Gebrye Kefelew

• Led a theory-informed, mixed-methods evaluation of urban climate initiatives in Addis Ababa, generating robust evidence to inform policy, programme adaptation, and strategic decision-making in urban resilience programming.
• Conducted comprehensive mapping of climate-related interventions, systematically identifying and validating ongoing initiatives through coordinated engagement with government institutions, development partners, civil society, and private sector stakeholders.
• Led stakeholder engagement processes, including key informant interviews, structured consultations, and field-based data collection to generate high-quality qualitative and quantitative evidence on programme performance, implementation challenges, and outcomes.
• Strengthened data credibility through structured stakeholder triangulation and iterative validation processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and reliability of findings in data-scarce environments.
• Implemented end-to-end data governance processes, including quality assurance protocols, consistency checks, and evidence validation prior to reporting.
• Produced structured, decision-oriented evaluation reports synthesising complex evidence into clear findings, conclusions, and actionable recommendations for urban climate policy and programming.
• Facilitated stakeholder learning, dissemination, and validation workshops, supporting evidence uptake, institutional learning, and local ownership of recommendations.
• Delivered high-impact, policy-relevant recommendations to strengthen programme effectiveness, enhance urban climate resilience, and inform sustainable urban development strategies in Addis Ababa.
• Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

• Provided overall strategic and technical leadership in designing and implementing a rigorous mixed-methods evaluation, integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches to generate robust, triangulated, and contextually grounded evidence; applied Outcome Harvesting to systematically identify and validate intended and unintended outcomes, while ensuring full alignment with OECD-DAC criteria and embedding utilisation-focused, conflict-sensitive, gender-responsive, and inclusive principles throughout the evaluation process.
• Designed and operationalized statistically sound sampling strategies, including multi-stage sampling for quantitative surveys and purposive/snowball sampling for qualitative components, ensuring representation of diverse stakeholder groups, including women, youth, and marginalized populations across different geographic and socio-economic contexts.
• Developed and deployed advanced data collection tools, including ODK-based digital household surveys and structured/semi-structured instruments for KIIs, FGDs, field observations, and desk reviews, integrating internationally recognized indicators (e.g., food security modules) to enhance methodological rigor and comparability.
• Led and coordinated data collection processes, ensuring high-quality, ethical, and inclusive data gathering through effective supervision of field teams and strict adherence to informed consent, confidentiality, safeguarding, and Do No Harm principles, particularly in conflict-affected settings.
• Prepared and conducted comprehensive data management and analysis, including quantitative analysis using statistical software (SPSS/STATA) and qualitative thematic analysis, ensuring systematic data triangulation, validation, and disaggregation (by gender, age, location, and vulnerability) to produce credible, nuanced, and equity-focused findings.
• Prepared and delivered high-quality evaluation reports and knowledge products, synthesizing complex data into clear, actionable findings, lessons learned, and evidence-based recommendations, and facilitated stakeholder validation workshops and presentations to promote learning, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making.
• Funded by KKS-BMZ

• Led the end-of-project evaluation of the 'Increasing Resilience to Online and Offline Violence' project in Addis Ababa and the regional states of Tigray, Oromia, and Amhara, assessing interventions aimed at strengthening community and organisational resilience to hate speech, online/offline violence, and conflict dynamics.
• Designed and operationalised a robust, theory-informed evaluation framework aligned with OECD/DAC criteria, integrating human rights-based approaches, gender equality, and conflict sensitivity throughout the evaluation process.
• Led the full evaluation lifecycle, including methodological design, data collection architecture, mixed-methods analysis, digital and social media content analysis, and comprehensive quality assurance systems to ensure robust, credible, and decision-ready evidence.
• Provided strategic leadership to a multidisciplinary evaluation team, ensuring rigorous, ethical, and high-quality implementation of field-based data collection and analytical processes.
• Maintained continuous strategic liaison with clients, implementing partners, and key stakeholders, ensuring effective coordination, alignment on objectives, and iterative incorporation of feedback throughout the assignment.
• Conducted structured stakeholder consultations and in-depth analytical synthesis to generate actionable, evidence-based recommendations for strengthening violence prevention systems and rights-based protection mechanisms.
• Produced comprehensive evaluation reports and executive-level policy briefs, translating complex empirical findings into clear, strategic, and policy-relevant insights to inform adaptive programming and decision-making.
• Funded by Global Affairs Canada

• Led mixed-methods data collection combining qualitative and quantitative sources through key informant interviews, focus group discussions, stakeholder consultations, and analysis of monitoring and survey data, ensuring compliance with OECD/DAC evaluation standards and applying a theory-based approach informed by contribution analysis.
• Conducted in-depth contextual analysis of socio-political, institutional, and cultural dynamics influencing SRHR outcomes and youth empowerment, ensuring realist-informed interpretation and rigorous adaptation of data collection tools to context.
• Applied gender-sensitive and human rights-based approaches throughout all evaluation phases, ensuring inclusive and equitable participation of marginalised groups and young people, while facilitating inclusive stakeholder engagement processes that strengthened evidence validity through structured triangulation and participatory validation processes.
• Coordinated with the global evaluation team to integrate Ethiopia’s findings into cross-country comparative analyses and learning products, strengthening coherence across evaluation outputs.
• Applied structured evaluation matrix-based analysis to integrate multiple evidence streams, including monitoring data, literature review, surveys, and field data, ensuring systematic triangulation and OECD/DAC-aligned evaluative rigour.
• Utilised realist evaluation (Context–Intervention–Mechanism–Outcome) and contribution analysis frameworks to examine how and why programme strategies generated outcomes across contexts, supported by Evidence Gap Map synthesis and cross-country comparative analysis.
• Conducted iterative interpretation and validation of findings through stakeholder sense-making workshops, integrating qualitative coding, Sprockler-based analysis, and financial and partnership data to strengthen analytical coherence and evaluative depth.
• Synthesised findings into a comprehensive country-level evaluation report, integrating Outcome Harvesting results and validated contribution stories, and presenting evidence-based evaluative judgements and actionable recommendations for programme improvement and decision-making, while contributing to cross-country learning products.
• End-Term Evaluation, Right Here Right Now (RHRN) Programme, funded by Netherlands MFA

• Led the design and implementation of an Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA) across 21 institutions (9 CSOs and 12 universities), aligned with EU capacity development standards, coordinating a multidisciplinary team to ensure coherent delivery, quality assurance, and methodological rigour.
• Coordinated and oversaw comparative institutional and mixed-methods analysis, integrating qualitative and quantitative evidence through structured thematic analysis and triangulation to generate robust findings on organisational performance, gaps, and capacity priorities.
• Facilitated participatory validation workshops and stakeholder consultations, strengthening evidence credibility, institutional ownership, and joint prioritisation of actionable capacity development measures through inclusive engagement processes.
• Led the design and implementation of tailored capacity development plans, strengthening programme cycle management, grant and financial systems, EU reporting compliance, and resource mobilisation with contributions from senior technical experts.
• Ensured and produced ethical compliance, safeguarding, and data quality assurance across all phases, delivering comprehensive OCA and capacity-building reports translating evidence into evaluative judgements, actionable recommendations, and donor-ready outputs.
• EU-funded

