Daniel Melese transitioned from Geneva Global to Freedom Fund in 2019. Daniel has more than a decade of extensive experience in community development, program design and management, program Monitoring, Evaluation & learning, and Research. Besides, Daniel has a multi-disciplinary role in working with cross cultural organizations including organizations in the US, UK, West and East Africa.
Daniel serves as a Country Representative for the Freedom Fund in Ethiopia. In this capacity, Daniel provides leadership, advice, and support to the Ethiopia hotspot program, ensures effective grant management with frontline organizations, liaison with government for coordinated advocacy, and advocate for new policy formulations and for implementation of existing laws on migration, trafficking, and slavery.
Previously, Daniel helped set up the Ethiopia hotspot program through Geneva Global, provided leadership & support to ongoing national advocacy programs, identified and screen potential grantee partners, conducted due diligence ( grant qualification process) for new partners, designed monitoring and evaluation plans, provided financial oversight, support coordination of program level research’s, provide reporting and analysis, conducted organizational capacity assessment and support development of plans, contributed to the strategic plan development.
Daniel has a wide range of experience in international development and detailed local expertise. Daniel is passionate, creative, and problem solver. An advocate, team player, and dedicated to the work. Daniel workers in a team without confusing individual responsibilities.
Daniel previously worked for Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia, Geneva Global Inc, Trusted World Foundation, & worked as a consultant on projects from World Vision, Plan International, Sussex University, and more than 15 NGOs in Ethiopia.
Daniel has an MBA, Post Gradate Diploma in Biblical Studies, and MSC in physics.