I am development practitioner.

1. Michael Heliso Kuka
Curriculum Vite (CV)
Address: Hawassa Town, Southern Nation, Nationalities and Peoples Regional
States
GIZ-Ethiopia: Sustainable Training and Education Program me (STEP)
Promotion of Sustainable Ethiopian Agro-industrial Development (PROSEAD),
Hawassa, Ethiopia
Phone: +251-926265032/+251-937806943/+251-923367105
Email: micahel_heliso@yahoo.com/babinetbelete@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE With my exposure, all related with my courses in Msc in
Agriculture Knowledge Management and Communication,
BA in Economics and Advanced Diploma in Mathematics
teaching on diferent work positions, I have more than
fifteen years practical experience in different community
development activities and tackling fundamental social
and economic development problems. I thoroughly enjoy
my work and I take every opportunity to supplement and
entrepreneurial skills and knowledge works. I am team
worker player, a hardworking and energetic person who
enjoys setting goals transform in to opportunities the
challenge that comes with that.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
Full Name: Michael Heliso kuka
Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1982
Nationality: Ethiopian
Place of birth: Wolaita

2. CONTACT
EDUCATION
SPECIAL
TRAINING WITH
CERTIFICATE
LANGUAGES
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Religious: Christian
Cell phone: +25196265032/+251-937806943
E mail: michael_heliso@yahoo.com
2014-Msc in Agriculture Knowledge Management and
Communication in Wolaita Soddo University
2009-BA in Economics
2004 – Advance Diploma in Mathematics and Physics
 Training on Safety and Security
 Basic principles of on-Site Operations
 Training on Organic Agriculture for sustainability
and Poverty Reduction (Republic of Liberia, West
Africa)
 Transformational Leadership
 Basic Computer Skills
 LEAP (learning evaluation, monitoring,
accountability and planning)
 Stakeholders Management
English – Excellent
Amharic – Excellent
Wolaitatuwa- Excellent
Gamo- Excellent
Gofa- Excellent
Dawuro- Good
Konta- Good
Kambatissa – Good
 High Exposure program me in Ethiopia which are
donated by different international donors (EU,
DFID, BMZ, USAID, JAPAN Embassy, Embassy of

3. Skills and
Competences
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Netherlands)
 Practical knowledge on program/projects like REST
I, II and REST Plus, PROSEAD, BENEFIT-REALISE
program me
 Technical, Administrative and Programmatic
knowledge of bi-lateral and multi-lateral projects
 Practical technical knowledge of Entrepreneurship
development marketing and job creation and
Business development for Youths, women and
smallholder farmers
 Technical Knowledge on Cooperative Capacity
building
 Practical technical knowledge in rural Micro-
financing and financial inclusion
 Practical technical knowledge of Monitoring and
Evaluation
 Partnership and Networking
 Business Development and Resource Mobilization
 Driving Skills
 Strategic decision making, planning and organizing
 Skill of Team Leadership and Quality Assurance
 Extensive knowledge of Good communication skills
 Planning and Time Management – Excellent in
prioritizing tasks, time management, effective while
working under pressure with tight deadlines
 Technical expertise knowledge on livelihood
pathway particularly youth, women and small
holder farmers
02-Sep- 2019 to Present: Agro-Processing TVET Expert
Place of Work: Hawassa
Organization: GIZ
Major Duties and Responsibilities
 Developing technical guidelines, and specifications
in coordination with stakeholder’s government

4. extension services, for livelihood and business
activities.
 Grounded on the partnership MoU, engaging
meaningfully in strategic networks, platforms, and
meetings as well as informal networking with
influential decision makers in these spheres.
 Developing module and conducting training sessions
in collaboration with NGO partners for regional,
district and village facilitators.
 Providing technical and policy recommendations for
the consolidation, monitoring and possible
replication of livelihood activities at community
level.
 Coordinating with national components for
monitoring and evaluating teams in Ethiopia
program area and global business team to support
effective collaboration, implementation, compliance,
and monitoring of ongoing livelihood and business
activities.
 Creating awareness among saving and credit on the
program strategy and best modality of delivery.
Distribution of loans and integration between the
components will be a key activity.
 Supporting demand-driven, market-based
approaches with governments, development
agencies, the private sector and other stakeholders.
 Developing and supporting long-term strategies
focusing sustainability and poverty outreach.
 Reviewing financial reports produced on quarterly
basis and submitted to all concerned stakeholders.
 Preparing sub-grantee reporting templates based
on sub-grant proposals. Prepare the initial review of
reports submitted by sub-grantees and prepare
comments for improvement as needed.
 Coordinating with partners and agencies regarding

