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Bezawit Guta Mengistu

Bezawit Guta Mengistu

Humanitarian Expert
Addis Ababa

Summary

A Skilled humanitarian expert with extensive experience in Cluster coordination, CCCM, Protection, Training, Proposal writing, Report writing, and Strategic planning. Highly motivated and results-oriented with a proven track record of leading project teams and developing partnerships. A strategic thinker able to excel in challenging environments as well as being a positive communicator, highly organized with strong analytical skills and a practical approach to solving problems. A DRC Standby Roster member as a Cluster Coordination (CCCM) expert.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Language

Work History

Roving Sub-National CCCM Cluster Coordinator

IOM Ethiopia
03.2022 - 02.2025
  • Developed concept notes, proposals, needs assessments, and monitoring and evaluation activities.
  • Participated in national and sub-national coordination meetings.
  • Advocated for major needs and gaps with donors.
  • Maintained strong stakeholder relationships to ensure project milestones and standards were met.
  • Supported multi-sectoral responses in displacement sites.
  • Generated quality reports on gaps and needs, and prepared advocacy points.
  • Organized regular cluster meetings and participated in cluster planning.
  • Delivered training and capacity-building workshops at national and subnational levels.
  • Led in gathering information, disseminating information to relevant partners.
  • Verified the adequacy of camp management structures in various locations.
  • Assisted in mapping cluster capacity, needs, and gaps.
  • Followed up with subnational cluster leads for the timely provision of updates.
  • Promoted awareness and adherence to policy guidelines and codes of conduct.

Protection Assistant

IOM Ethiopia
12.2019 - 03.2022
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to align project goals and achieve agreed upon objectives and deliverables.
  • Developed, maintained, and employed program-specific management tools, such as comprehensive work plans, resource plans, and budgeting.
  • Lead on preparing advocacy points and submission of timely reports with relevant recommendations.
  • Tracked and managed budget expenses.
  • Conducted internal and external training for field team on protection principles, humanitarian principles, CP, GBV, and protection mainstreaming.
  • Developed tools assessment tools, such as in-depth interviews, questionnaires and focus group discussions on protection risks and barriers.
  • Partook in the development of concept notes, proposals, needs assessments, and monitoring and evaluation activities.
  • Conducted regular monitoring visits, and protection mainstreaming assessments for all programs and prepared reports on the actions to be taken.
  • Conducted awareness sessions on the rights of affected populations, available services, gender and disability inclusion, and reporting mechanisms as well as promoted women's/minorities/PWD representation, participation, and decision-making in local communities.
  • Led on the referral and follow-up protection cases using inter-agency referral pathways.
  • Participated in inter-agency protection-related coordination forums, working groups, and other meetings and advocated major protection concerns.

Community Mobilizer

IOM
07.2019 - 11.2019
  • Led the implementation of the Improved and Energy-efficient Cookstove Project in 18 IDP/Returnee sites.
  • Supported training, capacity development, and awareness-raising initiatives.
  • Coordinated project activities and ensured effective communication through all project stages.
  • Mobilized communities and coordinated with local administration bodies and stakeholders.
  • Facilitated and participated in staff and donor field monitoring and visits.

Protection Officer

Danish Refuge Council
03.2019 - 06.2019
  • Coordinated and implemented protection activities in West Guji, Oromia region, focusing on planning, monitoring, and documenting protection initiatives for DRC's beneficiaries.
  • Participated in the development of concept notes, proposals, needs assessments, and monitoring and evaluation activities.
  • Implemented protection activities in accordance with international standards and best practices.
  • Tracked and managed budget expenses.
  • Conducted protection needs and vulnerability assessments and prioritized the most vulnerable individuals for services based on agreed criteria.
  • Provided effective protection services, referrals, and specialized assistance to individuals with specific needs in collaboration with relevant partners.
  • Contributed to the development of training materials on protection issues and provided technical assistance to stakeholders on protection mainstreaming.
  • Conducted analysis and assessments of protection issues and ensured protection mainstreaming in all of DRC's interventions.
  • Supported capacity building of staff, beneficiaries, duty-bearers, and other stakeholders on protection concepts and mainstreaming.
  • Analyzed disaggregated protection-related data, regularly monitored the project's protection activities, providing feedback to ensure responsiveness and cultural appropriateness.

