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    "name": "ABERA TEFERI MERSHA",
    "label": "Victim and Survivor Engagement Advisor",
    "summary": "Humanitarian protection professional with over 5 years of humanitarian work experience, including 5+ years of direct child protection (CP) programming, case management, GBV response, and MHPSS service delivery in conflict-affected Tigray, Ethiopia. Demonstrated track record leading CP case management, Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) and UASC alternative-care processes, coordinating multi-sectoral referral pathways, and designing and facilitating Psychological First Aid (PFA), case management, and safeguarding trainings for caseworkers, teachers, guidance counsellors, and community structures. Experienced in establishing and strengthening school-based child protection structures (CP Desks, PTSAs), leading community-level awareness campaigns, and coordinating with Women and Social Affairs Offices and multi-sectoral stakeholders. Fluent in Amharic, Tigrigna, and English; committed to child safeguarding principles and willing to travel and be based in remote woreda locations.",
    "location": "Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia"
  },
  "work": [
    {
      "company": "Innovative Humanitarian Solutions (IHS)",
      "position": "Child Protection Officer",
      "location": "Adigrat, Eastern Zone Tigray",
      "startDate": "2021-09",
      "endDate": "2022-12",
      "highlights": [
        "Conducted comprehensive child protection needs assessments to identify risks and vulnerabilities, including quarterly protection monitoring using standard tools",
        "Managed CP case management processes and formulated tailored safety plans, engaging multidisciplinary teams and Women and Social Affairs Offices to strengthen protective services",
        "Delivered training on CP case management and CPIMS to staff and community stakeholders; ensured compliance with safeguarding policy and timely documentation of cases"
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Innovative Humanitarian Solutions (IHS)",
      "position": "Psychosocial Support Officer (PSSO)",
      "location": "Adigrat, Eastern Zone Tigray",
      "startDate": "2022-01",
      "endDate": "2023-12",
      "highlights": [
        "Delivered individual and group psychosocial support and trauma-healing services to children and caregivers in Child-Friendly Space (CFS) settings, supporting school and community-based protection structures",
        "Trained and supervised social workers and CFS animators on PSS, PFA, and child protection principles; supported child-led club activities on awareness and peer support",
        "Facilitated referrals to health, legal, nutrition, WASH, and protection services, ensuring survivor-centred, child-friendly linkage and follow-up",
        "Conducted mass psychoeducation and community awareness campaigns on stress, trauma, coping mechanisms, and mental health stigma reduction"
      ]
    },
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      "company": "Innovative Humanitarian Solutions (IHS)",
      "position": "Child Protection Coordinator",
      "location": "Adigrat, Eastern Zone Tigray",
      "startDate": "2023-09",
      "endDate": "2024-12",
      "highlights": [
        "Coordinated planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of all child protection activities across assigned woredas",
        "Delivered training on child protection case management and general protection principles for staff, teachers, and community actors, including guidance on referral mechanisms and case identification",
        "Co-led protection sub-cluster coordination meetings with UN and NGO partners; participated in joint humanitarian missions and rapid protection assessments",
        "Monitored adherence to child safeguarding policy across programme sites and ensured timely incident documentation and reporting"
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Innovative Humanitarian Solutions (IHS)",
      "position": "Senior Protection Officer (Protection Team Leader)",
      "location": "Adigrat, Eastern Zone Tigray",
      "startDate": "2024-12",
      "endDate": "2025-12",
      "highlights": [
        "Led child protection case management, protection monitoring, and community-based protection mechanisms (CBCPM) across multiple woredas in Eastern Zone Tigray, in line with project outputs and budget",
        "Provided technical supervision for complex child protection cases, including FTR and alternative care for unaccompanied and separated children (UASC), ensuring adherence to safeguarding standards",
        "Designed and delivered capacity-building trainings on CP case management, PFA, and safeguarding for caseworkers, community volunteers, and government partners, including Women and Social Affairs Office staff",
        "Represented IHS in humanitarian coordination forums and co-led protection sub-cluster meetings with multi-sectoral stakeholders (education, health, social services)",
        "Conducted rapid needs assessments and protection risk analyses; produced bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports for the regional office"
      ]
    },
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      "company": "Innovative Humanitarian Solutions (IHS)",
      "position": "MHPSS Officer",
      "location": "Shire, NW Tigray",
      "startDate": "2026-04",
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      "highlights": [
        "Deliver quality MHPSS interventions and psychoeducation for crisis-affected children, women, and other vulnerable groups, reaching over 500 individuals monthly through community-level awareness sessions",
        "Design and facilitate PFA, SEL, parenting-skills, and basic psychosocial support trainings for 50+ community volunteers and frontline case workers, building local capacity for case identification and referral",
        "Coordinate case referrals and follow-up with CP, GBV, health, and protection teams; support home-based monitoring of vulnerable children and caregivers for 200+ clients"
      ]
    }
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  "education": [
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      "institution": "Addis Ababa University",
      "degree": "Master of Arts",
      "field": "Social Psychology",
      "startDate": "2010",
      "endDate": "2010",
      "score": "Very Good"
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    {
      "institution": "Addis Ababa University",
      "degree": "Bachelor of Arts",
      "field": "Psychology",
      "startDate": "2007",
      "endDate": "2007"
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    "PFA & Capacity-Building Facilitation",
    "FTR & UASC Alternative Care Coordination",
    "School-Based CP Structures (CP Desks, PTSAs)",
    "Community Mobilization & Awareness Raising",
    "Multi-Sectoral Referral Pathways",
    "Protection Monitoring (Displacement Sites)",
    "Coordination with Government & Social Affairs",
    "MHPSS Programming & Psychoeducation",
    "Case Documentation & Data Protection Protocols",
    "Safeguarding & Child Safeguarding Compliance",
    "Microsoft Office Proficiency",
    "New sTraining & capacity building  peacebuilding, conflict resolution, or community development in NGO.  Psychology, Social Work, Gender Studies, Law  Desired Skill  human rights, transitional justice, social sciences,  MHPSS  • Strong coordination and networking skills  Good communication skills in teamwork, team mobilizations, and partnership managementkill"
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      "language": "Amharic",
      "fluency": "Native"
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      "language": "Tigrigna",
      "fluency": "Native"
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      "language": "English",
      "fluency": "Fluent"
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      "name": "Professional Intervention Programme for Adversity (PIPA)"
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      "name": "Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies and Displacement",
      "issuer": "IOM / USAID E-Campus"
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    {
      "name": "Child Protection and MHPSS Training of Trainers (ToT)",
      "issuer": "IHS"
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    {
      "name": "Basic HIV/AIDS and Telephone Counselling Skills",
      "issuer": "Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, CCP",
      "date": "2009"
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