Work Experience CURRICULUM VITAE. Career Objective

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Career Objective Name: Kassa T. Alemu Nationality: Ethiopian Date of Birth:12/08/1975 Current Position: Lecturer and researcher Ethiopian Civil Service University P. O. Box : 5648 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ktshager@yahoo.com Mobile: Looking for avenues where I can utilize my knowledge in research, teaching and training related to development that benefits my continent in general and my country in particular and enriches my knowledge base. Academic Qualifications PhD in Development Studies from the University of South Africa /UNISA/ MA in Development Studies from International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands. BA in Development Administration from Ethiopian Civil Service University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Work Experience January 20 April 17, 2014: Guest researcher at Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden. Since Dec, 2008-present: Lecturer and researcher at Ethiopian Civil Service University and Part-time lecturer at the International Leadership Institute (ILI) and Defense University College. July 2008 August 2008: Administrative Assistant in United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Hague the Netherlands for two months contract. Aug 2000 Sept 2002: District Health Office Head in Bibugn District Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Sept 2005 Sept 2007, Assistant Lecturer in Ethiopian Civil Service University, Department of Development Management. Feb 1999 Aug 2000: Junior Clinical Nurse, Enebse Sarmider District, Debre Medihanit Clinic and Digo Tsion Health Center.

2 Research Interests Rural Development, Agriculture, Rural Livelihoods, Food Security, Social Protection, Value chain Analysis, Local Economic Development, Urban and Rural Poverty Alleviation, Private Sector Development, NGOs, Local Government and Governance. Publications (Book chapters, Articles and Presentations) Kassa T, (forth coming) Potato Value Chain in Ethiopia: SolaGrow Plc Vs Cooperative Model (to be published by KTI) Kassa T, and Tesfaye T (forth coming) Diaspora Engagement to Ethiopian Development, Book chapter (to be published by NOMRA ) Kassa T, et al (forth coming) Non-State Social Protection in Ethiopia: Characteristics, Governance and Policy Relevance, a research project funded by PASGR (to be published by Macmillan). Kassa T. (2014) International land deals and agricultural investment in Ethiopia. In Osabuohien (ed) Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land acquisitions. IGI global: USA. Kassa T. (2014) Potato value chain in Ethiopia: Cases of Sinan and Bibugn Districts in East Gojjam. Time Journals of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences Vol. 2(6): Kassa T, and Terefe Z, (2013) Analysis of Urban Youth Unemployment in Ethiopia: The Case of Addis Ababa, Journal of International Politics and Development Index Vol. 10, No. 1 and 2, June 2013 Kassa T. and Shawel A, (2013) Integrating All Stakeholders: Health Service Governance in Addis Ababa: In Editors: Chanie, P and Mihyo, P.B (eds) 2013, Thirty Years of Public Sector Reforms in Africa: Selected Country Experiences, OSSREA and Fountain Publishers. Kassa,T, et al (2013) Exploration of Local Community Engagement in responding to HIV/AIDS in Addis Ababa, ECSU and HAPCO. Kassa T, (2011) Political Decentralization and Service Delivery in Addis Ababa: in Bongwa, A.; Kassahun S. and Dijk, M. P. van (eds.), 2011, Decentralization and service delivery in Ethiopia, Shaker Publishing, Maastricht, xii, 188 p. Kassa, T, et al (2011) An Exploration of Competency Gaps in Human Resource Management in the Health Sector in Ethiopia: The Case of Selected Public Hospitals

