- I lead the team that is building out a gender transformative leadership program for high-level government officials. My main duties are to support government leaders in Ethiopia to adopt a gender equality perspective, to provide normative support and policy advise to help them develop a national road map for gender equality, and to oversee the development of a gender transformative leadership course targeting ministers at national level. - I lead the coordination of the program with the… Show more - I lead the team that is building out a gender transformative leadership program for high-level government officials. My main duties are to support government leaders in Ethiopia to adopt a gender equality perspective, to provide normative support and policy advise to help them develop a national road map for gender equality, and to oversee the development of a gender transformative leadership course targeting ministers at national level. - I lead the coordination of the program with the internal team as well as with our partners, the Ethiopian government, UN agencies, Civil Society Organizations and funders. - My duties also include supporting strategic initiatives at the Global Center for Gender Equality at Stanford University, including gender integration/mainstreaming, strategy development, long-range planning, identifying opportunities for growth, and partnership development. Show less

- Led and managed a high performing global team and technical network of over 70 specialists supporting gender transformative programming and policy work across 75 countries in all continents. - Led the development of the Theory of Change for the world's biggest youth-led feminist global campaign on young women's empowerment: Girls Get Equal. - Conceptualized, supervised and developed a groundbreaking action-learning capacity building program for over 10,000 staff members and senior… Show more - Led and managed a high performing global team and technical network of over 70 specialists supporting gender transformative programming and policy work across 75 countries in all continents. - Led the development of the Theory of Change for the world's biggest youth-led feminist global campaign on young women's empowerment: Girls Get Equal. - Conceptualized, supervised and developed a groundbreaking action-learning capacity building program for over 10,000 staff members and senior leaders on gender equality and inclusion. - Provided strategic guidance on the change and transformation efforts to embed feminist leadership principles in the operations of the organization.- Led the development of global strategic result-based processes that tracked and measured organizational achievements on gender integration in the global strategy (800 million Euro annual investments). This included the development and supervision of the roll-out of Gender Transformative Marker. - Represented Plan International in various advisory and multilateral organizations' technical groups: OECD (SIGI Index Masculinities), UNESCO and United Nations Girls' Education Initiative. Show less

- Led the group that provided thought-leadership for the transformation of the organization to focus its programmatic and policy work on girls' rights and young women’s empowerment. The organization is investing 4 billion Euros in this transformation in its 5 year strategy. - Responsible for developing of standards and strategic notes that guided the development of a global portfolio of innovative technical solutions, research and program models that promote gender equality, and the work… Show more - Led the group that provided thought-leadership for the transformation of the organization to focus its programmatic and policy work on girls' rights and young women’s empowerment. The organization is investing 4 billion Euros in this transformation in its 5 year strategy. - Responsible for developing of standards and strategic notes that guided the development of a global portfolio of innovative technical solutions, research and program models that promote gender equality, and the work with men/boys and women’s and girls' rights across sectors. - Led the development of the Champions of Change community-wide approach to social and gender norm change with a focus on gender equality. - Maintained and built strategic relationships with partners, donors and civil society organizations working on gender equality and women's empowerment. Show less

- Provided strategic leadership and identified social, political, and economic trends to inform Plan’s work on gender equality, inclusion, and girls’ rights across internal structures and program work.- Developed a knowledge management and engagement process that ensured that lessons learnt from prior implementation of the organization’s gender strategy were integrated into a revised global policy. - Co-led the development of an ambitious Global Policy on Gender Equality and Inclusion… Show more - Provided strategic leadership and identified social, political, and economic trends to inform Plan’s work on gender equality, inclusion, and girls’ rights across internal structures and program work.- Developed a knowledge management and engagement process that ensured that lessons learnt from prior implementation of the organization’s gender strategy were integrated into a revised global policy. - Co-led the development of an ambitious Global Policy on Gender Equality and Inclusion which is applicable to 82 countries where Plan operates.- Developed an organization-wide tackling exclusion framework, linking gender and inclusion as mutually reinforcing strategies. Show less

