Wossenu Gebeyehu TESSEMA
Citizenship: Ethiopian Permanent Address: Tel. +251 (0) 911 405 412 Ethiopia
Date of Birth: 30/ 11/1965
Primary skill: HR/Admin
Email Private [email protected]
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Objective: I have spent most of my career for the last twenty five years in humanitarian agencies and I would like to maintain this job in humanitarian world for the people who are in difficult situation.
Profile statement: energetic; believe in quality of work, experienced in multi cultural and multi ethnic environment, real team player, well planned, very good interpersonal skill, hardworking, professional, client oriented, committed, flexible, and honest.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION & WORK EXPERIENCE
Ø Bachelor of Arts-degree Linguistics from Addis Ababa University in 1988
Ø Works for Oxfam GB (OGB) in Ethiopia Program as a Roving HR Adviser as of July 2017 to date
Ø Works for Oxfam GB (OGB) in South Sudan Programme as a Roving HR Adviser from April 2014 to Sept 2016
Ø Worked as HR &Admin Manager for OGB in S. Sudan Humanitarian Response in U. Nile State from Apr- Dec12.
Ø Senior Human Resources Officer for Oxfam GB from Aug 2011 to Mar 2012
Ø Human Resources Assistant-UNICEF Ethiopia from Oct 2008 to July 2011
Ø Public Information Officer-UNMEE-Apr 2002 to Sept 2008
Ø Worked as Tracing Coordinator for the Ethiopia Red Cross Society (ERCS) from Apr1996 to Mar 2002
Ø Worked at ERCS headquarter as Relief and Logistics Officer from Apr 1995 to Mar 1996
Ø Worked as Branch Office Manager at South Omo ERCS from Aug1990 to Dec 1994
Short Term Training and Skill Sharing
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Course/Training Type
Place/Venu
When
Organizer
1
A Supervisory Management Course at the Ethiopian Management Institute
Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
2001
Ethiopian Management Institute
2
Took training: Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced Logistics course
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2003, 04, 07
UNITAR
3
Management Training program by British Red Cross on Project Planning and implementation, working with the communities, and income generating projects
Mekelle, Ethiopia
1998
British Red Cross Society
4
Visiting access children following divorce & separation, children and/or biological parent and protection of minors
London, UK
1997
International Social Service
(ISS) headquarters in Geneva/
Switzeland
5
ERCS-ICRC Tracing Program in Ethiopia. Presented for British Red Cross staff members on the activities on refugee & family tracing in Ethiopia
Newcastle, UK
2000
British Red Cross Society
6
Received Training on The Special need of Women and Children in Conflict at The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2002
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
7
Restoring Family Links (Tracing) course
Nairobi, Kenya
1996& 2000
ICRC
8
Introduction to the United Nations System , United Nations Human Right Law and The Law of Armed Conflict, United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Course, United Nations Conflict Resolutions, and United Nations Peace Support Operations. Basic & Advanced Security Course
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2003, 2004
UNITAR
9
Took training United Nations Integrity Awareness Initiative online course
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
2005
Through UN Web site access
Work Experience
Oxfam International Ethiopia Programme
A- As a Roving HR Advisor, from July 2017 to April 2018
v Recruitment, contract extension & amend contracts for national & international staff members.
v Benefit Administration like R&R, Leave, end of contract and medical
v Conduct induction for the new arrivals and debriefing for staff leaving Oxfam
v Prepare contract and Offer for new staff members
v Initiate, follow up and request sections to work on performance evaluation.
v Focal person for all administration jobs like staff travel movement.
v Organize various training for staff members
v Work on closing of field offices and follow up on succession planning
v Liaise with various stakeholders like NGOs, government and international organizations
Oxfam International South Sudan Programme
B- As a Roving HR Advisor from April 2014 to September 2016
v Recruitment, contract extension & amend contracts for national & international staff members.
v Benefit Administration like R&R, Annual leave, end of contract and medical
v Conduct induction for the new arrivals and debriefing for staff leaving Oxfam
v Prepare contract and Offer for new staff members
v Initiate, follow up and request sections to work on performance evaluation.
v Focal person for all administration jobs like staff travel movement.
v Organize various training for staff members
v Work on closing of field offices and follow up on succession planning
v Liaise with various stakeholders like NGOs, government and international organizations
Oxfam GB South Sudan Program as of April 2012 to 31 Dec 2012
C-As an HR and Admin Manager at Jamam Refugee Camp in Upper Nile Programme
v Followed up on recruitment, contract extension & amend contracts for national staff members.
v Administered staff entitlement and benefit like R&R, TOIL, Annual leave and medical.
v Conduct induction for the new arrivals and debriefing staff leaving Oxfam GB
v Prepared contract and Offer for new staff members and Temporary contract for casuals.
v Initiated staff performance from initiation up to end of cycle performance evaluation.
v Lead on accommodation, food, travel movement passport &visa renewal and compound management.
v Organized various training & facilitated Staff Devt Fund in Oxfam.
v Followed up on succession planning.
v Prepared monthly payroll for all national staff members from the field offices.
v Liaised with various stakeholders on HR and Admin issues.
