Ahmed Mohammed Abdulla

Date of birth: 17/07/1985 Nationality: Ethiopian Gender: Male Phone number: (+251) 984696171 (Mobile)

Email address: ahmedmoha2009@gmail.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ahmed Address: Harar, Ethiopia (Work)

ABOUT ME

Experienced Agriculture and Economic Livelihood Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the NGOs and
research industry. Skilled in research, project management, analytical skills, monitoring the progress of projects, data
analysis, maintaining project deliverables and gathering and inputting data into databases. More so, I have been
involved with gender and HIV/AIDS initiatives, community mobilization, field research, capacity building as well as
planning and implementing community based projects. Strong business development professional with a Master's
degree focused in Rural Development from Haramaya University. I am looking for a position in a challenging
environment that strives for organizational and personal development.

WORK EXPERIENCE

01/09/2022 – 31/12/2023 Harar, Ethiopia

SENIOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND MARKET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GOAL ETHIOPIA

1. Coordinate livestock production and marketing activities in 6 Woredas of Oromia Regional State of East Hararghe
Zone (Babile, Midega Tola, Chinaksen, Jarso, Gursum and Fedis)
2. Manage and support a small team of livestock production and marketing officers (6 staff members) in order to
achieve Project’s objectives
3. Manage partnerships with livestock input and output market service providers
4. Leveraging the data from the market assessments, co-design co-investment proposals with livestock marketing /
value addition service providers to extend their reach towards pastoral and farming communities
5. Promote improved livestock technologies in the 6 Harar Cluster Operational Woredas
6. M
 anage joint initiatives adaptively to identify what work (and what does not) and take successful initiatives to scale

01/01/2022 – 31/08/2022 Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

LIVELIHOODS COORDINATOR ETHIOPIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SOCIAL & DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BRANCH OFFICE
OF HARAR

1. Coordinate agriculture and economic livelihoods activities in 9 Woredas of Oromia Regional State of East Hararghe
Zone (Babile, Deder, Melka Belo, Midega Tola, Chinaksen, Jarso, Gursum, Fedis and Meta)
2. Supervise 3 Agriculture and Economic Livelihoods Senior Officers and 9 Livelihood Experts at Headquarter and
Woreda level, respectively

11/09/2021 – 31/12/2021 Bedeno, Ethiopia

GENDER & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERT OF PSNP-5 BEDENO WOREDA AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

1. Mainstreaming of gender, social and nutrition issues in scalable and shock responsive safety net and emergency
interventions
2. Ensure gender & social development (GSD) and nutrition provisions in the planning and implementation of
program outputs
3. Organize social behavior change communication (SBCC) sessions focusing on gender and gender-based violence
(GBV) messages
4. Linking PSNP clients to available social services
5. Monitoring and reporting Child labor protection
6. Develop gender and nutrition sensitive livelihood package
7. Ensure accessibility of livelihoods interventions to women and other vulnerable social groups
8. Provide appropriate technical support for female clients in business skills

09/10/2019 – 10/09/2021 Haramaya, Ethiopia

PRIVATE BUSINESS

18/04/2017 – 23/09/2019 Yabello, Ethiopia

RESEARCH CENTER DIRECTOR OROMIA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

1. Track project activities to ensure they are progressing as per schedule

2. Maintain the project Calendar, budget and ensure deadlines are met
3. Participating in the design of M&E strategies and activities

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 4. Conducting field investigation and verification exercises
5. Overseeing implementation and monitor progress of the research projects
6. Facilitate receipt and processing of loan applications for the project
7. Supervising 140 employees
8. Collaborating with GOs and NGOs that are engaged in research and development works

09/09/2013 – 17/04/2017 Yabello, Ethiopia

SOCIOECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION RESEARCH HEAD (PROCESS OWNER) YABELLO PASTORAL AND
DRYLAND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER

1. Participating in field research and monitoring activities

2. Participate in Project Planning & Implementation
3. Support in developing training materials for community & stakeholders
4. Coordinating Farmer Research/Extension Group (FRG/FREG) projects in Borana zone
5. Gender mainstreaming in research and development activities
6. Writing completed research results and reporting to funding agencies and institutes
7. Manage research activities, finance, and reporting, supervising case team representatives
8. Analyzing and development of rural livelihood options and enhance food security through crop & livestock
technology promotion

09/04/2009 – 30/09/2011 Yabello, Ethiopia

RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION RESEARCHER YABELLO PASTORAL AND DRYLAND
AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER

1. Collection and entry of data obtained from various Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and research activities
2. Prepare research proposals and conduct research for technology demonstration and scaling up
3. Organize and participate in workshops and training
4. Prepare field days for technology promotion and participatory variety selection
5. Facilitate informal farmer based improved seed production, multiplication and marketing
6. Strengthen linkage among different stakeholders to facilitate public and private partnerships
7. Reporting quarter fiscal and financial reports

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

03/10/2011 – 06/07/2013 Haramaya, Ethiopia

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT & AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION (RURAL DEVELOPMENT) Haramaya
University

Website https://www.haramaya.edu.et/

02/01/2006 – 12/07/2008 Haramaya, Ethiopia

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE (RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION) Haramaya
University

Website https://www.haramaya.edu.et/

03/11/2015 – 18/12/2015 Wageningen, Netherlands

MARKET ACCESS FOR FOOD SECURITY Centre for Development Innovation (CDI), Wageningen UR

07/03/2016 – 25/03/2016 Wageningen , Netherlands

MANAGING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT Centre for Development Innovation(CDI), Wageningen UR

07/11/2016 – 10/11/2016 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

GENDERED VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

17/12/2016 – 21/12/2016 Addis Ababa , Ethiopia

SCIENTIFIC REPORT WRITING, DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS USING R SOFTWARE Ethiopian Institute of
Agricultural Research

20/09/2021 – 24/09/2021 Haramaya University, Ethiopia

INTEGRATED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (IDSS) Africa Center of Excellence for Climate Smart Agriculture and
Biodiversity Conservation

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Mother tongue(s): AFAN OROMO | AMHARIC

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Other language(s):

UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening Reading Spoken production Spoken interaction

ENGLISH C2 C2 C2 C2 C2

Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PUBLICATIONS

Pre-Extension Demonstration of Agricultural Technologies, performed as Editor – 2019

Contribution of Non-timber Forest Products to Household Food Security: The Case of Yabello Woreda, Borana
Zone, Ethiopia, Principal investigator
– 2013

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

Organisational skills
1. Leadership (previously responsible for 140 people)
2. Good organizational skills gained as Secretary of Agricultural Development Program Linkage Advisory Council
(ADPLAC) at Borana Zone, Southern Ethiopia
3. Good team leading skill gained as Socio-economic and Agricultural Extension Research Process Head, Livelihoods
Coordinator, and Senior Livestock Production & Market System Development Officer at Yabello Pastoral & Dryland
Agriculture Research Center, Ethiopian Catholic Church Social & Development Commission Branch Office of Harar,
and GOAL Ethiopia, respectively

JOB-RELATED SKILLS

Job-related skills

1. Member of International Society for Development and Sustainability since 2014

2. Member of Ethiopian Society of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension since 2014
3. Driving license - Public vehicle (U-1)

REFERENCES

Tesfaye Lemma

Livestock Production & Marketing System Development Advisor (Current Immediate Supervisor); GOAL Ethiopia; Email:
tesfayel@et.goal.ie; Mobile phone number: +251988330039

Sileshi Adella

RFSA/Ifaa Project Manager (Former Immediate Supervisor); Ethiopian Catholic Church Social & Development Commission
Branch Office of Harar (HCS); Email: Sileshi.Adella@crs.org; Mobile phone number: +251915761216

Teha Mohammed

Livestock Production & Marketing Officer (Current Supervisee); GOAL Ethiopia; Email: teham@et.goal.ie; Mobile phone
number: +251910770569

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