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CURRICULUM VITAE
A. Personal details
Name: Ginbowgsh Kebede Meshesha
Sex: Female
Nationality: Ethiopian
Marital Status: Single
Date of birth: May 5/1968
Language:
(Amharic and Oromfaa)
Address: P.O. Box 31325 Addis Ababa Cell phone + 2510911632570/0913582593
E-mail- ggkebede@yahoo.com
B. Completed Short Term Trainings
C. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCES
Netherlands
2013 and 2014
2) Netherlands (Feb. 2013 and 2014);
Belgrade (Serbia) 2007
South Africa 2005;
South Africa (2005);
Pakistan 2004
8) UK (London) 2003;
South Africa (2003);
Excellent speaking, reading, writing and understanding
English and two local languages including
Advocacy Strategy Development (January, 2015);
Policy implementation and advocacy training organized (2013);
Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) training organized (2013);
Participatory Monitoring and evaluation PME(2013);
Meaningful Youth Participation (MYP) and Adult youth Participation (2013);
Results for participatory institutional Analysis organized by USAID (2011);
Trafficking of women from Ethiopia February (2000 );
Evaluation of the draft guidelines on gender and the water sector ( 2000 );
Criminal Law in relation to child conventions and women's right July ( 2000);
Gender responsive leadership in Ethiopia (2002 );
On Family Law January (2001);
On the Ethiopian Civil Service Reform /HRM (2000);
Woman's Leadership (1999);
Leadership for Change (2000);
Strategic Planning and Management (2000);
Management for Results (2000 );
TOT GLDM September Gender Responsive M&E (2001);
Gender and Reproductive Health (2002);
Key Labor Market Issues in Africa using Web Sites communication tools (2002); and CRDA National
Gender Forum strategic planning preparation (2004).`
1) Participate in NPC meetings, in the SRHR alliance and Youth Empowerment alliance
a. (Feb. );
Writ shop in the SRHR alliance and Youth Empowerment alliance
3) The first Global Conference on Women Can Do it ;
4) Present paper on the situation of Gender Based Violence in Ethiopia and Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA)
intervention 2007 South Africa;
5) Present paper on Violence Against Girls in Education, HIV/AIDS and Harmful Traditional Practices as a
barrier to and in education AAE country experience,
6) Monitoring ,evaluation and planning workshop, Johannesburg,
7) Experience sharing international workshop on Culture Action for Change, present Ethiopian experience, visit
urban and rural development Area of ;
Workshop and presentation on Girls Education in Ethiopia,
9) International women’s Rights Strategic thinking ,policy form
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10) Exposure visit to gain and share Regional Gender in Leadership and Decision-Making experiences,
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11) Training on Regional Planning on Engendering National Economic Policies, Nairobi,
provide technical assistance in monitoring and evaluation, provide guidance and support to grantees on
project implementation and complying with procedures, contribute to maintaining and further developing
effective systems for reporting of grants contract, assessment and follow up of such reports, strengthening
the capacity of grantees in project management and reporting, and contributing to the implementation of
CSFII communication strategies
Contribute to the process of grant contract signing and revision, where necessary, through
discussion/negotiation with grantees and the preparation of draft contract documents;
Assist grantees in project implementation start-up activities, for example, in staff recruitment,
procurement, entering implementation and partnership agreements, and the proper documentation, as
appropriate;
2005-2007 Addis Ababa University MA thesis on
1986-1990 in minor
Addis Ababa University
Grant Officer
United For Body Rights (UFBR) Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Alliance
and Access, Service and Knowledge ( , Youth Empowerment Alliance
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World Learning/USAID
Education sector
; Civil Service Reform Pilot Team
Federal Civil Service Commission- in policy
analysis and formulation
in Recruitment, Promotion, transfer
Federal Civil Service Commission Junior and in Recruitment, Promotion,
Transfer and Salary increment.
Highly motivated, demonstrable training facilitation skills and caliber; women of highest principle,
great integrity, excellent communication skills, well organized, adaptable to new environments,
culture sensitive, confident and self reliant, pleasant team player.
Kenya
and Uganda 2002
Kenya.
Summary of Education back ground, work experience and key competency
D. CAREEAR and PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Jan15/2015 –to date as Grant Officer EU -CSFII 2015
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Specific duties and responsibilities:
Job Title GenderProgrammeManager.
