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TSION NEGA TSARA

Addis Ababa

Summary

A dedicated and skilled development and humanitarian professional with a strong track record in designing, implementing, and managing programs that uphold human dignity in contexts of poverty, disaster, or conflict. Passionate about leveraging individual and community strengths to promote resilience, inclusion, and sustainable development. Committed to ensuring that crisis-affected or marginalized populations can access essential services, engage meaningfully in society, and contribute to building stronger, more equitable communities, and nations.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager Gender, Social Dynamics and Youth

Catholic Relief Services
Addis Ababa
10.2024 - Current
  • The position leads the integration of gender, youth, and social dynamics across RFSA program design and implementation.
  • Responsibilities include developing strategies, frameworks, and tools to enhance gender and youth responsiveness, providing technical guidance and training to project teams, and establishing indicators to monitor progress.
  • The role involves capacity strengthening of staff, fostering partnerships with stakeholders, and contributing to coordination across consortium members.
  • The position also entails research, documentation of best practices, advocacy, talent management, and ensuring compliance with USAID regulations.
  • Additionally, the role supports safeguarding, protection, and the implementation of the Country Program’s gender strategy.

Senior Gender and Youth Advisor

CARE
Addis Ababa
05.2023 - 09.2024
  • The role leads the design and implementation of evidence-based gender, women’s empowerment, and youth engagement strategies across all components of the RiPA project, including DRM, NRM, social cohesion, livelihoods, nutrition, and WASH.
  • Key responsibilities include integrating gender and youth perspectives into planning, M&E, and proposal development; conducting gender and youth assessments; coordinating with partners and government stakeholders; and leading staff and partner capacity-building through training, coaching, and technical support.
  • The position also ensures learning, documentation of best practices, and dissemination of research findings.
  • It supports staff development initiatives like the SAA transformation process and manages external technical assistance when needed.

Gender equality, diversity and social Inclusion Advisor (GESI)

Mercy Corps
Addis Ababa
04.2022 - 05.2023
  • The role leads Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) to inform program design and ensure integration of gender and social inclusion in all assessments and strategies.
  • It promotes women’s leadership and meaningful participation in peacebuilding structures, and ensures gender-sensitive project design focused on access, control, participation, and leadership.
  • The position coordinates with M&E for ongoing monitoring, oversees community-level gender and social norm reflections, and provides training on gender, GBV, protection, and inclusion to staff, communities, and stakeholders.
  • It also offers technical support for GBV and psychosocial interventions and contributes to national GESI and GDI initiatives.

Humanitarian and Education advocacy officer

Save the children Pan Africa and Africa Union Liaison office
07.2019 - 04.2021
  • The Program Officer focuses on advocating for education and protection rights of children affected by humanitarian crises in Africa, particularly in conflict settings.
  • Key responsibilities include supporting the development of AU and Pan-African advocacy work plans and messages; building partnerships with regional economic communities (IGAD, ECCAS, SADC, ECOWAS) and civil society; and contributing to strategic engagement in AU humanitarian events.
  • The role involves mapping advocacy opportunities, developing influencing plans, organising regular partner coordination meetings, and producing monthly and quarterly progress reports.

Gender consultant

International research and exchanges (IREX)
Addis Ababa
05.2019 - 06.2019
  • Led collaboration with the Gender Inclusion Expert in developing concept notes for the STEM Camp project targeting female university students.
  • Engaged with youth initiatives such as the Mandela Fellowship and YALI RLC to co-design integrated activities for university-based STEM camps.

GBV Consultant

Jesuits refugee service (JRS)
Addis Ababa
05.2019 - 06.2019
  • Led the development of a concept note for a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) response and prevention program targeting GBV survivors in Shire and Dollo Ado refugee camps, Ethiopia.
  • The program aimed to enhance access to survivor-centered services, strengthen community-based protection mechanisms, and improve coordination among humanitarian partners.

Humantarian Trainee and Program Assistant

International rescue committee
Addis Ababa
02.2015 - 10.2017
  • Provided comprehensive support to adolescent girls' programming across three refugee camps and in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, focusing on empowering young girls to build confidence, unlock their potential, and envision brighter futures.
  • Contributed technical assistance to program design and implementation, while supporting MEAL activities through data tracking, entry, and reporting.
  • Played a key role in facilitating trainings on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Ethiopian law, PSEA, and case management.
  • Additionally, supported Emergency Response and Preparedness (ER&P) efforts and participated in a GBV rapid assessment during drought response to strengthen humanitarian interventions.

Project Facilitator

Ethiopia God Assembly Church Aid Association
Addis Ababa
11.2014 - 12.2015
  • Coordinated resources, including personnel, materials, and equipment, for projects. Facilitated life skill and business training.
  • Analysed data collected from surveys or focus groups to inform decision making for project beneficiaries registration.
  • Translated and contextualized training modules

Education

Master’s in arts - African Studies specialization in Human Economic Development in Africa

Addis Ababa University
07.2020

Post Graduate Certificate - Humanitarian Operations Program

Oxford Brookes University
03.2015

Bachelors in Law (LLB) - Law

Addis Ababa University
06.2013

Skills

  • Program management
  • Data analysis
  • Gender analysis
  • Capacity building
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Advocacy strategies
  • Project design
  • Risk assessment
  • Training facilitation
  • Effective communication
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Microsoft 365

Timeline

Program Manager Gender, Social Dynamics and Youth

Catholic Relief Services
10.2024 - Current

Senior Gender and Youth Advisor

CARE
05.2023 - 09.2024

Gender equality, diversity and social Inclusion Advisor (GESI)

Mercy Corps
04.2022 - 05.2023

Humanitarian and Education advocacy officer

Save the children Pan Africa and Africa Union Liaison office
07.2019 - 04.2021

Gender consultant

International research and exchanges (IREX)
05.2019 - 06.2019

GBV Consultant

Jesuits refugee service (JRS)
05.2019 - 06.2019

Humantarian Trainee and Program Assistant

International rescue committee
02.2015 - 10.2017

Project Facilitator

Ethiopia God Assembly Church Aid Association
11.2014 - 12.2015

Master’s in arts - African Studies specialization in Human Economic Development in Africa

Addis Ababa University

Post Graduate Certificate - Humanitarian Operations Program

Oxford Brookes University

Bachelors in Law (LLB) - Law

Addis Ababa University

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