COUNTRY DIRECTOR SOMALIA

Zakaria Abdikarim Ibrahim

He holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics, University of Mogadishu, Dynamic Leadership Course (DLC), Harvard University  and  Advanced Diploma in Conflict Analysis, The United States Institute of Peace, USA .

Biography

He holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics, University of Mogadishu, Dynamic Leadership Course (DLC), Harvard University  and  Advanced Diploma in Conflict Analysis, The United States Institute of Peace, USA .

He has More than 15 years of professional experience on Public Relations/communication

Social Protection, Legal Reform, and Gender issues in situation of armed conflict, displacement,

and post conflict/ recovery.

  • Formative research including situation analyses both political and socio-economical, needs assessments and baseline studies to inform project/programme design, with an emphasis on qualitative research methods.
  • Results based management evaluation research including process evaluations and summative evaluations
  • Strategic and operational planning including programme design using the Log Frame approach
  • Design of monitoring and evaluation systems for projects/programs
  • Proposal writing for local and international funders
  • Excellent writing, analytical, communication and presentation skills
  • Experiences in National and field level programming. Vast knowledge across evaluation, programme management, policy and inter-agency collaboration roles.
  • Diverse institutional experience, within United Nations system and international NGOs. Strong analytical, communication, advocacy, evaluation, leadership and strategy development skills.
  • Experience in establishing protection and durable solutions strategy and plan of action for Refugees, IDPs, asylum-seekers and stateless persons in Somalia.
  • Knowledge on Peace Building, Conflict Resolution, DDR, Civil Military Coordination, and Conflict Analysis