Curriculum Vitae/R¨¦sume - Abiy T. Kibret
- 1. ABIY TAMIRAT KIBRET Personal Information ? Nationality: Ethiopian ? Date and Place of Birth: December 14, 1985, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ? Phone: +251911625388 / +251911255372 ? Email: abiytamirat@gmail.com Profile ? An experienced professional, with widely transferable skills acquired while working at local and international governmental and non-governmental institutions with years of experience assuming different roles supporting governments. ? Academically trained in finance, management, and business administration with focus on finance and international business. ? Administered and managed contracts as well as oversaw end-to-end compliances of over 70 public sector projects executed across 11 countries. ? Demonstrated experience in planning and executing projects in line with attaining the intended goals. ? Proven ability in grant administration, conducting due diligence and managing project finance. ? Extensive experience in project operations (finance, procurement, administration, logistics, HR, compliance etc.) within direct and multi-donor funding schemes working with organizations such as GIZ, KFW, EU, DFID, FCDO, USAID, . ? Designed and conducted multiple inductions, trainings, and lesson learning sessions. ? Excellent reporting, documentation, and communication skills developed through working with various local and international agencies, public enterprise, and private sector companies. ? Proactive, highly organised and disciplined with a client-centric initiation in mind. Work Experience Procurement Agent, US Embassy Addis Ababa October 2023 ¨C Present Role: Functional point of contact to fulfilling all procurement requirements for the mission office. Undertaking: ? Reviews purchase requests for completeness and decides type of procurement action. ? Prepares purchase orders and when funded, purchases items or faxes/sends orders to offshore and local vendors. ? Follows up on orders to make sure the vendor can fill the order. ? Drafts correspondence and related documents. Purchases items off the shelf on the local economy. ? Tracks status of all procurement actions. ? Upon receipt of goods and services, closes out purchase order file. ? Maintains procurement files, catalogs, Federal Acquisition Regulations, bulletins and circulars. Private Sector Engagement Advisor, Zeleman Communication, Advertising and Production PLC, USAID ¨C Healthy Behaviour Activity Project September 2022 ¨C October 2022 Role: Led and contribute to the private sector engagement activities as applicable and required, within a consortium of private and international non-governmental organizations. Undertaking: ? Contribute to the development of Social & Behavioural Change strategies, ? Identify ways to engage a wide set of private sectors to support health promotion, ? Design and implement private sector Corporate Social Responsibility campaigns to generate support from private sector partners, ? Carry out capacity building intervention for the private sector to support health promotion. Procurement Manager, Construction Business Unit, Ethiopian Construction Design and Supervision Works Corporation (E.C.D.S.W.Co) April 2021 ¨C April 2022
- 2. Role: Lead and managed the procurement department by developing innovative procurement solutions to meet department goals, minimize cost, maximize profit, and achieve company objectives. Undertaking: ? Led and oversaw the day-to-day operations of the project procurement team, ? Led the development and implementation of the corporations¡¯ Procurement Manual, ? Contributed and facilitated in the preparation, compilation and reporting of the annual procurement plan, ? Prepared local and international bids and procured goods and services, ? Provided comprehensive advice and assistance to other departments on identifying innovative competitive solutions and obtaining competitive tenders, ? Fostered and maintained good working relationships with suppliers and sub-contractors. Achievement: ? Developed a holistic Procurement Manual in line with internationally recognized standards and local best practices and implemented it for use after getting it approved by relevant government authorities and board of directors. Senior Administration and Finance Officer, Support to the Reform Partnerships Project, German Development Cooperation (GIZ) Ethiopia August 2020 ¨C March 2021 Role: Focal person with functional and operational mandate on procurement, finance, administration, and logistical requirements of the project. Undertaking: ? Negotiated and executed contracts and financing agreements, ? Regularly checked and reported on compliance to company rules and regulations in respect to project management, correct application procedures and completeness of documentation on contracts, procurements, and finance, ? Oversaw procurement, financial, logistical and contract management activities of the project with periodic reporting to relevant stakeholders, ? Procured goods and services locally and internationally by monitoring markets, issuing invitation to tenders and processing orders in accordance with company regulations. ? Act as the safety & security focal person for the programme liaising with the central security team of the country office as applicable and required ? Monitored, advised and/or reported on (a) in-country travel requests to security prone areas, (b) safety & risk incidents, (c) project office/premises is compliant to standard fire regulations and are equipped with the necessary fire equipment, (d) induction orientation proceedings (administrative, finance, safety & security) for incoming staff, (e) active staff participation during random security drill exercises (telephone tree matrix) as applicable and required. Finance Manager, Tax Transformation Programme (TTP), Cowater Sogema International INC.