Tadele Ararsa
Management, M & E Specialist
Addis Ababa,Yeka
Summary
VIII) Training Manuals
I prepared Technical Training Manuals and Field Guides on the Topics below:
Community Participation & Development Projects
Participatory Land Use Planning/ Community Based Participatory Watershed Management/ Natural Resources Management/ Soil & Water Conservation activities
Agriculture (conservation based crop production and Livestock Development) in the watershed
Result Based Management(RBM) for PSNP and HABP planning and performance management
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
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Certification
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Language
Work History
07.2017 - 06.2018
- Experience
- Organisa-tion Position Work place Working period Major duties and responsibilities/ Achievements
- Livestock Resource Development Agency Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist of LFSDP- World Bank funding project Addis Ababa July 1 /2018 – to date Establish result based Monitoring & Evaluation system from region to woreda
- Develop Monitoring and Evaluation plan in collaboration with the key stakeholders
- Updates the monitoring and evaluation system of LFSDP implementation as required
- Builds the capacities of key stakeholders on Results Based Management (RBM) principles and project cycle management;
- Support all Implementing Agencies staff members in planning and implementation of the LFSDP supporting CIG members of Dairy, Poultry, Red meat and Fishery producing and processing subsistence farmers and unemployed youth and women
- Prepare result based periodic reports, guidelines, lesson learnt, challenges and update the donor and manager
- Prepare annual and quarterly budget breakdown both for region and woreda project implementing staff
- Provide trainings to stakeholders, government counterparts and staff on RBME as appropriate
- Frequently conduct field visit and provide backstopping
- Write TOR and proposal for the capacity building works
- Bureau of Agriculture & Natural Resource Senior Training and Capacity Development Expert of PSNP – various donors grant Addis Ababa, Conduct training need assessment
- Designing various training and Capacity Development activities
- Facilitate and dliver various PSNP- IV trainings
- Frequently monitor and periodically evaluates the Programme’s implementation progress by making field visit to the PSNp-4 Woredas and sites
- Conduct Monitoring & Evaluation activities of trainings and Capacity Development
- Establish and support the PSNP-4 Monitoring and Evaluation system at Regional, Woreda and local communities level based on the Programme Implementation Manual(PIM)
- Department of Agriculture (DoA) Technical Assistant of PSNP - 4 on a contract basis (for multi- donors funding programme) Fitche, North Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
11.2009 - 06.2017
- Technically support and assist the Zone and Woredas Agriculture and NRM staffs and other stakeholders in planning of Productive Safety Net Programme - Public Works, which reduce a community’s sensitivity to climate change and strengthen natural resource management(soil and water conservation, etc.)
- Regularly reports on achievement of PSNP outputs, progress on the activities, challenges and use of finance;
- Support the PSNP result based management in monitoring and tracking of activities
- Provide training on Watershed Based Natural Resource Management, and Household Asset Building Programme (HABP) activities: business plan preparation, off-farm and on farm - agricultural (crop and livestock) value chain development and analysis, assessing markets and development of market linkage of Self Help Groups
- Coordinate and provide technical support for zonal and woreda government staffs and officials of PSNP stakeholders
- Monitor & Evaluate the Productive Safety Net Programme(PSNP) and Household Asset Building Programme(HABP) activities,
- Collect and compile physical and financial progress report of woredas and submit to regional Bureau of Agriculture(BoA)
- Keeping the records of Monitoring & Evaluation results and provide the findings for Management Information System(MIS)
- Work closely and serves as information exchange or a liaison officer or a communicator between regional BOA, FSC & DPPC, Zones, and Woredas
- Rural Organisa-tion for Betterment of Agro-pastoralist (ROBA),
- NGO Project Coordinator of various donors funding projects Kofele, West Arsi Zone
Project Coordinator
National NGO
07.2008 - 06.2009
- Provided leadership for multi-disciplinary staff and financial management activities of different projects: Cash for Work Emergency Project, Abaro Participatory Forest Management, barley value chain & Milk value chain projects, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation Project, HIV/AIDS Control & Mitigation Project
- Represented the project in meetings, conferences & forums
- Conducted research on the topic of “ Causes of Abaro Forest Damage and Encroachments”
- Managed the establishment of Participatory Forest Management for Abaro Forest, West Arsi Zone
- Designed, & facilitated Abaro Participatory Forest Management Project planning workshop
- Managed Women Self Help groups, cooperatives & people living with HIV/AIDS microcredit
- SOS Sahel – Ethiopia, National NGO Senior Agricultural and Natural Resource Management Expert of Food Security Capacity Enhancement Project (FSCEP), which was funded by EC and Christian Aid Awassa, Regional Office, SNNPR, VII) Technical Papers
- Tadele Ararsa,2011, Factors Affecting the Implementation of Productive Safety Net Program: The Case of Wuchale Woreda, North Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
- Tadele Ararsa, 2009, The Causes of Abaro Forest Encroachment and its Damage, Shashemene Woreda, West Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
- Tadele Ararsa, 1997, The Effects of Temperature on the Viability of Irish Potato Seed, Alemaya, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
SOS Sahel
10.2004 - 06.2008
- 4 years & 10 months)
- Supported the identification of innovative packages and making Grant of community development projects to target scaling up woredas of rural people
- Provided advice and guidance on conservation agriculture & natural resource management innovations: Gender and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming, watershed mng’t based crops(fruits, vegetables, etc.) production
- Participated in studies, research and in the designing strategies of food security, agricultural & NRM works
- Facilitated the creation of stakeholder platforms and workshops in the area of gender, agriculture, natural resource, Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation System
- Served as a member of executive steering committee of regional environmental protection net- works, International/ UK, International NGO Project Manager of Integrated Food Security Support Project (IFSSP), The projects were funded by DFID, Christian Aid, and EC Bele,
- Kindo-Koisha, Wolaita Zone
SOS Sahel International
12.2001 - 09.2004
- 4 years)
- Provided leadership and team management to the Emergency relief program of Cash for Work and Integrated Food Security Support Project (IFSSP)
- Managed financial management activities and project’s contract compliance
- Delivered on-job training to the IFSSP team on project cycle management
- Managed mini & various Projects, such us Community Based tsetse control, Small-Scale Irrigation high value & market focused crops(fruits, vegetables),
- Represented the project in meetings, conferences and forums
- Handled the Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the IFSSP activities (Watershed Mang’t, Agriculture, women focused goat credit and vegetable gardening, etc.)
