Ahmed Ibrahim
Dublin
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Security, Peace and development fellow
International Peace Institute
New York
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Participated studies on:
- Analysed the current landscape of Sudan conflict, identifying and mapping internal and external actors
- Study the humanitarian impacts of the conflict
- Multilateralism and its role in global peacebuilding
- The role of AU, IGAD, Arab League in the peacebuilding process of Sudan
- Sudan’s conflict and its implication to the regional stability
- Published Rethink on Sudan’s peacebuilding process see link – Sudan's peacebuilding process
Security, Peace and Development Research Fellow(50%)
African Leadership Center, King’s College London
London
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Participate academic debates on the global peace and security
- Learnt frameworks for analyzing peace and mapping conflicts
- Trained on social science research methods and methodologies
- Published papers on relevant topics including:
- "The role and expectations of emerging leaders in Sudan during the transitional period."
- "Africa's security problems: Structural and institutional challenges versus the role of ineffective leaders and naïve followers – A case study of Ethiopia."
- "The leadership role of local actors in peacebuilding: A case study of South Sudan."
National & Long-term Project expert- education and employment promotion with focus to agriculture (Freelance) 100%
GIZ/TVET PROGRAM
Somalia
02.2020 - 03.2023
- Core Functions / Responsibilities:
- Advise the Programme Manager on integrating CBIs into operational plans and strategies to efficiently meet programme objectives, liaising with technical sectors.
- Establish and maintain a network of strategic partnerships (e.g. Government agencies, UN partners, NGOs, Chamber of commerce, private sector entities) to ensure complementarity in the assessment, design and implementation of CBIs.
- Overall day to day oversight and management of all cash and voucher transfers planned under GIZ/GOPA operations in Jubaland, including facilitating implementation and monitoring of CBI based programmes at Jubaland regional level;
- Liaise closely with GIZ project regional office and other departments who have direct responsibilities for elements of the operational management of CBI delivery to beneficiary level e.g. logistics, Finance, Procurement and IT.
- Facilitate and support communication and discussions, and ensure an adequate level of coordination, between the project, and private sector companies, who may be contractually engaged for the management and delivery of CBIs to beneficiaries e.g. banks and telecommunication companies, and review any contractual arrangements made.
- Liaison closely with relevant government authorities, UN agencies and NGOs engaged in CBI activities, keeping them fully informed of the status of GIZ/GOPA activities in this regard.
- Periodically review the appropriateness for CBI responses in accordance with the current concept of operations for GIZ TVET program, specifically for transition and recovery activities.
- Draw up plans for timely delivery of CBIs in coordination with government, NGO and line ministers, donors, and commercially contracted companies, and monitor their implementation;
- Closely coordinate with the M&E section within the Unit and the M&E Unit of the Country Office, to ensure that relevant output and outcome indicators for CBI are systematically being collected and analyzed in a manner that will help the PM determine efficiency and effectiveness of CBI delivery as well as the appropriateness of the transfer modality choice.
- Perform any other tasks assigned by your line manager
Operations coordination office
European Union Capacity Building Mission to Somalia
Somalia
10.2017 - 01.2020
- Ensuring regular, meaningful contact with the local authorities & coordinating conferences and meeting to develop strategic development to line ministers of the FGS and FMS, including Galmudug, Jubaland, Hirshabele and Southwest and Puntland.
- Assist the line manager with development of M&E Plans for projects, including indicator selection, target setting, data collection, Logic Models, Performance Measurement Frameworks (PMFs), Theory of Change (TOC), reporting, database management, and developing M&E and/ performance monitoring plans.
- Lead role in overseeing data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting, ensuring that data is of high quality and audit worthy.
- Communicating routinely with the International Experts, to ensure follow up to issues arising from project monitoring & quality control.
- Promoting & supporting coordination mechanisms among implementing partners and Line ministers and other organizations operating in the area of reference.
- Providing timely information, notably through, flash reports & monthly reports.
- Providing logistical support & information to operations staff visiting Somalia.
- Provide general administrative and secretarial support to the line managers and perform general office duties.
- Taking minutes at meetings.
- Support guests and event management at MHQ in Mogadishu.
- Provide interpretations for line managers meetings in English to Somali and vice versa.
- Keeps list of names and Updating contact lists.
- Arrangement and facilitation of the meeting and field visit for the international staff/ head of Mission, EU delegation and seniors’ officers from Brussels.
- Providing technical support for the conferences and meetings with the Somali interlocks.
- Field visit and reporting back to the project team (e.g. Project Manager).
- Mission representation as cultural advisor in the international exercise such as CATLESS EXPRESS 19,19,1,19.2 in Djibouti.
- Any other tasks required the line manager.
