Information Systems Data Management
Resume:
Ermias Assefa Eshetu
Gender - Male, Marital Status -Single, Place of Birth - Dessie, Ethiopian
Mobile +251-0911445084/ +251-0923958383
Email: *********@*****.***/**************@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in designing Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation systems;
Experience in building logical frameworks, M&E frameworks & monitoring tools,
Experience in both Quantitative and Qualitative research design;
Expriance in different Socio-Economic and Demographic Surveys design & Implementation (Such as Agricultural surveys, Food security, Nutrition & Other Surveys);
Experience in conducting post-distribution monitoring (PDM) in Internal Displaced People to assess the impact and effectiveness of the cash and NFI assistance provided to household beneficiaries through key indicators.
Competency in all stages of the survey process – questionnaire design, sampling, fieldwork, data management, data analysis, and project/survey administration.
Experience in the development of digital data collection software (Kobotoolbox/ODK);
Proven ability to develop, organize, and run interview training workshops,
Experience in data management, analysis & quality assurance activities;
Experience in providing field-level project monitoring, quality assurance, and technical direction to measure the performance, quality, and effectiveness of the development/humanitarian program,
Knowledge & experience using statistical software for analyzing large datasets;
Knowledge of data visualization and experience using visualization packages; &
Experience of fieldwork and travels & ability to live & work in a multicultural society.
EDUCATION
M.A. Degree in Measurement & Evaluation from Addis Ababa University, 2015.
Thesis on: The Impact of School Feeding Program on Students' Academic Performance: In the case of Debre Tsige woreda, North Shewa, Oromia Region.
M.Sc. Degree in Economics (Specialized in Agri. Economics) from Haramaya University, 2012; Thesis on: Severity and Determinants of Rural Households Food security: In the case of AngolelanaTera woreda, North Shewa, Amhara Region.
B.Sc.Degree in Information Systems, Addis Ababa University, 2004.
Project done: Database design of MoFED
High School Complation, W/ro Siheen Senior Secondary School, Dessie.
EMPLOYMENT
1.Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Lead_ Sustainable Youth Employment through Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (SEED) Program_ MasterCard Foundation Program, under Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI).
•Designing and managing the monitoring and evaluation activities of the SEED program,
•Develop ME&L framework and M&E strategies for EDI to make sure that activities are being periodically tracked, real-time data collected and compiled, implementation performances monitored and evaluated, lessons documented, and results and learnings shared with EDI staff and partners,
•Monitoring and Evaluation of Business Incubators to support entrepreneurship and MSME/Agri-tech and Agri-business start-ups and MSMEs of their performance.
•Monitoring and Evaluation of Start-ups and Small companies their performance,
•Monitoring and Evaluation of SME/Private sector/Agribusiness programs of their performance.
•Establish and maintain a ME&L System for EDI with a functional MIS and data management system that tracks performances and compiles timely project data
•Design and implement effective data tracking and analytics mechanisms to track key indicators of the program.
•Monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of the program through data collection and analysis.
•Ensures full understanding and implementation of ME&L guidelines by the EDI staff and its partners
•Develop and regularly review the tools for monitoring and evaluation and adjust to facilitate objective measurement of indicators
•Create and update a data bank on EDI activities, EDI clients, and EDI services including updates on the progress of EDI, as well as operational issues
•Regularly document lessons learned on various interventions by EDI and government Sectors, and share learnings and major results with EDI staff and partners
•Produce timely and high-quality M&E reports (quarterly and annually), and contribute to the development of regular program progress reports
•Develop project-wide mechanisms to measure and document progress on indicators and achievement of targets, as well as lessons learned and best practices
•Coordinate monitoring and evaluation activities of the SEED program and perform other emerging M&E functions as required.
2.Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Specialist _Plan International Ethiopia (PIE) _ Development and Humanitarian program From January 2021 to Feb. 2023
•Provide field-level project monitoring, quality assurance, and technical direction to measure the performance, quality, and effectiveness of the development program,
•Provide technical support in primary areas of humanitarian programming,
•Experience in conducting post-distribution monitoring (PDM) in Internal Displaced People (IDP),
•Participating in designing Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation systems;
•Participating in building theories of change, M&E plan, logical frameworks, M&E frameworks/results chains, & monitoring matrices/tools and M&E Manual,
•Managing the M&E system including data collection tools, compilation, and reporting formats from various implementing agencies;
•Participate in planning, supervising, and managing quantitative survey data collection,
•Led the successful rollout and implementation of all monitoring and evaluation-related initiatives;
•Participate in preparing quarterly and yearly progress reports,
•Prepare TORs for special studies (such as Baseline, Midline, and end line).
