🏢 Work Experience
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist One Acre Fund International (June 1, 2022 – Present). Assistant Professor and Vice Director Bahir Dar University (February 01, 2018 – May 2022). Lecturer and Department Head Gambella University (October 1, 2014 – August 13, 2016). Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Intern USAID-funded project (June 01, 2013 – September 30, 2014). Nutrition Research Assistant
McGill University of Canada (February 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012)
Short-term Employment
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Consultant NISI Foundation (May 05, 2023 – May 29, 2023). Supervisor, Food Security Monitoring Survey World Food Programme (January 22, 2022 – February 09, 2022). Research Assistant International Livestock Research Institute (February 10, 2014 – April 19, 2014). Nutrition Research Assistant McGill University of Canada (March 1, 2013 – March 31, 2013). Research Assistant JaRcoo Consulting (November 06, 2012 – December 21, 2012). Data Collector Ethiopian Metrology Institute (May 1, 2011 – August 1, 2011). Emergency Food Distributor Food for the Hungry (October 20, 2010 – December 31, 2010)
🎓 Education
PhD in Environment and Development University of Gondar (November 2019 – August 2022) CGPA: 3.88/4 Dissertation: Impacts of Water Hyacinth on Rural Households’ Livelihoods and Food Security Outcome: The case of Lake Tana, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. MSc in Project Management, Analysis and Evaluation (on-going) Skillmart International College (August 2022 – Present). MSc in Geo-information (GIS & Remote Sensing) Bahir Dar University (September 2017 – October 2020) CGPA: 3.74/4 Thesis: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Water Hyacinth in Lake Tana, North-Western Ethiopia. MSc in Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development Bahir Dar University (September 2012 – July 2014) CGPA: 3.68 Thesis: Determinants of Household Resilience to Food Insecurity in Ethiopia. BSc in Disaster Risk Management and Sustainable Development Bahir Dar University (September 2007 – July 2010) CGPA: 3.88/4
💡 Grants Awarded
International Foundation for Science (IFS) Amount: 14,460 USD, Sweden (2022) Project: Impacts of Water Hyacinth on Rural Households’ Livelihoods and Food Security Outcome. Climate Adaptation Research Programme (CARP) Tier 1: Early Career Research Award Amount: 20,000 USD, South Africa & USA (2023) Projects: Impacts of Drought on Rural Livelihoods; Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Lake Tana Basin. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Amount: 2,500 USD, Somaliland (2023) Project: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Waheen/Jajabka Bridge Construction
🎓 Trainings
Taken
Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems for a Food Secure Future Wageningen University (April 01-12, 2019). Community Based Risk Assessment Stellenbosch University of South Africa (November 12-16, 2018). GIS for Decision Support GIS for East Africa Project, Sudan (September 1-15, 2018). National Incident Management System (NIMS) US Forestry Services (July 10-15, 2018). Higher Diploma Program (HDP) for Effective Teaching (October 2016 – June 2017). Research Analysis Training Program (SPSS, Stata, SAS, R) Jimma University (June 22-26, 2015). Balanced Scorecard Ethiopian Management Institute (June 3-7, 2015). Professional Instructor Development Training Ministry of Education (January 29 – February 4, 2015). Basic Computer Skills Global Computer Engineering (June 8 – September 9, 2009)
Delivered
Disaster Risk Reduction and Food Security Training Ethiopian Red-Cross Society (June 20-25, 2017). Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Development Training Gambella University (December 21-27, 2016). Sustainable Agricultural Practices Training Red-Cross Society of Ethiopia (July 21-25, 2016)
🤝 Social Skills
- Open-minded, socially proactive, and capable of interacting with people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Skilled in maintaining good relationships with employers and staff.