Analytics Team Coordinator

Vacancy Announcement: 2502128

📅 Date of Issue: 28 August 2025
⏳ Deadline: 11 September 2025 (11:59 PM, Addis Ababa time)
📍 Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
🏢 Organizational Unit: FAO Representation in Ethiopia (FRETH)
💼 Type of Requisition: Consultant (Non-staff opportunity)
📊 Duration: 11 months (with possibility of extension, subject to performance and availability of funds)

About FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) works to achieve the 2030 Agenda by promoting efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems. FAO supports governments through policy advice, capacity building, partnerships, and technical assistance while upholding the highest standards of integrity, diversity, and environmental sustainability.

This position will be based at the FAO Ethiopia Country Office, while supporting the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI)—a government institute established in 2011 to accelerate Ethiopia’s agricultural growth and transformation. The role focuses on strengthening ATI’s Analytics Unit, which functions as a strategic advisory and consulting arm.

Key Responsibilities

The Analytics Team Coordinator will:

• Lead and oversee multiple high-impact analytical cases and studies relevant to ATI’s strategic focus.
• Provide strategic and technical guidance to ATI’s Analytics Team, including senior and mid-level consultants.
• Advise ATI and the Ministry of Agriculture leadership on agricultural transformation pathways.
• Ensure quality, analytical rigor, and stakeholder alignment in all outputs.
• Represent ATI in steering committees, workshops, and high-level stakeholder engagements.
• Manage team administration, including recruitment, performance management, training, and professional development.
• Mentor and coach junior team members for both casework and career growth.
• Oversee case prioritization, staffing, and knowledge management within the Analytics Team.
• Support strategic initiatives such as agricultural policy reform, commercialization cluster programs, food systems transformation, and digital agriculture.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Advanced university degree (Economics, Finance, MBA, or related field from a recognized international institution).
• Experience: At least 10 years in management or executive leadership of highly technical teams, ideally in strategic consulting, policy development, finance, or the agricultural/development sector.
• Language: Full proficiency in English.

Desired Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership in planning, monitoring, and managing large teams.
• Proven analytical and data-driven decision-making skills for national-level studies.
• Excellent professional writing, reporting, and presentation abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of the Ethiopian agriculture sector.
• Prior UN experience (minimum 3 years in agricultural sector projects) is an asset.
• Knowledge of a second UN language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, or Russian) is an advantage.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Communication Skills
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing & Continuous Improvement

How to Apply

• Apply online via the FAO recruitment portal: Jobs at FAO
• Complete your profile with detailed employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills.
• Attach a letter of motivation to your profile.
• Submit your application before the deadline.

⚠️ Important:

• Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• FAO does not charge any application or recruitment fees.
• Only degrees from institutions recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED) will be accepted.
• Selected candidates will undergo background and reference checks.

🌍 FAO is committed to diversity, inclusion, and a non-smoking work environment.
📢 Qualified women, persons with disabilities, and nationals of under-represented countries are strongly encouraged to apply.