5. the development and needs within the
Humanitarian HQ.
 Developing log frames, monitoring frameworks, and
theories of change for each individual project.
 Coordinating and managing team leaders in the
Program Office to effectively undertake their roles
and responsibilities.
 Supporting the collection of monitoring, evaluation
and learning data, including participation in field
assessments and data quality assessments.
 Supervising regular data quality assessments of the
data received from program sub facilitators,
technical assistance service providers and grantees.
 Ensuring that monitoring and evaluation of project
activities take place.
 Maintaining up-to-date information on program
implementation and results in keeping with the
Commonwealth results-based management (RBM)
framework.
 Establishing partnerships between organizations
including teaming agreement and consortia bid
development.
 Increasing GIZ visibility with line Ministries, donors,
academia, private sector, platforms and other
relevant partners for its unique approach, products
and service offerings in the sector
01-Oct- 2018-to 31-Sep-2019: Rural Development
Expert (Scaling and Social Inclusion Expert) Ambassador
of BENEFIT Partnership Program at Arba Minch University
Place of work: Arba Minch with Field travelling inter
program intervention area (Derashe (Former Segen
Zone), Mirab Abaya, Kucha and Zala Woredas)
Organizational type:
Organization: BENEFIT PARTINERSHIP (Funded by

6. Embassy of Netherlands)
Major Duties and Responsibilities
 Participating in the implementation of the annual
planning cycle: prepare succinct annual work plans
and budgets, progress reports and annual reports;
 Ensuring a truly bottom up planning process and
ensure continuous community participation in the
work at hand;
 Working with woreda staff and or NGOs and
community organizations on:
 Recommendation mapping;
 Coordinating Training needs assessments; Training
(of trainers) in various skills related to community
development, seed, agriculture (best fit practices);
 Coordinating Innovative pilot activities such as
Institutionalization and scaling of best fit practices
preferred by PSNP beneficiaries
 Ensuring that men, women and youth participate in
and benefit from project activities;
 Maintain close and collaborative relations with key
program me partners, including (but not limited to)
the woreda level PSNP staff, the Bureau of
Agriculture and Livestock Resources staff, the
agricultural research partners (RARI’s and if
applicable EIAR) and the collaborating NGOs;
 Strategically position the project in the playing field
in the area covered by the cluster, make sure the
strategic choices of the program me are aligned
with those of the partners. Make sure the program
me’s results are used to accelerate discussions on
pertinent policy issues in the region. Actively
participate in a wide range of fora pertinent to the
program me;

7.  Ensuring the REALISE program me endeavors and
the BENEFIT portfolio, interact with the other
CASCAPE and ISSD teams at cluster levels and
contribute to joint activities;
 Within reasonable limits, respond to pertinent
technical assistance requests from other BENEFIT
projects (most likely CASCAPE and ISSD);
 Any other assignments given by the REALISE
Cluster manager; and
 Serve as an ambassador of the REALISE program
me in the area covered by the cluster.
17-October 2016-31-Oct-2018: Marketing, Job
Creation and Business Development Officer
Place Of work: Wolaita soddo Town, SNNP, Ethiopia
traveling with entire field travel project implementing
areas(Damot Pulassa, Duguna Fango, Boloso Sore and
Kindo Koysha Woredas) in wolaita Zone and South
OMO Zone(Dasench and Turmi) woredas
Organization: International Development Enterprise
(iDE-Ethiopia)
 Playing a lead role in conducting value chain and
financial services analysis of the project area, and
in producing the analysis report to be used for
project implementation
 Assist the agronomy/Irrigation officers in identifying
sub sectors (high value crops) that have high
commercial importance and that should be grown
by smallholders’ farmers
 Strengthen/establish smallholders farmer's
marketing groups/seed producers and cooperatives
with the view to use them as venue for technology
marketing and output marketing.
 Facilitate smallholders’ access to market
information on a regular basis
 Facilitate smallholder farmer's linkages to reliable
and profitable markets
 Establishing and maintaining important local,
regional, and national trade and agree-business
contacts and information database

