Project Manager - Remote
Assema Girma
Contact Address:
Addis Ababa
Phone:-/-
Email:-Date of birth Aug 1991
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/assemagirma-0ba3a26a/
Education:
1. MBA from Hawassa University
2. MA in Community Development
fromHawassa University
3. BA in Management from Smara
University
Languages
English Fluent,
Amharic Fluent,
afar Fluent,
Personal Skills
1. Communication & Critical thinking skills
2. Team building and Decision-making skills.
3. Training workshop facilitation skills
4. Collaborating with different people 5. Understanding situations and
taking action/flexibility.
6. Program and project development
Professional Summary
12+ years of Humanitarian program development experience, with UN Agencies
with UNICEF and UNHCR and with international humanitarian agencies NRC,
and HIA, for the last 12 years with extensive Humanitarian Program development
and management experience in various responses including IDP refugee and HC
programs, from relief, recovery, and durable solution response such as
peacebuilding, Wash, Livelihood, Health, Shelter, CBI, EiE, and protection
programs.
In Ethiopia, I have led a humanitarian and development program in the most
challenging Humanitarian response in West Guji, Borena, Gedeo, Konso, South
Omo, Dolo Ado, Gambella, Afar, and Tigray. With this response, I have improved
program design, coordination, partnership management, quality assurance, local
government capacity building, and interagency coordination platforms.
I have the technical skills to coordinate with key UN and humanitarian Cluster
Systems Ministers and embassies, represent high-level donor missions, prepare
quality humanitarian situation reports, and frequently map needs, partners'
presence, ongoing response, and uncovered needs.
In West Guji and Gedo Response, I have coordinated sub-national clusters such as
the Education in Emergency and Cash Working Group (CWG). In my cluster
leadership at West Guji, I established and strengthened effective coordination
mechanisms, I effectively worked with OCHA, the regional, zonal, and woreda
level authorities, UN agencies, and NGOs, I supported clusters in resource cluster
strategy development, advocacy, and resource allocation, and improved
humanitarian response through integration.
I led the UNICEF social policy program through humanitarian response in Afar
and coordinated the Afar Cash Working Group (CWG). I effectively led the
coordination, sharing cluster reports with OCHA and representing the cluster at the
national-level Inter-Agency coordination meeting. I have developed the 2023 Afar
Regional Cash Working Group strategic implementation guiding document, which
was submitted and endorsed by the national cash working group.
I have experience mobilizing resources and advocating for the needs of vulnerable
people, including children, women, and other minority groups, to UN higher
delegates and international communities.
I worked as a Field Associate with UNHCR in the Humanitarian program in the
Afar region, providing technical guidance and support to the program, in the
Refugee Camp and IDP response. I have been leading sectoral coordination
and strengthening PSEA and SGBV working groups at the camp and IDP
levels.
My Engagement with the Refugee and IDP program allowed me to
7. Advanced in Microsoft tools
8. Driving skill with a license
experience challenging humanitarian action, ensuring the quality of
Reference
humanitarian assistance.
Luca Sambo project Manager at HIA--
Tekalign G/kirstose PMU at UNICEF-
Ruth Seifu Head of Field Unit at UNHCR-.
I’m confident that I could get up to speed very quickly and start contributing
to improving program quality. I can bring 12 years of humanitarian skills
with energetic potential to help the organisational mandate.
3. Summary Project Management Skills
1. Skills and experience to coordinate
multiple activities.
I have advanced skills in program design, needs
assessment,
response
plan
preparation,
resource
mobilisation, implementation and activity monitoring,
and
community
engagement
in
Emergency
and
development response. Experience in the UN cluster
5. A prominent level of professional and ethical conduct
In my project management, I always treat all people with
dignity, respect, and sensitivity towards gender, cultural, and
religious differences, maintaining high ethics.
Standards: Present a positive image of the
organisation through internal and external
communication.
Professional Experience
1.
coordination system and partnership development
Assistant at UNHCR Gambella Office
, stakeholders’ management, team management, and
effective project leadership skills
Currently work as Senior Education Program
2.
Emergency project coordinator at German Red
Cross Ethiopia program from Oct to Dec 2024
2. Program and project development
Since my involvement in humanitarian and development
3.
at UNHCR Afar
projects, I have led and coordinated joint multi-sectoral
need assessments, developed area program strategy,
March 2023 TO MAY 31 2024 AS Field Associate
4.
prepared project proposals, annual operational plans,
Semera field office
Humanitarian program Consultant at UNICEF Afar
Semera Field Office from Sep 2022-Feb 2023
market feasibility studies, monthly and quarterly
operational plans, and implemented SoP
3. Budgeting,
financial,
management experience.
and
5.
Senior Humanitarian Program Advisor (country representatives),
H u n g a r i a n Interchurch Aid ( Sep 2021-Sep 2022)
6.
Project Director Dolo Ado Refugee camp at
Refugee Service (JRS) Jun 2021- Sep 2021
7.