Monitoring and evaluation officer (M&E officer)
Adventist Development and Relief Agency - ADRA
Somalia
01.2016 - 08.2017
- Conducted regular visits to project sites to monitor the implementation of activities, gathered feedback from beneficiaries, and submitted detailed reports about the activities and findings.
- Assisted in developing and strengthening local project networks.
- Assisted in identifying needs and opportunities by conducting training needs assessments.
- Collected data on project indicators and maintained an updated database on project progress.
- Tracked project performance at the community level and reported on it.
- Monitored and followed up on project activities.
- Supported the program team in recording and analyzing monitoring data for reporting and timely communicated the results of the analysis to inform program decision-making.
- Conducted surveys, analyzed data on a quarterly basis, and made recommendations to improve the project based on the findings.
- Supported the Project Manager in preparing periodic project reports based on accurate and evidence-based data/information.
- Supported in tracking the outcome of activities evidenced by accurate data to enhance the quality of reporting.
- Identified and documented youth interest stories and case studies based on the successes of implemented projects.
- Assisted in reviewing log frames, M&E work plans and targets at the proposal development stage through to project implementation.
Upshift Youth Project Coordinator
Horn Vision NGO with UNICEF Partnership
Somalia
02.2013 - 12.2015
- Collaborate with the vocational training school to develop a detailed work-plan, including the methodology and courses timetable for the 6-month project.
- Work closely with the vocational training provider to develop a tailor-made vocational training curriculum in ICT skills, Electrical skills, Plumbing, Salon and make-up skills, Mechanical skills, and Tailoring skills.
- Ensure that the training courses' curriculum and training materials are tailored to the project's objectives and approved by the Horn Vision program manager before the commencement of training.
- Monitor the day-to-day implementation of vocational training classes, ensuring both theoretical and practical exercises are included in the curriculum.
- Keep careful records of trainee attendance, verifying their attendance.
- Conduct regular visits to the training facility to monitor progress, provide recommendations, and align training objectives with sessions.
- Facilitate visits by private sector employers during the training to promote linkages with prospective employers and strengthen trainees' relations with the labor market.
- Submit monthly progress reports detailing training activities, attendance, successes, challenges, and recommendations for the way forward.
- Ensure that the training provider awards completion certificates to trainees upon the successful conclusion of the training courses.
- Oversee the offering of gender-segregated classes, encouraging the presence of female trainers.
Youth Employment Somalia program consultant
UN-HABITAT
Puntland, Somalia
05.2013 - 07.2015
- Develop and implement strategies to promote youth employment opportunities within host communities, among IDPs, and for recent graduates.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of local employment landscapes, identifying challenges and opportunities for youth employment.
- Collaborate with local stakeholders, including government agencies, NGOs, and private sector partners, to design and implement targeted employment programs.
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building support to local partners in the development and implementation of youth employment initiatives.
- Facilitate trainings and workshops to enhance the employability skills of youth, focusing on areas such as job search strategies, CV writing, and interview preparation.
- Support the establishment of linkages between youth and potential employers, including through job fairs, networking events, and internship opportunities.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of youth employment programs, collecting and analyzing data to assess effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including UN agencies, government ministries, and community-based organizations, to leverage resources and maximize program impact.
- Prepare regular reports and updates on program activities, achievements, and challenges for internal and external stakeholders.
- Stay abreast of trends and best practices in youth employment and livelihoods programming, incorporating lessons learned into program design and implementation.
Youth empowerment through economic participation and employment
Puntland Development & Research Center with partnership of Inter-peace- SOMALIA
Somalia
01.2011 - 12.2012
- Support the democratic governance and capacity development programme and other relevant initiatives through assisting in identifying areas of programmatic engagement with national stakeholders related to dialogue, governance reform, conflict prevention, reconciliation and peace building and consensus building, as appropriate.
- Undertake a mapping and analysis of civil society actors’ (including youth, women, and marginalized groups) capacities for conflict prevention/ peacebuilding at local and national level, using the exercise to inform the support provided to the Puntland and PDRC/INTERPEACE throughout the duration of the assignment.
- Support the PRDC with analysis on political developments and conflict dynamics, with a view to identifying appropriate ‘entry points’ for conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
- Support the PDRC in the engagement with national stakeholders, focusing particularly on engaging with various civil society actors at local level who may not otherwise have access or engagement with the international community.
- Support the external coordination of existing partnerships between stakeholders (government, civil society, private sector and the international community, including the UN system).
- Identify entry points for linking local initiatives to government institutions, structures and processes, as well as reinforcing dialogue between government and civil society and/or people-to-people dialogues.
- Conduct analysis and research on issues and thematic areas, as directed by the PDRC, including through analysis of local sources.
- Other tasks as directed by the Peace Building Pillar/and or Program coordinator.