- Identified, expanded, and brought to scale a body of good practice programs and projects on gender equality based on technical quality, innovation and sustainable results. The programs are implemented in more than 40+ countries in all regions of the world. These include global flagships such us 18+: Ending Child Marriage, Safer Cities for Girls and Champions of Change for Gender Equality.- Collaborated closely with senior leadership, regional gender staff and implementing staff in field… Show more - Identified, expanded, and brought to scale a body of good practice programs and projects on gender equality based on technical quality, innovation and sustainable results. The programs are implemented in more than 40+ countries in all regions of the world. These include global flagships such us 18+: Ending Child Marriage, Safer Cities for Girls and Champions of Change for Gender Equality.- Collaborated closely with senior leadership, regional gender staff and implementing staff in field programs to identify and scale opportunities. – Led and coordinated the team of global staff to uphold quality standards of programmatic work. - Led and coordinated stakeholder partnerships on gender equality. Show less

- Provided guidance, leadership and technical advisory services to programme teams to increase programme effectiveness and quality, and enhance the positive impacts of programmatic work.- Developed young women’s economic empowerment area programme for Plan Finland.- Led the process of M&E of the organization programme strategy.

- Ensured that gender and development issues were mainstreamed in Plan Finland’s programme portfolios in Africa, Asia and Latin America.- Ensured that good practice on gender and development and innovative approaches were reflected in the programmes and future project proposals.- Ensured that learning from these programmes was captured and disseminated internally and externally.- Co-chaired the Global Gender Equality Reference Group.

- Coordinated the Technical Assistance of “Municipal Decentralization Development Support Programme in Nicaragua (PROGESTION)”- Provided advice to Nicaraguan Institute for Municipal Development (INIFOM), to ensure that the institution complies with its commitments to municipal capacity building, promotion of local economic development, and citizen participation, as well as gender equality, transparency and management.- Promoted the active involvement of civil society and… Show more - Coordinated the Technical Assistance of “Municipal Decentralization Development Support Programme in Nicaragua (PROGESTION)”- Provided advice to Nicaraguan Institute for Municipal Development (INIFOM), to ensure that the institution complies with its commitments to municipal capacity building, promotion of local economic development, and citizen participation, as well as gender equality, transparency and management.- Promoted the active involvement of civil society and associations of municipalities in local economic development processes, linking this effort to the pursuit of Nicaragua’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, the National Development Strategy and the National Decentralization and Local Development Policy.- Maintained relations with other development assistance agencies, cooperating with INIFOM to promote donor coordination and synergy.- Staff management and supervision in the Programme Management Unit. Show less

- Responsible for business development coordination and identifying new business opportunities in Latin America.- Project Director of the Municipal Decentralization and Social Development Support Programme in Nicaragua (2006-2009) and Project Director of the project “Integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the sector of Municipal Management and Decentralization, Nicaragua” (2006 – 2009).

- Prepared the methodology for EU funded programmes on rural and social development focus on gender. - Managed tenders and proposals for socio economic development programmes in Africa, Asia and Latin America financed by the EU, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Development Banks.

- Managed the Project “Judicial Education and Sensitization on the Issues of Domestic and Gender Based Violence” financed and supported by the Interamerican Development Bank. - Coordinated the work of a multinational team of six experts. - Designed a Training Needs Assessment and a knowledge, attitudes and practices survey. - Conducted ethnographic research on the issue of domestic violence focusing on male perpetrators. - Developed training materials and a public… Show more - Managed the Project “Judicial Education and Sensitization on the Issues of Domestic and Gender Based Violence” financed and supported by the Interamerican Development Bank. - Coordinated the work of a multinational team of six experts. - Designed a Training Needs Assessment and a knowledge, attitudes and practices survey. - Conducted ethnographic research on the issue of domestic violence focusing on male perpetrators. - Developed training materials and a public awareness campaign. Show less

- Home-office coordinator for EU's Framework contract on social projects (9.2002 – 2.2004).- Project Director for “Municipal Development Project FADES” financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (9/2002 – 8/2003).- Home-office coordinator for EU Project “Water Supply and Sanitation in Rural Areas of Nicaragua”- Tender preparation for technical assistance projects including rural development and social sector projects, institutional development financed by the EU, MFA… Show more - Home-office coordinator for EU's Framework contract on social projects (9.2002 – 2.2004).- Project Director for “Municipal Development Project FADES” financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (9/2002 – 8/2003).- Home-office coordinator for EU Project “Water Supply and Sanitation in Rural Areas of Nicaragua”- Tender preparation for technical assistance projects including rural development and social sector projects, institutional development financed by the EU, MFA, IDB etc. Show less