3.Evaluation Specialist- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – Agricultural Industrial Parks; November, 2019 to February, 2020
Participate in development of a Monitoring and Evaluation proposal,
•Assessment of the implementation of Monitoring & Evaluation systems of the organization,
•Participate in conducting IDPs suffering acute food and nutrition insecurity assessment,
Desk review of documents related to the agro-processing sector,
Responsible for the overall data management & analysis activities,
Arranging appointments and meetings with stakeholders and local authorities;&
Participates in the development of evaluation reports.
4.Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist – USAID/Mendez England & Associates (ME&A) Inc. - Ethiopia Commodity Management Review of the Food for Peace, Development Food Security Activity (DFSA)/Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) – June to Sep, 2019.
•Lead the design of the beneficiary survey tool using ODK/KOBO Toolbox,
•lead validation workshop & de-briefing with USAID/Ethiopia & partners, report writing,
•Monitor implementation of M&E systems for the emergency response and support technical advice where necessary.
•Lead the review team in quantitative data collection, management, analysis and report writing,
•Provide technical support to field teams for all ME&L-related activities,
•Design and review routine project monitoring and report forms and data flow mechanisms and oversee the management of data for regular reporting on program progress;
•Contribute to the development and implementation of tools to improve field teams’ ability to collect, interpret, and aggregate data
•Train staff, stakeholders, and implementing partners on Kobo toolbox data collection,
•Support the Team Leader & Commodity Management Experts to conduct interviews with local key informants using an interview guide.
5.Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist _ USAID/ Ethiopia Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Service (Social Impact Inc.) (Lead Baseline, Midline, and End line Surveys)
October, 2016 - June 2020.
Participate in the development of an Evaluation Design to assess the Impact of the Youth POTENTIAL project on sample rural youth to assess employment and Income status,
Participates in the identification of a sampling frame for quantitative data collection,
Participate in planning, supervising, and managing quantitative survey data collection,
Participate in quantitative data collection, including Kay Informant interviews and focus group discussions with stakeholders and households.
Participates in the development of evaluation and research reports.
6.Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist - World Bank Group - National Quality Infrastructure Development (NQID) Project - For three value chains: Agro-processed products, Leather and leather products, and Textile and Garments - August 2015 to February 2016;
Coordinate closely with the Project Coordinator on the reporting for monitoring of the PDO and other project indicators,
Participating in designing Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation systems,
Participating in building theories of change, M&E plan, logical frameworks, M&E frameworks/results chains, & monitoring matrices/tools and M&E Manual,
Establishing and managing the M&E system including data collection tools, compilation, and reporting formats from various implementing agencies,
Data collection, including Quantitative survey, Kay Informant interviews, and focus group discussions with stakeholders and households,
Training and Technical assistance to selected enterprises in agro-processing industries and implementing agencies in the project M&E as needed,
Develop a skilled workforce with value chain training for those selected enterprises in the targeted sectors to improve the competitiveness of the entire value chain of the selected industries,
Carry out industry needs assessment on required training and TA (selected three value chains),
Carry out client (private sector) engagement and satisfaction survey,
Led the successful rollout and implementation of all monitoring and evaluation-related initiatives for the NQI Development Project,
Monthly, quarterly, and yearly progress reports to the World Bank and MoST.
Prepare TORs for special studies (e.g. Impact evaluation, M & E surveys)
7.Monitoring, Evaluation & Communication Officer - Netherlands Embassy Agribusiness Support Facility (ABSF) Project– May 2014 – July 2015
Participating in designing Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation systems,
Participating in building theories of change, M&E plan, logical frameworks, M&E frameworks/results chains, & monitoring matrices/tools and M&E Manual,
Lead the successful rollout and implementation of all monitoring and evaluation-related initiatives for the ABSF Project,
Training and Technical assistance to selected enterprises in agro-processing industries in M&E systems including data collection tools and reporting,
Proven experience in financing MSME agribusiness and value chains including working with banks, lower-tier financial institutions, commercializing farmers, and Agri-MSMEs,
Prepare TORs for special studies (e.g. Mid-term and Impact evaluation studies),
Ensures that M&E-related activities are successfully implemented and that relevant learning is documented, disseminated to staff, and used to inform future decisions,
Participate in planning, supervising, and managing quantitative survey data collection,
Compilation of project monitoring and research data by liaising with implementing, funding, and government stakeholders, and
Coordinates the preparation, review, and posting of the project reports to the donors and relevant stakeholders if appropriate.
