From: xxx xxx; Tel. Email: ad4og7@r.postjobfree.com Tel.091*******

Graduated with M.Sc (CGPA= ) in Rural Development from Haramaya and with B.Sc (CGPA=3.52) in Natural Resource Management from Mekelle Universities. Since my graduation:

--Based in Addis, trained in CIPM, working as Program Operations Manager in MIH Charity organization. Managed all program operations to achieve KPI metrics & improved delivery efficiency. Worked closely with HR to recruit, coach & develop team, rewarded outstanding performance, addressed poor performance & handled hard conversations. Participated in project budgeting, staffing & team coaching, proposal development and Grant mobilization.

I have strengthened organizational capacity systems through building the capacity of staffs and ensured effective leadership and collective action to achieve organizational goal. Worked across departments of M&E, Finance and Admin and ensured reduced risks, eliminated fraud from implementation process. I have down-to- ground experiences in translating the Analytical Findings into Operational planning and Strategy. Jointly developed Work Plans, prepared presentation decks, collected and analyzed assessment data of the program.

--Based in Addis, in Triggerise Stichting (INGO) as Operations Manager -jointly conducted capacity assessment, identified gaps, prepared Annual plan & implemented project interventions. Identified new potential partners & performed their Due diligence criterion. Conducted partners inception, contracting processes, and startup of new projects including setting indicators, benchmarks and aligned it with work plans. Develop working procedures ( SoW/ToR) for a given mission/assignment. Established Result-based M&E faramework, led survey process & supervised the implementation of outcome survey. Participated in the Organization’s Five-Year Strategic Planning, Annual work planning & 2-outcome surveys for project improvement. Implemented a Result Based Project Financing Model through -sub-granted/outsourced Local CSOs while tracking the performance/result of project. Led project implementation in High-Tech Digital Platform/approach & connected 70,000 youth to SRH services uptake & 3000 to self/wage employment. Managed Project Dashboard for Data Visualization & interpreted insights so as to track the progress of project performance and managed a monthly financial cash-out to the service providers. Managed € . million Budget outsourced to a PoP partner/CSO to implement youth employability and SRH project & performed staff performance for 11 officers.

--In GIZ, based in Addis, as National Advisor for Civil Society & Private Actors Engagement, managed an inclusive

& responsible land governance through policy approach for community in Gambela, Benshagul and Amhara regions. Coordinated local CSOs and implemented in consortium with GIZ, WHH, GLAD, PDC & ORDA in regions. Developed joint operational work plan & cascaded strategy along with building the operational and technical capacity of implementing Actors.

--In Save the Children - as Public-Private Partnership Specialist, managed & nurtured strong Partnership with key public and private sectors. Managed & nurtured a Consortium among key 6 implementing partners (PaDET, REST, HUNDEE, Employers, Job creation commission, MFIs) to enhance youth employment. Worked for & with over unemployed youth and young women aged 15- 29 have who received work-readiness training & career guidance modules in districts of regions. Among, about youth were self & wage employed.

--In MEDA, based in Addis, as Income Generating Activities Coordinator- worked in consortium and coordinated Canadian Development organizations, BoA & university to enhance Community project ownership through generating reliable income from local businesses & entrepreneurial skill.

--Sasakawa Africa Association,SAA, based in AA, as Agro-pastoral Livelihood Program Officer- coordinated the introduction of improved agricultural technologies along value chains into agro-pastoral women and landless youth and scaled out best practices to 215 FTCs of 21 districts.

--CARE International, as Agricultural Marketing Officer- introduced agricultural marketing services as an innovative business solution to problems of youth and woman, implemented Community-based Resilience building project focusing on enhancing resilience capacity of community to disasters.

--World Vision, as Senior Food Security and Agricultural Facilitator- organized youth and help them discover their economic and social opportunities, thus they able to engage in businesses. Donors- have an ample working experience in a multi-sectorial programs in implementing the EU, Nippon, WFP, BMZ, EKN, USAID, GAC, digitalGreen, BMGF-funded projects at multi-cultural environments. M&E Skills:- carefully monitored projects and established M&E frameworks and indicators and milestones. Thus, I am highly motivated to work with you with full stamina.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

A. PERSONAL DATA:

Name xxx xxx

ontacts: Tel.091*******

Sex Male

E-mail: ad4og7@r.postjobfree.com

B. EDUCATION BACKGROUND

CIPM, Certified International Project Manager

M.Sc. in Rural Development & Agricultural Extension; Haramaya University, CGPA =4.00

(Research Title: Opportunities & Challenges in Private Sector Development, Ethiopia);

B.Sc. in Land Resources Management; Mekelle University, CGPA = C.3.52

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. Jan2023 - Present: Program Operations Manager, in MIH Charity organization.

