Temesgen Tilahun

Experience

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  Ambo University (Ethiopia)

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2010

  Team Leader, Educational Quality Assurance and Audit

  Assuring the quality and relevance of curricula before endorsement by AC and monitoring the implementation of programs as per the standard and guideline

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  Ambo University

  Dec 2010 - Oct 2014

  Delivering Political Science and International Relations courses for undergraduate students of the department, undertaking applied and basic research and serving the community in and around Ambo University. Teaching, research and community services in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Civics and Ethical Studies Facilitating the teaching learning, research and community service activities of the Department of Civics and Ethical Studies Coordinate HIV/AIDS and SRH Prevention and Control interventions in the University

  • Lecturer, Department of Political Science and International Relations

    Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

  • Lecturer

    Aug 2005 - Oct 2014

  • Head of Department of Civics and Ethical Studies

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2014

  • Focal Person, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office

    Dec 2010 - Sept 2013
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  Young African Leaders Initiative Network

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2024

  Member

  YALI Network connects the next generation of entrepreneurs, educators, activists, and innovators in Africa with resources from the US Government and to one another.

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  Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2015

  Liaison officer for the 4th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa

  Liaising for the 4th Tana High-Level Forum on security in Africa. This year Panels of African heads of state, eminent African personalities, academics, and policy makers are expected to debate African secularism and faith-branded security threats. This year’s theme, which focuses on “Secularism and Politicized Faith” in Africa, has attracted more than 200 stakeholders from government, civil society, faith-based organisations, policy makers, and academics from across the continent, delegates-Heads of states and governments. The forum will be conducted on April 18-19, 2015 in Bahir Dar. Show less

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  Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University

  Sept 2015 - Jan 2024

  • PhD student

    Oct 2014 - Jan 2024

  • Consultant at the E-learning Project on Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution

    Sept 2015 - Oct 2015
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  Science and Technology Information Center /STIC/

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

  Researcher and Team Leader
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  Ministry of Science and Technology, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

  Oct 2016 - Nov 2017

  Director, International Relations and Cooperation
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  Ministry of Science and Technology - Ethiopia

  Dec 2017 - Apr 2018

  Adviser to the State Minister

  The Office of the Research and Technology Affairs' State Minister administers and coordinates Universities, Research Institutions and Academies reporting to the Ministry-Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute, Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute, Ethiopian Academy of Science etc. The adviser, with a particular focus on strengthening the Academic and research International Relations and cooperation endeavours of these institutions, is also responsible to coordinate mega and flagship projects bestowed to this particular wing of the Ministry. Show less

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  Ethiopian Investment Commission

  Apr 2018 - Jan 2024

  Deputy Commissioner

  The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) is an autonomous government institution accountable to the country’s Investment Board, which is chaired by the Prime Minister. The EIC has restructured itself recently with a view to becoming more effective at attracting FDI and improving the services provided to investors. The main services provided by EIC include:-Promoting the country’s investment opportunities and conditions to foreign and domestic investors;-Issuing investment permits, business licenses, and construction permits;-Notarizing memorandum and articles of association and amendments;-Issuing commercial registration certificates as well as renewals, amendments, replacements or cancellations;-Effecting registration of a trade or firm name and amendment, as well as replacements or cancellations;-Issuing work permits, including renewals, replacements, suspensions or cancellations;-Grading first-grade construction contractors;-Registering technology transfer agreements and export-oriented non-equity-based foreign enterprise collaborations with domestic investors;-Negotiating and, upon government approval, signing bilateral investment promotion and protection treaties with other countries; and-Advising the government on policy measures needed to create an attractive investment climate for investors.In addition, the EIC provides the following customized services to investors:-Provision, through our website, various publications, or through direct response to investor’s inquiries, of information on sector-specific business opportunities, business incorporation procedures and related regulations, employment regulations.-Hand-holding suppor to the investor during the acquisition of land and utilities (water, electrical power and telecom services); the processing of loans and residence permit applications; the approval of environmental impact assessments studies for investment projects; and the issuance of a tax identification number. Show less

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  Ethiopia's WTO accession, Bilateral and Regional(AfCFTA) trade negotiation

  Dec 2023 - now

  National Negotiating Committee Member, Ethiopia's WTO Accession
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  Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia

  Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

  State Minister, Foreign Policy Advisor at the Office of the Prime Minister
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  National Rehabilitation Commission

  Mar 2024 - now

  Commissioner, National Rehabilitation Commission

  The National Rehabilitation Commission is established as an autonomous Federal Government office having its legal personality. It is accountable to the Ministry of Peace. Objectives of the Commission are to demobilize and sustainably reintegrate ex-combatants thereby enabling them to have peaceful livelihoods; Engage ex-combatants in the development, peacebuilding and democratization of the country; Establish a formal system that would enable demobilized ex-combatants to lead a sustainable and peaceful livelihood; and Support the country’s endeavour to bring sustainable peace and development. Show less