• Led a theory-based mid-term evaluation of civil society-led peacebuilding, dialogue, and reconciliation interventions across Dire Dawa, Oromia, and Tigray regions, including structured engagement with Mekelle University and Hawassa University in conflict-affected contexts.
• Designed and operationalised a comprehensive evaluation framework aligned with OECD/DAC criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability), integrating conflict sensitivity, human rights-based approaches, and gender equality principles.
• Applied a mixed-methods and participatory evaluation design, utilising key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and non-participant observation, complemented by structured evidence triangulation and analytical validation.
• Ensured systematic inclusion of women, youth, and marginalised groups, embedding social inclusion and equity considerations across sampling, data collection, and interpretive analysis.
• Led a blended evaluation team structure (field-based and remotely engaged experts), providing technical leadership, quality assurance oversight, and methodological guidance to ensure consistency, reliability, and compliance with ethical and do-no-harm standards in fragile contexts.
• Facilitated stakeholder validation processes through iterative feedback loops and consultative engagement with implementing partners and academic institutions, strengthening analytical robustness and contextual accuracy of findings.
• Conducted evaluative synthesis of primary and secondary evidence, identifying key results, implementation bottlenecks, and strategic lessons to inform adaptive programme management and future scale-up.
• Produced a comprehensive evaluation report presenting evidence-based findings, evaluative judgements, and actionable recommendations to inform programme refinement and donor decision-making.
• Funded by Sweden International development agency (SIDA)

• Led the design and implementation of a mixed-methods baseline survey and OCA covering 97 civil society organisations across Addis Ababa, Amhara, Afar, and Benishangul-Gumuz regions, ensuring methodological rigour, ethical compliance, and alignment with EU evaluation standards.
• Supervised and coordinated a multidisciplinary research team throughout all phases, including tool development, fieldwork implementation, data quality assurance, analysis, and reporting across geographically dispersed CSOs.
• Oversaw structured data collection using FGDs, KIIs, and document review, ensuring consistency, inclusiveness, and high-quality evidence generation across diverse regional and organisational contexts.
• Coordinated stakeholder engagement with CSOs, networks, and government representatives across the four regions, ensuring contextual relevance, participation, and validation of findings.
• Led quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess organisational performance, identify capacity gaps, and generate robust baseline evidence to inform programme design and capacity development planning.
• Led the formulation of tailored capacity strengthening action plans, addressing gaps in governance systems, financial management, programme cycle management, and institutional performance.
• Ensured adherence to ethical standards, safeguarding principles, and data quality assurance protocols throughout all phases of the assignment.
• Produced a comprehensive baseline and OCA report with actionable recommendations to support EU-funded programming, institutional strengthening, and evidence-based policy engagement.
• Funded by EU

• Led the full end-to-end evaluation process as Team Leader, ensuring methodological coherence, quality assurance, and compliance with OECD/DAC evaluation criteria and EU/World Bank standards across all phases.
• Designed and operationalised the evaluation framework and methodology, applying a robust mixed-methods approach (KIIs, FGDs, and stakeholder consultations, document review) to ensure triangulation and evidence reliability.
• Supervised and coordinated nationwide data collection across diverse and high-risk contexts, including conflict-affected areas, ensuring adherence to ethical standards, safeguarding principles, and data quality protocols.
• Managed and coordinated multidisciplinary teams and field operations, ensuring technical rigor, consistency in implementation, and timely delivery of high-quality evaluation outputs.
• Facilitated structured stakeholder engagement and participatory validation processes with government counterparts, communities, and programme stakeholders to enhance evidence credibility, relevance, and ownership.
• Conducted comprehensive performance assessment against relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact, with emphasis on governance systems, service delivery, and citizen participation outcomes.
• Synthesised evaluation evidence, including 10+ in-depth case studies, and formulated actionable, evidence-based recommendations to strengthen social accountability, citizen engagement, and strategic programme learning and improvement for future interventions.
• Funded by WB, EU, Irish aid, KfW, & UK Aid

• Provided strategic leadership for the end-term evaluation across 11 regions and the federal level, engaging over 200 stakeholders (government institutions, CSOs, and youth groups) in line with OECD/DAC criteria and EU evaluation standards, applying gender-responsive, human rights-based, and conflict-sensitive approaches throughout the assignment.
• Designed and validated the evaluation methodology, theory of change–aligned framework, and data collection tools, including structured KIIs and FGDs, ensuring methodological rigor, contextual relevance, and inclusiveness.
• Led comprehensive mixed-methods data collection and field implementation, coordinating qualitative and quantitative evidence gathering across multiple regions while ensuring ethical, conflict-sensitive, and participatory engagement.
• Conducted advanced data analysis and triangulation, systematically synthesizing qualitative and quantitative evidence to assess programme relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and impact, and facilitated stakeholder consultations and validation workshops on preliminary findings, ensuring evidence quality, triangulation, and strengthened ownership of results.
• Produced high-quality evaluation reports, analytical summaries, and executive policy briefs, translating evidence into actionable recommendations for adaptive programme management and improved EU-funded interventions.
• Facilitated structured dissemination processes, strengthening evidence uptake, institutional learning, and policy influence for future programming.

• Contributed to the overall evaluation process under the leadership of the Team Leader, ensuring coherence across design, implementation, analysis, and reporting in line with USAID evaluation standards and international best practices.
• Supported the development and refinement of the evaluation methodology and tools, applying mixed-methods approaches (KIIs and FGDs) to strengthen rigor, representativeness, and analytical validity.
• Led field-level data collection activities in conflict-affected and hard-to-reach areas, working alongside the evaluation team to ensure ethical compliance, safeguarding adherence, and high-quality data generation.
• Applied organizational capacity assessment and performance evaluation frameworks to assess CSO partner effectiveness, institutional capacity, and operational performance within the broader team analysis.
• Contributed to structured analysis of portfolio performance, impact, efficiency, and social accountability outcomes, supporting triangulation and evidence synthesis across evaluation components.
• Participated in stakeholder engagement and validation sessions with CSOs, beneficiaries, and programme actors to ensure contextual accuracy and relevance of findings.
• Contributed inputs to evaluation reports and executive briefs, supporting the development of evidence-based recommendations for programme adaptation and partner capacity strengthening.
• USAID-funded

• Led the design and implementation of a mixed-methods assessment approach, integrating quantitative (household survey) and qualitative methods (KIIs, FGDs, document review) to ensure robust triangulation of findings and alignment with the evaluation matrix and key indicators.
• Supervised sampling design and field implementation, including systematic random sampling of 180 households and coordination of ODK/Kobo-based data collection processes.
• Managed data processing and analysis using SPSS and thematic analysis, ensuring alignment with established evaluation standards and strong evidence integrity.
• Mainstreamed gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) across all assessment phases, ensuring inclusive participation and context-sensitive analysis.
• Facilitated structured stakeholder consultations and validation workshops in close collaboration with clients, government counterparts, and implementing partners, strengthening credibility, ownership, and participatory quality of findings.
• Produced assessment report, executive briefs, and analytical summaries, translating evidence into clear, actionable recommendations for programme design and future interventions.
• Funded by SIDA through Farm Africa

• Developed MEL capacity development packages and training materials tailored to partners operating in forced displacement contexts.
• Delivered targeted MEL training sessions.
• Proposed coaching for partner organisations and strengthening their capacities in data collection, analysis, and utilisation.
• Ensured that gender, human rights, and social inclusion considerations were integrated throughout the MEL processes, promoting more equitable and responsive programming.
• USAID-funded

• Provided technical leadership throughout the evaluation process, ensuring alignment with internationally recognised evaluation standards and maintaining methodological rigor, independence, and contextual relevance.
• Leading the design and implementation of robust evaluation methodologies, ensuring methodological coherence, analytical depth, and alignment with evaluation good practice.
• Coordinating and supervising field implementation and mixed-methods data collection, including KIIs and FGDs, ensuring ethical compliance, data quality assurance, and representative coverage of target groups.
• Conducting structured data processing, analysis, and triangulation, integrating qualitative and quantitative evidence to generate credible and evidence-based findings.
• Reviewing and systematically incorporating client feedback on draft evaluation reports, ensuring analytical consistency, methodological integrity, and evidence-based refinement of outputs.
• Leading the preparation of final evaluation reports, synthesising findings into clear, actionable recommendations to inform programme improvement and strategic decision-making.
• Funded by SIDA