3 in Addis Ababa: paper presented in UN conference on Strengthening HRM capacities in Africa. Kassa, T, (2010) Microfinance as a Strategy for Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: A comparative study of Amhara Credit and Saving Institution and Wisdom Microfinance Institutions, LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Kassa T, (2009) Opportunities and Challenges of Decentralization in Facilitating Service Delivery in Ethiopia: the case study of two selected Woredas in Amhara region: paper presented in the third national conference on Assessments of civil service reform programs in Ethiopia, ECSU. Kassa, T, (2008) Sector Wide Approach: the case of health sector in Ethiopia, best student essays of 2007/2008 in the book of An Exercise in World Making 2008 published by Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague, The Netherlands. Trainings Instructors Training on Multi-Method Research by PASGR and IDS in the University of Ghana. Training on Modernisation of Land Administration Systems in Sub Saharan Africa (MODALS): Methods and Approaches to promote gender equality and incorporate poverty alleviation and good governance, by Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), the Netherlands and The Netherlands Alumni Association of Ethiopia. Training on Pro-Poor Value Chain Development-An Approach to Strengthening Pro-Poor Rural Urban Linkage by Royal Tropical institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Research training on Multi Methods Research Course including monitoring and evaluation methods by PASGR (partnership for African Social and Governance research) and IDS (International Development Studies, UK), Kenya Nairobi. Research training course on PhD Development Programme by SunTrust Training of Trainers (TOT) prepared by Ethiopian Civil Service University, Addis Ababa. Training on The Frontiers of Development Theories, by KDI and the World Bank, online training trough video conferencing.

4 Civil Service Reform and Business Process Reengineering (BPR) training conducted by Ethiopian civil service college, Addis Ababa Computer skills training on Microsoft offices, Endnote, Internet, Excel, PowerPoint, Mind map and Website development prepared by Institute of Social Studies, The Hague the Netherlands. Training on Democracy and Democratic Unity in Ethiopia, Rural Development, Industry and Urban Development, Education and Capacity building strategy conducted by Amhara Regional Government for university students from 24 August_ 10 Sept. 2005, Bahirdar. Health management Training conducted by Amhara Regional Government for District health office heads, Gondar. Training on computer skills and Local radio communication skills conducted by Amhara regional health Bureau, Bahirdar Participation in Conferences/ Workshops Conference on Responsible Agricultural Investments in Developing Countries: How To Make Principles And Guidelines Effective? Organised by the Swedish FAO Committee together with Swedish Ministry for Rural Affairs and Stockholm Institute of Agricultural network Initiatives /SIANI/, Stockholm, Sweden, March 25th 2014, Conference on Freedom of Speech Perspective and Initiatives organised by the City of Uppsala at Uppsala Concert & Congress, Sweden, February Global Research Competition Training Workshop organized by the Global Research Capacity building program, GDN 6-7th December, 2013, Istanbul, Turkey. International workshop on leadership and governance challenges to the promotion of security and development in the Horn of Africa, organized by ECSU s Institute of Leadership and Good Governance (ILG) in collaboration with Cranfield University. Capacity Building Workshop on Innovation and Performance Evaluation in Africa: The Role of Human Resource Managers organized by United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from December 2013

5 Pan-African Roundtable Dialogue on Land Reform, Land Grabbing and Agricultural Development in Africa the 21st Century organised by UNISA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2013 Regional workshop on Three Decades of Public Sector Reform in sub-saharan Africa organised by Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa /OSSREA/, Harare, Zimbabwe, 4-6 July National Conference on Managing Ethiopian Cities in Era of Rapid Urbanization with the theme of Decentralisation and service delivery in Ethiopia in collaboration with ECSC, IHS and EUR, paper presenter and participant. National conference on the Assessment of the Practices of Civil Service Reform program in Ethiopia, organised by ECSC and EMI in 2009, paper presenter and participant. National conference on the 10 th Anniversary of Associations of Ethiopian (AEMFI) on the theme of Microfinance Scale-up in Ethiopia conducted in 2010, paper presenter and participant. Production of Teaching Material: Distance Mode Research Methodology, masters level module for the department of Development economics, public management and social security (2013) Project Management, masters level module for the department of Development economics, public management and social security (2013) Principles of Development Management, undergraduate level teaching material module, ECSU (2012) Principles and Practices of Public Administration, teaching material module ECSU(2011) Competencies Good comprehension of the subject Strong interpersonal skill, team work and analytical and conceptual thinking Interpretive skills In-depth analysis and lucid writing Skills of leadership in holding seminars/conferences/workshops

6 Good at counselling students in academic matters References 1. Victor Sevenia Madziakapita (Dr.) ; 2. Tesfaye Debella (Associate Professor)) Institute Director, Ethiopia Civil Service University P.O. Box Addis Ababa. Mobile: Shawel Assfaw Yosef (MBA) Department Head, Department of Development Management, Ethiopia Civil Service University P.O. Box Addis Ababa. Mobile: shawelass98@yahoo.com