8.  Work closely with the Agronomy/Irrigation Officer,
Assist Irrigation/ Agronomists and Other members
of the project team
 Prepare timely Reports
 Perform any other duties as assigned by the team
leader
December 2015 – October2016:Academic Dean and
Project Coordinator
Place of Work: Wolaita Soddo Town, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Organization: Mariam Women's Training Institute
Major duties and responsibilities include researching,
compiling data and preparing reports, administrative
functions such as assisting with regional and specialty
accreditation; supporting budget development; and
project management tasks:
 Serves as the project manager for academic
affairs. Supports the design and monitoring of
project implementation plans with clear deliverables
and deadlines.
 Using the Institute’s reporting tools and operational
data systems, develops and maintains complex
reports to support the Institute Director
 Serves as staff support to the Director, Institutional
Research for regional and specialized accreditation.
 Assists in the production of and maintains records
for accreditation bodies as directed by the Director.
 Serves as an Academic Affairs liaison to other
departments, particularly in regard to financial and
budgetary matters.
 A research, gathers, complies, and analyzes data,
statistics, and other information for reports,
records, budgets, and accreditation.
 On boards, supervises, and evaluates Staffs.
 Support the development and documentation of,
and compliance with, operational procedures for the
Academic Affairs team.
 Other duties as assigned.
October 2014 – November 2014: Cooperative
Capacity Building Advisor

9. Organization: Wonta Rural Development Association
Place of Work: Butajera Town, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Major duties and Responsibilities
 Conducting in-depth organizational assessments of
partners; review results in collaboration with
partners and develop a detailed technical
assistance plan to be implemented over the life of
the project;
 Managing and overseeing design and delivery of
all capacity building-related activities, approaches
and tools targeted at strengthening the capacity of
governments, civil society organizations and
regional institutions to implement operations
research and evaluations;
 Coordinating monitoring, evaluating, and periodic
reporting related to capacity building;
 Providing on-site technical assistance (coaching,
mentoring and other approaches) to partners in
order to assist with strengthening organizational
systems, processes and governance;
 Collaborate and maintain liaison with partners,
donor, and stakeholder representatives in all
aspects of project planning, monitoring, and
implementation for all capacity building activities;
 Leading the design and maintenance of a resource
data-base of successful capacity development
strategies, approaches and tools;
 Providing periodical reports on organizational
performance improvement in each institution or
organization with whom the project works,
including lessons learned, impact on targets and
performance including productivity and quality,
governance and oversight, and recommendations
for scaling-up;
 Participating in periodic seminars and conferences
to share and disseminate experience among key
stakeholders on best practices; and
 Performing other duties as assigned.
November 2012 – September 2014: Audit and
Inspection Coordinator
Place of work: Wolaitta Soddo, with entire field travel to
all program interventions areas (All woredas in Wolaita
Zone, Arba Minch, Alaba, Hawassa, Addis Ababa and
Methara Branches)

10. Organization: Wolaitta Development Association
 Coordinating, reviewing and audit and inspection
issues and audits completed by the audit team,
apply knowledge using research techniques in
assessing performance and propose audit of
compliance enhancements and recommendations
 Collecting, auditing, preparing, analyzing and
presenting both qualitative and quantitative data in
written report form, including statistical analysis,
using computer statistical presentations for senior
management, that highlights areas of perceived
risk, through the decision-making process.
 Facilitating organizational change through the audit
process, by enforcing audit procedures and their
recommended outcomes company wide
 Providing written reports and risk assessed audit
recommendations where there are non-compliant
areas of work for work improvement. This should
include a schedule of outlined actions to drive
through and implement change
 Researching & implementing new legislation and
national doctrine relating to the audit of compliance
 Audit individual systems and department sections
to ensure compliance
 Audit adherence to local instructions, such as
dealing with property etc.
 Audit and report on compliance of Area financial
regulations.
September 2011 – November 2012: Resource
Mobilization and Training Senior Officer
Place of Work: Wolaita Soddo with entire field travel to
all program interventions areas (All woredas in Wolaita
Zone, Arba Minch, Alaba, Hawassa, Addis Ababa and
Methara Branches)
Organization: Wolaitta Development Association
Major duties and Responsibilities
 Networking and partnership building local and
international NGOs, CSOs, donors, Ministry-level
partners, and other organizations;
 Developing and write winning grants proposals for
EU, USAID, DFID, Embassy of Japan and various
donors
 Providing TOT training on resource mobilizations for