Oxfam Great Britain in Ethiopia Program August 2011 to March 2012
D-As a Senior HR Officer for Oxfam GB in Ethiopia
Ø Recruited national staff members for the headquarters and field offices
Ø Conducted induction for new staff members & debriefing for leavers
Ø Prepared contract and Offer for new staff members and causal contract for temporary workers
Ø Updated staffing table for all humanitarian programme in Ethiopia.
Ø Initiated and followed up performance evaluation/appraisal
Ø Provided admin tasks like visa, work permit and travel movement arrangement
UNICEF Ethiopia from October 2008 to 31 July 2011
E- As HR Assistant
ü Supported both entitlement and recruitment units in their day to day activities.
ü Worked and update on daily basis leave and attendance record.
ü Updated and follow upon Job descriptions.
ü Updated all national and international staffing table.
ü Provided Logistics Support for the whole team in Admin and Human Resources.
ü Organized training and induction session for staff members.
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia & Eritrea (UNMEE)
F – Human Resources Assistant from July 2004 to September 2008
Coordinated & maintained daily & monthly attendance record for all staff members
Filed all personal files for local and international staff members.
Prepared and followed up on renewal of contract for staff members.
Prepared payment voucher and evaluation report for Individual contractors.
Initiated electronic appraisal system and follow the process up to the end cycle.
Calculated & deducted leave balance and records in the electronic database system.
Organized, facilitated & fulfilled the training for UNMEE Ethiopia staff members.
Advised new staff members on contractual status, entitlement and benefit.
G -Information Assistant from 2002 – 2004 in UNMEE
Invited different community groups to the Outreach Centre and brief them about the activities.
Distributed UNMEEs public Information material in Addis and outside.
Organized weekly videoconference for the local and international journalists.
Assisted other Outreach centers in establishing dbase in briefing techniques.
Provided logistics support for the whole team in the Outreach center.
Served as a committee member to the United Nations events organizing committee.
Collected Performa for UNMEE Public Information Office.
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS)
H- ERCS – ICRC Tracing Program Officer from 1996 – 2002
Coordinated ERCS branches Tracing Program that had over one million birr project.
Traced over 200,000 refugees from neighboring countries & more than 100, 000 Ethiopians & 10,000 detainees exchanged through Red Cross Message & over 1,000 people who lost contact traced.
Prepared plan of action and budget for ERCS – ICRC tracing program.
Conducted monitoring field visit in all ERCS branches & eight refugee camps in Ethiopia.
Produced a tracing brochure for dissemination purpose & guidelines as a manual for branch users.
Organized tracing workshops and trainings for refugees, Red Cross volunteers.
Participated actively in the regional ERCS/ICRC East African Tracing workshop.
I-Relief and Logistics Officer ERCS- International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC)
Managed relief program for 150,000 beneficiaries for one year with a budget of $ 5million in Ethiopia.
Ensure relief commodities movement from the port to the last distribution sites.
Prepared food ration distribution and transport plan for the beneficiaries & for transporters concerned.
Supervised twenty trucks and mini trucks for the program.
Distributed agricultural tools & seeds for 150,000 beneficiaries during the rehabilitation program.
Renovated two clinics and developed five springs.
Implemented food for work program which resulted in the construction of 50 kilometers of road and 20 kilometers of terrace at Kemba district in Southern Ethiopia.
J- Southern Omo Regional Branch Office Manager from 1990 – 1995
# Executed branch regular program with one million birr annual budget.
# Initiated in establishing four Nomadic Boarding Schools & solicited over one million birr annual budget for the program& over 450 students in 4 districts enrolled & benefited from the program.
# Coordinated regional ambulance service in collaboration with municipality and the communities.
# Coordinated first aid service & more than one thousand people in different social events.
# Headed regional fundraising program, membership derive & other income generating activities and over one million birr was collected annually from the communities.
# Repatria>ted and rehabilitated10,000 ex-soldiers, provided food ration& agri tools for six months.
# coordinated emergency food distribution for 5,000drought victims for six months.
# Managed fifty staff members and over one hundred Red Cross volunteers in South Omo programme..
Language ability: Amharic mother tongue, English fluent, French and Arabic beginner/basic
References
1- Sisay Woubet Oxfam International HSP, HR Adviser email: <[email protected]>
2- Mr. Taye Dejene, former Country Director for Malaria Consortium, Tel. +251 912685021, email [email protected]
3- Mr. Mahteme Mikre, Programme Manager Goal Ethiopia and former Deputy Humanitarian Programmme Manager in South Sudan email [email protected] Tel. 251915057160
4- Dr. Mekbeb Esetu, Private Consultant, [email protected], Tel. +251 935 663511