• Led the full evaluation cycle, including technical proposal development, inception report preparation, and evaluation design finalisation, ensuring methodological coherence and results-based orientation.
• Designing a robust mixed-methods evaluation framework, integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches to ensure triangulation and analytical depth.
• Developing sampling strategies and data collection instruments, including household surveys, KIIs, FGDs, and document review tools.
• Overseeing field implementation with strict adherence to ethical standards, safeguarding principles, inclusion requirements, and Do No Harm principles, ensuring participation of women, youth, and marginalised groups.
• Managing data quality assurance systems, real-time monitoring, and verification processes to ensure reliability and accuracy of findings.
• Leading quantitative and qualitative data analysis (SPSS/STATA and thematic analysis) with systematic disaggregation by gender, age, and vulnerability.
• Facilitating structured stakeholder validation workshops, ensuring participatory review and refinement of findings.
• Producing high-quality draft and final evaluation reports, policy briefs, and executive summaries, with actionable recommendations for programme improvement.
• EU-CSF III funded Project

• Leading baseline design processes, including methodology development, inception report preparation, and evaluation framework design aligned with Theory of Change principles.
• Designing sampling frameworks and data collection tools, ensuring statistical validity and inclusion of vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations.
• Managing field implementation in compliance with ethical standards, safeguarding principles, inclusion requirements, and Do No Harm considerations.
• Funded by KKS-BMZ

• Led the design and implementation of a robust evaluation framework aligned with OECD/DAC criteria and EU evaluation standards, drawing on extensive experience in EU development policy and cooperation programmes.
• Designed, piloted, and supervised mixed-methods data collection tools, including KIIs and FGDs, ensuring methodological rigor, data quality, and analytical reliability.
• Coordinated field missions and stakeholder engagement processes, working closely with local authorities and community actors to strengthen validation and enrich contextual analysis.
• Conducted structured data analysis using an evaluation matrix, systematically organizing evidence against OECD/DAC criteria to assess performance in urban governance, ensuring rigorous triangulation and consistency of findings.
• Synthesised evaluation findings into high-quality reports and executive briefs, delivering evidence-based recommendations to support institutional learning, strategic decision-making, and improved urban governance results.
• Funded by EU
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01/2026

03/2026

Ethiopia

Tropical Health Consulting

National Evaluation Consultant, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

As National Evaluation Consultant for the Urban Climate Action Programme funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and commissioned by Tropical Health Consulting, his key responsibilities included:

· Led a theory-informed, mixed-methods evaluation of urban climate initiatives in Addis Ababa, generating robust evidence to inform policy, programme adaptation, and strategic decision-making in urban resilience programming.

· Conducted comprehensive mapping of climate-related interventions, systematically identifying and validating ongoing initiatives through coordinated engagement with government institutions, development partners, civil society, and private sector stakeholders.

· Led stakeholder engagement processes, including key informant interviews, structured consultations, and field-based data collection to generate high-quality qualitative and quantitative evidence on programme performance, implementation challenges, and outcomes.

· Strengthened data credibility through structured stakeholder triangulation and iterative validation processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and reliability of findings in data-scarce environments.

· Implemented end-to-end data governance processes, including quality assurance protocols, consistency checks, and evidence validation prior to reporting.

· Produced structured, decision-oriented evaluation reports synthesising complex evidence into clear findings, conclusions, and actionable recommendations for urban climate policy and programming.

· Facilitated stakeholder learning, dissemination, and validation workshops, supporting evidence uptake, institutional learning, and local ownership of recommendations.

· Delivered high-impact, policy-relevant recommendations to strengthen programme effectiveness, enhance urban climate resilience, and inform sustainable urban development strategies in Addis Ababa.

101/ 2025

12/ 2025

Ethiopia

Anchor

Final Evaluation Team Leader, funded by KKS-BMZ

In his capacity as Team Leader for the PHE-EC Project Evaluation, he:

· Provided overall strategic and technical leadership in designing and implementing a rigorous mixed-methods evaluation, integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches to generate robust, triangulated, and contextually grounded evidence; applied Outcome Harvesting to systematically identify and validate intended and unintended outcomes, while ensuring full alignment with OECD-DAC criteria and embedding utilisation-focused, conflict-sensitive, gender-responsive, and inclusive principles throughout the evaluation process.

· Designed and operationalized statistically sound sampling strategies, including multi-stage sampling for quantitative surveys and purposive/snowball sampling for qualitative components, ensuring representation of diverse stakeholder groups, including women, youth, and marginalized populations across different geographic and socio-economic contexts.

· Developed and deployed advanced data collection tools, including ODK-based digital household surveys and structured/semi-structured instruments for KIIs, FGDs, field observations, and desk reviews, integrating internationally recognized indicators (e.g., food security modules) to enhance methodological rigor and comparability.

· Led and coordinated data collection processes, ensuring high-quality, ethical, and inclusive data gathering through effective supervision of field teams and strict adherence to informed consent, confidentiality, safeguarding, and Do No Harm principles, particularly in conflict-affected settings.

· Prepared and conducted comprehensive data management and analysis, including quantitative analysis using statistical software (SPSS/STATA) and qualitative thematic analysis, ensuring systematic data triangulation, validation, and disaggregation (by gender, age, location, and vulnerability) to produce credible, nuanced, and equity-focused findings.

· Prepared and delivered high-quality evaluation reports and knowledge products, synthesizing complex data into clear, actionable findings, lessons learned, and evidence-based recommendations, and facilitated stakeholder validation workshops and presentations to promote learning, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making.

10/ 2025

12/ 2025

Ethiopia

Search for Common Ground, Ethiopia

Team Leader funded by Global Affairs Canada

In his capacity as Team Leader for the Search for Common Ground End-of-Project Evaluation, he :

· Led the end-of-project evaluation of the “Increasing Resilience to Online and Offline Violence” project in Addis Ababa and the regional states of Tigray, Oromia, and Amhara, assessing interventions aimed at strengthening community and organisational resilience to hate speech, online/offline violence, and conflict dynamics.

· Designed and operationalised a robust, theory-informed evaluation framework aligned with OECD/DAC criteria, integrating human rights-based approaches, gender equality, and conflict sensitivity throughout the evaluation process.

· Led the full evaluation lifecycle, including methodological design, data collection architecture, mixed-methods analysis, digital and social media content analysis, and comprehensive quality assurance systems to ensure robust, credible, and decision-ready evidence.

· Provided strategic leadership to a multidisciplinary evaluation team, ensuring rigorous, ethical, and high-quality implementation of field-based data collection and analytical processes.

· Maintained continuous strategic liaison with clients, implementing partners, and key stakeholders, ensuring effective coordination, alignment on objectives, and iterative incorporation of feedback throughout the assignment.

· Conducted structured stakeholder consultations and in-depth analytical synthesis to generate actionable, evidence-based recommendations for strengthening violence prevention systems and rights-based protection mechanisms.

· Produced comprehensive evaluation reports and executive-level policy briefs, translating complex empirical findings into clear, strategic, and policy-relevant insights to inform adaptive programming and decision-making.

01/2025

12/2025

Ethiopia

Grant Thornton Netherlands

Country Consultant – End-Term Evaluation, Right Here Right Now (RHRN) Programme, funded by Netherlands MFA

As the country consultant for Ethiopia within the global end-term evaluation team of the RHRN programme, his role includes:

· Led mixed-methods data collection combining qualitative and quantitative sources through key informant interviews, focus group discussions, stakeholder consultations, and analysis of monitoring and survey data, ensuring compliance with OECD/DAC evaluation standards and applying a theory-based approach informed by contribution analysis.

