The document is a curriculum vitae that summarizes Ketsela Assefa's professional experience and qualifications. He has over 7 years of experience working in agriculture and humanitarian aid programs in Ethiopia, including positions managing food security and livelihood programs for the government and international NGOs such as Save the Children. He has extensive experience in project management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, and is familiar with various donors' requirements.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
1. SUMMARY
I’ve an extensive experience in the area of Humanitarian Response Program activities management for
emergency, recovery and long term development projects) I worked in government agriculture
organizations as food security expert, extension communication expert and HIV/AIDs mainstreaming
officer in SNNPRS Dawuro Zone Loma woreda agriculture department for 4years & 8months and 2year
experience in international NGOs. Currently, I’m working in Save the Children International, as Livelihood
and nutrition Zonal Coordinator. I have wider experience and am a flexible and adaptable individual with
diverse experience of working in different agriculture positions and places in Ethiopia. I have got rich
experience in project management, coordination, planning, monitoring and evaluation in general. I have
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got a solid reputation for upholding high ethical standards and realizing organizational goal. I have also
managed wide range of emergency relief distribution, PSNP coordination, and early warning data
collecting, analyzing, organizing and transferring to responsible body. I also have extensive experience in
coordinating livelihood & economic strengthening activities. I am also familiar with different donors’
regulation and requirements like USAID, EC/ECHO, and WB and others.
2. PERSONAL DATA
 Full Name: Ketsela Assefa Ayele
 Date of birth: September 27, 1985
 Nationality: Ethiopian
 Marital status: Married
 Sex: Male
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 Language: Amharic & Dawuregn, English (Fluent)
 Contact address:
o Tel. +251-925-23-24-14 (Cell phone)
o Email: ketsiassi@gmail.com or ketsela.assefa@savethechildren.org
3. EDUCATIONAL DATA
 Bsc. in Food science and post-harvest technology from Haramaya University. July 14/2007.
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4. WORK EXPERINCE
 7 Years of work experience
YEAR ORGANIZATION POSITION Remark
February 1/
2013 – To date
Save the Children  Livelihood & nutrition - Zonal Coordinator Ethiopia, Hawassa
October
8/2007E.C-
December
16/2008E.C
Loma woreda Agriculture
and rural office
 Food security expert
Ethiopia, Dawuro
December
17/2008E.C-
May 7/2009
Loma woreda Agriculture
and rural office
 Agricultural Extension Communication
Expert
Ethiopia, Dawuro
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May 9/2009-
January
30/2014
Dawuro Zone Agriculture
Department
 HIV/AIDs mainstreaming officer
Ethiopia, Dawuro
5. Major Achievements
 Led and coordinated food security activities (PSNP, HABP, insuring relief distribution and HHs
consumption).
 Supervised agriculture extension workers at community level in Ethiopia, in Dawuro Zone Loma
woreda.
 Led and coordinated agriculture extension communication activities (FTC development, magazine
preparation, technology announcing & implementation).
 Coordinated HIV/AIDs prevention & protection program at Dawuro Zone agriculture department.
 Coordinated gender mainstreaming policy of Ethiopia in all working area.
 Coordinated agriculture growth program in Ethiopia, SNNPRs at Dawuro Zone agriculture
department.
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 Coordinated and managed livelihood and economic strengthening activities at zonal level in
collaboration with government.
 Provided different livestock for most vulnerable household to improve food security & nutrition
practice at household & community level.
 Coordinated nutrition activity implementation at school, FTC and community level jointly with
government staff.
 Led cooking demonstration and agronomic demonstration practice at school, FTC and household
level.
 Provided different training for agricultural extension workers; like community level participatory
planning, gender mainstreaming, nutrition sensitive agriculture and household asset building
program.
 Led and coordinated review meeting with government partners.
 Conducted orientation and introduction in regard to the project, including activity plan and
indicators, for relevant staff and stakeholders.
 Prepared timely and reliable status report as per the requirement of the donor.
 Supported and ensured accurate data recording and reporting.
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6. TRAINING ATTENDED
 TOT training in Result-Based Monitoring & Evaluation organized jointly with SNNPR burea of agriculture and
ILRI-IPMS held at Hawassa, September 5-9/2011.
 Computer skill training organized by agriculture growth program (AGP) held at Hawass Eagle business and
training center, September 15-24/2012.
 Gender and entrepreneurship training organized by SNNPR burea of agriculture held at Yirgalem from
September 20-30/20011.
 TOT training on ‘’ Perma-gardening training” organized by save the children ENGINE project held in Oromia
region from 29April to May 1/2013.
 TOT training on nutrition sensitive agriculture for agriculture extension workers organized by save the children
ENGINE project held in Adam from March 3-5/2014.
7. REFERENCE:
1. Yoseph Mekash (Dr): Haramaya University faculty agriculture head:
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2. Birhanu Bilate:Agriculture research institute , Researcher
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3. Asefa Nana: Save the children Livelihood & nutrition Coordinator,Awassa
Mobile-+251-9-11-91-95-79 Email: - asefa.nana@savethechildren.org
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