Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information
First name(s),Surname Yonas Merawi Dirirsa
Address Bole Road, P.O.Box 16936, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone(s) Mob1: +251-946-725963
E-mail yonasmerawi3@gmail.com/ yonas.m.dirirsa@gmx.de
Nationality Ethiopian
Date of birth May 07, 1990 (33 Years)
Place of birth Jimma
Gender Male
Professional Work Experience (From Recent to Old)
Dates January 01, 2024 - to date
Occupation or position held Corporate Customer Relationship Manager
(current)
Main activities and Responsible for financial resource mobilizations (both in local and foreign cur-
responsibilities rency)
(Job Summary) Responsible for Credit Management
Responsible for recruitment of individual customers, Institutional Customers,
International Organizations, and other customers
Responsible for recruiting new credit customers and retaining existing one
Responsible for improving the asset quality of the bank, initiating and adopt-
ing different change initiatives in this regard,
Other additional responsibilities.
Dates July 01, 2023 up to December 31, 2023
Occupation or position held Manager, Strategy Execution Monitoring
Main activities and Responsible for the overall success of the strategy implementation process,
responsibilities Responsible for successful alignment of functional strategy with a corporate
(Job Summary) strategy.
Responsible for initiating and adopting different change initiatives,
Acts as a change agent by proposing different initiatives and programs that
can contribute to the company’s success,
Responsible for conducting industry and sectoral assessments.
Dates August 13, 2021, up to June 30, 2023
Occupation or position held Manager, Strategy Implementation and Monitoring Team
Main activities and Responsible for planning and target setting process, ensuring that all
responsibilities branches and work units are provided with plans and operational targets in all
(Job Summary) key performance indicators,
Responsible for the overall success of the strategy implementation process,
Responsible for performance monitoring and evaluation process,
Responsible for successful alignment of functional strategy with a corporate
strategy.
Responsible for initiating and adopting different change initiatives,
Acts as a change agent by proposing different initiatives and programs that
can contribute to the company’s success,
Responsible for conducting industry and sectoral assessments,
Participate in the preparation of annual budgets for the work unit and perform
the periodic evaluation

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Dates March 21, 2020, up to August 12, 2021

Occupation or position held Strategy Expert
Main activities and Take part in the planning and target-setting process, to provide every branch
responsibilities with annual plans and operational targets,
(Job Summary) Take part in strategy devising and implementation process,
Conduct a performance monitoring and evaluation process,
Acts as a change agent, by proposing different initiatives and programs which
can transform the company.
Responsible for conducting industry and sectoral assessments,
Participate in the preparation of annual budgets for the work unit and perform
a periodic evaluation
Dates June 07 to Nov 28, 2018, and October 03, 2019, to March 20, 2020
Occupation or position held Research and Development Officer
(current)
Main activities and Conducting periodic assessments on macroeconomic and industry-specific
responsibilities conditions of the country and analyzing their implication on the financial in-
(Job Summary) dustry and the Coop bank.
Researches financial, technological, and demographic issues.
Conduct periodic surveys.
Preparing proposals on how to solve problems associated with the operation
of the Bank.
Assessing the macro and sectorial development objectives, strategies, and
policies of the country and identifying their effect on the performance of the
Bank.
Analyzing the degree of competition within the Ethiopian Banking industry
and providing professional advice to the management.
Assessing the business soundness and cost competitiveness of the existing
branches of the Bank by evaluating whether they are efficient and profitable.
Follow up on the developments in the commodity market and provide sup-
port and professional advice to the Bank’s Management.
Conducting feasibility studies on expansion and reallocation of branch of-
fices.
Ensuring timely implementation of project activities based on the work plan,
undertaking systematic follow-up, and taking corrective action where re-
quired.
Assessing the performance of the Bank and preparing performance reports
as feedback for future management activities; and
Identifying the training needs of the Bank and preparing proposals required
to fill any possible gap.
Dates July 01, 2016, to June 06, 2018
Occupation or position held Human Resource Development Officer (Training Officer)
Main activities and Identifying the training and development needs of an organization,
responsibilities Prepare training and development programs based on training needs
(Job Summary) identified,
Proposing different training interventions,
Preparing induction programs for new employees,
Ensure preparation of training materials for in-house courses in collaboration
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with concerned stakeholders.

Dates March 23, 2013, to June 30, 2016
Occupation or position held Graduate Trainee, Associate HR Officer, and Human Resource officer (Talent
Acquisition)
Main activities and Ensure that human resource activities, such as recruitment, job descriptions,
responsibilities job classification, vacancy announcement, screening of candidates,
(Job Summary) organization of interview panels, placement, performance appraisal, job
classification reviews, separation, etc., are done on time.
Handling grievances and disciplinary cases
Interpreting and advising management on Ethiopian labor law.
Providing advice for branch managers and employees on pay and other
remuneration issues, including promotion and benefits.
Advertising the vacancy and registering competent applicants
Screening the competent applicant in collaboration with senior staff
Administer recruitment activities including employee orientation,
documentation, police check, etc…

Dates November 01, 2012, to March 21, 2013

Occupation or position held Bank Teller I
Main activities and Handle daily transactions,
responsibilities
Respond to customer inquiries,
(Job Summary)
Cross-selling and up-selling bank's products,
Conduct customer acquisition,
Checking functionalities of Money Transfer Agents user.
Academic Achievement

September 2019 to 2023 MA. International Business at University of Mainz, Germany, 2023

September 2016 to June 2024 M.Sc. in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at Addis Ababa University: Dou-
ble degree with University of Mainz.
(Completed all courses and currently working on thesis)

BA in Business Management
September 2009 to July 2012 Addis Ababa University (AAU), Faculty of Business and Economics

Language skills and competencies

Mother tongue(s) Afaan Oromoo
Other language(s) Understanding Speaking
Self-assessment Spoken Spoken
Listening Reading Writing
interaction production
Amharic Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
English (IELTS 6.5) Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Deutsch (German): A2 Level
Elementary Elementary Elementary Elementary Elementary
Social skills & competencies Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Training
 Training of Trainers (TOT), Ethiopian Management Institute.
Training Followed  Communication Skills, Addis Chamber Training Institute.
 Customer Service, Ethiopian Aviation Academy.
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 Ethical Leadership, Cooperative Bank of Oromia.

 Human Resource Management, Addis Chamber Training Institute.
 Training and Human Resource Development, Addis Chamber Training Insti-
tute.
 Change Management, Cooperative Bank of Oromia
 Economics for Capital Market
 Introduction to Capital Market
 Performance Management and Balanced Score Card
 Leadership Essential
 Creating a culture of strategy Execution
 Fundamental of Credit
 Introduction to Business Intelligence

 Reading (Personal Development, International Business, Finance,

Personal Interests Economics, International Marketing and Leadership books);
 Socializing and participating in different forums and seminars (Economic,
Social, Political, and Environmental);

References 1. Shibiru Amsalu: Manager, Business Partner and Strategic Support, Coopera-
tive Bank of Oromia [Tel +251913-97-38-59] (Former Immediate Supervisor)
2. Belete Wakbeka: Director, Strategy and Change Management: Cooperative
Bank of Oromia [Tel +251 912-11-78-04] (Former Immediate supervisor).
3. Muluneh Disasa: Director, West Addis District (Former Supervisor)
Tel: 0911190981

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