· Conducted in-depth contextual analysis of socio-political, institutional, and cultural dynamics influencing SRHR outcomes and youth empowerment, ensuring realist-informed interpretation and rigorous adaptation of data collection tools to context.

· Applied gender-sensitive and human rights-based approaches throughout all evaluation phases, ensuring inclusive and equitable participation of marginalised groups and young people, while facilitating inclusive stakeholder engagement processes that strengthened evidence validity through structured triangulation and participatory validation processes.

· Coordinated with the global evaluation team to integrate Ethiopia’s findings into cross-country comparative analyses and learning products, strengthening coherence across evaluation outputs.

· Applied structured evaluation matrix-based analysis to integrate multiple evidence streams, including monitoring data, literature review, surveys, and field data, ensuring systematic triangulation and OECD/DAC-aligned evaluative rigour.

· Utilised realist evaluation (Context–Intervention–Mechanism–Outcome) and contribution analysis frameworks to examine how and why programme strategies generated outcomes across contexts, supported by Evidence Gap Map synthesis and cross-country comparative analysis.

· Conducted iterative interpretation and validation of findings through stakeholder sense-making workshops, integrating qualitative coding, Sprockler-based analysis, and financial and partnership data to strengthen analytical coherence and evaluative depth.

· Synthesised findings into a comprehensive country-level evaluation report, integrating Outcome Harvesting results and validated contribution stories, and presenting evidence-based evaluative judgements and actionable recommendations for programme improvement and decision-making, while contributing to cross-country learning products.

02/2025

12/2025

Ethiopia

Center for Justice (CJ)

Team leader for OCA of legal Aid Service Provider CSOs and Universities (EU-funded)

As Team Leader for the OCA assignment, his responsibilities included.

· Led the design and implementation of an Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA) across 21 institutions (9 CSOs and 12 universities), aligned with EU capacity development standards, coordinating a multidisciplinary team to ensure coherent delivery, quality assurance, and methodological rigour.

· Coordinated and oversaw comparative institutional and mixed-methods analysis, integrating qualitative and quantitative evidence through structured thematic analysis and triangulation to generate robust findings on organisational performance, gaps, and capacity priorities.

· Facilitated participatory validation workshops and stakeholder consultations, strengthening evidence credibility, institutional ownership, and joint prioritisation of actionable capacity development measures through inclusive engagement processes.

· Led the design and implementation of tailored capacity development plans, strengthening programme cycle management, grant and financial systems, EU reporting compliance, and resource mobilisation with contributions from senior technical experts.

· Ensured and produced ethical compliance, safeguarding, and data quality assurance across all phases, delivering comprehensive OCA and capacity-building reports translating evidence into evaluative judgements, actionable recommendations, and donor-ready outputs.

04/2025

07/2025

Ethiopia

Anchor Consulting Service (Anchor),

Team Leader, Mid-Term Review (MTR)- funded by Sweden International development agency (SIDA)

As team leader for the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the “Sowing the Seeds of Peace in Ethiopia programme," commissioned by the Life & Peace Institute for Anchor, he:

· Led a theory-based mid-term evaluation of civil society-led peacebuilding, dialogue, and reconciliation interventions across Dire Dawa, Oromia, and Tigray regions, including structured engagement with Mekelle University and Hawassa University in conflict-affected contexts.

· Designed and operationalised a comprehensive evaluation framework aligned with OECD/DAC criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability), integrating conflict sensitivity, human rights-based approaches, and gender equality principles.

· Applied a mixed-methods and participatory evaluation design, utilising key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and non-participant observation, complemented by structured evidence triangulation and analytical validation.

· Ensured systematic inclusion of women, youth, and marginalised groups, embedding social inclusion and equity considerations across sampling, data collection, and interpretive analysis.

· Led a blended evaluation team structure (field-based and remotely engaged experts), providing technical leadership, quality assurance oversight, and methodological guidance to ensure consistency, reliability, and compliance with ethical and do-no-harm standards in fragile contexts.

· Facilitated stakeholder validation processes through iterative feedback loops and consultative engagement with implementing partners and academic institutions, strengthening analytical robustness and contextual accuracy of findings.

· Conducted evaluative synthesis of primary and secondary evidence, identifying key results, implementation bottlenecks, and strategic lessons to inform adaptive programme management and future scale-up.

· Produced a comprehensive evaluation report presenting evidence-based findings, evaluative judgements, and actionable recommendations to inform programme refinement and donor decision-making.

· Developed concise policy briefs and stakeholder summaries, translating complex evaluative evidence into clear, decision-oriented insights for the Life & Peace Institute (LPI), implementing partners, and funding agencies.

01/2025

03/2025

Ethiopia

WHH

Team leader for Baseline survey and OCA of CSOs -funded by EU

As Team Leader for the Baseline Survey and Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA) of CSOs, he performed the following:

· Led the design and implementation of a mixed-methods baseline survey and OCA covering 97 civil society organisations across Addis Ababa, Amhara, Afar, and Benishangul-Gumuz regions, ensuring methodological rigour, ethical compliance, and alignment with EU evaluation standards.

· Supervised and coordinated a multidisciplinary research team throughout all phases, including tool development, fieldwork implementation, data quality assurance, analysis, and reporting across geographically dispersed CSOs.

· Oversaw structured data collection using FGDs, KIIs, and document review, ensuring consistency, inclusiveness, and high-quality evidence generation across diverse regional and organisational contexts.

· Coordinated stakeholder engagement with CSOs, networks, and government representatives across the four regions, ensuring contextual relevance, participation, and validation of findings.

· Led quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess organisational performance, identify capacity gaps, and generate robust baseline evidence to inform programme design and capacity development planning.

· Led the formulation of tailored capacity strengthening action plans, addressing gaps in governance systems, financial management, programme cycle management, and institutional performance.

· Ensured adherence to ethical standards, safeguarding principles, and data quality assurance protocols throughout all phases of the assignment.

· Produced a comprehensive baseline and OCA report with actionable recommendations to support EU-funded programming, institutional strengthening, and evidence-based policy engagement.

10/2024

01/2025

Ethiopia

VNG International

Team leader/ Lead Evaluator of ULGE Project –funded by EU

As team leader/lead evaluator for the ULGE Project (EU-funded), he performed the following:

· Led the design and implementation of a robust evaluation framework aligned with OECD/DAC criteria and EU evaluation standards, drawing on extensive experience in EU development policy and cooperation programmes.

· Designed, piloted, and supervised mixed-methods data collection tools, including KIIs and FGDs, ensuring methodological rigor, data quality, and analytical reliability.

· Coordinated field missions and stakeholder engagement processes, working closely with local authorities and community actors to strengthen validation and enrich contextual analysis.

· Conducted structured data analysis using an evaluation matrix, systematically organizing evidence against OECD/DAC criteria to assess performance in urban governance, ensuring rigorous triangulation and consistency of findings.

Synthesised evaluation findings into high-quality reports and executive briefs, delivering evidence-based recommendations to support institutional learning, strategic decision-making, and improved urban governance results

11/2024

11/2024

Ethiopia

VNG International

Team leader/ Lead Evaluator of ESAP3 End-Term Review (funded by WB EU, Irish aid, KfW, & UK Aid)

As team leader/lead evaluator of the ESAP3 end-term review, his key responsibilities included:

· Led the full end-to-end evaluation process as Team Leader, ensuring methodological coherence, quality assurance, and compliance with OECD/DAC evaluation criteria and EU/World Bank standards across all phases.