People to People Environmental Protection and Peace building-PPEPS field office Project coordinator
Mercy-crops – USAID-funded project
Somalia
05.2009 - 12.2010
- Coordinating of the organization and co-partners.
- Ensure anyone contacting DAWO in satisfied and happy.
- Revise and classify, specify project activities schedules.
- Assessing necessary resource requirements according to schedules, prepare and obtain the specific facility of the project.
- Establish and carryout in collaboration with concern parts.
- Evaluate and identify actual success of the organizational activities during the implementation of the projects.
- Monitoring project implementation and organize if additional assistant is required, control of the project schedule to ensure the steps are followed.
- Preparation weekly reports from project fields and its impact to the local beneficiaries.
Education
M.Sc. - Global Leadership and Peacebuilding
King’s College London
09.2023
Postgraduate diploma - Peace Building and conflict Transformation
Rotary Peace Center- Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda01.2021
Master Degree - Public Admin & Mgmt. Public Policy Specialist
Mount Kenya University
Nairobi, Kenya01.2016
Bachelor Of Business Administration - Management
East Africa University (EAU)
Somalia01.2011
Skills
- Computer skills
- Budgeting
- Report writing
- Research skills
- Interpretation/Translation of Somali-English and vice versa
Affiliations
- Rotary peace club-International Peace Fellow
- Security Peace and Development fellow at King’s College London
Language skills
Somali
English
Arabic
Timeline
Security, Peace and development fellow
International Peace Institute
08.2023 - 09.2023
Security, Peace and Development Research Fellow(50%)
African Leadership Center, King’s College London
05.2023 - 08.2023
National & Long-term Project expert- education and employment promotion with focus to agriculture (Freelance) 100%
GIZ/TVET PROGRAM
02.2020 - 03.2023
Operations coordination office
European Union Capacity Building Mission to Somalia
10.2017 - 01.2020
Monitoring and evaluation officer (M&E officer)
Adventist Development and Relief Agency - ADRA
01.2016 - 08.2017
Youth Employment Somalia program consultant
UN-HABITAT
05.2013 - 07.2015
Upshift Youth Project Coordinator
Horn Vision NGO with UNICEF Partnership
02.2013 - 12.2015
Youth empowerment through economic participation and employment
Puntland Development & Research Center with partnership of Inter-peace- SOMALIA
01.2011 - 12.2012
People to People Environmental Protection and Peace building-PPEPS field office Project coordinator
Mercy-crops – USAID-funded project
05.2009 - 12.2010
M.Sc. - Global Leadership and Peacebuilding
King’s College London
Postgraduate diploma - Peace Building and conflict Transformation
Rotary Peace Center- Makerere University
Master Degree - Public Admin & Mgmt. Public Policy Specialist
Mount Kenya University
Bachelor Of Business Administration - Management
East Africa University (EAU)
Key Qualifications
- Led MEAL analysis at the European Union Capacity Building Mission, gender equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
- Researcher to peacebuilding and Conflicts in Sudan South-Sudan, Somalia and published articles
- Consultant for UN-HABITAT's Youth Employment Program (YES), specializing in empowering youth in Puntland's host communities and IDP camps through training and job placement.
- Worked YES program, Life skills, and nonviolent communication in peacebuilding
- Peacebuilding through sports and development with UN-Habitat.
- National Long-term Expert with GOPA/GIZ project, focusing Peacebuilding on education and employment promotion in TVET schools.
- Recognized for community-centric approach, effectively engaging with diverse communities including host communities, IDPs, and refugees.
- Experienced in project planning and execution, fostering skill development and creating meaningful opportunities.
- Advocates for project funding and networking partner organizations.
- Proficient in project planning, organization, coordination, and conducting Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities.
Custom Section
- Somalia, 2009-01-01, 2022-01-01
- USA, 2023-01-01, 2023-01-01
- UK, 2023-01-01, 2023-01-01
Key Qualifications
- Led MEAL analysis at the European Union Capacity Building Mission, gender equality, diversity, and inclusivity.
- Researcher to peacebuilding and Conflicts in Sudan South-Sudan, Somalia and published articles
- Consultant for UN-HABITAT's Youth Employment Program (YES), specializing in empowering youth in Puntland's host communities and IDP camps through training and job placement.
- Worked YES program, Life skills, and nonviolent communication in peacebuilding
- Peacebuilding through sports and development with UN-Habitat.
- National Long-term Expert with GOPA/GIZ project, focusing Peacebuilding on education and employment promotion in TVET schools.
- Recognized for community-centric approach, effectively engaging with diverse communities including host communities, IDPs, and refugees.
- Experienced in project planning and execution, fostering skill development and creating meaningful opportunities.
- Advocates for project funding and networking partner organizations.
- Proficient in project planning, organization, coordination, and conducting Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities.