Hikma Sultan Email & Phone Number

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

As a Business Advisor, I help farmers and agricultural cooperatives achieve their financial goals by providing expert guidance and coordination. I establish and manage a network of valuable industry partners, including financial institutions, traders, and service providers, to facilitate smooth and successful business transactions. With a good knowledge of various agricultural value chains, such as Vegetable, Potato, Malt Barley, and Dairy, I help my clients navigate change, advocate on their behalf, and negotiate commercial deals.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

As the National dairy data base development Project Manager, I have gained extensive experience in project management, communication, and data management. I have successfully worked with AMEA, Scope Insight, and SNV as a project partner. For this project we gathered data from 106 primary dairy cooperatives across four regions in Ethiopia to build a national dairy cooperatives database.My responsibilities included coordinating project activities, communicating with data collectors, developing project budgets, and writing project reports. I also developed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assessment, selected cooperatives based on different criteria, and attended Scope Insight refresher training to ensure that I was up-to-date with the latest assessment tools and methodologies.Furthermore, I took on additional responsibilities in the project, such as training and following up with other assessors to ensure that data was collected accurately and efficiently. The project is on going successfully, and I gained valuable experience in project management, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement.

Ethiopia

- Assessing cooperatives to gather information about their operations, finances, and social impact.- Use digital tools and database management systems to collect data.- Engaging in discussion with cooperative management and stakeholders to better understand their needs and offer guidance on how to increase their operations' productivity.- Taking part in training sessions and meetings with other assessors and stakeholders to exchange information and best - practice.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

As a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Support focal person, I were responsible for supporting the monitoring and evaluation of the SNV-BRIDGE project, which focuses on dairy sector development. I worked closely with clients and staff members to track activities, develop monitoring excel tools with different key performance indicators (KPIs), and ensure the accuracy and completeness of data.

Addis Ababa.

As a junior program officer, I was involved in various project management tasks utilizing the Market System Development strategy. My professional background involves managing project activities related to access to finance and value chain development, communicating with smallholder farmers to provide technical assistance, collecting data from partners using diverse data collection tools such as KoBo and Scope insight, analyzing data, writing blog articles on various project aspects, updating the performance of microfinance institutions and producer organizations, and undertaking other project implementation responsibilities.

Addis Ababa.

During my internship, I provided valuable support to the innovation fund manager by helping to manage various aspects of the project. This included communicating with multiple companies to identify available internship opportunities, coordinating the placement of qualified graduates with appropriate host companies, processing payment requests for all interns, providing comprehensive training to new interns on the program's goals and objectives, facilitating ongoing training and development for all interns, and overseeing budget requests for training expenses. Additionally, I followed up with interns during and after their internship periods to ensure a successful and meaningful experience for all involved.

Dilla.

Throughout my stay at the university, I acquired knowledge and expertise in the agricultural and economic aspects of the country. I got my skills in data analysis utilizing various software applications such as STATA and SPSS. My thesis was on examining the technical efficiency of smallholder farmers in maize production in Dilla town. This research explored the efficiency of maize production among farmers, identified the barriers hindering smallholder farmers from producing maize, and evaluated the difference between efficient and inefficient smallholders. Additionally, I worked on a seminar paper on assessing the willingness of households to pay for an improved clean water supply.

Master'S Degree, Development Economics

Conducted research on the effect of credit constraint on input technology adoption among smallholders. Skilled in economic theory, data.

Bachelor'S Degree, Agricultural Economics, 3.88

Activities and Societies: Class representativeConducted a research on the technical efficiency of maize producing small holder farmers.