ABDULAHI A. OSMAN

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Owatonna, MN 55060

734-***-****

adb4dm@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Results-oriented professional with 20 years of experience and proven knowledge of education administration,

program development, and human behavior and performance. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the Assistant Commissioner for Immigrants and Refugees at your organizationcompany.

SUMMARY OF QU8ALIFICATIONS

Expert in government and non-profit management, qualitative and quantitative research design, analytical, strategic, results-driven professional with over 20 years of experience in education, research, public policy, peace and security and conflict resolutions; Educator and lecturer in Governance, Political Science, Conflict Management and Resolution Highly knowledge about the policies and functions of United Nations, African Union, IGAD and East African Community; Fulbright Scholars Exchange Program, Tanzania 2008-2009 Research Topic: Post-conflict justice GACACA v. UN-ICTR; Compassionate educator both in teaching and facilitation with excellent interpersonal and communication skills that encourages students and participants in collaboration and optimizes team performance; Expert both in theory and practice in conflicts dynamics in the Sub-Saharan Africa; Expert in monitoring and evaluations in public or private setting; Expert in grant seeking and writing

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Kelly Services -Teachers on Call, St Paul, Minnesota, Teacher Nov 2019 – Present

Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.

Instruct through lectures, discussions, and demonstrations in one or more subjects, such as English,

mathematics, or social studies.

Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.

National Civil Service Commission, World Bank and Office of PM, Mogadishu, Somalia 1/2108–12/2018.

Change Management Reorganization and Modernization of the Somali bureaucracies

Senior Consultant – duties include:

Evaluate the functions of ten ministries in Federal Government of Somalia

Visit the office and interview administrators

Provide report that includes proposal for modernization of the government agencies

Ministry of Finance & African Development Bank – Mogadishu, Somalia 9/2016-12/2017

The Ministry of Finance is the central authority of Government of Somalia charged with the responsibilities for federalization project and maintaining both micro and macro-economic stability in the country.

Senior Adviser, Fiscal Federalism- Duties include

Collecting data from the FGS and FMS on the issue of resource sharing

Proposing tax and tariff system for the country’s different levels of governments

Organizing national symposium on resource sharing

The Federal Government of Somalia, Mogadishu, Somalia 2012-2014

Policy Advisory Assistance to the Somali Federal Parliament Duties include

Served as part of the supporting the formation of the Parliament office and the organizational structure

Advised the Speaker of the Parliament on issues relating to government legislations on formation of Local Government, security, rule of law and issues on human rights

Writing grants for MP’s professional development and research

Conducted training for the MPs and parliamentary staff on legislative affairs

United Nation, Political Office in Somalia (UNPOS), Governance and Reconciliation Section 2012–2013

UNPOS was the driving force to end the prolonged transitional Federal Government of Somalia.

Senior Political Advisor. Achievements include:

Served as part of the political advisory team to the SRSG on issues relating parliamentary and policy affairs

Provided technical assistance to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG), Office of the Prime Minister, Office of the President and Minister of Justice, Constitution and Reconciliation,

Developed political plans for the national roadmap to end the transitional government in 2012,

Facilitated and participated in coordination efforts (e.g. development of standards, guidelines and other context-specific tools) with stakeholders, donors, government institutions and civil society partners;

Managed and provided supervision, technical planning, assistance, and training to government staff, identifying capacity gaps and establishing required capacity building and institutional development systems;

Technical Selection Committee (Chair) 2012

The TSC was a body created by the UN Political Office for Somalia in collaboration with the Traditional Elders in charge of selection and vetting of the members the Somali Parliament. Achievements include:

Collected, vetted and published the 825 delegation for the constitutional ratification convention

Collected vetted and published the names of the MPs on August 20, 2012

Furnished final report to the parliament leadership and the United Nations and other IGOs e.g. African Union and European Union

Administered the daily financial and logistical affairs of the committee

Archdiocese of Detroit, Human services and Pastoral Care, Criminal Justice Ministry, Detroit, Michigan. 6/1995 – 9/1999

Outreach Co-coordinator:

Responsible for helping current and former prisoners in finding resources such as housing, employment, and other resources that are available in the community.

Detroit Public Schools, Office of Guidance, Detroit, MI: 4/2000 – 6/2001

Counselor for the Safe and Drug Free Program. Responsible for the delivering non-violence and anti-drug programs utilizing audio-visual and simulation facilities.

United Nations Operation in Somalia, Mogadishu, Somalia. Mogadishu, Somalia: 5/93– 8/94

Trainer/Consultant:

Responsible for Designing, Producing, and Administering training programs for the newly elected Transitional National Council on managing public and non-profit human resources as well as ethics in public management.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Political Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 2003

Minor concentrations: public administration and public Policy

Master of Public Administration (MPA) Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1993

Bachelor of Education, National University of Somalia, Afgoi-Somalia, 1983

CREDENTIALS AND LICENSES

Certified Facilitator, The Institute for Recovery from Racisms, Detroit, Michigan, 1998

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

MS Word and Word Perfect (IBM & Macintosh); Spread Sheet; Excel; MS Publisher Graphics; SPSSX.

LANGUAGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Multilingual: native in Somali, fluent in English, Arabic, working Italian and Swahili

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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