Junior Officer - Event and Communication

Position Summary:

The Junior Officer will provide administrative support to the Minster, and Ministry of Agriculture in areas of communication, public relations, and event organization. She/He will have the responsibility of devising communication and media outputs, ensuring the accuracy of communications, and also helping to ensure that MoA effectively engages and utilizes media to promote the Ministry’s work. The successful applicant is required to be driven, and dynamic, possess a problem-solving mindset, as well as excellent communication skills.   

Essential Duties:

• Plan and organize events with attention to financial and time constraints
• Design, plan, and conduct in-house and other external events
• Coordinate the delivery of a written manuscript to potential media
• Organize and edit any social media messages to be publicized by the minister
• Plan and organize communication protocols to be endorsed by the minister
• Maintain relationships with key media sources and ensure goals are being met
• Work with the Strategic group in developing and managing new Public Relations opportunities and strategies
• Ensure events go smoothly, including choosing venues, taking minutes, facilitating catering, and related activities
• Organizing and attending promotional events such as press conferences, open days, exhibitions, and visits; and
• Writing and producing presentations and press releases.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Job Requirements

• BA Degree in business administration, communications, public relations, journalism, international relations, media relations, or related fields of study.
• 2 years of relevant experience in general corporate communication roles.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated behavior towards organizational values with high integrity.
• Highly collaborative with well-developed organizational skills
• Ability to multi-tasking and prioritize tasks.
• Excellent and effective time management skills and punctual
• Attention to details
• The ability to effectively manage email, calendar, travel, and meetings
• Ability to work under pressure and in a constantly evolving and challenging environment
• Proficient in the use of MS- Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Fluency in English & Amharic language

How to Apply

We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit

1. a cover letter
2. a CV (maximum 5 pages) to https://apply.ata.gov.et

It is mandatory to mention the position title under the subject line of your cover letter.

Please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application.

Women are highly encouraged to apply.

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.