Psychosocial/Protection Officer

Humanity and Inclusion
04.2018 - 02.2019
  • Monitored and controlled project scope, schedule, resources, budget and recruited a junior researcher.
  • Reviewed project deliverables to ensure schedules were maintained, while meeting with quality standards.
  • Participated in the development of concept notes, proposals, needs assessments, and monitoring and evaluation activities.
  • Implemented psychosocial support activities, such as case management, counseling, parenting activities, and integrating child protection and psychosocial principles into IDP camps and host community sites.
  • Provided technical guidance, training, coaching, and mentoring to social workers on humanitarian and protection principles, child protection, GBV minimum standards, and protection mainstreaming.
  • Managed a team of CP/GBV/Para-social workers.
  • Supported the establishment of referral networks to ensure survivors in IDP camps have access to confidential, safe, and timely services.
  • Provided direct psychosocial support to children and women survivors.
  • Developed tools and implementing psychosocial activities.
  • Promoted the participation of internally displaced women in income-generating activities and facilitating the creation of self-help groups with women and girls.
  • Ensured proper documentation of identified cases in line with standard operating procedures and protection principles.
  • Established and maintained multi-sectoral referral linkages and following up on identified cases.
  • Contributed to the safe identification of individuals with specific needs, including disabilities, chronic illness, injuries, elderly persons, and their caregivers.
  • Prepared high-quality reports, documenting lessons learned, and sharing success stories.
  • Maintained strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure that requirements were tracked and delivered against the project milestone.

Assistant Researcher

Dilla University
03.2015 - 03.2018
  • Conducted research on various issues and ensured the utilization of research findings by relevant organizations.
  • Conducted complex literature reviews to gather relevant information and insights and analyzed data using qualitative research methods.
  • Prepared interview questionnaires and conducted interviews, maintained accurate records and ensured confidentiality.
  • Participated in research idea development, academic conferences, and think tanks.

Education

MA - International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Studies

KALU INSTITUTE of Humanitarian Studies Centre
01.2018 - 04.2019

BA Honour - Gender and Development Studies

Haramaya University
Ethiopia
01.2012 - 04.2014

Skills

Strong facilitation

Certificates Training

  • Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) ToT training from the Global CCCM Cluster.
  • Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) ToT training from IOM-UN Migration.
  • GBV Pocket Guide ToT training from UNFPA.
  • Protection in Humanitarian Action and Protection Mainstreaming training from UNHCR.
  • Being Accountable to Affected People (AAP) training from the Humanitarian Leadership Academy.
  • Data Protection Principles training from IOM-UN Migration.
  • Project Management (Logical Framework Approach) training from Kālu Humanitarian Aid Studies Center.
  • Gender and Crosscutting Approaches training from Kālu Humanitarian Aid Studies Center.
  • Basic Principles of Disability Inclusion and Accommodating Employees with Disabilities training from the Humanitarian Leadership Academy.
  • Return and Reintegration for Vulnerable Migrants and M&E training from IOM-UN Migration.
  • Introduction to Transition and Recovery Programming, Community Stabilization, and Durable Solutions training from IOM-UN Migration.
  • Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) training from IOM.
  • Introduction to IOM's Migration Governance Framework training from IOM.
  • I Know Gender: An Introduction to Gender Equality training from UN Women.

Timeline

Roving Sub-National CCCM Cluster Coordinator

IOM Ethiopia
03.2022 - 02.2025

Protection Assistant

IOM Ethiopia
12.2019 - 03.2022

Community Mobilizer

IOM
07.2019 - 11.2019

Protection Officer

Danish Refuge Council
03.2019 - 06.2019

Psychosocial/Protection Officer

Humanity and Inclusion
04.2018 - 02.2019

MA - International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Studies

KALU INSTITUTE of Humanitarian Studies Centre
01.2018 - 04.2019

Assistant Researcher

Dilla University
03.2015 - 03.2018

BA Honour - Gender and Development Studies

Haramaya University
01.2012 - 04.2014

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