Samuel_CV_Generic_updated 2016
- 1. CURRICULUM VITAE 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION Name Samuel Tadesse Beyene Date of birth December 17, 1967 Nationality Ethiopian Gender Male Marital status Married Tell: +251-911-142390/+251-930-012681 Email: btadesse09@gmail.com tadesses@unhcr.org 2. SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Experienced in nutrition selective feeding project design and implementations, comprising of the Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and infant and young children feeding (IYCF). Knowledge and skill in general food aid and project implementations, monitoring and evaluation Ability to conduct nutrition survey, emergency nutrition and food security assessments and able to use SMART, ENA-Epi-info, Epi-data, SPSS software Experienced in livelihood assistances in emergency (Emergency agricultural seeds, tools, livestock etc. related interventions), emergency preparedness and response plan ,Experienced in voucher based relief assistance Training facilitation skills (Training of staff, counterpart organizations and communities in various disasters related topics and humanitarian response protocols such as Sphere Minimum Standards, emergency nutrition, CMAM, do no harm principles, etc.) Experienced in project management: Human, Financial and logistics management Working experience in remote areas and stress situations with little supervisions Experienced in understanding donor’s regulations, proposal development and report writing. Experienced working with diverse community and livelihood situations: such as in internally displaced people, refugee community and local/national community with diverse livelihood system; pastoralist, agro-pastoralist and agrarian community during emergencies and transition situation. Page 1 of 6
- 2. 3. DETAILS OF WORK EXPERIENCE YEAR: April 1st 2011 to date Organization: UNHCR: UNOPS Contract Ethiopia Position: Nutrition and Food Security Consultant and Cash program Focal Person Major Responsibilities: • Support food distribution and post distribution monitoring • Follow-up WFP pipeline and update management on regular bases, alert and propose action points whenever WFP faces pipeline break or missing food from the food basket. • Support livelihood intervention in relation to food security: Support sub-offices/field offices and partners in the implementation of backyard and small scale vegetable gardening • Provide training to all UNHCR focal points in food basket monitoring and post food monitoring techniques. Coordinate with WFP and ARRA that monitoring activities are understood at all level • Support the development /revisions of SOP for food distribution and follow-up on use • Support the development of annual UNHCR-WFP joint plan of action (JPA) • Closely work with WFP during piloting of cash/food voucher interventions and provide periodic reports to management to avoid/address any risks arising from this approach. • Support the nutrition program during surveys, capacity building trainings and related areas whenever needed. • Work closely with WFP or represent UNHCR during nutritional acceptability study, dietary diversity assessments and consumption scores, market assessments etc and provide feedback. • Serve as the UNHCR liaison with WFP in relation to food security and nutrition. • Participate in coordination forum in relation to food security and nutrition technical areas • Provide technical input during budget planning, partners’ proposal review, project review etc. • Work closely with nutrition associate and provide technical support whenever needed YEAR: JUNE 2009 – December 31st 2010 Organization: UNHCR Djibouti Position: Nutrition consultant Major Responsibilities: Provide overall technical assistance to UNHCR and its health and nutrition project implementing partner, the Association Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) for ensuring the implementation and accomplishment of the objectives of the Anemia and other nutritional projects in Ali Addeh refugee camp. Closely work with UNHCR and AMDA filed staff under close supervision and coordination of UNHCR Health and Nutrition Coordinator, Program Officer and UNHCR Regional Nutrition Coordinator. To date Organize and facilitate Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) and represent UNHCR to work with WFP and ONARS (Government refugee organization) to determine the 24 Months food and nutritional needs of refugee community and hosting community in Ali Addeh camp. Support UNHCR in planning and implementation of food security which includes income Page 2 of 6
