Experience

Alinea International

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• 1. Livelihood and Capacity Development Specialist /Consultant

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Summary of activities being performed: ‒ Liaising between Alinea and its client (WB) and government partner agencies, ‒ Coordinating and facilitating design and review workshops and meetings, and follow up progress on decisions and actions taken ‒ Coordinated planning and managed implementation of field assessments, and conducted high level interviews ‒ Co-designed and developed survey methodologies and tools ‒ Conducted desk review and field data collection on selected themes ‒ Co-analyzed and synthesized the evidences obtained from secondary and primary researches ‒ Co-prepared assessment reports and analytical reports pertinent to key recommendation, lessons learned and issues ‒ Co-developed training products and programs and operational guidelines pertinent to enhanced livelihood interventions. Key training programs are related to Life Skills; Financial Literacy; Business and Marketing, and Business Planning; and Facilitation, Coaching and Mentoring. ‒ Lead facilitated training of master trainers of key program experts and managers ‒ Conducting spot-checks on the rolling of the training programs downwards Show less



Agriteam Canada /Alinea International

• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• 2. Lead National Capacity Development Specialist

  • Feb 2017 - Dec 2021

  Technical Assistance for Strengthening Capacity (TASC) of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) that operates in nine regions of Ethiopia and in their over 380 woredas. Key roles & responsibilities: ‒ Coordinated and facilitated capacity development and technical assistance programming for the PSNP as a whole. ‒ Liaise with and couch-mentor regional TASC staff ‒ Co-developed capacity development and exit strategies and guidelines. ‒ Developed and institutionalized an integrated planning and reporting system. ‒ Developed and delivered leadership and management training program. ‒ Co-developed and facilitated different technical training of trainer events. ‒ Prepared assessment reports on the efficacy of capacity development programming. ‒ Facilitated planning, review and learning workshops. ‒ Effectively liaised with and informed counterparts with high value information and expert advices ‒ Co-prepared annual plans and reports of TASC Show less



Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd.

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 3. Regional Facilitation Team Leader/ Regional Manager

  • Mar 2011 - Jan 2017

  Managing the four year CIDA Funded and Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd managed Ethiopia's Safety Net Support Facility Project in Ethiopia. Managing the four year CIDA Funded and Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd managed Ethiopia's Safety Net Support Facility Project in Ethiopia.



Food and Agricultural Organization, Ethiopia

• Addis Ababa

• 4. National Consultant / Coordinator

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  Coordinated the FAO-'s component of the Edible Oil Value Chain Joint Programme (UNIDO, ILO & FAO) in Ethiopia for short period. Coordinated the FAO-'s component of the Edible Oil Value Chain Joint Programme (UNIDO, ILO & FAO) in Ethiopia for short period.



Agri Service Ethiop, Ethiopia Resident Charity

• Addis Ababa

• 5. Senior Planning, M&E Coordinator, and Program Director

  • Feb 2005 - Mar 2010

  Coordinated the PME functions and directed the program implementation. Coordinated the PME functions and directed the program implementation.



Mininstry of Agriculture & Rural Devt

• Addis Ababa

• 6. Team leader, Project Planning, M&E and A/Head of the Planning and Programming Dept.

  • May 2003 - Jan 2005

  Lead and manage the policy, planning, M&E functions of the Ministry, and serve as focal point for collaboration with development partners. Lead and manage the policy, planning, M&E functions of the Ministry, and serve as focal point for collaboration with development partners.



Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia

• Addis Ababa

• 7. Fishery and Livestock Economist / Planner

  • Jan 1994 - Apr 2003

  Economic and policy analysis and planning, program planning and M&E Economic and policy analysis and planning, program planning and M&E