Christian Aid UK from June 2020-June 2021
line
I have been leading a multi-million-dollar program in
emergency and development projects, with institutional
Emergency projects offer
and INGO funds. I have led funds from ECHO, EHF, EU
UNICEF, SIDA, and other emergency funds.
4. M&E and Assessment tools
I have detailed experience developing M&E systems and
Jesuit
8.
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Dec 2018 to June 2020
✓
Project Officer
9.
Concern worldwide July 2018 -Nov 2018
education in emergency
structure, developing program and project indicators, log
Emergency Finance, Logistics, and Administration Officer
frames, and result frameworks with multiple outcome and
Afraproject
output levels effective in project progress tracking and
timely monitoring and evaluation.
I effectively develop and design PDM and Outcome
evaluation assessment tools in advanced Excel.
, Kobo tools, I have meticulous global humanitarian
minimum standards in all program and project level
practice, including the inclusion of affected people,
child protection principles, and standards.
10. People In Need (PIN) July 2016-March 2017
Youth Livelihood Project officer
11. Bule Hora University Oct 2014- Feb 2018
Business Development Lecturer
12. Redeem The Generation Ethiopia (RTG) Aug 2012-Sep 2014
✓
Ethiopia Social Accountability Phase II
Project Expert
Training Certified
1) Inter-agency Gender-based violence Minimum Standards –with a focus on emergencies (UNHCR)
2) Managing risks and opportunities at Program Implementation (UNHCR)
3) Technical Tutorial - Basic Power BI for Information Management (UNICEF & Global Nutrition Cluster)
4) TOT Training Ethiopian Social Accountability Phase II (ESAP II) tools (Management agency
5) United Nations Course on Prevention of Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority
6) Community-based Protection (CBP)
7) Refugee Status Determination (RSD)
8) Cash-Based Interventions (CBI) Learning Programme
9) Emergency deployment - Pre-departure, Arrival and Handover and Return
10) Interagency Coordination in Emergencies (UNHCR)
11) Emergency Management (UNHCR)
12) Protection in Emergencies organized by GLDC Emergency and Security
13) Data Protection Learning Module (UNHCR)
14) Information management GIS training by(iMAP)
15) Humanitarian Cash Transfers by UNICEF
16) Emergency Preparedness and Response by UNICEF
17) BSAFE
from UNDSS.
18) Introduction to Needs Assessments in Emergencies (Save The Children)
19) Technical Project Management (TPM) in WASH Emergencies (Oxfam)
20) Advocacy in Humanitarian Settings (SCI)
21) MEAL in Emergencies response (CRS)
22) American Red Cross - Emergency Preparedness
23) Global Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Pathway East Africa
24) field project implementation: delivery, monitoring, and adaptation (Save The Children)
25) Executive program leadership (By NCA)
26) Unlocking Humanitarian Access (By NRC)
27) Camp Coordination and Camp Management Training (from Global CCCM Cluster)
28) Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements Online Training Course
29) COVID-19 learning pathway on emergency response.
30) INEE minimum standards in an education emergency
31) Core Humanitarian Standards and SPHERE standards (from Humanitarian Leadership Academy)
32) Basic Principles of Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Response (from Disaster Ready)
33) PSA (Participatory Shelter Assessment)
34) Managing sexual exploitation and abuse investigations (from Humanitarian Leadership Academy)
35) Inclusive Education (from Save The Children)
36) Safeguarding Essentials (from Humanitarian Leadership Academy)
37) HEIST (from NRC) and BSAFE from UNDSS.
38) Training and facilitation skills. (CALA)
Research Project Conducted
1. Impact of Humanitarian Cash Assistance: improvement of livelihood and development for conflict-affected
IDPS and the Host community
2. The role of business development services in improving the performance of small and micro enterprises.
Date: 06 March 2023
To Whom It May Concern
I am writing this letter to formally acknowledge the excellent work performed by Assema Girma
Daniel as a Humanitarian Cash Transfer Consultant with UNICEF Ethiopia. Assema worked
with UNICEF in the Afar Regional Office from 22nd August 2022 to 21st February 2023.
Assema demonstrated very strong technical knowledge and practical experience in delivering
cash transfer programming in a complex and difficult environment. He was able to proactively
drive the program in close collaboration with our government counterparts. He led the full
process from design to delivery – identifying implementation areas, developing
targeting/selection criteria and approaches, establishing efficient and transparent cash transfer
delivery modalities, and ensuring robust data collection and monitoring. Assema was also the
Co-Lead for the Afar Cash Working Group, ensuring strong coordination, and providing
technical support for the development of Multi-Purpose Cash Guidance for the Region.
Overall, Assema was a highly dedicated and professional member of our team and was able to
deliver timely results of high quality. Assema also upheld the core values of UNICEF and was
respectful and sensitive to the needs of other team members, and the clients we support in the
community.
We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
Sincerely,
Mathew Tasker
Social Policy Manager
UNICEF Ethiopia
United Nations Children’s Fund Telephone-
Ethiopia Country Office
Facsimile-
P. O. Box-
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
www.unicef.org
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