Credit and Grants Management Officer -MESMER PROGRAM

• Oct 2022 - Present

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - COVID-19 Recovery & Resilience Program (CRRP)

• Jul 2020 - Dec 2022

The COVID-19 Recovery & Resilience Program aims to help 24000 Micro and Small in Addis Ababa withstand the economic impact of the pandemic by providing them with financial support in grants and guaranteed soft loans. My responsibilities include participating in the design of the guarantee scheme, project implementation manual, and M & E plan, conducting regular M & E activities, and producing periodic reports, case stories, and scenarios for timely revisions of implementation approach and budget. Show less

Consultant

• Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

As a consultant, my responsibilities include developing proposals, establishing an understanding of client business conditions and needs, data collection, analysis, and report writing, presenting findings and recommendations, and liaising with clients for follow-ups and implementation support.

Research & Business Development Specialist

• Apr 2017 - Jan 2019

 Leading and conducting feasibility studies for introducing new commodities and services to the trading platform, and for revision of existing trading contracts  Leading, and conducting commodity exchange related research to recommend the best experiences and know-how  Coordinating and participating in field surveys and engagement with producers, traders, and cooperatives’ unions, establishing their challenges and expectations from the Exchange  Coordinating Industry consultation forums with different stakeholders including commodity traders, and governmental and non-governmental institutions. Show less

Research & Evaluation Officer

• Nov 2015 - Mar 2017

My major responsibilities in this job include:  Developing proposals, inception and research reports, Undertaking literature review and producing synthesis reports, participating in survey instrument designs and data analysis  Coordinating and Monitoring consultancy assignments and projects  Quality assurance and Following up the timely completion and delivery of proposals and research reports to clients  Handling communications with clients, external consultants and other stakeholders, ensuring smooth running of research project works Show less

Planning Officer

• Sep 2007 - Dec 2010