M.A Degree in Gender Studies . “The role of
NGO’s in Alleviating women’s Poverty through Income Generating Activities
(IGA)”
BA Degree Political Science and International Relations (PSIR), Public
Administration
Jun15/2015 –to date EU -CSFII 2015
Dec.20/2012-May 20/2015 (SRHR)
ASK) Program
National Programme Coordinator AMREF –Ethiopia
Dece.2010-April13, 2012: Gender Specialist
Dec. 20,2009- Dec.28,
2010
HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming Senior Expert HAPCO
Sept 6, 2008- Sept.5, 2009 National Work Place HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator CETU
February 10, 2003- May,
2005
Gender Policy Program Officer/Adviser Action Aid Ethiopia (AAE)
Sept.2000-Feb.10, 2003 Head, Women's Affairs Department Project Manager Federal
Civil Service Commission (FCSC) and Gender in Leadership and Decision-making (GLDM)
Project Coordinator-FCSC
1997- 2000 Planning, Policy analysis M&E Expert
Sept.1992- July,1997 Oromia Civil Service Bureau Senior expert
July 1990- 1992, Senior expert
Key competencies
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Assist and facilitate efficient and effective project implementation by the CSFII grantees through, among
, the coaching of project staff, facilitation of access to information, expertise, provision of
templates, feedbacks on draft work plans and reports;
Monitor the progress towards achievement of CSFII programme results through the desk and field
monitoring and evaluation of the specific CSF II projects assigned according to their contracts, budgets
and action plans;
In collaboration with the TAU team, conduct organisational capacity and risk assessments of grantees,
follow-up their operational contexts and provide recommendations to the Programme Manager (PM) on
actions to be taken, where necessary;
Routine administration of grant contracts, including reviewing and processing of narrative and financial
reports, payment requests, tax refunds, audits and evaluations, in consultation with the Finance Officer
and the Deputy PM, following applicable EU rules and procedures;
Plan and implement various activities for capacity building support to grantees and other targeted
CSOs, by (co)-organising short training,
information and experience sharing events, production of implementation manuals and guidelines as
well as providing help desk services to the grantees in project implementation;
Contribute to the drafting of the quarterly bi-annual and final reports of GOPA/TAU with respect to the
progresses of the specific projects assigned;
Contribute to the implementation of the CSFII communication strategy, by providing information and
cooperating with the TAU team with respect to the specific CSFII projects coordinated;
Represent CSF II, and liaise with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders at various levels
as required to facilitate implementation of CSFII;
Undertake other related assignments assigned by the supervisor.
1. Reports to National Steering Committee (hierarchically) of the Ethiopian alliance and to northern
Alliance in the Northern alliance in the Netherlands;
2. Responsible for the programme coordination at country level of the Access, Services, Knowledge (ASK)
programme and Unite for Body Rights (UFBR) programme with the implementation of the program
theory of change ( Create enabling environment /policy implementation, education and service );
3. Reporting, joint alliance activities and external relations of the programmes;
4. Ensure alignment, and if possible collaboration, between the ASK, UFBR, other programmes funded by
the Dutch government as well as other important actors in this field;
Plan and prepare meetings of the Steering Committee;
Compile country alliance work plans and bi annual reports;
prepare plan and budget for joint alliance activities and present this to the Steering Committee and
Country Lead for approval:
Coordinate and play a key role in the organisation of joint alliance activities, planning review meetings
and capacity building activities;
Stimulate and monitor progress in cooperation among partners, joint alliance activities, shared learning
and common efforts in the area of policy influencing;
Facilitate communication across the alliance partners;
Monitoring general progress of the ASK programme in Ethiopia;
Provide technical support to the alliance members; including trainings, field support, etc
Participate in annual meeting of all National Programme Coordinators organised by the Alliance office
in the Netherlands;
Represent the SRHR and YEA alliances in different conferences and forums nationally and
internationally.
others
2. December 20/2012 to date 20/2014: United For Body Rights (UFBR) Sexual Reproductive Health
Rights (SRHR) Alliance and Access, Service and Knowledge (ASK) Program, Youth Empowerment
Alliance National Programme Coordinator.
Tasks:
Key accomplishments

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3. December 2010-April 13, 2012: Gender Specialist World Learning/USAID
Tasks:
Eempowering women through Capacity Building of Women’s Organizations under 5 key PEPFAR
strategies
1. Reducing GBV and coercion,
2. Increase women’s legal protection;
3. Addressing male norms and behaviors,
4. Increasing women’s access to income and productive resources and
Increasing gender equity in HIV/AIDS activities and services
Key achievements
Work as a coordinator of WL/ USAID Grants Solicitation Management/GSM –GBV project
gender;
4. July 20, 2009- December 28, 2010 Education sector HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming Senior Expert at the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office.