- 3. generating schemes, hygiene and sanitation projects. Organize and conduct anaemia and nutrition survey to investigate the malnutrition and anaemia situation in the camp YEAR: OCTOBER 2000 – MAY 2009 Organization: CARE Ethiopia Position: Early warning officer, Emergency Operations officer, Emergency, project manager and country office Emergency Operations Manager Major Responsibilities Ensuring that the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all emergency and transitional (Food aid, Nutrition, Food security and Livelihood) progrms are in accordance with CARE Ethiopia’s strategic objectives and directions. Coordinate the programmatic, financial and managerial and reporting requirements associated with all Country Office (CO) Emergency Response Programs and non- emergency transitional programs to ensure CARE is in compliance with donor and Government of Ethiopia's requirements. Ongoing monitoring of any emergency responses, coordinating efforts with government and non-government organizations, maintaining communication with CARE International members and donors and supporting development of emergency response and transition Program proposals as required. Supervise the performance of CARE Transitional programs after emergency period in CARE operational areas and thus provide technical support, supervision and guidance to Field Office's. 4. ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLICATIONS, 1993 TO THE PRESENT 1. Represented UNHCR and Jointly with WFP and Government counterpart, led the cash pilot program for refugees in Ethiopia, and actively involved from design, implementation and monitoring of the cash and food combined assistance in four refugee camps reaching 54,000 refugees since 2013. 2. Coordinated and led the 2014 UNHCR, WFP and partners joint assessment mission in Ethiopia and compiled final report for disseminations. 3. Conducted standardized and expanded nutrition surveys (SENS) in Ethiopia and Djibouti during 2014. 4. Organized and conducted the year 2010 (March) anaemia and nutrition survey in Aliadeh refugee camp/Djibouti in collaboration with Centre for International Child Health and Development University College –London. 5. Facilitated the year 2009 joint assessment mission (UNHCR, WFP, partner NGOs and Government) in Djibouti, Aliadeh refugee camp from the outset of assessment plan, tool design, and conducting the assessment to the final report write-up. October 2009. 6. Conducted Nutributter@ (Complementary food) acceptability study with Nutreset Company in Djibouti, Ali Addeh refugee camp, targeting children between the ages of six to 24 months. November 2009. 7. Developed/consulted voucher based emergency relief food aid response system for ZOA Refugee CARE, Gambela program to support Internally Displaced People (IDPs), March, 2008. 8. Participated on the international conference of Ecology and Bio-diversity (Cohab initiative www. Cohabnet.org) organized in Ireland/Galway and presented paper on “disaster assessment and environment, experience in the horn of Africa, the case of Ethiopia “, February 24-26, 2008. Page 3 of 6
- 4. 9. Facilitated Sphere awareness-raising in a workshop organized for 40 Government and NGO staff members - a capacity-building exercise organized by Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) in Awassa, Ethiopia, from January 24 to the 27th, 2007, 10. Co-facilitator in the training of UNHCR and Partner Organizations in Frame-Rapid Environmental Assessment and Community Environmental Action Planning in Ethiopia at the Bonga / Gambella Refugee Camp for the Repatriation of Sudanese refugee, June 2006. 11. Participated in a regional Disaster Risk Reduction Forum and presented a lessons learned case story on “Emergency seed distribution through voucher system in Ethiopia” organized by Action Aid in Nairobi, Kenya, December 6-7, 2006 12. Organized and trained target staff of CARE, Partner NGOs and counterpart Government organizations in the utilization of Sphere standards in humanitarian responses, Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment in Disasters (REA) and Early warning system. (December 2005, February 2006, November 2006) 13. Participated in several National multi-agency Food Security Seasonal Assessments in crop- producing and pastoral areas of the Eastern and Southern parts of Ethiopia. 14. Participated in numerous joint NGO and Government Nutritional Surveys 15. Participated in a 2002 REA field test in Ethiopia as a CARE Ethiopia’s counterpart for the research conducted by Benfield Greg Hazard Research center the university college of UK www.benfieldhrc.org and took part in organizational and community-level assessments. 16. Instructor for nine months at a government-owned institution - the Bokoji Agriculture Training Center - with responsibility for the training of junior-level extension agents in rural development topics, with an emphasis on nutrition, gender-related issues and activities. 5. EDUCATION 1. MA in Social Work (MSW): From Indira Gandhi National Open University, India 2. BA Degree in Social Science: from Addis Ababa University, faculty of Social science. Addis Ababa/Ethiopia 3. Diploma in Home Science and Technology, Nutrition and Food Security major: Addis Ababa University, faculty of Agriculture. Awassa/Ethiopia 4. Diploma in General Management, from Alpha Higher Institute of Distance Leaning, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. 5. Post graduate Certificate in Humanitarian Response Management distance learning from University of Bocconi, Italy 6. SUPPLEMENTARY CERTIFICATE TRAINING UNHCR and Cartong Kenya Four days training in use of mobile phone technology for nutrition survey data collections, Naivasha, Kenya June 2013, organized by UNHCR and ACF UNICEF and UNHCR Ethiopia Five days training in Infant and Young Children feeding (Specifically, Baby Friendly Hospital Initiatives/BFHI), facilitated by UNICEF, November 2013 UNHCR and CDC Kenya Eight days training in SMART (ENA beta and Epi-Info) Applications and Standard Nutrition Survey Module, Naivasha, Kenya October 2010, organized by UNHCR and Page 4 of 6
- 5. ACF ENCU/UNICEF Ethiopia Eight days training in Emergency Nutrition survey and SMART methodology, Nazareth, Ethiopia December 2007, organized by Oromiya ENCU and UNICEF. IIRR East Africa Regional Office Kenya Five-day training session on Community-Managed Risk Analysis and Action Planning, Nairobi / Kenya, March, 2006, organized by IIRR. RedR India Five-day TOT training program on Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment In disasters. Kolkata, India, April, 2005, organized by RedR India. USAID, CARE and Save the Children USA Ethiopia Five days training on PVO/USAID Environmental Assessment and Management for the productive safety net program, Nazareth, Ethiopia, February 2005. Organized by USAID, CARE and Save the Children USA USAID Ethiopia Five-day training program on Food Aid Rules and Regulations, Addis Ababa/Ethiopia, December 2003. Organized by USAID. CARE and Sphere India India Seven-day training session on Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment in Disasters and Sphere Project, Orissa / India, November 2003. Organized by CARE USA and CARE India. CARE Ethiopia Four-day training workshop on Gender and Diversity, Nazareth / Ethiopia, June, 2003, organized by CARE Ethiopia. WFP Ethiopia Three-day training session on Food and Nutrition Assessment, Debrezeit /Ethiopia, February, 2001, organized by UN- WFP. CARE Ethiopia Eight-day training on Early Warning System, Nazareth/Ethiopia, September 2000. Organized by CARE Ethiopia and the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission. Page 5 of 6
- 6. 7. LANGUAGES Working language: English - Good in written and spoken Mother tongue: Amharic - Good in written and spoken Other Language: Oromifa - Good written and spoken 8. OTHER SKILLS Effective in the use of, data base, MS Windows, Office, PowerPoint, Spread sheet and office communication programs Grade 3 Vehicle Driving License – light vehicle, light truck and clean driving records 9. REFERENCES John LaPointe: Humanitarian / ERU / Emergency Coordinator, (Canada) CARE, (IFRC/ICRC), UN, IOM Email: lapointe18@yahoo.com, Tel.: 1-819-771-8851 Mm Ann Encontre Deputy Director for African Bureau UNHCR Geneva Encontre@unhcr.org Telle: +41792493459 Tim Mander Humanitarian Response Fund Manager UNOCHA/Ethiopia mander@un.org www.ocha-eth.org/hrf +251 (0)11 554 5336 +251 (0)911 502965 Page 6 of 6
- 7. 7. LANGUAGES Working language: English - Good in written and spoken Mother tongue: Amharic - Good in written and spoken Other Language: Oromifa - Good written and spoken 8. OTHER SKILLS Effective in the use of, data base, MS Windows, Office, PowerPoint, Spread sheet and office communication programs Grade 3 Vehicle Driving License – light vehicle, light truck and clean driving records 9. REFERENCES John LaPointe: Humanitarian / ERU / Emergency Coordinator, (Canada) CARE, (IFRC/ICRC), UN, IOM Email: lapointe18@yahoo.com, Tel.: 1-819-771-8851 Mm Ann Encontre Deputy Director for African Bureau UNHCR Geneva Encontre@unhcr.org Telle: +41792493459 Tim Mander Humanitarian Response Fund Manager UNOCHA/Ethiopia mander@un.org www.ocha-eth.org/hrf +251 (0)11 554 5336 +251 (0)911 502965 Page 6 of 6