Experience

Life for Relief and Development
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• International Programs Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Present


American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa (ARAHA)

• United States
• Information Technology and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2020

  Oversee the implementations of projects looking into the details of the project cycle• Writes and submits final reports to both organizational and individual donors• Prepares concept notes and project proposal narratives to donors• Manages budgets and payments of projects implemented by ARAHA• Prepares monthly field office expenses reports•Supervision and leadership of All Country offices• Ensure quality programs are implemented timely • Initiate new approaches and ideas for the betterment of ARAHA programming•Establishing working systems for ARAHA programs and support•Give overall strategic directions for ARAHA programs and develop country specific program strategic plans Show less

• Program Coordinator

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2015

  Oversee the implementations of projects looking into the details of the project cycle• Drafts and writes final reports to both organizational and individual donors• Prepares concept notes and project proposal narratives to donors• Participate fund raising events• Prepares monthly field office expenses reports• Establish performance management procedure for all field staffs• Supervise the field office leads and evaluate against set of objectives• Ensure quality programs are implemented timely and as per the requirements of donors• Initiate new approaches and ideas for the betterment of program implementations Show less



International Rescue Committee

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Coordinator/Program Coordinator, International Rescue Committe

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2014

  Leading operations of IRC Somalia program, including supply chain, safety and security, human resources, etc. • Established IRC Somalia separate Operations department, • Recruited, trained and supervised supply chain and HR teams • Established field offices in Somalia reaching more beneficiary .Made very good working relationship with the community leaders, administrations, and beneficiary community • Implemented security management plan (SMP) and trained the national staff on the SMP• Ensured that supplies are received in time, recruitment is done timely and as per the procedure,organizational policies and procedures are respected and followed• Led field offices’ managerial and structural changes • Participated the country strategic plan development • Served as in house resource for issues pertaining to Somali culture and resolving problemsencountered in the field• Conducted needs assessments in new regions and explored new opportunities for expansionServed as member of country management team. Show less

• Feild Coordinator

  • Dec 2005 - Mar 2014

  Overall management and leadership of a Field Office.• Upholding mission, vision and values of the organization, ensuring policies and procedures areadhered.• Served as official IRC representative in the Somali Region and developed excellent relationships with allstake holders including government line bureaus, other International non governmental organizations,local beneficiary communities, local community based organizations, etc.• Expanded the field office from one sub field office (2005) to five sub field offices (2011), the expansion employed additional 80 staffs and reached quadruple of the number of beneficiary prior the expansion. The program expansion caused IRC served significant number of beneficiaries in the area of water and sanitation, livelihoods, education, health, gender based violence, and emergency interventions.• Participated the country strategic plan development . Served as member of country senior management team• Led IRC’s emergency responses in Somali Region of Ethiopia• Developed security management plan and updated periodically Show less