Managed all program operations to achieve KPI metrics & improved program delivery efficiency.

Worked closely with HR to recruit, coach & developed vibrant team, rewarded outstanding performance, addressed poor performance & handled hard conversations.

Participated in project budgeting, staffing & team coaching, proposal development and Grant mobilization.

Strengthened organizational capacity systems through building the capacity of staffs and ensured effective leadership and collective action to achieve organizational goal.

Worked across departments of M&E, Finance and Admin and ensured reduced risks, eliminated fraud from implementation process.

Experienced in translating the Analytical Finding from assessment into Operational planning and Strategy.

Developed Work Plans, prepared presentation decks, collected and analyzed data that is relevant to the program improvement.

Supported staffs to participate in co-creation of partnership platform to learn from team collaboration.

Led the organizational capacity assessments, identified gaps, planned interventions and delivered training for program team.

Documented Case stories, Press Release, Event organizing, Reports & lesson learnt for organizational improvement.

2. Jan2022- Jan2023: Operations Manager, in Triggerise Stichting (INGO)

Conducted capacity assessment, identified gaps, prepared Annual plan & implemented SRH project interventions.

Identified new potential partners & performed their Due diligence criterion.

Conducted partners inception, contracting processes, including setting indicators, milestones & aligned it with work plans.

Develop working procedures (SoW) for a given mission/assignment such as baseline survey & workshop.

Established Result-based M&E framework, led survey process & communicated its finding result.

Participated in the Organization’s Five-Year Strategic Planning, Annual work planning & 2-outcome surveys for project improvement.

Implemented a Result Based Project Financing (RBF) Model through 8-sub-granted/outsourced Local CSOs while tracking the performance/result of project.

Led project implementation in High-Tech Digital Platform/approach & connected 70,000 youth to SRH services uptake & 3000 to self/wage employment.

Managed Project Dashboard for Data Visualization & interpreted insights so as to track the progress of project performance and managed a monthly financial cash-out to the service Providers.

Worked with Data Insight Team, Risk team, & Finance to eliminate fraud from implementation process.

Managed € . million Budget outsourced to a PoP partner/CSO to implement youth employability and SRH project in two regions & performed staff performance for 11 officers.

3. May – Jan2022: National Advisor, Civil Society & Private Sector Engagement, in GIZ:

Coordinated partnership with National Government, Private sector, Civil Society, community, investor to ensure responsible governance of large scale investment in Land project.

Experienced in coordinating local Multi-stakeholders and developed joint operational work plan while working with various layers of structure.

Established 25 multi-stakeholder Platforms/Fora in Amhara, Gambela and Benshangul to ensure inclusive, responsible governance of investment in land & influence public policy in land administration.

Ensured Community Empowerment to engage in policy analysis, advocacy and dialogue.

Worked as focal person to project communication, developed communication principles & strategy, produced communication products (factsheet, videos, web description, banner, & brochure).

Assessed & identified the Capacity of Partners in land policy analysis, and policy nexus so as to ensure the ownership & sustainability of project.

Conducted Training of Trainers on Legal & judiciary assistance and subsequently roll-out to community.

Facilitated baseline study & assessment in collaboration with international consultant.

4. Jan - May2020: Public-Private-Partnership Specialist, in Save the Children International

Led the -sub-awarded Implementing Local CSOs at Regional level by establishing effective partnerships with private-public sector & increased employment opportunities for the target youth;

Assessed & identified capacity gap of TVETs & facilitate Block Grant utilization through merit based fund use.

Developed MoU with 36-TVET & allied partners, & its action plan & organized learning platforms.

Working with -Publc universities to strengthen institutional setup for youth workforce development

Produced management Guideline & Partnership Tracking Tool which is used as source material.

Experienced in developing a winning proposal for developmental donor organizations.

Mapped private actors and supported labour market assessment and job creation opportunities based on evidence & context.

5. Nov -Dec2017, as Income Generation Activities Coordinator, Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), ATVET Transformation Project

Strengthened the linkage among stakeholders through MoU and detailed action plans.

Provided technical training and managed innovation fund, developed fund utilization guidelines, business plan for IG units, and ensured value chain integration;

Provided leadership, expert advice and developed core capacities in joint implementation of the income generating activities as per project implementation plan.

Conducted partners capacity assessment and developed & implemented action plans.

Ensured the project linked with major government programs like AGP, GTP, PSNP, and TVET strategy

Strengthened capacity of local actors and institutions to manage the agricultural transformation project

(ATTSVE) and contributed to pro-poor policy changes.

