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    "name": "TEGEGNE TEREFE BIRMECHU",
    "label": "Community Development and Natural Resource Management Specialist",
    "summary": "Community Development and Natural Resource Management professional with 17+ years' experience in government institutions and international NGOs. Proven leader in multi-sectoral, community-driven initiatives focused on forest management, watershed development, and climate adaptation. Skilled in GIS, remote sensing, mobile data platforms, and fostering partnerships for sustainable development.",
    "location": "Robe Town, Bale Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia"
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  "work": [
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      "company": "Government of Ethiopia",
      "position": "Rural Land Use Planning and Administration Expert",
      "location": "Ginnir Woreda Agriculture & Rural Development Office",
      "startDate": "2008-09",
      "endDate": "2009-07",
      "highlights": [
        "Managed rural land use planning and administration in Ginnir Woreda"
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Government of Ethiopia",
      "position": "Basic Cooperative Promoter Team Leader & Vice Office Head",
      "location": "Ginnir Woreda Cooperatives Promotion Office",
      "startDate": "2009-07",
      "endDate": "2010-11",
      "highlights": [
        "Led basic cooperative promotion and served as vice office head in Ginnir Woreda"
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Government of Ethiopia",
      "position": "Head of Woreda Land and Environmental Protection Office",
      "location": "Ginnir Woreda Land & Environmental Protection Office",
      "startDate": "2010-11",
      "endDate": "2011-11",
      "highlights": [
        "Led land and environmental protection activities in Ginnir Woreda"
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Government of Ethiopia",
      "position": "SafetyNet (PSNP) & HABP Natural Resource Conservationist Expert",
      "location": "Ginnir Woreda Agriculture & Natural Resource Office",
      "startDate": "2011-11",
      "endDate": "2012-07",
      "highlights": [
        "Provided expertise on natural resource conservation for the SafetyNet (PSNP) and HABP programs"
      ]
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    {
      "company": "Government of Ethiopia",
      "position": "Vice Head & Process Owner – Urban Land Development & Administration",
      "location": "Ginnir Town Administration Office",
      "startDate": "2012-07",
      "endDate": "2015-10",
      "highlights": [
        "Managed urban land development and administration processes in Ginnir Town"
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Government of Ethiopia",
      "position": "Team Leader – Media & Public Opinion Investigation",
      "location": "Ginnir & Robe Town Administrations",
      "startDate": "2015-10",
      "endDate": "2018-03",
      "highlights": [
        "Led media and public opinion investigation teams in Ginnir and Robe Town administrations"
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Bale Zone Environment, Forest and Climate Change Authority",
      "position": "Senior Expert – Tree Seed Development & Seedling Handling",
      "location": "Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia",
      "startDate": "2018-03",
      "endDate": "2019-02",
      "highlights": [
        "Oversaw high-quality tree seed procurement, complex tree nursery establishment, and rigorous seedling quality-assurance protocols",
        "Championed technical protocols supporting climate-resilient reforestation, afforestation, and participatory watershed development initiatives"
      ]
    },
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      "company": "Bale Zone Environment, Forest and Climate Change Authority",
      "position": "Forest Conservation and Management Team Leader",
      "location": "Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia",
      "startDate": "2019-02",
      "endDate": "2021-11",
      "highlights": [
        "Steered zonal-level forest conservation, ecosystem restoration, and climate adaptation programs across ecologically sensitive landscapes",
        "Served as strategic focal point coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives with international NGOs including Farm Africa, GIZ, Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), and SHARE-II Project",
        "Managed comprehensive Participatory Forest Management (PFM) frameworks including boundary demarcation, legal registration, biomass inventorying, and law enforcement",
        "Led multi-disciplinary joint teams performing routine monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) of climate resilience projects"
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Farm Africa",
      "position": "Community Development Officer (CDO)",
      "location": "Sinana Woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia",
      "startDate": "2021-11",
      "endDate": "2025-12",
      "highlights": [
        "Coordinated and executed multi-sectoral community development activities across Woreda and Kebele levels in direct alignment with donor requirements, logical frameworks, and strategic organizational work plans",
        "Facilitated inclusive, bottom-up community participation emphasizing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) within project planning and local governance",
        "Provided expert technical backstopping in natural resource conservation, watershed management, participatory land-use planning, and Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) interventions",
        "Strengthened community-based organizations, cooperatives, and Watershed User Associations by institutionalizing Participatory Forest Management (PFM) and sustainable governance frameworks",
        "Designed and delivered tailored capacity-building toolkits, workshops, and cross-learning exchanges for local smallholders, youth groups, VSLA members, and government technical experts"
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  "education": [
    {
      "institution": "Madda Walabu University",
      "degree": "Master of Science",
      "field": "GIS and Land Resource Management",
      "startDate": "2016",
      "endDate": "2019"
    },
    {
      "institution": "Rift Valley University",
      "degree": "Bachelor of Arts",
      "field": "Economics",
      "startDate": "2011",
      "endDate": "2014"
    },
    {
      "institution": "Jimma University",
      "degree": "Bachelor of Science",
      "field": "Natural Resource Management",
      "startDate": "2006",
      "endDate": "2008"
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    "Program Management: Multi-sectoral project design, logical frameworks, NGO compliance, donor reporting, and budget execution.",
    "Environmental Specialist: Participatory Forest Management (PFM), Carbon Stock Assessment (MRV), Ecosystem Valuation, Watershed Development.",
    "Community & GESI Focus: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), VSLA establishment, and capacity building.",
    "Technical & Digital Tools: QGIS, ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, Google Earth Pro, Kobo Toolbox, ODK, Spatial Analysis, and Data Analysis Fundamentals.",
    "Livelihoods & Green Energy: Business plan formulation, green energy technologies, climate-smart agricultural extension, value chain promotion."
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      "language": "Afan Oromo",
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      "language": "Amharic",
      "fluency": "Native"
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    {
      "language": "English",
      "fluency": "Advanced"
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      "name": "Project Management Essentials Certificate",
      "issuer": "Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation / Disaster Ready",
      "date": "2025-09"
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    {
      "name": "Safeguarding Practices: The Critical Role of Organization and Staff",
      "issuer": "Orbis International / Disaster Ready",
      "date": "2025-09"
    },
    {
      "name": "Data Analysis Fundamentals Nanodegree Program",
      "issuer": "Udacity",
      "date": "2024-11"
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    {
      "name": "ToT on Wildfire Management, Firefighting, and Preparedness Capacity Building",
      "issuer": "EWCA, UNESCO, and Frankfurt Zoological Society",
      "date": "2020"
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    {
      "name": "ToT on Forest Ecosystem Services Valuation, Carbon Measurement & Monitoring MRV, and Basic GIS",
      "date": "2019"
    },
    {
      "name": "Forest Carbon Stock Assessment for Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV)",
      "issuer": "Wondo Genet College of Forestry",
      "date": "2018"
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