Enveritas builds solutions to improve the measure of sustainability in agricultural supply chains and include smallholder farmers in responsibly sourced agricultural products, in particular coffee and cocoa. A key component of this requires developing and financing projects that directly improve sustainability of production and benefit the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

We are a dynamic non-profit organization working across 26 coffee and cocoa growing countries around the world, with a remote-first environment. We bring together tech and machine learning with rigorous field processes to collect and process data on supply chain sustainability and environmental impact. This is made possible by a hard working and diverse team that is dedicated to delivering impact to smallholder farmers and more sustainable coffee and cocoa supply chains.

Summary

Enveritas is looking for exceptional talent to join our team in Ethiopia, with responsibility for coordinating impact projects in Ethiopia. We are looking for a self driven and analytical profile with more than 4 years professional experience, including some spent in project and stakeholder management.

You will support Impact related efforts in Ethiopia, with a focus on in-country roll-out and coordination, management of implementing partners and stakeholders and on the ground collection of data on coffee farming and the impact of farmer support interventions.

You are a doer and a problem solver, and have the potential to take on increasing responsibility both on the coordination and analysis,

The position is for 6 months but could be extended. You will be based in Addis Ababa with travel to major coffee regions. You will report to a small team of international and local staff and have the backing of a global team with deep experience in sustainability, technology, operations, and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities

Project and Partner Management

• Oversee the in-country rollout and management of impact interventions
• Oversee and provide guidance to implementing partner team members
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and drive continuous optimization
• Monitor project progress, identify and resolve issues, and provide regular status updates to stakeholders, Ethiopia leadership and Impact
• Communicate regularly to Enveritas’ impact team and operations teams to ensure continuous improvement of solutions and timely delivery of projects
• Represent the the global impact team when necessary and build connections with Federal, regional, and local partners and stakeholders, including government, exporters, farmers’ organizations, NGOs, and research institutes

Impact support and data analysis

• Support the design and roll-out of data collection tools (e.g. surveys) and training programs
• Build knowledge on coffee agronomy in Ethiopia
• Develop and customize training materials, and provide training to implementing partner field staff
• Run advanced analyses on the data collected at the same time as tracking key project indicators
• Monitor the quality of data collected daily and report results to impact team
• Measure and report on the social, environmental, and economic impacts of project outcomes

Other operations support

• Support the data collection and data quality checks of other surveys in Ethiopia and other African countries as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or economics (or agriculture, rural management)
• 4+ years of experience including some in project management and stakeholder management
• Willingness to occasionally work in rural areas and willingness to work out of hours during more intense periods
• Knowledge of sustainable farming practices and coffee cultivation
• Strong analytical skills, experience with quantitative data analysis to drive decision making
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and/or high ability to learn fast (e.g. Excel, Looker, Tableau, R, Python)
• Some experience with primary data collection (survey design, processing of survey data)
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation of projects is a plus
• Passion for social and environmental impact and an understanding of sustainability principles
• Excellent verbal and written proficiency in English and Amharic. Afan Oromo, Sidamo, or Gede’uffa languages are a plus
• Positive attitude and integrity

Please note:

Contract Duration: August 15, 2024, up to February 15, 2025, with a possibility of extension.

Location: Based in Addis Ababa with travel required to coffee regions (Jimma, Ilu Aba Bora, Sidama, Yirgachefe, Kaffa, Sheka, and other coffee-producing regions in the country)