· Designed and operationalised the evaluation framework and methodology, applying a robust mixed-methods approach (KIIs, FGDs, and stakeholder consultations, document review) to ensure triangulation and evidence reliability.

· Supervised and coordinated nationwide data collection across diverse and high-risk contexts, including conflict-affected areas, ensuring adherence to ethical standards, safeguarding principles, and data quality protocols.

· Managed and coordinated multidisciplinary teams and field operations, ensuring technical rigor, consistency in implementation, and timely delivery of high-quality evaluation outputs.

· Facilitated structured stakeholder engagement and participatory validation processes with government counterparts, communities, and programme stakeholders to enhance evidence credibility, relevance, and ownership.

· Conducted comprehensive performance assessment against relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact, with emphasis on governance systems, service delivery, and citizen participation outcomes.

· Synthesised evaluation evidence, including 10+ in-depth case studies, and formulated actionable, evidence-based recommendations to strengthen social accountability, citizen engagement, and strategic programme learning and improvement for future interventions.

02/2024

08/2024

Ethiopia

Management Systems International (MSI)

Senior Evaluation and Social Accountability Expert for NPI EXPAND Activity (USAID-funded)

As Senior Evaluation and Social Accountability Expert, he:

• Contributed to the overall evaluation process under the leadership of the Team Leader, ensuring coherence across design, implementation, analysis, and reporting in line with USAID evaluation standards and international best practices.

• Supported the development and refinement of the evaluation methodology and tools, applying mixed-methods approaches (KIIs and FGDs) to strengthen rigor, representativeness, and analytical validity.

• Led field-level data collection activities in conflict-affected and hard-to-reach areas, working alongside the evaluation team to ensure ethical compliance, safeguarding adherence, and high-quality data generation.

• Applied organizational capacity assessment and performance evaluation frameworks to assess CSO partner effectiveness, institutional capacity, and operational performance within the broader team analysis.

• Contributed to structured analysis of portfolio performance, impact, efficiency, and social accountability outcomes, supporting triangulation and evidence synthesis across evaluation components.

• Participated in stakeholder engagement and validation sessions with CSOs, beneficiaries, and programme actors to ensure contextual accuracy and relevance of findings.

• Contributed inputs to evaluation reports and executive briefs, supporting the development of evidence-based recommendations for programme adaptation and partner capacity strengthening.

14/06/2024

27/06/2024

Headlight Consulting

Independent

Consultant (lead facilitator for MEL training) (USAID-funded)

As an Independent Consultant (Lead Facilitator for MEL Training), he:

· Developed MEL capacity development packages and training materials tailored to partners operating in forced displacement contexts.

· Delivered targeted MEL training sessions.

· Proposed coaching for partner organisations and strengthening their capacities in data collection, analysis, and utilisation.

· Ensured that gender, human rights, and social inclusion considerations were integrated throughout the MEL processes, promoting more equitable and responsive programming.

12/2023

01/2024

Ethiopia

Anchor

Team

Leader- funded by SIDA through Farm Africa

As Team Leader for an assessment on market access to nutritious food and related challenges in Sirraro Woreda, West Arsi Zone (Oromia), commissioned by PHE-EC for Anchor, he performed the following:

· Led the design and implementation of a mixed-methods assessment approach, integrating quantitative (household survey) and qualitative methods (KIIs, FGDs, document review) to ensure robust triangulation of findings and alignment with the evaluation matrix and key indicators.

· Supervised sampling design and field implementation, including systematic random sampling of 180 households and coordination of ODK/Kobo-based data collection processes.

· Managed data processing and analysis using SPSS and thematic analysis, ensuring alignment with established evaluation standards and strong evidence integrity.

· Mainstreamed gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) across all assessment phases, ensuring inclusive participation and context-sensitive analysis.

· Facilitated structured stakeholder consultations and validation workshops in close collaboration with clients, government counterparts, and implementing partners, strengthening credibility, ownership, and participatory quality of findings.

· Produced assessment report, executive briefs, and analytical summaries, translating evidence into clear, actionable recommendations for programme design and future interventions.

11/2023

03/2024

Ethiopia

Euro Plus Consulting & Management

CSO and Evaluation Expert for EU-CSF III

As CSO and Evaluation Expert for the EU-CSF III Programme, he:

· Provided strategic leadership for the end-term evaluation across 11 regions and the federal level, engaging over 200 stakeholders (government institutions, CSOs, and youth groups) in line with OECD/DAC criteria and EU evaluation standards, applying gender-responsive, human rights-based, and conflict-sensitive approaches throughout the assignment.

· Designed and validated the evaluation methodology, theory of change–aligned framework, and data collection tools, including structured KIIs and FGDs, ensuring methodological rigor, contextual relevance, and inclusiveness.

· Led comprehensive mixed-methods data collection and field implementation, coordinating qualitative and quantitative evidence gathering across multiple regions while ensuring ethical, conflict-sensitive, and participatory engagement.

· Conducted advanced data analysis and triangulation, systematically synthesizing qualitative and quantitative evidence to assess programme relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and impact, and facilitated stakeholder consultations and validation workshops on preliminary findings, ensuring evidence quality, triangulation, and strengthened ownership of results.

· Produced high-quality evaluation reports, analytical summaries, and executive policy briefs, translating evidence into actionable recommendations for adaptive programme management and improved EU-funded interventions.

· Facilitated structured dissemination processes, strengthening evidence uptake, institutional learning, and policy influence for future programming.

06/2023

08/2024

Ethiopia

Anchor

Final Evaluation Expert for Civil Rights Defenders (CRD)- funded by SIDA

As Final Evaluation Expert for the CRD Project, commissioned by CRD and implemented by Anchor, he provided technical leadership throughout the evaluation process, ensuring alignment with internationally recognised evaluation standards and maintaining methodological rigor, independence, and contextual relevance. Key responsibilities included:

· Leading the design and implementation of robust evaluation methodologies, ensuring methodological coherence, analytical depth, and alignment with evaluation good practice.

· Coordinating and supervising field implementation and mixed-methods data collection, including KIIs and FGDs, ensuring ethical compliance, data quality assurance, and representative coverage of target groups.

· Conducting structured data processing, analysis, and triangulation, integrating qualitative and quantitative evidence to generate credible and evidence-based findings.

· Reviewing and systematically incorporating client feedback on draft evaluation reports, ensuring analytical consistency, methodological integrity, and evidence-based refinement of outputs.

· Leading the preparation of final evaluation reports, synthesising findings into clear, actionable recommendations to inform programme improvement and strategic decision-making.

11/2023

01/2024

Ethiopia

Anchor

Team Leader (EU-CSF III funded Project)

As Team Leader for the final evaluation of the project “Promoting Decent Domestic Work in Ethiopia: Policy Dialogues and Civil Society Action to Promote and Defend the Rights of Domestic Workers”, commissioned by the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) and implemented by Anchor, he led the evaluation process, ensuring methodological rigor and adherence to international evaluation standards, specifically:

· Leading the full evaluation cycle, including technical proposal development, inception report preparation, and evaluation design finalisation, ensuring methodological coherence and results-based orientation.

· Designing a robust mixed-methods evaluation framework, integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches to ensure triangulation and analytical depth.

· Developing sampling strategies and data collection instruments, including household surveys, KIIs, FGDs, and document review tools.

· Overseeing field implementation with strict adherence to ethical standards, safeguarding principles, inclusion requirements, and Do No Harm principles, ensuring participation of women, youth, and marginalised groups.

· Managing data quality assurance systems, real-time monitoring, and verification processes to ensure reliability and accuracy of findings.