8.Survey Field Coordinator - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) – To assess the impact of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on Rural Households _ March to August, 2012
Responsible for the design, management, & coordination of the survey data collection,
Lead in data management and analysis and quality assurance activities,
Experience hiring, training, and overseeing field supervisors and enumerators;
Provide technical support to field staff on site level,
Contribute to the development and implementation of tools to improve field teams’ ability to collect, interpret, and aggregate data
Check whether the field deployment takes place as per the schedule,
Check whether every supervisor and enumerator has made all the corrections or amendments on the survey instruments,
Observe enumerators and supervisors conduct interviews using questioners and help correct any mistakes that may occur,
Experience coordinating field logistics, schedules, and equipment.
9.Regional Data Manager - USAID/MSH-Ethiopia - March., 2008 to Dec. 2011
Participating in designing Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation systems;
Participating in building theories of change, M&E plan, logical frameworks, M&E frameworks/results chains, & monitoring matrices/tools and M&E Manual,
Lead the design of the survey data collection tool using ODK Toolbox;
Responsible for the overall data collection, management, & quality assurance activities;
Lead in data management, analysis, and quality assurance activities,
Responsible in preparing and timely delivery of the quantitative and qualitative reports.
10.Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator-USAID/University of California San Diego (UCSD)-July 2006-March 2008
Participating in designing Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation systems,
Participating in building theories of change, M&E plan, logical frameworks, M&E frameworks/results chains, & monitoring matrices/tools and M&E Manual,
Support the development of statistical models informing primary data collection & analysis,
Responsible for the overall data collection & quality assurance activities,
Lead in data management, analysis, and quality assurance activities,
Analyze data and prepare top-line findings through statistical packages, and
Responsible for preparing and timely delivery of the quantitative and qualitative reports.
11.Statistician - Central Statistical Agency(CSA) from September 2004 to May 2006
Expriance in different Socio-Economic and Demographic Surveys design & Implementation (Such as Agricultural sample survey, Food security, Nutrition, Education, Health, Population pilot census & Other Surveys),
Responsible for the design, management, & coordination of the survey data collection,
Participate in planning, supervising, data managing, data analysis & quality assurance,
Responsible for hiring, training, and overseeing field supervisors and enumerators,
Responsible for coordinating field logistics, schedules, and equipment, and
Vast experience of fieldwork and travels in different rural and urban areas.
Others
Fluency in English and Amharic
3rd Grade Driving License with appropriate auto mechanic knowledge
Certificate of Completion (Short-Term Certification Training):
Project Management – Addis Ababa University;
Project Monitoring and Evaluation – Addis Ababa University;
Electronic Data collection Tool development using ODK/Kobo Toolbox Software - Addis Ababa University /ESA;
Data Science with Python programming language – ACT & Maharishi University;
Data Science with R Programming Language – Simplilearn Institute;
Project Planning and Analysis – Abay Bank SC and National Bank of Ethiopia;
Statistical Data Analysis Using STATA – Ethiopian Statistical Association, AAU;
Statistical Data Analysis Using SPSS – Ethiopian Statistical Association, AAU;
Data Management and Data quality assurance, USAID/MSH;
Monitoring & Evaluation - University of California San Diego;
Various Socio-economics & Demographic Surveys – in the Central Statistical Agency (CSA)
-Annual Agriculture Sample survey, for the years 2004, 2005, and 2006,
-Agricultural Marketing survey, for the years 2004, 2005, and 2006 Addis Ababa
-Producer & Retail price survey in selected rural & towns market places, respectively.
-Family income, expense, and consumption survey, Nov 2004, Dessie.
-Small, Medium & large scale industries & construction survey, Mar. 2006, AA
-Ethiopian population and housing census pilot survey, May 2006
Commercialization Survey of Rural Farm Holders, June 2004 – IFPRI, EDRI & CSA
Food Security Survey, June 2006, Addis Ababa - EDRI, DPPC & CSA
Food security survey, June 2012, Addis Ababa –IFPRI & CSA
Productive Safety Net Survey (PSNP II), CSA,
Productive Safety Net Survey (PSNP III), IFPRI
Membership
Ethiopian Economics Association
Ethiopia Statistics Association
References
1.Dr. Zerihun Nigusie (PHD), Senior Statistician in Central Statistical Agency.
Tel : +251-*********(cell), E-mail ******@*****.***
2.Mrs. Mekdes Alemayehu, Senior MIS Advisor in UNICEF Ethiopia.
Tel: +251********* (cell), E-mail *******@*****.***
3.Abdu Mohamed, M&E Coordinator in CDC/UCSD - Ethiopia,
Tel: +251*********, E-mail: *************@*****.***
4.Mr. Daniel Tsegaye, Admin Manager-Ethiopia Commodity Exchange(ECX).
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