Azeb Girmai

Area of Expertise:

• Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation

Professional Experience:

• Executive level experience in leading an internationally affiliated non-governmental organization in Ethiopia for 12 years.
• Competence in strategic management and direction
• Experience in fund soliciting
• Ability in international level networking and collaboration; and local level networking with relevant governmental, non-governmental and community-based organizations to advance shared agenda
• Extensive experience in policy dialogue, advocacy and lobbying of Environmental issues and related sectoral issues; program development and management in the area of environmental development.
• Extensive experience in program development and management particularly in community-based sustainable waste management, urban agriculture for marginalized communities e.g food insecure urban households, HIV/AIDS affected households, social protection for marginalized communities; renewable energy for rural households; sustainable SME development etc.
• Competent in budget planning, management and control, particularly, EU funded programs
• Experience in organizational development and human resource management
• Experience in engaging actors and stakeholders within a program framework
• Competence in formulating advocacy and policy dialogue based on community-level engagement outcomes
• Extensive experience in formulating capacity building for local authorities, non-governmental organizations, and community-based organizations
• Passion and practical experience in the nexus “women and environment” across sectors
• Acquainted with international level dialogue and currently synergy and coherence in the implementation of the SDGs and climate actions (NDC ) at the local level.