Amdework Berhanu

Experience

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  Dashen Bank

  Sept 2005 - Feb 2006

  Professional recruit

  • Front-line customer handling• Internal bank branch level accounting & auditing

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  Association of Ethiopian Microfinance Inistitutions (AEMFI)

  Apr 2006 - Feb 2009

  Training Officer

  • Conducted a comprehensive training needs assessment of the microfinance industry in Ethiopia, which led to the development of a curriculum comprising 22 courses.• Jointly developed training manuals for three of the aforementioned courses (Financial Products Development, Accounting, and Business Process Management).• Organized numerous trainings and workshops.• Jointly participated in market research and financial products development

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  SNV - Ethiopia

  Feb 2011 - Nov 2011

  External Consultant

  • Team leader for a mid-term review of a honey value chain development initiative in Ethiopia.• Provided training and coaching on basic business skills and financial management to actors in the honey value chain (input suppliers, producers, and processors).• Developed appropriate value chain financing models and linkage mechanisms for actors in the honey value chain. Major Achievements: Completed mid-term evaluation of the honey VC development initiative. Developed proposals and concept notes for new financial service models and products. Show less

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  CapitaLink - KfW Guarantee Fund

  Oct 2011 - Feb 2012

  Technical Assistance Manager

  • Overall planning and implementation of technical assistance (TA) activities tied to a guarantee fund arrangement created by KfW, to enable microfinance institutions access commercial loans from banks• Assessing TA needs of partner MFIs and Banks • Preparing and reviewing TA content • Delivering TA to partner MFIs and Banks in the form of training, research and consultancy• Mobilizing technical assistance team and resources as required for individual TA assignments

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  Ethiopian Financial Inclusion Project - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  Feb 2012 - Nov 2012

  Implementation Support Officer

  • Support the execution of pre-pilot tests of the electronic Productive Safety Net Program payment technology (for Branchless Banking) under the Financial Inclusion Project• Providing support in proposal development and contracting of implementing institutions (Technology Service Provider & Financial Institutions)• Providing support and oversight to implementing financial institutions and technology service provider• Assist in troubleshooting client enrollment, data transfer, and service delivery• Provide technical assistance and capacity building to implementing partners on demand basisMajor Achievement: Successfully supported the enrollment of about 6000 poor households into the electronic platform created by Kifiya Financial Technologies and ACSI. Show less

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  Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) - Livestock Market Development Project (USAID)

  Dec 2012 - Oct 2016

  Investment, Credit, and Finance Manager

  • Linking livestock businesses with private and institutional equity investors; organizing, sponsoring, and attending local and international investment forums.• Preparing livestock businesses for equity investment;o Soft support: Advising them on their investment strategy, registration/licensing details, and building their project profile.o Hands on support: Revising/upgrading their business plan and financials, advising them on structural changes to their financial management and governance systems.• Providing technical assistance to livestock businesses in accessing loans leveraging the USAID/DCA loan guarantee fund• Facilitating access to credit for livestock businesses receiving innovative grants for the project (leveraging loans from banks with grant investments by the project)• Assisting financial institutions in developing appropriate financial saving and loan products for livestock businessesAchievement: Assisted 17 livestock businesses in Ethiopia to access over $8 million USD in loans from commercial banks in Ethiopia. Show less

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  Dalberg Global Development Advisors

  Nov 2016 - Oct 2017

  Senior Consultant
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  International Trade Centre

  Oct 2017 - Apr 2021

  National Coordinator/Partnership for Investment Growth in Africa
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  BDO East Africa

  Apr 2021 - Aug 2023

  Senior Transaction Facilitation Advisor
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  Manufacturing Africa

  Apr 2023 - now

  Country Manager