11. the branches and fund rising events
 Program planning, design development and
management;
 Managing membership data base and follow up
revenue collection from membership fees.
 Providing ability to work collaboratively in a
multidisciplinary team environment;
 Dynamic, self-motivated and be able to work
independently;
 Team builder and player.
February 2010 – September 2011: Saving officer II
Wisdom Micro Financing Institution (S.C)
Place of Work: Boditi Town with day to day-based field
travel to entire program intervention areas (Damot Gale
and Damot Pulassa Woredas)
Organization: Vision Fund Micro Financing Institution
Major Duties and Responsibilities
 Promoting the institution products (saving and
Credit) for the low-income community members
both in rural and urban communities of the
operation area
 Providing business plan training for credit clients to
maintain work standard and sustainability of the
institution
 Coordinating/Facilitating loan for credit customers
as per their business plan and the procedure and
polices of the institution
 Prepare loan contract agreement and assure the
necessary documents for loan
 Supervising and advising their business activities
and support small and medium enterprises in their
business activities
 Follow up the loan for the replacements based on
agreement
 Promoting saving culture for credit and non-credit
clients
Teach in various Government and Private Schools
August 2004 – December 2010 (6 years 5 months)
SNNP, Silte, Wolaita, Sidama Zones
 Mathematics, Physics, Economics and
Entrepreneurship teacher actively instruct students,
 Prepare annual, monthly, weekly and daily lesson

12. plans,
 Assign and correct homework, manage students in
the classroom, communicate with parents and help
students prepare for standardized testing.
Leadership related experience arising from work
 01/12/2015-Present: (SMT)-Academic Dean and
Project Coordinator at DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF
ST. VINCENT DE. PAUEL MARIAM WOMEN’S
TRAINING INSTITUTE Wolaita Soddo,SNNP,Ethiopia
 O1/Nov/2012-29/Sep/2014-(SMT)-Coordinator of
Internal Audit and Inspection Service at Wolaitta
Development Association
 September 2006- August 2008 Department Head of
Mathematics in Dubo Our lady’s Catholic School,
Areka, SNNPR, Ethiopia.
 August 2008 Department Head of Mathematics in
English Medium, Hawassa Tabor Ethiopian
Evangelical Mekane Yesus Elementary School;
Hawassa, SNNPR, Ethiopia
 Mathematics Department Head & Guidance and
Counseling Head master of Youths and Child in
Dynamic kindergarten and primary English medium
School, Hawassa, SNNPR, Ethiopia.
Research work on development issues from
university dissertations.
 Analysis of Mobile Phone Technology Usage in
farmer situation: In case of Sodo Zuria
Woreda,Wolaitta Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia.(published)
 Ginger Value Chain Analysis: In case of Bolloso
Bombe and Bollosso Sore Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia.
(un published)
 The contribution of World vision Ethiopia in rural
development: In case of Soddo Zuria Woreda,
SNNPR, Ethiopia. (un published)
 The contribution of shelfhelp groups/SHG/ in
economic development in case of Soddo town
Terepeza Development Association, SNNPR,
Ethiopia. (un published)
Membership of professional organizations and
societies
 Member of Wolaitta Development Association &
Wolaitta Dicha Sport Club
 Member of Ethiopian Red Cross Association
 Dubo st. marry General hospital mathematics

13. teacher for the helpers in the hospital
 Acts of compassion Hawassa project, Mekane Yesus
Church.
Other skills and competencies
 Computer literate – MS office software; internet
and e-mail
 Fluency in writing, speaking and reading English,
Amharic, Kambatisa and Wolaitatua languages
 Driving Motor cycle Skills
 Extensive knowledge of Southern Ethiopia having
lived and worked in various parts.
Reference
 Selamu Kalore: GIZ- Ethiopia- Sustainable
Education and Training Programme, Higher
Education Program officer
Tel: +251-925737045
Email:selamu.kalore@giz.de/selamukalore@yahoo.
com
 Dr. Mebratu Alemu: BENEFIT-REALISE-Program me
AMU-Cluster Coordenador
Tel:+251-911790004
E-mail:mebselu1975@gmail.com
 Habte Berhanu Langana:-South Area Operation
Manager at Vision fund Micro financing Institution
Tel: +251-916841415/+251-925346995
E-mail: habteberhanu14@gmail.com
 Ato Teklab Tesfaye: Ethiopian Catholic Church
:Program Manager REAL Project
Tel:+251-913323876/+251-979860888
E-mail:tekleabtesfaye@gmail.com
I certify that the information given above is true and
correct at the time of its publication. I shall give any
INTERESETS
 Farming (specially Fruits and
Vegetables and new varieties of
crops)
 Visiting natural resources (specially
agriculture)
 Driving
 Couching youths and small holder
farmers
 Reading

14. additional information when requested.