alebachew gelaneh

Senior Education Consultant and Project Coordinator

Salary / Daily rate

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Languages

Amharic (Native)English

About me

Intro

Education development consultant with 15+ years of expertise in project coordination and TVET system digitalization. Currently managing international development projects for BMZ/EU and previously led World Bank's EASTRIP across East Africa. Specialized in e-learning implementation, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement to transform educational outcomes.

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Work experience

Consultant - National Project Coordinator

GOPA Worldwide Consultants

Jan 2023 - Nov 2024

1 year 11 months

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co-funded by the European Union, GIZ is implementing the Sustainable Training and Education Programme (STEP III) in Ethiopia. GOPA worldwide consultancy in consortium with Common Sense is engaged in the Digitalization of Core Processes and the Development of Blended Learning Formats for the TVET System, which is a part of STEP III. I am consulting GOPA Worldwide Consultancy as a national project coordinator.

TARGET Leadership Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Specialist

Education Development Trust

Oct 2022 - May 2023

8 months

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

As a CPD specialist, I work closely with partners and government counterparts to develop a strong culture of delivery of reformed CPD for school leaders. I oversee and liaise with regional TTEs in relation to pilot intervention in four of the emerging regions and school leader CPD pilot and scale-up at the regional level. I also collaborate closely with CPD TARGET technical experts at MOE.

Program Manager

NGO

Dec 2021 - Oct 2022

11 months

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Skills: Coordinating Skills · Programme Delivery · Project Management · Team Management · Interpersonal Skills · Workshops

Project Manager, EASTRIP (East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project)

MoSHE, HPC

Oct 2020 - Mar 2022

1 year 6 months

Tepi, Ethiopia

EASTRIP, financed by the World Bank, is a regional project in three East African countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. The project aims to increase access, improve the quality of technical and vocational education, and facilitate regional integration. Hence, as the Project Manager, at the institutional level, I was responsible for the overall coordination and facilitation of the project. I manage and coordinate project activities, from substantive, administrative, and financial points of view, applying strategic planning and systematic coordination of project activities, managing day-to-day project implementation, and overall coordination of project outcomes. I supervise the Project personnel and ensure effective communication and coordination between the Project offices and the World Bank Country office. I also Provide direction and leadership in advocating project objectives and in ensuring that all interested parties are well-informed about the project activities and goals. Produce and review reports concerning the project deliverables, and produce monthly progress reports. And documentation of all correspondences during the implementation of project activities Project monitoring reports (Monthly, quarterly, and annual reports)

Ethiopis College of Distance Education

Mar 2019 - Dec 2019

10 months

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

President

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

7 months

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Skills: Coordinating Skills · Attention to Detail · Interpersonal Communication · Higher Education Leadership · Team Management · Educational Leadership

Academic and Research Vice President

Mar 2019 - Jul 2019

5 months

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Skills: Coordinating Skills · Attention to Detail · Higher Education Leadership · Team Management · Interpersonal Skills · Educational Leadership

Education Program Officer

Camara Education Ltd.

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

2 years

Tepi, Ethiopia

Skills: E-learning Implementation

Curriculum Development Expert

Addis Ababa University

Nov 2016 - Mar 2017

5 months

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Quality Auditing and Enhancement Sr. Expert

Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency - HERQA

May 2015 - Dec 2016

1 year 8 months

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

I was working in HERQA (Higher Education Relevance and Quality Assurance Agency) as quality auditing and enhancement sr. expert. The ultimate goal of HERQA is to improve the quality of education in the higher education institutions. Here, as an expert, my role is to assess the quality education provided in higher education institutions, provide need based training, and evaluate and monitor the progress of institutions towards enhancing quality of education they provide.

Jimma University

Jun 2005 - May 2015

10 years

Jimma, Ethiopia

Higher Diploma Program (HDP) Coordinator

Dec 2014 - May 2015

6 months

Jimma, Ethiopia

The higher diploma program was developed in 2003 based on the identified needs of teacher educators. It was introduced in all TEIs (Teacher education institutes) in Ethiopia from October 2003 as a new compulsory qualification for all teacher educators. The program provides teacher educators with a practical program to support their development as effective and reflective practitioners with enhanced professional status. Graduate of the HDP are able to model active learning and continuous assessment, manage change and contribute to the raising of standard within the Ethiopian education system.

E-Learning Program Coordinator

Sep 2010 - May 2015

4 years 9 months

Tepi, Ethiopia

As an e-Learning Program Coordinator, my Duties are: •To organize and coordinate the smooth running of the program at university level •To monitor and evaluate college level ICT and e-learning coordinating offices •To organize trainings for university academic staff, technical assistants, and library attendants on online LMS (Learning Management System) •To supervise team members in their duty.

Lecturer

Jun 2005 - May 2015

10 years

As a lecturer, my duties are: •To teach undergraduate students •To advise, supervise, and evaluate graduate class students in their thesis during their proposal preparation, data collection and data analysis. •To supervise students in their CBTP (Community Based Training Program) during their field work •Organize and Participate different workshops for stakeholders •To provide Trainings for university lecturers and secondary school teachers on pedagogical skills (teaching methodology, examination preparation, learning assessment and evaluation etc) •To [maintain stock inventory control

Data Assessor and Superisor

USAID / IQPEP - Ethiopia

Mar 2013 - Mar 2013

1 month

HighLand Private College

Teacher and Registrar

Sep 2003 - Jul 2005

1 year 11 months

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Skills: Elementary Education


Education

Andhra University

Master of Education (M.Ed.)

2007 - 2008

1 year 1 month

Bahir Dar University

Bachelor of Education (BEd)

1999 - 2003

4 years 1 month

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