· Leading quantitative and qualitative data analysis (SPSS/STATA and thematic analysis) with systematic disaggregation by gender, age, and vulnerability.

· Facilitating structured stakeholder validation workshops, ensuring participatory review and refinement of findings.

· Producing high-quality draft and final evaluation reports, policy briefs, and executive summaries, with actionable recommendations for programme improvement.

10/2022

12/2022

Ethiopia

Anchor

Team Leader (EU-CSF III funded Project)

In his capacity as Team Leader for the evaluation of the project “Promoting Human Rights-Based Approach Toward Vulnerable Groups in Prisons in Ethiopia”, commissioned by CJ and implemented by Anchor, he directed the independent evaluation process in accordance with internationally recognised evaluation principles, ensuring robust evidence generation for accountability, learning, and decision-making, including:

· Leading inception phase activities, including methodological design, evaluation matrix development, and inception report finalisation, ensuring conceptual and analytical coherence.

· Designing and implementing mixed-methods evaluation approaches and sampling frameworks, ensuring representativeness and methodological rigour.

· Supervising field data collection and ensuring compliance with ethical standards, safeguarding principles, and data quality assurance protocols.

· Conducting comprehensive performance analysis against evaluation criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability) and cross-cutting issues such as gender equality and social inclusion.

· Facilitating validation of preliminary findings with stakeholders, ensuring participatory verification and refinement of results.

· Producing draft and final evaluation reports, providing evidence-based and actionable recommendations for programme improvement and accountability.

07/2022

08/2022

Ethiopia

Anchor

Baseline Assessment Team Leader (EU funded Project)

As team leader for the baseline assessment of “SUCCESS: Support to the CSO Council and Ethiopian Civil Society Sector”, commissioned by ECSOC and implemented by Anchor, he led the assignment under internationally recognised evaluation principles, ensuring credible evidence for programme design, learning, and decision-making, with key responsibilities including:

· Leading baseline design processes, including methodology development, inception report preparation, and evaluation framework design aligned with Theory of Change principles.

· Designing sampling frameworks and data collection tools, ensuring statistical validity and inclusion of vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations.

· Managing field implementation in compliance with ethical standards, safeguarding principles, inclusion requirements, and Do No Harm considerations.

· Conducting structured baseline analysis to establish programme benchmarks and reference indicators for future performance measurement.

· Facilitating stakeholder validation workshops, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and shared ownership of findings.

· Producing baseline report and results framework inputs, supporting programme design and monitoring systems.

05/2022

08/2022

Ethiopia

Anchor

Baseline Assessment Team Leader (KKS-BMZ funded Project)

In his capacity as Baseline Assessment Team Leader for the project “Improving the Living Conditions of the Poor in Seven Villages in Guassa by Harmonizing Efforts for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability”, he directed the baseline assessment in accordance with donor expectations, best practices, and project objectives on poverty reduction and natural resource governance, with key responsibilities including:

· Led the overall baseline assessment process, including technical proposals, inception reports, and methodological design, ensuring alignment with Theory of Change and results-based programming frameworks.

· Designed and implemented mixed-methods baseline methodologies, integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches to ensure triangulation, validity, and depth of analysis.

· Developed sampling strategies and data collection instruments, including household surveys, KIIs, FGDs, and participatory community assessments.

· Managed field data collection processes, ensuring compliance with ethical standards, safeguarding principles, and inclusive participation of women, youth, and marginalised groups.

· Mapped livelihood systems, socio-economic conditions, institutional capacities, and environmental resource dynamics, including vulnerability drivers and resource use patterns.

· Conducted quantitative and qualitative data analysis, applying statistical and thematic techniques (SPSS/STATA and coding frameworks) to establish reliable baseline benchmarks.

· Ensured cross-cutting integration of gender equality, social inclusion, and human rights-based approaches throughout design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation phases.

· Facilitated stakeholder consultations and validation workshops, ensuring participatory verification of findings and strengthening data ownership.

· Managed data quality assurance systems, including real-time monitoring, verification, triangulation, and consistency checks to ensure accuracy and reliability.

· Produced draft and final baseline reports, synthesising findings into clear, actionable recommendations to inform programme design, implementation strategies, and monitoring frameworks.

09/2021

12/2021

Ethiopia

Anchor

Researcher (project funded by AFOD, SCIAF, and Trócaire and implemented by the Forum for Social Studies (FSS))

As a Researcher at Anchor, commissioned by FSS as part of the Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment Project (WSEEP), he led a rigorous study on the effects of COVID-19 on women’s socio-economic empowerment among project beneficiaries, providing end-to-end oversight of research design, data collection, analysis, and reporting, with key responsibilities including:

· Designed and implemented a robust mixed-methods research framework, including methodological design, analytical framework development, and structured data collection tools (household surveys, KIIs, and FGDs).

· Led comprehensive field data collection, ensuring high-quality quantitative and qualitative evidence through stakeholder engagement, local language facilitation, and inclusive participation of diverse respondent groups.

· Conducted systematic mapping of clean energy suppliers (improved cook stoves and solar lighting) and financial service providers (MFIs, VSLAs, savings groups, and rural banks) through desk review, remote engagement, and field verification.

· Assessed clean energy technologies as enablers of women’s socio-economic empowerment, generating evidence on reduced household expenditures, increased productive time, improved health outcomes, and enhanced well-being.

· Analyzed the role of financial institutions in facilitating access to clean energy solutions, examining loan structures, savings mechanisms, repayment modalities, collateral requirements, interest rates, and accessibility for women beneficiaries.

· Integrated a gender-responsive and Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) across all research phases, ensuring meaningful inclusion of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups.

· Applied rigorous mixed-methods data analysis, synthesizing quantitative and qualitative datasets into coherent, evidence-based findings and strategic insights.

· Led participatory validation and triangulation processes, engaging service providers, financial institutions, and beneficiary communities to validate and refine findings.

· Produced high-quality analytical reports, translating complex empirical evidence into clear, structured, and policy-relevant outputs.

· Delivered action-oriented recommendations to strengthen inclusive service delivery, promote sustainable livelihoods, expand clean energy access, and enhance financial inclusion and resilient local markets.

08/2021

12/2021

Ethiopia

Anchor

Baseline study expert (funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and supported by Rutgers)

As Baseline Study Expert for the RHRN2 Programme, supported by Rutgers and commissioned by Development Expertise Center (DEC) for Anchor, he provided strategic and technical leadership for the baseline study on youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH), ensuring rigorous, evidence-based analysis to inform programme design, targeting, and implementation, with key responsibilities including:

· Designed and led the baseline study on youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behaviours, ensuring methodological rigor, analytical coherence, and alignment with programme decision-making needs.

· Developed and implemented robust data collection instruments and protocols (KIIs, FGDs, and structured surveys), ensuring ethical compliance, inclusiveness, and high-quality evidence generation.

· Conducted an integrated context and needs assessment using the Social Norms Exploration Tool (SNET), generating in-depth insights on socio-cultural dynamics, behavioural drivers, and structural barriers influencing youth SRH outcomes.

· Directed field data collection and stakeholder engagement processes, ensuring effective participation of communities, civil society organisations, and youth groups, and guaranteeing data reliability and representativeness.

· Performed advanced mixed-methods data analysis, systematically triangulating quantitative and qualitative evidence to produce credible, policy-relevant findings.

· Synthesised and presented preliminary findings for validation, facilitating structured feedback processes to strengthen analytical accuracy and contextual relevance.

· Led data triangulation and validation workshops, ensuring robustness, consistency, and stakeholder ownership of findings.

