An international development professional with more than 3 years of varied experience in the field of Development Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Administration and Research-quantitative and qualitative analysis. Proficient with the use of advanced statistical software and data management tools such as STATA, SPSS, and DASP.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Seyfe Tadesse Wurku Date of Birth: October 12th, 1988
Nationality: Ethiopian Phone: +251912010672
Address: King Jorge Avenue, E-mail: seyfud22@gmail.com,
P. O. Box - 1905, Skype: seyfud22
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
SUMMERY OF QUALIFICATION
 Master of Economics in Development Studies and Master of Arts in Development Management.
 An international development professional with more than 3 years of experience in Planning,
Program Management, Monitoring and Evaluation and Research (quantitative & qualitative) in
Ethiopia, South Africa and Germany.
 Computer and data management skills (MS Office, SPSS, STATA, DASP, IBEX).
 Languages: Amharic (mother tongue), English (Fluent) and German (Basic).
 Fast learner, analytical skills, interpersonal skills, team work, organizational talent.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
August 2012
to date: Research Analyst (Part-time) at Vision Development Consultants, Cape Town,
South Africa.
 Planning studies and identification of problems, challenges or issues.
 Designing questionnaires for surveys and analysing the results.
 Provide written and graphical summaries of key findings.
 Monitoring and Evaluation of projects.
August to
September 2014: Data Capturer, PLAAS, University of the Western Cape- Cape Town,
South Africa.
 Captured household data using SPSS for the Land and Agricultural
Commercialization in Africa (LACA) Project.
June to July
2014: Researcher at Devnomics Consultancy, Cape Town, South Africa.

2.  Develop research protocols and perform study scheduling.
 Designing questionnaires for surveys and administer data collection.
 Analysing the results, writing reports and Presenting results for clients.
 Monitoring and Evaluation.
February to
May, 2014: Research Assistant (Part-time), Institute for Social Development,EMS, University
of the Western Cape – Cape Town, South Africa.
 Assisted STATA software package training for Masters Students.
 Assisted masters and honours students in developing their research projects.
October to
December 2012: Intern, Hope Foundation, Berlin – Germany.
 Independent development of Monitoring and Evaluation tools for following up
projects.
 Organizing and planning the concept structure of various projects and grant
applications.
 Writing concepts related to development projects and designing specific
budget structures related to each project and its need.
October 2009 to
December 2011: Program Budget Expert, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development,
Ethiopia
 Budget preparation and management.
 Evaluating financial and fiscal performance of government funded projects
 Preparation of Macro Economic Fiscal Framework (MEFF).
 Multilateral and bilateral grant management.
September 2009
(1 Month): Program Officer, Addis Ababa City Government Women and Children Office
 Coordinate women's association receiving funds from Global Fund for
Women.
 Contribute to the Women’s Initiatives gender justice monitoring strategies.
 Support programmes and strategies to raise awareness of gender equality.
EDUCATION RECORDS
2012 - 2015 Master of Economics in Development Studies, Institute for Social Development
– University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

3. 2012 - 2013 Master of Arts in Development Management, Institute of Development
Research and Development Policy – Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany (Cape
Town Option).
2006 - 2009 B. A in Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Haramaya University,
Ethiopia. Graduated with distinction on July 7th, 2009.
2004 - 2006 Higher 4 Vocational and preparatory School. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
2002 – 2004 Higher 23 Secondary School. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS
July 1-5, 2014 Understanding Complex Social Survey, Department of Economics, Cape Town
University, South Africa.
April, 2012 Experimental Research Methods for the Social Sciences, DAAD African
Excellence Centre for Development Research and Criminal Justice, University of
the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
August, 2011 Macroeconomic Fiscal Framework (MEFF), IMF Regional Technical Assistance
Centre (EastAFRITAC) and Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic
Development.
March, 2010 Online training in Budget formulation, Centre of Excellence in finance,
Slovenia.
RESEARCH WORKS
 Cost Benefit Analysis of Small-Scale Irrigation from Smallholder Farmers Perspective: The
Case of Participatory Small-scale Irrigation Development Program in Humbo District,
Ethiopia. (Master of Arts Thesis- 2013)
 Perception versus Reality: an exploration of Measured Body Mass Index – (BMI) in relation
to actual health status in South Africa. Research assistant to Mulugeta Dinbabo (Dr), Institute
for Social Development, University of the Western Cape. (2013)
 The Impact of Social Grant on Poverty and Inequality: A Micro-Simulation study for South
Africa. (Master of Economics Thesis- 2014).
 The Impact of Land Access on Poverty in South Africa: a Gender Perspective. Young African
Researchers in Agriculture in Africa Network. The Annual World Bank Conference on Land and
poverty 2015, Washington.

4. PUBLICATIONS
 S.T, Wurku and J, Marangu. The Impact of Remittance on Poverty: Evidence from the South
African National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS). African Human Mobility Review (AHMR), Volume
1 Number 1 January – April 2015. Can be accessed at: http://sihma.org.za/wp-
content/uploads/2015/03/AHMR-Vol-1-No-1-January-April-2015.pdf
Computer skills: Proficient user of Microsoft Office and IBEX, STATA, DASP and SPSS
software applications.
Language Proficiency: Amharic: Mother Tongue
English: Fluent (writing, speaking, listening and reading)
German: Basic skills (speaking, reading)
AWARDS
DAAD Merit Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Division (DAAD - SA-GER CDR) Merit
Scholarship to attend the Master of Economics in Development Studies at University of the Western Cape
(2012 – 2014).
REFERENCES
1. Dr. Mulugeta F. Dinbabo; Lecturer at the University of the Western Cape & CEO of Vision
Development Consultants, Tel. Office: +2721 959, 3855, Tel. Cell: +27721024947, Email:
mulugeta.dinbabo@gmail.com
2. Kola Jolaolu; CEO of Devenomics Consultancy, Cape Town, South Africa, Email:
pkj@developmentnomics.co.za, Tel. Office: +27 21 460 0435
Website: http://www.developmentnomics.co.za/home
3. Prof. Julian May; Director, Institute for Social Development, University of the Western Cape, Tel.
Office: +27 21959 3846, Email: julian.may120@gmail.com