Job Application Letter for Environmental/Social Consultant (National)

May/2020

To: Earth Systems, Melbourne, Australia

Subject: - Job Application Letter for Environmental/Social Consultant (National)

Dear Sir/Madam The following reasons are my motives for applying for Environmental/Social Consultant (National) position. I have Master of Science in Environmental and Climate Change Management and also BSC Degree majoring in Natural Resource Economics & Management. During my MSC and BSC stay I have very good academic background. Since my graduation I have accumulated 12 years work experiences and I have involved in performing ESIA on a lot of water resource related & other projects. Now I am working as Environmentalist in Amhara Design & Supervision Works Consultancy Enterprise (ADSWE), Amhara region, Ethiopia.

I consider myself to be a good candidate for the position because I have strong capabilities of preparing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). I am young, energetic, hardworking, visionary and motivated young man with an excellent academic background. I would hope to be given the opportunity. I look forward to your positive response.

Solomon Assefa Demissie

Address: 0945127771 or [email protected]

Curriculum Vitae SOLOMON ASSEFA DEMISSIE Mobile: 00251-945-12-77-71 Email: [email protected]

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION:

1.1Name: Solomon Assefa Demissie 1.2Name of Organization: Amhara Design and Supervision Works Enterprise (ADSWE) 1.3 Current Position: Environmentalist

1.4 Address: Mobile +251945127771 Email: [email protected] 1.5 Date of Birth: May 06, 1983GC

1.6 Sex: Male 1.7 Marital Status: Single 1.8 Nationality: Ethiopian

2. EDUCATION BACKGROUND:

o 2015-2017: Masters of Science in Environmental and Climate change Management; Ethiopian Civil Service University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Title of MSC Thesis: Climate Change Impact Assessment on Lake Water Surface Area Change Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques a Case of Lake Hayq and Ardibo in Tehuledere Woreda, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia.

o 2008-2009: BSc Degree in Natural Resource Economics and Management; Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

o 2001-2002: Associate Degree (Diploma) in General Agriculture; Ambo University, Ethiopia. o 1995–2000: Certificate for the successful accomplishment of primary, junior and secondary school at Number 2 Primary Junior and Senior Secondary School of Hayk, (Ethiopia). 3. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS:

o Registered as senior consultant in Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) studies by Ethiopian Ministry of Environment and Forest based on Environmental Competence Issuing Directive No 03/2010 EC.

4. TRAININGS GAINED:

o Certificate award on the successful compilation of ARC GIS 9.3 software, GPS and Topographic Map for Watershed Delineation and Analysis including ENVI & eCognition Trainings by Amhara Regional Office of Agriculture.

o Certificate award on the successful compilation of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA).

o Certificate award on the successful compilation of Water Harvesting and Irrigation Engineering Training

o Certificate award on the successful compilation of Watershed Development Technical Training.

o Certificate award on the successful compilation of project proposal training, life skill training and business plan training.

o Certificate award on the successful compilation of Basic computer skills, SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science), Stata 9.

5. COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE: Ethiopia

6. LANGUAGE & DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY:

English: Excellent Very good Good  Speaking   Reading   Writing 

Amharic (Mother Tongue): Excellent Very good Good

 Speaking   Reading   Writing  7. EMPLOYMENT RECORD: From: March , 2018 To Date Employer: Amhara Design and Supervision Works Consultancy Enterprise Position Held: Environmentalist From: Feb 2017 To: March 2018 Employer: Dessie City Food Security Project Office (Urban Productive Safety Net Program) Position Held: Livelihood Officer From: December 2013 To: February 2014 Employer: Dessie Agriculture & Environmental Protection Office Position Held: Agricultural Development Planning and Monitoring Core Process Coordinator From: February 2013 To: December 2013 Employer: Dessie Agriculture & Environmental Protection Office

Position Held: Forest, Soil & Water Conservation Expert

From: May 2011 To: February 2013 Employer: Ambasel Woreda Agricultural Office

Position Held: Natural Resource Management Core Process Coordinator

From: March 2010 To: May 2011 Employer: Ambasel Woreda Agricultural Office (Productive Safety Net Program) Position Held: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist of Productive Safety Net Program From: July 2004 To: March 2010 Employer: Berhalie Woreda Pastoral & Agricultural Office Position Held: Soil and Water Conservation Expert From: June 2003 To: August 2004 Employer: Albko Woreda Agricultural Office Position Held: Agricultural Extension Service Expert

8. KEY PROJECT EXPERIENCES IN ESIA and RAP

Detailed Tasks Assigned Work undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment of Alemketema project Water Supply Project

Year 2020

Location Amhara Region, North Shoa Zone, Alemketema Town

Client ANRS Bureau of Water, Irrigation & Energy Development

Main  Water Source – Spring Project  The no of pressure line [spring to Service Reservoir] Features –Four Booster Stations  Rising main [spring collection chamber to the service reservoir] will cover a total length of 15,857km  Service Reservoir-300m3 reinforced concrete service reservoir  Transmission Main - 16095.28m pipes of variable material and size  Distribution Network - 3481.341m

Positions Environmentalist held

Activities Conducting environmental observation (filed survey), Performed collection of baseline data, review of legal and policy framework relating to the proposed project, institutional framework within which the environmental management of the proposed project works, community and stakeholders consultation, impact identification and evaluation, proposing mitigation Measures and preparation of Environmental Management Plan and Final ESIA report.

