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Certification
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Melaku  Shewaye

Melaku Shewaye

Senior MERL Expert
Bahir Dar

Summary

A dynamic and results-driven Senior Public Health Expert with 12+ years of hands-on experience in research, development, and humanitarian projects. Over the past 5 years, served as a Regional MEL Officer, Regional MEAL Specialist, and Quality Assurance Officer for USAID-funded RMNCAH programs, and as a Field Supervisor for a 2-year Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded RMNCAH initiative. Earlier roles at zonal, woreda, and facility levels led to personally certified achievements and impactful contributions.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional MEL, Technical Officer

Mahibere Hiwot for Social Development (MSD)/Mercy Corps Ethiopia
05.2024 - 01.2025
  • Supported and enhanced Feed The Future program.
  • Implemented improvements to strengthen the resilience of Highlands.
  • Organized team-building events to enhance collaboration and morale.
  • Implemented training programs resulting in a 20% improvement in team efficiency.
  • Enhanced Mercy operations through targeted social development planning.
  • Optimized processes for improved functionality in Ethiopian Corps.

Regional MEAL Specialist

MSD/Palladium International
11.2023 - 04.2024
  • Social Accountability for Better Primary
  • Health Service Delivery
  • MSD | Palladium
  • International, | Palladium
  • International (Non-Governmental
  • Organizations)
  • Strategic Planning & Program Development
  • Ensured the development of realistic and strategically focused annual program implementation plans that align with existing commitments and agreed objectives
  • Collaborated with the project office to integrate community and local stakeholder engagement into project initiatives
  • Enhanced the impact of the Primary Health Care (PHC) program, particularly in
  • Family Planning (FP) and Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (MNCH) areas
  • Experience Detail
  • Technical Support & Capacity Building
  • Provided FP/MNCH technical and coaching support to Zone Health Departments
  • Woreda Health Offices, and Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs) to strengthen their
  • Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) skills, including work planning, timely data collection, mobile data uploading, and quarterly reporting
  • Conducted joint monitoring and technical support trips to project-supported facilities in coordination with the line manager
  • Community Engagement & Feedback
  • Ensured health facilities and Woreda health offices identified community perceptions by reviewing Community Score Card (CSC) feedback with staff and management committees during facility visits by community champions (Client
  • Councils)
  • Innovation, Documentation, and Knowledge Sharing
  • Designed Quality Improvement (QI) projects, and developed change ideas for QI initiatives
  • Documented FP/MNCH innovations, success stories, and lessons learned
  • Disseminated findings to stakeholders to promote learning and scaling of best practices
  • Reporting & Data Quality Assurance
  • Contributed to the preparation of weekly project updates, biweekly virtual meeting notes, and monthly/quarterly narrative reports for donors and signatory bodies at the cluster and regional levels
  • Ensured health facilities and Woreda program officials generated complete and quality-checked FP/MNCH program reports in accordance with established standards
  • Joint Supportive Supervision (JSS) & Implementation Oversight
  • Arranged Joint Supportive Supervision (JSS) visits, developed data verification checklists, and prepared summary reports to ensure effective program implementation.

Quality Assurance Officer

MSD | Palladium
09.2014 - 10.2022
  • Social Accountability for Better Primary
  • Health Service Delivery

Field Supervisor Data

Ethiopian Public, Health Institute, EPHI, London School of
07.2020 - 07.2022
  • Hygiene and Tropical
  • Medicine (LSHTM)

Surveillance Officer

EPHI | Ohio State
04.2020 - 06.2020
  • Woreda
  • Curative and Quality

Head

02.2018 - 02.2018
  • Health Center ( MCH Focal Point)
  • Government
  • Routine
  • Yadota, Shishnda and Fita Health centers | Southern
  • Ethiopia and Amhara
  • Regions

Education

Master Degree - Reproductive Health

Wollo University College of Medicine and Health Science
01.2018

Bachelor Degree-BSc - Public Health

Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Science
01.2012

Skills

  • Work coordination
  • Strategic planning
  • Cultural awareness
  • Report preparation
  • Information verification
  • Team collaboration
  • Community relations
  • Emergency response
  • Report writing
  • Innovation and creativity
  • Evidence storage
  • Emergency response coordination
  • Investigation management
  • Risk assessment
  • Surveillance techniques
  • Evidence analysis
  • Interview techniques
  • Evidence collection
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Organizational skills
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Time management
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Analytical thinking
  • Data analysis
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Decision-making
  • Self motivation
  • Team building
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Program evaluation
  • Task prioritization
  • Project planning
  • Quantitative skills
  • Continuous improvement
  • Issue research
  • Quality assurance
  • Team leadership
  • Operational efficiency
  • Customer relationship management
  • Performance management

Certification

  • Trainings of Trainers (ToT), Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition, Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation, Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation (CLA), Mercy Corps
  • Practical Trainings, Community-Based Team Training Program, Hawassa University
  • Foundational Trainings, Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Maternal Health, Wollo University

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 01/07/86
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Ethiopian
  • Religion: Christian

Application

Application for Field Coordinator and Supervisor - Amhara Region, 03/09/25

Timeline

Regional MEL, Technical Officer

Mahibere Hiwot for Social Development (MSD)/Mercy Corps Ethiopia
05.2024 - 01.2025

Regional MEAL Specialist

MSD/Palladium International
11.2023 - 04.2024

Field Supervisor Data

Ethiopian Public, Health Institute, EPHI, London School of
07.2020 - 07.2022

Surveillance Officer

EPHI | Ohio State
04.2020 - 06.2020

Head

02.2018 - 02.2018

Quality Assurance Officer

MSD | Palladium
09.2014 - 10.2022

Master Degree - Reproductive Health

Wollo University College of Medicine and Health Science

Bachelor Degree-BSc - Public Health

Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Science
Melaku Shewaye Senior MERL Expert