Tasks:
5. September 6, 2008- September 5, 2009 National Work Place HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator
Key Accomplishments
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Lead the legal protection of women and girls from GBV which is directly related to RH and HIV/AIDS
WL/USAID country program;
focused
on HIV/AIDS and women empowerment;
Initiate and engage in project proposal development and review for grantees;
Provide technical support, organizational, and management capacity of women-focused NGOs to better
address gender-related issues;
Improve the knowledge and technical skills of GSM and its sub grantees in gender-related program
analysis, design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation;
Review activity proposals from PEPFAR/USAID partners with WL to integrate
Assist in ensuring effective and coordinated communication of information at all levels;
Soliciting proposals from the NGOs to address the 5 strategic/priority areas;
Reviewing and develop proposals and presenting them to USAID for approval;
Conduct a pre-award capacity assessment and review of the sub-grantees;
Semi-annual and annual reports for USAID, gender indicators M&E of all GSM programs.
Provide policy guidance and leadership in the area of HIV/AIDS mainstreaming in the education sector;
Actively involved in advocacy and support of higher education activities in the HIV program;
Facilitate communication and maintain collaboration with key government offices, regnal education
bureaus, universities ( government and privet);
Analyze policies, strategies and actions in the sector and identify opportunities, ways of revising to
create an enabling environment for the response.
Initiate in developing workplace policy and strategy on HIV/Aids;
Serve as primary senior expert to HAPCO on mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in the education sector and
implementation at the grassroots level;
Initiate and maintain good working relationships with line ministries, donors, NGO’s, Faith based
organizations;
Support the community and social mobilization efforts to address the needs of school children affected
by HIV/AIDS
Involved in education sector in the development of HIV/AIDS and Education policy formulation.
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Coordinate the , the Global fund; and Prepare work place HIV/AIDS strategic
development manual; and Facilitate different .
1. Assist country team in the implementation of gender mainstreaming national and international
strategies for AAE
2. Linking gender Mainstreaming initiatives to the existing development interventions
3. Mainstreaming gender in HIV/AIDS, Food security, education, women's right (Violence against women),
governance, and
4. Facilitate gender advocacy initiatives.
Broadening and strengthening partnership to girls and women's right with AAE partners at all levels and with
government and NGOs partners;
Increase work with social movement of the poorest of the poor and excluded people;
Advocacy and lobbying;
Capacity building for CBOs and local NGOs;
Alliance building for gender equality; National and international campaign for gender equality and Gender
focused researches.
Women's Affairs Department; Civil Service
1. Monitoring, follow up and design ways of implementing the National women's Policy effectively and
2. Mainstreaming gender in the FCSC and Civil Service Reform
3. Monitor the full participation of women Civil servants in employment, promotion, training and transfers
within the Civil service.
Provide support for commissions and line ministries for their implementation of gender equality issues;
Review and analyze all proclamations, regulations, directives and other policy issues from the gender
perspectives in the civil service, recommendations to appropriate government bodies;
Facilitate and take part in the Ethiopian Civil Service reform process, national workshops and forums,
facilitate researches on the existing civil service law that discriminate women;
Link National Women's Policy and mainstream gender in : Job Evaluation and Grading, Human
Resource, Planning, Recruitment, Selection, Handing over Policy paper to pilot institutions for tasting
and conduct training for top change agents (champions) and relevant staff;
Assist gender audit process in the FCSC and report;
Liaise with FCSC-NGO partner organization;
Coordinate and implement GLDM project in the civil service;
Assess, identify gender capacity gaps and design trainings for top level management and Civil
servants in line ministries;
Facilitate Gender and coordinate GLDM trainings for Ministers, Vice Ministers, Commissioners,
Department Heads and Administrators,
Organize and facilitate Civil Service Reform and Gender, self assertiveness training for professional
women and women civil servants at different level in the civil service.
HIV/AIDS work place program
TOT trainings on gender and peer educators
6. February 10, 2003- May, 2005 Action Aid Ethiopia (AAE) Gender Policy Program Officer/Adviser
Tasks:
Key achievements
7. September 2000 -February 10, 2003 Head, Reform Pilot
Team Project Manager –Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) and Gender in Leadership and
Decision-making (GLDM) Project Coordinator-FCSC
Tasks:
Key achievements
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8. 1997- 2000 Federal Civil Service Commission-Planning, Policy analysis M&E Expert in policy
analysis and formulation
Tasks:
September 1992- July,1997 Oromia Civil Service Bureau Senior
July 1990- 1992,
Key accomplishments
E. CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCES
Certificate of Management consultants July 31, 2012
Training consultant lead trainer, develop training materials,
facilitate different workshops for different groups
September, 2011-2012 Canadian Urban Institute Gender analysis
March –June 2007 UNICEF
5) February-may 2008 UNICEF Project Coordinator on Bill and Melinda Gates project;
6) June1-sept 2007 UNICEF Ministry of Youth & Sports -Technical Assistant for mainstreaming
HIV/AIDS Youth Development Program;
7) November-Dec. 2006 UNICEF Pre-test the new Sara life skills communication materials in
Ethiopia context with young people communication materials indifferent regions.