¨C Ethiopia April 2019 ¨C July 2019 Role: Focal person with functional and operational mandate on procurement, finance, administration, and logistical requirements of the project. Undertaking: ? Oversaw the financial management and accounting proceedings for the Ethiopia project office activities, including periodic project budgeting & forecasting, monthly invoicing to the donor and project local accounts, ? Identified, monitored, and reported on/escalate any fiduciary risks relevant to the project, and recommend mitigating actions that will protect the reputation of the Project and company, ? Administered procurement, administration, logistics and support services for the project, ensuring compliance with company and donor procurement rules. Regional Contract and Compliance Manager, Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF) Eastern Africa, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ¨C British Embassy Addis Ababa August 2015 ¨C March 2018 Role: Regional expert on contract administration and management as well as compliance of over 70 projects implemented in 11 countries. Undertaking:
- 3. ? Managed contracts and supported in solving issues as deemed necessary to achieve the intended targets, ? Strengthened programme compliance across the region by conducting due diligence assessments, monitoring compliance, and raising awareness on compliance issues, ? Created, coordinated and led on activities to meeting regional programme compliance monitoring requirements for Procurement, Finance and M&E, ? Designed and organized inductions for new programme management staff as well as refresher trainings and lesson learning sessions on procurement, contracting and contract management, ? Provided hands-on support on specific contract management and procurement cases, Achievement: ? Developed contract management and project activity tracking solution which effectively led the coordination and regular update against performance indicators under Procurement, Finance and M&E activities. This increased the visibility of the overall program which highly contributed to securing more funding. Contract and Procurement Officer, Energizing Development Programme (EnDev), German Development Cooperation (GIZ) Ethiopia January 2010 ¨C July 2015 Role: Functional point of contact to fulfilling all procurement requirements of the central and regional offices. Undertaking: ? Collaboratively reviewed and designed external project proposals for grant inquiries, ? Planned, monitored, documented, and reported the procurement activities of the project office as per organizational standard, ? Prepared and facilitated all contracting processes and conducted due diligence assessment as per organizational rules and regulations, ? Controlled and monitored contract management activities with periodically report to the relevant stakeholders. ? Act as the project focal person on procurement and contracting requests/operations/advisory services to other departments on identifying innovative competitive solutions as well as conducting end-to-end processes per organizational rules and regulations. Administration, Finance and Logistics Officer, Project: Access to Modern Energy Services ¨C Ethiopia, German Development Cooperation (GIZ) Ethiopia January 2008 ¨C December 2009 Role: Main focal person with functional and operational mandate on procurement, finance, administration, and logistical requirements for the central and regional offices of the project. Undertaking: ? Operational oversight on procurement, financial, logistical and contract management activities of the project with periodic reporting to relevant stakeholders, ? Planned, advised, and processed all procurement needs of the central and regional offices in accordance with organizational rules, ? Designed and conducted financial, reporting, and other relevant grant related trainings, ? Prepared bid documents, evaluation reports, and outline selection points according to organizational regulations, ? Oversaw financial, procurement and logistical requirements are fulfilled and in line with both internal and external donors. Achievements: ? Facilitated and supported the successful opening of two regional offices in the project¡¯s expansion, ? Contributed to fulfilling procurement, logistical and administrative requirements during the first ever cook stove survey in Ethiopia. Graduate Trainee ¨C Finance Section, Project: Low-Cost Housing Programme ¨C Addis Ababa, German Development Cooperation (GIZ) Ethiopia September 2006 ¨C December 2007 Role: Perform activities and tasks required for the proper functioning of the central and on-site financial requirements for a total of 13 project sites in Addis Ababa. Undertaking:
- 4. ? Responsible for the proper documentation, filing and labelling of accounting files and reports; ? Perform monthly booking onto the company finance system; ? Payment preparation, (to counterparts, staff and clients); ? Coding of accounting vouchers as per organizational chart of accounts; ? Track, follow-up and settlement of the list of outstanding advances/receivables and account payables from the system regularly; ? Responsible for the regular Income tax payments to local authorities; ? Perform other tasks as required. Education Gondar University, Ethiopia (2003 - 2006) Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance University of Greenwich, UK (2010 ¨C 2012) Master of Business Administration Certification Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, UK (2018 - Present) Level 4 ¨C Diploma in Procurement & Supplies (Study On-going via self-study scheme) Training University of South Hampton, UK (2015) Contract Management; Building Relationships in Business (Commercial business relationships and the process of managing contractual agreements) www.futurelearn.com/statements/3gryqtq Pilgrims Group Limited, UK (2015) Safe and Safe Plus Course Programmes Computer & Digital Skills ? Expert user knowledge of MS Office packages and collaborative applications, ? Working knowledge of SAP, PRISM & WINPACCS. Languages ? Amharic (Mother tongue), ? English (Native speaking ability).