Abdihakin Yahye Abdullahi
Mogadishu
Summary
Hardworking and passionate person with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry and advanced level positions. Ready to help team achieve institutions goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals as well as detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills with having ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Private Sector Relations and Development
NIRA-National Identity & Registration Authority
06.2024 - Current
- Identify, design, and implement strategies and program activities to deepen private sector relations with key actors.
- Coordinate with the technical team to conduct outreach and build awareness among relevant private sector actors of the activity’s under the identity registrations.
- Provide technical assistance and capacity building to NIRA staff to structure collaborations between the public and private sectors.
- Identify, coordinate, assess and monitor the framework for micro, small and medium enterprise private sectors.
- Lead the implementation of the project's Private Sector Development Plan
- Support the system actors for the development and implementation of a private sector relation strategy at the federal and state levels to identify, initiate, and enhance relationships with the private sector for meaningful collaborations.
- Organize and facilitate meetings, workshops, and events to convene stakeholders and showcase the National identity registration to potential work at national level.
- Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing the department with wider country private sector.
Head of Corporate Relations
NIRA
04.2023 - 05.2024
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders including private companies, banks and other institutions to ensure long-term partnership success and satisfaction.
- Strengthened corporate partnerships by developing and implementing strategic relationship-building initiatives.
- Increased brand visibility through the planning and execution of high-impact corporate events and sponsorships.
- Served as primary liaison between the institution executives and external partners, facilitating open lines of communication for ongoing collaboration.
- Leveraged extensive industry knowledge to provide valuable insight during the formation of key business development strategies.
- Championed corporate social responsibility programs while aligning them with overall company goals.
Institutional Development Lead
Somali Disaster Management Agency- SODMA
01.2022 - 03.2023
- Develops and implements sustainable strategies, thinks long term and externally in order to positively shape the organization.
- Propose and facilitate structured change methodology and effectively implement development activities
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment of SODMA's organizational structure, governance mechanisms, and operational processes to identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
- Develop and implement an institutional development plan that aligns with SODMA's objectives, missions, and strategic planning.
- Assist in designing and implementing capacity building initiatives for SODMA staff, including training programs, workshops, and knowledge sharing sessions, to enhance their skills, knowledge, and capabilities.
- Advise on the development and implementation of performance management systems and processes, including performance evaluation frameworks, key performance indicators (KPIs), and monitoring mechanisms in collaboration with HR department.
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders, both internal and external, to foster partnerships and synergies that support SODMA's institutional development objectives.
- Lead on institutional and Capacity Need Assessment
- Monitor and evaluate the progress of institutional development initiatives, identify challenges, and propose corrective measures or adjustments as needed.
- Ensured compliance with relevant laws and regulations governing international development work while upholding ethical standards throughout all activities.
- Designed capacity-building programs for staff members, enhancing their skills and knowledge for improved job performance.
Operations Manager
Society Charity Organization
01.2020 - 05.2021
- Lead the implementation of the overall work, projects and program's in the organization.
- Provide high level of guidance in terms of regular support to field staff to ensure cost-effectiveness of field implementation.
- Lead, plan, organize and coordinate the support functions in the field offices, ensuring complementary approaches, on-time and on-budget use of all project resources (Human, Material, and Financial).
- Assume direct responsibility for ensuring effectiveness of operations systems for program impact including administrative, IT, logistics, procurement and security.
- Work closely with the Executive Director, the Program Director, the Finance Director to ensure that all operational departments are working in close collaboration with programs to facilitate smooth, efficient and effective implementation.
- Manage and motivate an informed, skilled and efficient team as necessary; incorporate Performance Management systems and staff development strategies into the team building process.
- Facilitated smooth collaboration between departments through clear communication channels.
- Managed budgets effectively, consistently delivering projects on-time and within financial constraints.
- Empowered employees to take ownership of their responsibilities, leading to increased accountability and improved performance outcomes.
- Implemented quality control systems to boost overall product consistency and reliability.
- Conducted regular performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and developing action plans to address them.
FINANCE OFFICER
International Rescue Committee
02.2018 - 12.2019
- Oversee and manage daily program-wide accounting and finance functions including timely recording of transactions, cash management, banking, payroll
- Plan and implement systems for financial operations in the in-area program offices in accordance with the IRC Finance Manual and donor regulations; including systems for cash flow management, budgeting, consolidation of accounting information, internal controls, financial reporting, financial record-keeping, grant management and compliance
- Train and supervise finance staff in the program
- Maintain banking relations and plan and monitor country cash flow requirements to ensure the smooth implementation of IRC Service projects
- Prepare monthly standard accounting submissions to IRC Headquarters, for review by the Finance and Administration Manger, including general ledger files, account
- Prepare financial reports, for review by the Finance and Administration Manager, to donors in line with donor requirements and templates.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance
Daffodil International University
Dhaka, Bangladesh2019
Masters in Development Studies (MDS) - Development policy, program and management
East West University
Dhaka, Bangladesh2019
Diploma in Research -
Dhaka International University
Dhaka, Bangladesh2018
IELTS Preparation Certificate of English language -
British Council
2018
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) -
University of Somalia
2016
Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C) - Science
Ahmed Gurey Secondary School
2012
Skills
- Communication Skills
- Research and Analysis
- Computer Literacy
- Multitasking Abilities
- Conflict Resolution
- Problem-Solving
- Decision-Making
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Somali
Proficient
C2
Arabic
Intermediate
B1
Professional trainings and skills
- Certificate of Professional Excellence Program (PEP), an institutional training on soft Skills (30 hrs) conducted by evolve360 learning Solutions, New Delhi-India organized by the Career Development Centre (CDC) at Daffodil International university
- Certificate Training on 'Project Monitoring and Evaluation from Bangladesh Institute of Management, Government people Republic of Bangladesh BIM
- Workshop on Career Success through Professional Excellence from JOBSBD.COM and BOLD( Bangladesh Organization for Leaning and Development )
- Workshop on 'Employability Skills' conducted by Bangladesh Skill Development Institute
- Certificate on 'Basic Application Course' from Daffodil International Professional Training Institute
- Certificate Training on Training of Trainers (T0T) from Bangladesh Institute of Management, Government people Republic of Bangladesh BIM
- Certificate of appreciation for EMIS data collection and survey questionnaire organized By Ministry of Education Somali government and UNICEF Somalia
- Certificate Training on Financial Management for Executives from Bangladesh Institute of Management, Government people Republic of Bangladesh BIM
- International Workshop on 'Managing Technological Innovation for Global Competition' Jointly organized by Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS)
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Head of Private Sector Relations and Development
NIRA-National Identity & Registration Authority
06.2024 - Current
Head of Corporate Relations
NIRA
04.2023 - 05.2024
Institutional Development Lead
Somali Disaster Management Agency- SODMA
01.2022 - 03.2023
Operations Manager
Society Charity Organization
01.2020 - 05.2021
FINANCE OFFICER
International Rescue Committee
02.2018 - 12.2019
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance
Daffodil International University
Masters in Development Studies (MDS) - Development policy, program and management
East West University
Diploma in Research -
Dhaka International University
IELTS Preparation Certificate of English language -
British Council
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) -
University of Somalia
Higher Secondary Certificate (H.S.C) - Science
Ahmed Gurey Secondary School
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