May-December 2007 Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA)
August 25/2008-
( in agriculture/ food security, peace
September 2010-december 2010 AMUDAEAS Training consultant lead trainer
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Data collection, analysis and interpretations on the basis of which suggestions and recommendations
are made in the process of policy formulation.
Evaluation of civil service laws and regulations to improve and make civil service more effective.
Create links with relevant organizations and help them in modifying/changing their existing rules and
regulations.
9. expert in Recruitment, Promotion,
Transfer and Salary increment
10. Federal Civil Service Commission Senior expert in Recruitment, Promotion, Transfer
and Salary increment.
Ratifying, making decisions in recruitment, placement, performance management and promotion, and
salary increment (staff benefits) as well as handling various kinds of grievances arising from civil
servants discontent and disagreement with the employers against the rules and regulations of the
Ethiopian civil service.
Engaging in making decisions and writing correspondences in relation to transfer, recruitment,
employee promotion and grievances on cases sent from various government organizations depending
on the rules and regulations of the Ethiopian civil service.
1) for satisfactorily fulfilled the requirements set
by the Ethiopian Management Institutes;
2) 2005-2014 ACORD Ethiopia and
of ACORD development partners, CBO leaders,
elected officials, on gender mainstreaming culture and poverty, national and international women’s
commitments and laws, gender policy literacy and child rights;
3) on the status of urban social
interaction to integrate waterfront development and downtown revitalization that balance gender
equality in Bahirdar city administration and gender analysis in Addis Ababa wereda 4 Administration
Yeka sub city;
4) Assistant Researcher Gender Disparities of Primary Education Ethiopia
:Progress, Challenges and Prospects and Documenting Good practices of Girls Education;
8) Ethiopia Program Coordinator for Gender
Based Violence Practical Approach Program. Assess, design interventions to address gender equality
through integrated interventions ( capacity building, develop training packages for the divers target
groups of 3 NGO partner of NPA;
9) Oct 10/2008 Norwegian Church Aid Ethiopia (NCA) Prepare Gender mainstreaming
checklist for key sectors ..)
10) and for women in
leadership and decision making, HTP’s, gender mainstreaming in woliso, Aira and Gulisso werdas
oromya regional state and Welkete of SNNPR.
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F. Research and publications
NETWORKING AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS-
H. Recognition and Awards
volunteer 2014
September 27 –Oct. 4, 2013)
Good Ethics by VCOD volunteer
2013
(2003).
References
Commissioner Ateklt Asefa
Kassech Abegaz
1) Research on Abduction and link between trafficking, and FGM in Oromya region Eastern Shewa zone
Shashamene,2006
2) Research on Marriage by Abduction in Oromya region Eastern Shewa zone Adama/Nazreth, 2005;
3) 'Abduction: Administrative, Legal, Social, Economic /Cultural Problem'? western shewa Zone Published on
Merit Vol.5 No.3 April 2000, PP. 18-23
4) Human trafficking for the course on gender and Policy issues ,Addis Ababa University, 2006
5) 'Tear of Sergut' Published on Merit Vol.5, No.4, June 2000,
6) 'Women and Self Assertiveness' published on Merit Vol.5 No.1, Oct. 1999
G. active member
Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association
Women Educationalist Association (FAWE Ethiopia Chapter)
National Task Force for Gender Equality in Ethiopia (NTFGE).
Ethiopian Association of Women Leaders in Agriculture Environment (EAWLAE).
Panos Ethiopia Violence against women forum member
Recognition exemplary work as a for Meskel Ehetmambachoch Iddir (CBO)
Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of significant input towards making AMREF’s 1 58th international
Board Meeting (
Certificate of Ambassador for for exemplary work as a in organizing,
facilitating gender conferences , trainings and ,
Certificate for outstanding contribution a pilot Team Manager HRM Reform Program
1. Awoke Tasew (MD, MPH)
Deputy Country Director/Amref Health Africa –Ethiopia
E-mail: Awoke.Tasew@amref.org/ aweketasew2@gmail.com/
+251-116-63 05 84/Cell phone: +251 911 82 42 73
2. Tel. 0946402952
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
3. Program Manager ACORD Ethiopia
Tel. 111-1366/0911624082
Email ww.acordgam@ethinet.et
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