Mr Feyera is a professionally licensed development consultant having more than sixteen years of research and consultancy experiences on multidisciplinary development issues working in different consultancy firms, research institutions, GO and NGO. As a consultant, Mr. Feyera has extensive experience of projects cycle management (PCM) including developing research methodologies, tools-both quantitative survey and qualitative PRA tools and conducted many field level researches as lead consultant and coordinator on various development issues. As a result he has produced many quantitative and qualitative research reports independently and with teams of international and local consultants.

 Mr. Feyera has intensive knowledge and experiences on Development Programmes Design, Assessment and Evaluations as a researcher and consultant. Particularly he has intensive experience on Assessments, Lessons Monitoring and Evaluations of Food Security and Social Protection Programs (PSNP, HABP) and Disaster Risk Reductions in association with IDS, World Bank, USAID, CARE International and others in different urban, rural highland and pastoral lowland areas of Ethiopia.  Moreover, he has ample experience on Market Assessment, Value Chain Analysis and Development, and Business Skill & Enterprise Development Programs in urban, rural highland and lowland with diverse socio-economic characteristics. Moreover, Mr. Feyera has also experience at international level on independent technical review of various development policies and strategies (like CAADP, NAIP designed by various regional economic communities like COMESA, SADC, EAC and continental agencies/organizations like NEPAD and AUC.

Recently (since 2018), working as Social and Env’tal Safeguards Specialist and Consultant on World Bank and Government programs and projects, Mr. Feyera has reviewed and revised Social & Environmental Safeguard Instruments like Environmental & Social Management Framework (ESMF), Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF), Social Impact Assessment(SIA).  He also assisted on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), developing Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) and conducted Social and Environmental Screenings of Projects. Moreover, he has developed guidelines and plans on Public Communication & Consultation (PCC) and Grievance Redressing Mechanism (GRM). Moreover, he has reviewed Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and Environment and Social Incident Response Toolkit (ESIRT), other social and environmental safeguard policy documents of World Bank and assisted on developing specific guidelines. He also tasked with ensuring Safeguard Compliance of specific projects (PSNP PW and Livelihood strengthening sub projects) in collaboration with WB staffs and government stakeholders and performed other related assignments in coordination with government stakeholders (MoA). 

As a result of his rich research and consultancy experience, Mr. Feyera is certified by the Federal Management Institute of Ethiopia on Management Consultancy. Furthermore, the consultancy experiences on various programs/projects helped him to develop experience of working in diverse socio-cultural contexts and highly conscious of gender, culture and religious sensitivities. Furthermore, the experience as consultant has helped him to develop effective communication skills, working under tight schedule, develop coherent arguments & presentations and effective interact in groups (in team).  He is also well conversant on using Microsoft applications and various statistical soft-wares (like SPSS, CsPRO and STATA). For the details of my experience and competencies, you may refer CV attached herewith.