difficult terrains and conditions.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Experience with donor-funded agriculture projects is desirable.
- Experience with oil seeds production, specifically sunflower is desirable.
Additional information for the candidate
- This position is open to Ethiopian Nationals only.
- Submit a 3-page CV and a 1-page cover letter only. You should not submit additional information, i.e., certificates, diplomas etc. at this stage.
