Haftu Halefom
Mekelle, Tigray
Summary
Experienced Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) specialist with over 11 years of work experience in both development and emergency projects. Holds a master's degree in development studies and a bachelor's degree in social Anthropology, with a track record of excellent academic performance. Skilled in data collection, analysis, and reporting, as well as designing and implementing MEAL frameworks. Previous experience includes working with various non-governmental organizations and currently working as a National Monitoring and Evaluation Expert with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Proficient in qualitative and quantitative research methods, team management, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement. Committed to promoting accountability, learning, and utilizing data for program improvement. I am constantly seeking new challenges and opportunities to apply my skills and contribute to sustainable development and humanitarian work.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
National Monitoring and Evaluation Expert
Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
07.2021 - Current
- Assist the FAO Tigray field office in developing program/project log frames, particularly in the areas of results monitoring, objective hierarchy, indicators and monitoring mechanisms, tools, and procedures, and assist in the development of the activity work plans, Regularly monitor and prepare monitoring reports for all regional projects, ensuring adequate monitoring of activities, nutrition, and food security indicators with input from other staff members
- Develop monitoring formats for assessments, assist data collection, data cleaning/standardization, and data analysis through analysis software
- Developing and continually assessing methodologies and instruments for data collection, documentation, analysis, and reporting
- Provide data and statistics for various reports to the Project Management Team and stakeholders, ensuring they are incorporated into the reports.
- Utilize the M&E information system, updating the projects, activities, and indicators on a routine basis
- Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with project staff, implementing partners and primary stakeholders
- Leads all data collection, data quality, analysis, evaluation and dissemination for research projects conducted to improve members grantmaking approaches
- Utilize the M&E information system, updating the projects, activities, and indicators on a routine basis
- Participated and contributed in frequent steering committee meetings to add strategic perspective to day-to-day conversations and funders decisions
- Provide training to data collectors on digital data collection, analysis and reporting strategies to support in the execution of after-action reviews, annual surveys
- Supported program teams with monitoring and evaluation for governance, transparency, and accountability initiatives.
Senior MEAL Officer
ZOA From Relief to Recovery International
04.2020 - 07.2021
- Develop and implement a robust monitoring and evaluation system that will ensure tracking of project/ programme results at different levels (outputs, outcomes, and impact)
- Develop/ adopt an integrated database of all country projects/ programmers and ensure accountability through regular data updates, data integrity and working in collaboration with the data processors.
- Convened and facilitated a learning and reflection session that led to a review of the project key indicators to reflect the Theory of change, and align with the UN sustainable development indicators Collated project quarterly results, field monitoring notes and outcome harvesting results, with key recommendations and shared during steering committee meeting with government partners, donors, and consortium members
- Collect data for an effective MEAL system, working with programme officers and managers to monitor project strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and donor commitments
- Review monthly progress reports from partners and ensure they have evidence to back-up and provide feedback to the respective staff Collaborate with regional PM to ensure project accountability by conducting baseline surveys for new programs and conducting evaluations for ongoing ones to meet ZOA
- Led the preparation of program summary analyses, evaluative reports and recommendations to support project knowledge management initiative Responsible for planning and executing pre and post intervention assessments, KAP surveys, After Action Reviews, Post Distribution Monitoring, and Real Time Evaluation of emergency programs Coordinated project subject area advisors to gathered, organize, and analyze project information to support writing mid-year and annual reports.
Child Protection Officer
Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC)
07.2019 - 04.2020
- Conduct a risk assessment to identify risks to children's safety and protection in the education programme Developed standard forms and templates for field data collection on indicator performance, documentation of most significant change stories, and reporting Work with partners to develop a coordinated and collaborative mitigation strategy to the identify risks Developed framework, tools and recruitment of consultants for baseline, and mid-term evaluations of projects Organized quarterly participatory reflection sessions to review results, assess Theory of Change and plan activities for next quarter Set up feedback and response channel for collecting direct inputs and recommendation from community members for continuous improvement
- Assist the child protection coordinator in collecting updated project performance and prepare weekly, monthly and periodic reports as required Assist the child protection coordinator to collect and document all beneficiaries lists in soft and hard copy in collaboration with the child protection team
Senior Programing, M and E Officer
Relief Society Of Tigray(REST)
06.2016 - 07.2019
- Collaborate with CARE and senior project staff to develop the project's M&E systems framework, including requirements, reporting, baseline, and evaluation surveys
- Contributed to reviewing survey tools and translation to meeting the local context of the areas surveyed
- Ensures the alignment of research and M&E activities with program goals, contributing to the development of annual work plans to identify project targets and include M&E activities.
