Dawit Arega Tadesse

Key accomplishments included:
• Aligned HR to the corporate business objectives to ensure that HR drives the business;
• Developed Talent Retention strategies to enable the organization retain its best talent; and
• Strengthened HR Business Partnerships to give insight and strategic leadership to other business units.
• Effectively implemented Towers Watson Job grading system
• Developed core competencies, leadership and functional competencies
• Led on carrier path project in collaboration with the respective Directors

Key accomplishments included:
• Revised the Organization’s HR Policy manual to ensure that the organization embeds good people management practices necessary to attract, engage, develop and retain talent;
• Designed salary scale that ensures the competitiveness of the organization to enable it to attract, engage and retain its people; and
• Developed TOR and organizational realignment proposal to ensure right staffing across the organization.
• Developed employee value proposition (EVP) and employee branding materials
• Revised the performance management system to ensure that it is competency based

Key accomplishments included:
• Served as a key member of WaterAid Senior Management Team, East Africa Regional Management Team and HR lead to the organization with dual reporting to CR and the International People Business Partner;
• Advised on change management initiatives during major organizational realignment programs including partner organizations;
• Implemented high performance management system that ensured high performing culture in the organization;
• Instituted and facilitated performance and potential review system for each Senior Leaders that showcased talent to senior leadership;
• Designed high-performing strategies and executable solutions to support organizational design, performance management, recruitment, compensation, leadership development and employee engagement;
• Increased the level of employee engagement by 10 % by focusing on Key Performance Indicators;
• Advised managers on fair people management practices and on employee performance issues to reduce organizational liability;
• Provided leadership coaching to identify leaders and structure the department to improve organizational effectiveness; and
• Led on the successful phase out of two sub offices that showcased the good people management practice of the organization.

Key accomplishments included:
• Successfully managed 20 + HR and Admin team members that ensured operational excellence;
• Conceived, developed and introduced new programs that increased retention by at least 50 % and cut staffing costs by 21%;
• Co-facilitated annual succession planning and organization review sessions with the management team and developed tools and development assignments to revitalize the high-potential sales leader program;
• Instituted and facilitated a 360-degree feedback session for each senior leader which involved subordinate and manager - level feedback to create executable development plans;
• Simplified performance management system to achieve buy in throughout the organization; and
• Built strong partnership with the executive staff to ensure that managers and employees worked collaboratively to achieve business goals across the organization.

•Consult the international trainers for the planning, organizing and implementation of LRP
•Organize and coordinate successive LRP workshops for more than 200 participants from Government, INGOs , LNGOs .
•Participate in coaching sessions that is geared towards enhancing the leadership competency of high level government officials
•Facilitate syndicate discussions to help the group achieve the expected out come

•Advise the top management at the head quarter to ensure the alignment of HR decisions and strategic human resource planning and development direction with the company’s overarching objective
•Manage the HR activities, tasks and team members available in HBF Consulting Firm and take over the CEO position in his absence
•Design, develop and evaluate high level training and consultancy proposals and projects
•Develop and evaluate Terms of Reference (TOR) for client organizations
•Provide management and business training packages for government, INGOs and private organizations such as International Live stock Research Institute (ILRI), Cooperazione International (COOPI), EDNA Ethiopia and IPFRI
•Mentoring client organizations on Strategic document preparations, human resource policy formulation, designing organizational structure and team building
•Track and monitor project preparation and implementation for client organizations
•Organize mega events, conferences and recognition nights
•Solicit and build network of relationship with potential clients and key resourceful persons
•Lead and Participate in high level meetings and workshops and prepare minutes and give vote of thanks
•Manage and supervise Income generating activities (IGAs) of various local NGOs until there is a rolling system put in place
•Perform other related duties as required.

•Responsible for overall management of Prime Enguday, Ethiopian Country Office
•Lead the strategic development of the company and monitor and evaluate the implementation of the strategic document
•Lead, initiate and motivate more than 40 staffs in all the branches including Hawassa Bahirdar and Nazirete
•Engage in membership development to create awareness on the company’s vision
•Create good working relationship with the stakeholders and collaborators of the company
•Coach and mentor staffs to increase their efficiency and performance to the level set by the mother company
•Provide training on leadership, change management, personal development and self empowerment, entrepreneurship, networking and advocacy and other training packages
•Facilitate and coordinate Regional directors , International trainers and company CEO visits
•Organize meetings with government officials and other stakeholders such as the Ministry of Health and DACA
•Give opening speeches and closing remarks in big events and leadership camps locally and abroad

•Take the initiative and help Women Living with HIV/AIDS establish a local NGO
•Prepare winning project proposals and secure funds for various interventions
•Engage in institutional capacity buildings and hiring and induction of new employees
•Advise the General Manager in areas of programs, networking and advocacy and strategic direction of the association
•Organize experience sharing programs for visitors and IGA beneficiaries
•Monitor and evaluate programs and project sites to ensure effective implementation of programs
•Empower women in leadership in collaboration with Action Aid International

Providing lecture to the Management and marketing students of the University College

•Design and implement HR projects for client organization such as HR policy, Performance management systems (PMS), 360 degree performance appraisal and salary and benefit packages
•Develop and evaluate training manuals and consultancy TORs
•Provide training on Strategic human capital management, Performance management, change management, organization transformation and change and leadership
•Recruit and select employees for Talent Search Clients such as Embassies, INGOs, Multi National Companies and so on
•Conduct Comparative salary scale assessment for client organizations
•Provide on the job training (OJT) for client organizations

•Develop and evaluate training proposals, TORs and training manuals
•Conduct training needs assessment and prepare training reports
•Coach and mentor trainees of different government organizations
•Participate in Public Sector capacity building program (PISCAP, World Bank) in designing TROs, Strategic Action Plans and Implementation of the programs
•Represent, actively engage good governance forums and share experiences with civil servants and public officials