Lidya Tesfaye

Experience

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  Echnoserve Consulting

  Jun 2013 - Dec 2018

  Researcher and Project Analyst

  •Designing and conducting researches– with strong analytical knowledge, policy review & multi-stakeholder dialogue techniques•Program management & leadership skill – able to prioritize, delegate tasks, and make sound decisions quickly while maintaining a focus on the bottom line, as well as to design operational plans and budgets•Program coordination – able to mobilize and organize project implementation by bringing together target objective with target group. Responsible for handling the projects finances. Identify, analyse, prioritize, mitigate and communicate project risks•Knowledge management - capable of leading organizations in the compilation and sharing of knowledge to improve overall efficiency and profound experience in developing knowledge management platforms - to give example, such as the Ethiopia's CRGE Registry and MRV Database for Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change•Facilitating of events – able to facilitate workshops and learning dialogues, as well as training providing•Networking and negotiation – liaise with national and international organizations to partnering in specific field of work (IIED and WRI), with strong team-building skill Show less

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  Climate Tracker

  Jul 2017 - Oct 2017

  Ethiopian Workshop Co-Manager

  Lead the outreach that successfully results in 150-200 applications and at least 50 submissions of valid published articles in the lead up to the workshop.Work with Climate Tracker to ensure that the workshop content, outreach, and opportunity support our broader vision and goals of creating empowering opportunities for young climate writers around the world.Communicate, support, and mentor writing fellowships throughout the workshop to ensure that the workshop participants each publish between 2-4 articles each in the month following the workshop. Show less

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  Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD)

  Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

  Ethiopia Project Associate

  • Work closely with PAD team members and other partner organizations to execute implementations of projects• Provide support to the design and implementation of A/B tests in digital advisory systems• Perform statistical analysis of results of A/B tests in digital advisory, examine logs and present conclusions• Plan and execute program activities, including identifying priorities, creating timelines, meeting with stakeholders, and monitoring project implementation;• Supervise and coordinate qualitative and quantitative data collection (including farmer focus groups, interviews, surveys), data cleaning and analysis, and writing reports;• Work with researchers to ensure that the project adheres to policies, procedures, and timelines• Support complementary monitoring and evaluation efforts• Develop and update project documentation, project protocols and processes regularly• Assist in managing partner relations, and work with external stakeholders for implementation of field operations. Show less

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  Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

  Jan 2020 - now

  Research Officer