Detailed Tasks Assigned Work undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment and project Resettlement Action Plan of Mekanselam Water Supply Dam Project Year 2020

Location Amhara Region, South Wollo zone, Mekaneselam Town

Client ANRS Bureau of Water, Irrigation & Energy Development

Main  The Dam type is zoned earth fill dam Project  The Dam embankment crest length is 430 m and Features  The maximum height above riverbed level is 37.20m.

Positions Environmentalist held

Detailed Tasks Assigned Work undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment of Lower project Amitu Small Scale Irrigation Project

Year 2020

Location Amhara Region, North Shoa Zone, Asagirt Woreda

Client ANRS Bureau of Water, Irrigation & Energy Development

Main  Irrigation head work design type ---Intake Project height - 4m, length - 96m, top width -0.8m, Features bottom width – 1.4m.  Main canal length is 12.37km and its slope ranges from 100000 to 400%, distribution of water discharges 0.3027 m3/s  Proposed command area=250 hectare

Positions Environmentalist held

Detailed Tasks Assigned Work undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Dendewa project Small Scale Irrigation Project

Year 2019

Location Amhara region, Mehal Sayint Woreda at 031 kebele

Client Amhara region Bureau of water Resource development

Main  Irrigation head work design type - Intake Project  Main canal length -4.52km (Main Delivery Features HDPE Pipe),  Secondary canals - 3.2km (Submain HDPE Pipes),  Tertiary canals - 12.476meter(HDPE Lateral Pipes)  Net Scheme (irrigable) area of the project -110ha

Positions Environmentalist held

Activities Undertake baseline data description, impact evaluation, Performed prediction and assessment, preparation of management plan, and potentials and prioritize them accordingly preparation Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) report for the pr

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Mechala 2 project Small Scale Irrigation Project

Year 2019

Location Amhara region, Legehida Woreda at 09 kebele Client Amhara region Bureau of water Resource development

Main  Irrigation head work design type - Diversion Project weir Features  Main canal length -3.854km, Secondary canals - 4.056km, Tertiary canals - 1.3082km  Net Scheme (irrigable) area of the project -212ha

Positions Environmentalist (ESIA Expert) held

Activities Conducting filed survey, collection of baseline data, review performed of legal and policy framework relating to the proposed project, institutional framework within which the environmental management of the proposed project works, community consultation, impact identification and evaluation, proposing mitigation Measures and preparation of Environmental Management Plan and Final ESIA report

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Abdela project Oumer Plastic Shoes Making Project

Year 2018

Location South Wollo Administrative Zone, Dessie City; specifically the project is situated at Bilen kebele

Client Abdela Oumer Plastic Shoes Manufacturing plc

Main Making plastic shoes Project Features  Men plastic shoes  Women plastic shoes

Positions Environmentalist (ESIA Expert) held

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Yewol project Purified Water Bottling Project

Year 2018

Location In South Wollo Zone, Desssie Zurya Woreda at 036 kebele.

Client Dawunt Business plc

Main Providing clean and quality bottled water supply with a Project capacity of 48,000,000 liters per annum to the market Features

Positions Environmentalist (ESIA Expert) held

Activities Conducting environmental observation (filed survey), performed collection of baseline data, review of legal and policy framework relating to the proposed project, institutional framework within which the environmental management of the proposed project works, community and stakeholders consultation, impact identification and evaluation, proposing mitigation Measures and preparation of Environmental Management Plan and Final ESIA report

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Dawit project Tadesse Sesame and Cotton plantation project

Year 2018

Location In the SNNP Regional State, Bench Maji zone, Guraferda Wereda, in Kuja Kebele

Client Dawit Tadesse Sesame and Cotton plantation plc

Main The project has leased plot of land about 500ha in the high Project lands of the SNNP Regional State, to grow sesame and cotton Features

Positions Environmentalist (ESIA Expert) held

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Wondye project Sintyehu Basalt Stone Mining and Crushing Project

Year 2018

Location In South Wollo Zone, Kutaber Woreda at 03 kebele.

Client Wondye Sintyehu Basalt Stone Mining and Crushing

Main Area: the project has a total land area of 50,000 m2 with Project possibility of expansion. Features Total volume of Production: the total volume of the proposed gravel production of the project is estimated about 2,435,040 m3.

The Initial Investment Cost of The Project: the initial investment cost estimated about 29,795,804.00 etb of which 18,635,230 etb is earmarked to finance fixed assets and 271,500 etb preproduction and environmental protection cost.