· Produced and refined draft and final baseline reports, translating complex evidence into clear, actionable recommendations to inform programme design, targeting, and SRH intervention strategies.

05/2021

12/2021

Ethiopia

Anchor

Final evaluation expert (AECID)

As a Final Evaluation Expert for the EFS-SA project, commissioned by Cives Mundi and implemented by Anchor, he led the external evaluation in accordance with internationally recognised evaluation principles and donor expectations, ensuring a robust, credible, and evidence-based assessment of project performance, with key responsibilities including:

· Led independent evaluations and baseline studies, ensuring methodological rigor, independence, and alignment with internationally recognised evaluation principles and results-based management frameworks.

· Designed evaluation and baseline methodologies, including evaluation questions, indicators, analytical frameworks, and mixed-methods research designs aligned with Theory of Change approaches.

· Developed and implemented data collection instruments and protocols, including surveys, KIIs, FGDs, and structured questionnaires tailored to programme and research objectives.

· Conducted primary and secondary data collection, ensuring high-quality, ethical, and inclusive field processes supported by digital tools (ODK, Kobo) and multilingual engagement strategies.

· Performed advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis, including statistical analysis and thematic coding, ensuring robust triangulation and evidence-based interpretation.

· Led evaluation-based mapping and systems analysis, identifying and assessing service providers, market actors, and institutional capacities within agriculture, energy, and social service sectors.

· Conducted comparative baseline–end line and performance analysis, assessing effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, impact, and sustainability of interventions.

· Undertook contextual and socio-economic analysis, including livelihood systems, behavioural drivers, vulnerability factors, and institutional performance dynamics.

· Ensured cross-cutting integration of gender equality, social inclusion, and human rights-based approaches across design, data collection, analysis, validation, and reporting phases.

· Facilitated stakeholder engagement and participatory validation workshops, ensuring triangulation of findings and strengthening ownership among communities, civil society, and implementing partners.

· Managed data quality assurance systems, including real-time validation, consistency checks, and multi-source triangulation to ensure reliability and analytical rigor.

· Produced high-quality draft and final reports, translating complex evidence into clear, actionable findings, lessons learned, and policy-relevant recommendations for programme improvement and scale-up

10/2020

12/2020

Ethiopia

Anchor

Researcher (project funded by AFOD, SCIAF, and Trócaire and implemented by the Forum for Social Studies (FSS))

As a Lead Researcher at Anchor, commissioned by FSS, he led an empirical assessment of the successes and challenges of the Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment Programme (WSEEP), providing rigorous, evidence-based analysis of programme outcomes, implementation performance, and impact, with key responsibilities including:

· Designed a comprehensive empirical research framework to assess the socio-economic impact of the CST-funded Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment Programme (WSEEP), including mapping of clean energy solutions (improved cook stoves and solar lighting) and financial service providers (MFIs, VSLAs, savings groups, and rural banks) through desk research, remote engagement, and field verification.

· Developed and validated data collection instruments, including structured surveys and qualitative interview guides, aligned with programme objectives to assess outcomes, success factors, and implementation challenges.

· Led and conducted field-based data collection, engaging beneficiaries and implementing partners while ensuring representative coverage, data quality assurance, and inclusive participation across intervention areas.

· Performed rigorous mixed-methods data analysis, integrating quantitative and qualitative evidence to identify drivers of success and systematically analyse key implementation challenges.

· Produced a comprehensive empirical assessment report, synthesising key findings into structured, evidence-based insights on programme performance and impact.

· Developed actionable recommendations and strategic learning outputs, informing future programming, policy dialogue, and improved implementation of ongoing economic empowerment initiatives.

11/2019

03/2024

Ethiopia

British Council

Senior MEL Consultant ( Multi donor funded programme- FCDO, Irish Aid, Sweden, Norway)

As Senior MEL Consultant for the CSSP2 programme, a multi-donor six-year initiative supporting Ethiopia’s civil society sector and implemented by a British Council-led consortium comprising SDDirect and Pact UK, he provided strategic leadership for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning systems, ensuring evidence-based decision-making, adaptive management, and accountability across programme implementation, with key responsibilities including:

· Designed and managed integrated MEL systems, results frameworks, and Theory of Change-aligned monitoring structures, ensuring alignment with donor accountability and learning requirements, including:

o Led routine MEL implementation with CSO partners and programme teams, overseeing structured data collection, quality assurance, analysis, reporting, and performance review cycles.

o Led programme evaluations and performance assessments, generating robust evidence on effectiveness, outcomes, and implementation performance to inform strategic decision-making and adaptive programme management.

· Provided technical support to thematic research across governance, civic engagement, social accountability, gender equality, youth participation, and peacebuilding, ensuring findings directly informed programme learning, adaptation, and policy engagement.

· Contributed to Political Economy Analysis (PEA) through quarterly and annual analytical assessments, examining power relations, institutional incentives, and structural constraints shaping programme outcomes, and integrating findings into evaluation and adaptive learning processes.

· Strengthened Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) systems, ensuring evidence uptake into decision-making, iterative programme improvement, and structured multi-stakeholder learning processes.

· Delivered capacity strengthening on MEL, evaluation, research, and data use, enabling CSOs, government counterparts, and programme teams to institutionalise evidence-based planning, monitoring, and reporting practices.

· Provided strategic MEL leadership and advisory support, including donor coordination, consortium engagement, and participation in Senior Management Team (SMT) processes, while serving as the programme’s Safeguarding Focal Person, ensuring safeguarding compliance and its systematic integration across all programme systems, processes, and activities.

03/2019

10/2019

Ethiopia

Agri Team Canada Consulting Ltd. (now operating as Alinea International)

M&E Consultant (World Bank, USAID, DFID, EU, Irish Aid, Sida, Danida, and the Government of the Netherlands under PSNP4)

As an M&E Consultant with Agri Team Canada Consulting Ltd. (now operating as Alinea International), supporting systems development for the PSNP4 programme, he provided MEL technical support for the design, development, rollout, and institutionalisation of Household Registration and Beneficiary Management Information Systems (MIS), with the following key functions:

· Provided M&E technical support for MIS development processes, including input into system design, configuration support, rollout facilitation, and operationalisation, ensuring alignment with programme M&E frameworks and government standards.

· Supported the design and institutionalisation of household registration and beneficiary management systems (MIS), strengthening targeting accuracy, beneficiary tracking, data integrity, and accountability across programme implementation.

· Supported system rollout, user on boarding, and capacity building, delivering structured training and technical coaching to PSNP4 government staff to ensure sustainable system use and ownership as part of M&E system strengthening.

· Developed and institutionalised results-based monitoring and reporting frameworks, indicators, and data architectures, including adaptations for fragile, high-risk, and shock-affected contexts, enabling structured data flows and real-time performance tracking across food security, safety net, and rural protection programmes, and ensuring adaptive, context-sensitive M&E systems.

· Prepared analytical M&E reports and system performance outputs, identifying implementation gaps, lessons learned, and actionable recommendations for programme improvement and policy decision-making.

11/2018

12/2018

Ethiopia

Save the Children International

Evaluation Consultant (UK Aid)

As an Evaluation Consultant for the Digital SA project, working closely with data collection teams and field supervisors, he:

· Reviewed project documentation and developed context-specific, gender-responsive, and socially inclusive evaluation tools aligned with established evaluation methodologies.

· Prepared an Inception Report, outlining the evaluation framework, methodology, sampling strategy, data collection tools, and analytical approach in line with OECD/DAC evaluation criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability).

· Coordinated data collectors and field supervisors to support effective field implementation and adherence to ethical, gender-sensitive, and inclusive data collection practices.

· Conducted field-level data quality assurance and validation to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and completeness of datasets prior to analysis.