- Organized participants for key informant interviews, and focus group meetings during the data collection Monitor project activities and tracking these activities against the results framework
- Conduct field visits for data validation, coordinate data collection, monitor program development, and ensure timely compilation and reporting
- Capture and document lessons learned, champion scaling up best practices
- Provide technical leadership and support to project and partner staff in planning and implementing M&E systems, data-based program decision-making, and results reporting.
Counselor
MSF-Holland
05.2015 - 06.2015
- Provide individual or group psychological support such as counselling and support groups to beneficiaries
- Developed monitoring templates, and trained partner officers to use recording observations during field visits Instituted weekly debriefing session with project managers to share monitoring findings and recommendation for reaching goals Closely monitor and document the psychological recovery of cases referred by the case workers
- Drafted project milestones, and quarterly reports Provided inputs, and updated indicator tracking sheets with up to date results
Community Facilitator
Relief Society Of Tigray(REST)
11.2013 - 03.2015
- Support in organizing activities, which may include coordination and liaising with community partners and stakeholders, technical support in managing the day-to-day operations of activities/program, documentation of the proceedings and drafting of activity accomplishment reports; Support the MEAL team in its monitoring activities, which may include providing technical support and organizing surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and gathering of data and information; Provide support to the drafting of annual work plan and six-monthly progress report; Provide support in conducting the Quarterly Project Reviews, reflection and knowledge sharing sessions;
Senior Program Officer
Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA)
04.2012 - 11.2013
- Responsible for the development of program annual work plans, including coordinating timelines, gathering inputs, refining activities, drafting narratives, and developing budgets and procurement plans
- With Finance team, assist the development of program budgets Overseeing the execution of work plan activities and budgets, collaborating with various teams to ensure effective program implementation and fund utilization
- Provide direct implementation and support to appropriate program activities, including training, travel, logistics, and stakeholder communications, and other preparations
- Work with Finance staff to track and monitor program expenditure, prepare financial projections and work with technical team leaders to adjust activity plans as needed Provides support to Program Mangers in organising meetings, trainings / workshops, or events for partners, stakeholders, project direct participants
Education
Master of Arts Development Studies -
Mekelle University
Tigray, Ethiopia03.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Social Anthropology
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 07.2012
Skills
- Project designing and proposal writing
- Collaborative learning strategies
- Staff training and Development
- Advanced Excel Spreadsheet Functions
- Designing data collection methodologies using kobo toolbox and other automated systems and lead the actual data collection
- Qualitative and Quantitative research
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Project Management
- Documentation, Knowledge management and Reporting
Certification
- Project planning, implementation, monitoring and Evaluation-2018
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning-2020
- Qualitative Data Analysis_2021
- Project Management Training - 2021
- Data Analysis and Action planing -2021
- Beneficiary Feedback Mechanism-2021
- Monitoring and Evaluation -2021
- Developing Log frames -2021
- Theory of Change -2021
- Gender Mainstreaming - 2023
- How to Give and Receive Effective Feedback 2023
- Power BI: Dashboards for Beginners 2023
- STATA -ongoing
- Power BI-Ongoing
Languages
English
Upper intermediate
B2
French
Beginner
A1
Amharic
Beginner
A1
Tigrinya
Beginner
A1
References
- Douglas Magunda, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Ethiopia, douglas.magunda@fao.org
- Nigist Haile (PhD.), Field Office Coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Tigray Field Office, Mekelle, nigist.haile@fao.org
- Meles Gebremariam, Program Manager, ZOA from Relief to Recovery, Tigray Field Office, Mekelle, g.meles@zoa.ngo
- Getachew Kalayu, Executive Director, Relief Society of Tigray (REST), Mekelle, gechkalayu@gmail.com
Timeline
National Monitoring and Evaluation Expert
Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
07.2021 - Current
Senior MEAL Officer
ZOA From Relief to Recovery International
04.2020 - 07.2021
Child Protection Officer
Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC)
07.2019 - 04.2020
Senior Programing, M and E Officer
Relief Society Of Tigray(REST)
06.2016 - 07.2019
Counselor
MSF-Holland
05.2015 - 06.2015
Community Facilitator
Relief Society Of Tigray(REST)
11.2013 - 03.2015
Senior Program Officer
Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA)
04.2012 - 11.2013
Master of Arts Development Studies -
Mekelle University
Bachelor of Arts - Social Anthropology
Addis Ababa University