- Documented the key lessons emerged from IFSSP, / UK, International NGO Senior Agronomist of Int
- Food Security Support Project(IFSSP),Granted by DFID Bele,
- Kindo-Koisha, Wolaita Zone
Project Manager of Integrated Food Security Support Project
International NGO
12.2001 - 09.2004
Officer of Koisha Rural Development Program
SOS Sahel International/ UK, Wolaita
03.2000 - 11.2001
- (1 year & 9 months)
- Managed the implementation of crops production and agro-forestry activities
- Provided technical training and support for government staffs
- Collected the weather data, analysis and reporting
- Conducted Participatory On-Farm Trials (PoFT) on the following crops: maize, cassava, etc
- Varieties selection
- Participate in crop and livestock assessment works, (by DFID) Bele,
- Kindo-Koisha
05.1998 - 02.2000
- Year & 10 months) Designed, organized, facilitated, delivered and documented various agriculture(crops and livestock) Forestry/Agro-forestry and participatory natural resource management & approaches training activities
- Monitored, evaluated and documented the training courses
- Involved in designing and implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation as well as impact evaluation activities of projects VI) Leadership Role
- Post, Year) From To
Education
Bachelor AUA - Rural Development
01.2011
Basic Computer Course -
Addis
01.2009
MA IGNOU -
07.2008
Plant Sciences(Agriculture
IGNOUIndira Gandhi National Open University
07.1997
Alemeya University of Agriculture
01.0001
Skills
- IX) Summary of Skills and Experience
- The summary of major skills and competencies I have developed are stated briefly as below:
- More than 4 years’ experience in managing project of International NGO
- Capacity building experience in the areas of RBME, PRA/PLA, value chains development, watershed based natural resource management and agriculture, Self Help Group formation, Result Based management, participatory approaches and techniques, etc activities
- Having strong knowledge of national and regional governance structures and networks;
- Support the stakeholder engagement and strategic relations building with partner governments
- Excellent interpersonal skill with practical experiences of stakeholder management and coordination
- Skill and practical experience on writing of concept paper, MoU, quality report and proposal
- Computer skills (word, excel, power point, SPSS, etc)
- Proven knowledge and work experience on Ethiopia’s agricultural systems, climate-smart agriculture
- Practical experience and proven skill in program design, planning, performance management, knowledge learning and monitoring & evaluation systems as well as record keeping & documentation
- Experience on result based monitoring and evaluation system development
- Skill in Gender and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming activities
Certification
- Curriculum, I) Personal Information Name: Tadele Ararsa Nigirti Sex: Male Date of birth: March 27, 1966 G.C.
- Nationality: Ethiopian Place of birth: Ambo, West Shoa
- Marital status: Married Language capabilities: Fluent in Amharic, Afan-Oromo, and English languages (Speaking, Writing, etc.) Present status: Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist of LFSDP of World Bank Funding program Address: Addis Ababa, Mobile: 09-11-71-42-01/ 09-20-29-35-47
Timeline
07.2017 - 06.2018
11.2009 - 06.2017
Project Coordinator
National NGO
07.2008 - 06.2009
SOS Sahel
10.2004 - 06.2008
SOS Sahel International
12.2001 - 09.2004
Project Manager of Integrated Food Security Support Project
International NGO
12.2001 - 09.2004
Officer of Koisha Rural Development Program
SOS Sahel International/ UK, Wolaita
03.2000 - 11.2001
05.1998 - 02.2000
Bachelor AUA - Rural Development
Basic Computer Course -
Addis
MA IGNOU -
Plant Sciences(Agriculture
IGNOUIndira Gandhi National Open University
Alemeya University of Agriculture