Eyerusalem Tessema, MPH

Experience

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  Carolina College Advising Corps

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  College Adviser

  • Cultivated productive working relationships with school administrators, counselors, and teachers to promote a college-going culture at Tarboro High School (629 students) and North Edgecombe High School (272 students) • Presented to classes of approximately 30 students as well as grade-level assemblies with over 200 attendees on the importance of performing well academically, getting involved in extracurricular activities, and pursuing higher education or employment upon high school graduation• Organized admissions and financial aid informational events for parents in both English and Spanish• Collected and reported metrics such as submitted college applications, acceptances, scholarships and financial aid applications for a national external evaluation to quantitatively measure outcomes Show less

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  Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT)

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Research Fellow

  - Designed and implemented an NIH funded research project to conduct a needs assessment, evaluate capacity and effectiveness of a clinic in southwestern Uganda and determine feasibility of starting mother and child health services- Conducted qualitative and quantitative research through observations, semi-structured interviews, focus group and surveys- Analyzed data and wrote a publishable paper to MHIRT and a recommendation report highlighting results to community organization- Presented the findings at MHIRT’s Research Symposium, Consortium of Universities of Global Health (CUGH) Conference and National Conference for Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Show less

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  Injury and Violence Prevention Branch, Division of Public Health

  Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Evaluation Consultant

  - Designed and implemented a mixed methods approach to understand awareness and data utilization of North Carolina-Violent Death Reporting System (NC-VDRS)- Analyzed 15 key informant interviews and responses to the accompanying 119 quantitative surveys using Stata - Utilized data to produce summary report of stakeholder feedback, quantitative survey results and data dissemination and program improvement plan- Disseminated the findings at the State Health Director’s Conference, NC-VDRS Advisory Board meeting, Safe States Alliance Conference, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologist (CSTE) Conference Show less

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  Save the Children US

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2021

  • Oversee the strategy, design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and research systems for Save the Children’s flagship youth employment program in Bangladesh, Mexico, Vietnam, Indonesia, Italy and China• Ensure use of quality and standardized M&E systems across S2S programs • Lead and support research and evaluations across a variety of youth employment programs including program evaluations, randomized control trials, gender analysis and labor market assessments• Co-Principal Investigator on a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) evaluating impact of youth employment and gender interventions for youth ages 15-24 in Bangladesh; collaborate with Co-PIs from the University of Connecticut and Princeton and Research Partner IPA • Represent Save the Children in a number of internal and external technical working groups and present at conferences to promote thought leadership• Lead Save the Children's efforts on the adaptation and implementation of the Employability Assessment Tool (EA Tool) which measures soft/"employability" skills for youth ages 15-24 years old Show less • Develop and implement evaluation and research studies for Skills to Succeeds programs in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and Mexico• Collect and process global and country-level program data for dashboards, donor reports and cross-country analysis• Support Country Offices develop and revise their Learning for Action plans to promote internal program learning• Assist technical team in documenting program processes and technical approaches for use in toolkit, work plans and reports• Support team with internal and external communications to promote thought leadership in the youth employment field Show less • Provide award management support for USAID Title II Programs in Ethiopia ($100 & $88 million), Nepal ($45 million), Guatemala ($55 million), Niger ($30 million) and South Sudan ($12 million & $4 million)• Budget and Financial Management: create, review, negotiate and manage consultancy contracts and payments; run financial reports; prepare and review annual budgets, budget realignment, cost and no cost extension and budget request; maintain budget tracker• Donor Reporting: create and manage report development calendar; review and edit narrative, budget, budget narrative, Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT) for accuracy, clarity and adherence to donor reporting requirement; coordinate feedback from technical staff; submit reports through donor management information systems i.e. FFPMIS; ensure Save the Children and donor compliance • Business development: conduct literature review to support proposed Theory of Change; create, update and edit capacity statement & past performance report (PPR); support capture planning Show less

  • Advisor, MEAL and Research, Skills to Succeed

    Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Specialist, MEAL and Research, Skills to Succeed

    Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Senior Coordinator for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) and Research

    Feb 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Program Coordinator, Food Security and Livelihoods

    Aug 2016 - Jan 2018
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  Bixal

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Led and supported monitoring, evaluation and learning efforts across contracts and projects for USG, Private donors and Foundations.• Supervise MEL Specialist and consultants • Senior Evaluation Specialist, Gates Foundation. Conducted meta evaluation of Gates Foundation’s Community Learning Networks (CLN) in Sub-Saharan Africa focused on HIV testing, prevention and treatment. Conducted key informant interviews with Gates Foundation staff, CLN implementers and comparison CLNs, conducted data analysis and developed an evaluation report. Show less Senior MEL Specialist for the USAID Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support Activity (MELSA) in South East Asia. • Supported the MELSA Chief of Party to deliver high-quality MEL and CLA services as required by USAID Mission in Southeast Asia.• Led USAID/Mission’s Performance Management Plan development and rollout by coordinating high-level efforts with USAID/Washington and USAID/Mission • Led the development and launching of third-party monitoring support to USAID/Misson• Provided technical and managerial oversight on all types of M&E deliverables (such as the selection and creation of Activity MEL Plans, Gender Analysis, synthesis and aggregation of data, and performance and MEL training for implementing partners and USAID, etc.).• Provided technical support, planning, and/or facilitation for learning events, workshops, and training related to MEL and CLA for USAID • Oversaw and provided quality assurance on tasks conducted by subcontractors and/or technical consultants. Show less • Led and supported Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning efforts across multiple contracts and projects for USG, Private donors and Foundations.• Monitoring Lead, WomenLift Health. Managed program monitoring systems and data management procedures for a global health women’s leadership program. Collected monitoring data and feedback findings and lessons to the WomenLift Health team for initiatives in North America, South Asia and Eastern Africa.• Project Manager & MEL Specialist, WomenLift Health. Conducted stakeholder analysis to inform WomenLift’s expansion in India, East Africa, Nigeria, US, Canada and Europe. Conducted key informant interviews and data analysis. Manage contract budget. • Project Manager & MEL Specialist, Mercy Corps. Co-Managed a team of consultants and internal staff develop and deploy e-learning training to global MEL staff at Mercy Corps focused on 9 MEL data collection, analysis, visualization, and mapping tools. Curated and developed e-learning training materials for MAXDA, a qualitative data analysis tool. Managed contract budget. • MEL Trainer, Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Co-created and delivered MEL training series to Foundation staff. Provided coaching sessions with staff and supported the development of theories of changes and MEL plans. Show less

  • Senior MEL Specialist

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Senior MEL Specialist - USAID MELSA (South East Asia)

    Jul 2023 - Dec 2024

  • MEL Specialist

    Jan 2022 - Jun 2023