· Analyzed quantitative data using SPSS, applying gender and inclusion considerations in the interpretation of findings.

· Prepared the final evaluation report, incorporating stakeholder feedback and providing recommendations for programme improvement and future implementation.

04/2017

12/2018

Ethiopia

GOPA

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning

(MERL) Manager (EU CSFII)

As MERL Manager, he provided strategic leadership for the MERL function, ensuring effective evidence generation, performance tracking, learning, and accountability to support CSFII programme implementation and civil society development outcomes, with the following key tasks:

· Designed and implemented integrated MERL systems aligned with programme logframe, results frameworks, and donor reporting requirements, strengthening evidence-based performance management across implementing CSOs.

· Led and coordinated monitoring and evaluation processes by tracking programme progress through systematic review of grantee reports, field verification data, and performance indicators, ensuring data quality, compliance, and results integrity.

· Conducted and led results-based performance analysis and evaluation, assessing effectiveness, efficiency, and outcome achievement using mixed-method evidence to inform strategic decision-making and programme improvement.

· Provided technical leadership for research and evidence generation, supporting CSO partners in developing research proposals, concept notes, policy briefs, evaluation studies, and analytical reports for advocacy and policy influence.

· Strengthened learning and adaptive management systems by ensuring MERL findings informed programme adjustments, strategic decisions, and continuous improvement through structured feedback loops.

· Facilitated knowledge management and stakeholder learning platforms, including TAU forums, experience-sharing events, and dissemination workshops to promote cross-organisational learning and evidence uptake.

· Managed grant MERL compliance and performance monitoring systems, overseeing contract implementation, reporting processes, audits, and field monitoring in accordance with EU rules and procedures.

· Enhanced accountability and results-based management systems, ensuring transparency, data integrity, and compliance with donor reporting standards across CSFII-supported interventions.

09/2016

03/2017

Ethiopia

Save the Children International

Social accountability Specialist (UK Aid)

As the Social Accountability Specialist, he played a key role in promoting social inclusion and fostering community engagement within development initiatives. His responsibilities included:

· Delivered coaching and technical support to strengthen the skills and knowledge of program teams and CSO partners in social accountability, ensuring they could effectively implement initiatives and deliver long-term, impactful outcomes.

· Actively engaged marginalized and vulnerable groups in decision-making, ensuring their integration into social accountability processes and the broader development agenda.

· Facilitated ongoing communication between key stakeholders, ensuring local communities were at the heart of program design and implementation, fostering transparency and responsiveness in service delivery.

· Led comprehensive assessments of the socio-economic conditions in Gambella Town, Itang, and surrounding refugee camps, evaluating factors such as income levels, access to services, and livelihood opportunities. The findings revealed:

o Identified significant gaps in healthcare, education, and WASH services, contributing to targeted interventions that alleviated pressure on urban infrastructure and improved service delivery for both refugees and host communities.

o Documented resource-sharing initiatives, such as refugees using local schools, encouraging community integration and optimizing the use of limited resources, while enhancing social cohesion between host and displaced populations.

o Provided a thorough assessment of the strain on services, urban growth, and broader challenges caused by the refugee influx, leading to actionable recommendations for project planning and service delivery improvements to better meet the needs of both refugees and host communities.

o Delivered practical recommendations to Save the Children and local authorities, outlining strategies for coordinated service delivery and resilience-building, which contributed to stronger program implementation and reinforced community partnerships.

07/2016

09/2018

Ethiopia

VNG International

Need Based Monitoring and Social Accountability Expert:

As a member of the SAE pool, he supported VNG International on the following key tasks:

· Support the development of Theory of Change, Logframe, and MEL plan of the programme's bridging phase in 2016 that was implemented until 2018

· Review the effectiveness and implementation of Social Accountability Tools ( community score card (CSC), citizen report card (CRC), gender responsive budgeting (GRB) and public expenditure tracking (PET)) across the programme, including providing practical support (tools and capacity development support) for CSO partners that implemented social accountability project

· Field level supportive monitoring on the implementation of ESAP2 funded project in the health, education, agriculture, WASH, rural road sectors.

· Contributed to the design and development of capacity Development strategy of ESAP2 which have been implemented on citizens, CSOs and government officials and front-line service providers.

· Facilitation of learning benchmark workshops for partners to learn from each other.

· Facilitation of Social Accountability (SA)-Financial Transparency Accountability (FTA) Regional Forum

11/2015

12/2015

Ethiopia

Bemni Development Consultancy plc

Project Evaluation

Team Leader (funded by WB EU, Irish aid, KfW, & UK Aid)

Served as Evaluation Team Leader for a project commissioned by MENA and implemented by Bemni Development Consultancy PLC, performing the following responsibilities:

· Reviewed key project documents and oversaw the overall evaluation process, ensuring compliance with client requirements and established evaluation frameworks.

· Prepared the evaluation inception report, defining the methodology, tools, sampling strategy, and overall evaluation approach.

· Coordinated data collection and analysis activities, ensuring methodological rigor, ethical compliance, and data quality assurance.

· Conducted qualitative analysis and synthesized findings into clear, evidence-based recommendations for programme improvement.

· Prepared draft evaluation report and facilitated stakeholder review and feedback processes.

· Presented final evaluation findings to management, supporting programme learning, accountability, and decision-making.

01/2011

08/2016

Ethiopia

Action for Self-

Reliance Organization (AFSR)

Senior

MEL Specialist (funded by WB EU, Irish aid, KfW, & UK Aid)

As the Senior MEL Specialist for the ESAP2 funded project, he was responsible for the followings:

· Ensured the collection and analysis of high-quality data, both qualitative and quantitative, to measure the impact and progress of project interventions, feeding into the performance monitoring plan.

· Led capacity-building initiatives by training project staff at all levels, ensuring they understood their reporting roles and adhered to best practices in data collection and reporting.

· Coordinated the mid-term reviews, final evaluations, and ongoing assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of the project, identify lessons learned, and inform future interventions.

· Developed and disseminated quarterly reports and other communication materials, ensuring stakeholders, including donors, received timely and accurate updates on project progress and outcomes.

· Led mini research projects on social accountability issues (CRC, CSC, GRB), ensuring that evidence-based insights were integrated into project strategies and aligned with national priorities.

· Ensured that the project’s strategic directions, benchmarks, and internal control standards were clearly defined and effectively implemented.

· Developed tools to assess capacity development needs and evaluate the impact of capacity-building interventions on the program’s objectives.

01/2009

12/2010

Ethiopia

Brave Consult Plc

Socio-economic

Researcher

As a socio-economic researcher, his roles included:

· Conducted comprehensive assessments to evaluate key socio-economic indicators such as income, education, employment, healthcare, and access to services, which formed the foundation for master planning in various contexts, including displacement.

· Developed urban profiles that provided a concise overview of key features, including geographic, topographic, and climatic conditions; population dynamics; settlement structures; infrastructure; socio-economic conditions; transport; energy; market connectivity; and displacement patterns, based on desk reviews of available data and literature.

· Applied a mix of quantitative and qualitative research methods, including household surveys, participatory assessments, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions, ensuring rigorous data collection and analysis.

· Led field data collection efforts, ensuring adherence to ethical standards and cultural sensitivity. Designed and piloted research tools to guarantee the accuracy and reliability of data collected from displaced and urban communities.

· Produced clear, concise research reports, translating complex findings into practical, actionable recommendations. Delivered presentations to stakeholders, ensuring that findings were accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences.

· Worked closely with local governments, community leaders, and international organizations to ensure assessments aligned with local needs and priorities, facilitating workshops and discussions to refine methodologies and validate findings.