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Registration: 20.05.2026

Gebrekrstos Asefa

Specialization: Organizational Development Specialist
— Results-driven Organizational Development Specialist with a first-class honors degree (CGPA 3.94/4.00). — Proven consulting experience delivering full-spectrum OD interventions and institutional strengthening across Ethiopia's public, private, and development sectors. — Expertise in organizational capacity assessment, HR systems design, job evaluation, salary frameworks, talent management, and results-based management. — Experienced in designing and implementing techno-structural OD interventions, leading employee attitude surveys (179+ respondents). — Audited 500+ job descriptions for complex institutions including a leading aluminium manufacturer and a major conglomerate business group. — Committed to building organizational learning cultures and sustainable institutional capacity aligned with donor compliance and international best practices.
— Results-driven Organizational Development Specialist with a first-class honors degree (CGPA 3.94/4.00). — Proven consulting experience delivering full-spectrum OD interventions and institutional strengthening across Ethiopia's public, private, and development sectors. — Expertise in organizational capacity assessment, HR systems design, job evaluation, salary frameworks, talent management, and results-based management. — Experienced in designing and implementing techno-structural OD interventions, leading employee attitude surveys (179+ respondents). — Audited 500+ job descriptions for complex institutions including a leading aluminium manufacturer and a major conglomerate business group. — Committed to building organizational learning cultures and sustainable institutional capacity aligned with donor compliance and international best practices.

Skills

Organizational Development
Institutional Strengthening
Organizational Capacity Assessment
HR Systems Design
Job Analysis & Job Evaluation
Salary & Compensation Framework Design
Talent Management Systems
Performance Management
KPI Development
Results-Based Management
Organizational Structure Design
Change Management
Workforce Planning
Employee Attitude Surveys
Capacity Building
Training Design
Monitoring & Evaluation
Strategic Planning
Theory of Change Development
Logical Framework Design
Stakeholder Engagement
Organizational Learning
Data Analysis
Evidence-Based Reporting
Job Grading

Work experience

Organizational Development Analyst
since 12.2025 - Till the present day |Niyat Consultancy
McKinsey 7S, Burke-Litwin, Weisbord 6-Box, OD Interventions, HR Systems, Job Evaluation, KPI
● Delivered full-spectrum OD interventions across 5+ institutions spanning all four intervention types: human process, techno-structural, HR management systems, and strategic development interventions. ● Conducted organizational capacity assessments using McKinsey 7S, Burke-Litwin, and Weisbord 6-Box diagnostic frameworks, identifying institutional gaps and designing targeted improvement roadmaps. ● Designed and audited 500+ job descriptions across multiple organizations, ensuring role clarity, accountability mapping, and alignment with institutional mandates and workforce planning requirements. ● Designed organizational structures for 3+ institutions, improving reporting lines, span of control, functional alignment, and operational efficiency. ● Led job evaluation and grading exercises using structured methodologies, establishing transparent, market-aligned classification systems supporting institutional fairness and donor compliance. ● Developed comprehensive salary structures and compensation frameworks benchmarked to market data, ensuring internal equity, external competitiveness, and budget sustainability. ● Designed and administered employee attitude surveys with 179+ respondents, applying quantitative and qualitative analysis to generate actionable insights on engagement, performance, and organizational culture. ● Built talent management systems covering full employee lifecycle: recruitment frameworks, onboarding programs, performance appraisal systems, succession planning, and learning & development plans. ● Developed KPI tracking tools, performance dashboards, and results-based management (RBM) frameworks to support management decision-making and organizational accountability. ● Facilitated strategic planning workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions, building organizational buy-in and supporting change management processes.
Monitoring & Evaluation Volunteer
09.2025 - 12.2025 |Amref Health Africa
Monitoring & Evaluation, Data Collection, Reporting, Community Engagement
● Supported implementation of 10+ community-based health and development activities across targeted communities in Tigray region, contributing to INGO program delivery targets. ● Mobilized and engaged 100+ community members to increase participation in health initiatives, strengthening community-based organizational capacity and outreach effectiveness. ● Collected, documented, and quality-assured quantitative and qualitative field data to support project monitoring systems and donor reporting requirements. ● Prepared 15+ activity reports, attendance documentation, and project records ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with INGO reporting standards. ● Coordinated 5+ trainings, community meetings, and outreach events, building local stakeholder engagement and strengthening project delivery capacity.

Educational background

Management (Honours) (Bachelor’s Degree)
2019 - 2025
Mekelle University

Languages

EnglishProficientAmharicProficient