Positions Environmentalist (ESIA Expert) held

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Ene Hawa project Mohammed Cultural Gravel Production Project

Year 2017

Location In South Wollo zone, Dessie City

Client Ene Hawa Mohammed Cultural Gravel Production cooperative

Main The production capacity is about 16000 m3 of finished Project Features crushed stones per the project life on 2500m3 of land

Positions Environmentalist (ESIA Expert) held

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Getachew project Assefa Basalt Stone Crushing Project

Year 2017

Location South Wollo zone, Dessie City, at 015 kebele

Client Getachew Assefa Basalt Stone Crushing Project plc

Main Geographically, the project area is located between 1225609 Project to 1225811 N (latitude) and 568534 to 568856 E Features (longitudes). The total area of the proposed project is 14496m2 area of land in this specified area

Positions Environmentalist (ESIA expert) held

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Ene Hawa project Hussien Fereja Gravel Crushing Project

Year 2016

Location In South Wollo zone, Dessie City, at 012 kebele Client Ene Hawa Hussien Fereja Gravel Crushing cooperative

Main The total volume of the proposed gravel production of the Project project is estimated about 31950 m3. It lies on a total land Features area of 5000 m2

Positions Environmentalist (ESIA expert) held

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Ene Fozya project Kebede Ymam Gravel Crushing Project

Year 2016

Location In South Wollo zone, Dessie City at 012 kebele

Client Ene Fozya Kebede Ymam Gravel Crushing cooperative

Main The total volume of the proposed gravel production of the Project project is estimated about 21000 m3. It has a total land area of Features 4211.97 m2

Positions Environmentalist (ESIA expert) held

Activities Conducting filed survey, collection of baseline data, review performed of legal and policy framework relating to the proposed project, institutional framework within which the environmental management of the proposed project works, community and stakeholders consultation, impact identification and evaluation, proposing mitigation Measures and preparation of Environmental Management Plan and Final ESIA report

Name of Preparing Scoping Report for 04 and 05 Bridge Project project Year 2016

Location Debre-Birehan city, in Amhara Region

Client Debre-Birehan city Adminstration

Main The 05 bridge is connected by two approach roads, whereby Project one approach road from Debre Birhan town to the bridge is Features about 2.11 Km and the other one from villages to the bridge is about 0.76 km long in kebele 05 which is located at UTM coordinate Easting = 557358m and Northing = 1067868m (Zone-37).

The 04 bridge also connected by two approach roads, road from Debre Birhan town to the bridge is about 2.2 Km and 0.8 km from nearby villages found at the back of Debre Brihan University to the bridge.

Positions Environmentalist held

Name of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment for Ena Bizu & project Muluken Animal Mill Processing Project

Year 2016

Location In South Wollo zone, Dessie City at 08 kebele (Menafesha sub-city)

Client Ena Bizu & Muluken Animal Mill Processing plc

Main It basically aims to produce 3500 domestic animal feed tons Project per annum. The plant will operate 1 shift of 8 hours per day Features for 300 working days per annum

Positions Environmentalist held

Activities Conducting environmental observation, collection of baseline performed data, community consultation, impact identification and evaluation, proposing mitigation Measures and preparation of Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Name of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Ene project Mulugeta Semawu Gravel Crushing Production Project

Year 2016

Location Habru Woreda, North Wollo, Amhara region

Client Ene Mulugeta Semawu Gravel Crushing PLC

Main The planned volume of gravel production of the project is Project estimated about 31950 m3. The initial investment cost of Features project estimated about 100,000.00 etb and ends through a Project life time of three years 211.979 - 2011 e.c and the project site is estimated to take up an area of 0.13 hectares.

Positions Environmentalist held

Name of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Wet project coffee processing agro industry

Year 2016

Location Didessa Woreda, Illubabor Zone, Oromiya region at Sinesso Kebele

Client Wet coffee processing agro industry Factory PLC

Main The purpose of this project is to provide good quality 10000 Project quintals of finished coffee beans for the markets, generate Features profit & foreign exchange earnings, create job opportunity for local people and market opportunity to coffee producers

Positions Environmentalist held

• Technical skills in GPS manipulation • Technical skills in Arc GIS software application • Technical skills in Remote Sensing (ENVI , eCognition & ERDAS softwares, global earth, Google Earth) • Proficiency in Statistical Package Social Science Software(SPSS) • Proficiency in STATA 14 10. PUBLICATIONS 10.1 Journal Articles under Review,

o Solomon A.D, (2017). Climate Change Impact Assessment on Lake Water Surface Area Change Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques a Case of Lake Hayq and Ardibo in Tehuledere Woreda, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. International Journal of Environment and Earth Science (on process to publish)

11. REFERENCES

1. Name: Tesfahun Alemayehu (Ph.D Candidate)

Position: Research Associate socio-economist

Organization: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Email address: [email protected]

Place of work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: 011-617-20-00/ 0913197964

2. Name: Dr. Tenawu A.

Position: GIS & Remote Sensing Lecturer

Organization: Ethiopian Civil Service University

Email address: Place of work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: 0983-04-33-90/0936992154

3. Name: Mrs. Assen Muhye

Position: Office Head

Organization: Dessie City Food Security Office (Urban Productive Safety Net Program)

Email address: [email protected]

Place of work: Dessie, Ethiopia

Tel: 0914330576

Certification

I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes myself, my qualifications, and my experience. I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal, if engaged.

Name: Solomon Assefa Signature: