Young Expert at Resilience B.V. - Ethiopia

YEP period 2018 - 2020, batch 14

YEP Role

I am working as an Agricultural Value Chain facilitator at Resilience BV in Ethiopia with special focus on the support of the Ethiopia-Netherlands Trade for Agricultural Growth (ENTAG) Programme. In addition, I assist Resilience BV with expanding its network in Ethiopia and with the acquisition of new projects and consultancy assignments.

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Skills

• Data Analysis
• Project Management
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Stakeholders Analysis

Background

Nationality: Ethiopian
Education: 

• MSc. in Economics – Specialization on Development Policy Analysis, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.   
• BA degree in Economics, Samara University, Ethiopia.  

Experience before YEP

• November 2017 – December 30, 2017: Independent Consultant at Resilience BV, Ethiopia. Participated in a feasibility study for a "Dutch chapter study" for the Job’s Compact of Ethiopia looking for employment to refugees.  
• May 2016 – August 2017: Agri Business Consultant & Business Development Coordinator at Shayashone Trading Plc: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I have been working on data analysis, report writing, training,  presentation,  monitoring and evaluation, and consultancy projects follow up.
• February 2014 – August 2016: Lecturer at the department of Economics, School of Business and   Economics, Adama Science and Technology University/ Arsi University. My responsibilities were delivering courses in Economics & advising undergraduate students doing research papers.