6. Oct -Sep2015, Agro-Pastoral Livelihood Program Coordinator, Sasakawa Africa Association

Coordinated and ensured the quality and accepted standard of activity implementation in different livelihood activities through agricultural value chains.

Established National Multi-Stakeholders Platform for joint planning and M&E project activities.

Participated in developing business plan to 94 FTCs at kebele level through Loan Guaranty Fund & linked to 1 cooperatives & markets for profitability;

Ensured that all livelihood activities are carried out in a way that is sensitive to community needs & gender, environment and entrepreneurship issues.

Developed & established linkage with key stakeholders, primary cooperatives and unions, private sectors, & research centers to support agro-pastoral women & youth;

7. Nov - Sep2011: Agricultural Marketing Officer, CARE International

Made thorough market assessment and analysis, value chain analysis and approach to identify viable market commodities for rural women and youth;

Established a multi-stakeholders platform for development of value chain for shoats, honey and cereals commodities in PSNP project and contributed to policy dialogue to support these cash crops.

Conducted field testing & adaptation of cash crop commodities with partners & communities.

Provided up-to-dated market information that enable youth enterprises to make economic decision

Developed partnership, linkage & networking with Regional research and development organizations, academia, market sectors and policy makers.

8. Jun2006 - Oct2008: Senior Food Security & Agricultural Officer, in World Vision International

Responsible to coordinate the implementation of project objectives in the operational areas;

Jointly worked in the preparation of annual, quarter & monthly operation plans with its equivalent resource and submitted to the Coordinator for approval.

Enhancing the partnership of Faith-Based Organizations and CBOs for diversifying intervention to RYs

(Registered youth) and OVCs livelihood;

Monitoring and evaluation and ensuring youth and marginalized women participation and livelihood support from the program.

D. MAJOR TRAINING CERTIFICATES AWARDS

Managing Youth Development Projects: - Nov Dubai, UAE

Building Effective Partnership for Sustainable Development, - Apr Oxford, UK

Managing for High Performance (MHP)---Feb26-Mar1st Addis Ababa

E. WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

1. Crop and Livestock Productivity Enhancement Workshop, Sasakawa Africa Association, Dec 9-17, 2011: Hotel Africana, Kampala-UGANDA

2. Training on Crop Productivity - Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), 19-23Nov12: Kano, Nigeria 3. Agricultural Productivity Enhancement workshop, SAA, Oct - Bamako/MALI 4. Irrigation and Intensive Crop Management Training, Galilee International Management Institute- Centre for Environment & Water, Oct 21-Nov 04, 2016, New Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem-ISRAEL F. LEADERSHIP (major technical and administrative activities involved in)

Member of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension Society of Ethiopia since April

Member of Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia since Feb

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Food for the Hungry International (FHI): planning, leading and managing Human and Financial and other resources under my supervision

G. PUBLICATIONS - Working Papers

1. xxx xxx . Opportunities and Challenges for Private Service Delivery: the case of Alaba Special District, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of IPMS Innovation systems Research; LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany (ISBN - - - -

2. Sasakawa Africa Association – Sasakawa Global 2000 Ethiopia, 2015. Strengthening Agricultural Extension Delivery in Ethiopia: Technologies for agro-pastoralists to enhance livelihoods of Landless youth through Beekeeping enterprise, Addis Ababa. www.saa.safe.org (See Authors in p. 183.)

H. COMPETENCIES:

Respect, integrity, diversity, excellence, adaptability, stress tolerance, innovation, building partnership, communicating with impact, coaching, facilitating change, developing teams.

I. LANGUAGES SKILLS

Language Listening Reading Writing Speaking

English perfect perfect perfect fluent

Amharic (Ethiopian) perfect perfect perfect Fluent

J. OTHER SKILLS

Proposal development, Strategic Planning, Budget Planning & management, M&E, Report writing, Expertise in Livelihoods and Food Security, Youth Development, and community mobilization

Computer skills in:

Power BI Ms Teams SPSS & STATA tools Internet skill Epi-Info

Ms Offices KoBO Tableu, Slack, Asana Jira Movercado

Driving skill / License - Automobile

Audiovisual skills- Digital Imaging; video shooting; Photographing, photocopier, faxing, scanning

K. REFERENCES

1. xx, Chief of Party, Save the Children,

M: ad4og7@r.postjobfree.com; ad4og7@r.postjobfree.com; Skype:olaf.erz

2. xxx, Country Representative, UN-FAO (Food & Agricultural Organization). M ad4og7@r.postjobfree.com; ad4og7@r.postjobfree.com

3. xxx, Program Coordinator, Sasakawa Global- Ethiopia M ad4og7@r.postjobfree.com; ad4og7@r.postjobfree.com

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