Liyou Tekeste Birehanu


Liyou Tekeste Birehanu

Global Surge human resources and administrative officer


Liyou is the Global Surge Human Resources (HR) and Administration officer. She is responsible for supporting all HR related processes for iMMAP's Global Surge tools, including the Standby Partnership Program. She is also responsible for selecting and accepting suitable profiles for the iMMAP surge roster in accordance with the established internal policies and procedures.

Prior to joining the Global Surge Team, Liyou was an HR/Finance and Administration Officer based in Ethiopia. She was responsible for providing general HR/Finance and administrative support to iMMAP.

Liyou has over six years of experience in operations and administration. Prior to joining iMMAP, she was an administration and finance manager with Inter Adie France for two years. Prior to that she was an operations Administrative Assistant with the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency for two years and a corporate advertising and sales promotions administrative assistant with Ethiopian Airlines for over two years.

Liyou holds a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration and Development Management from Addis Ababa University and a Master's Degree in Project Planning Management from YOM Economic Development Institute in Ethiopia. She is fluent in English and Amharic.