Employees

Here is an overview of The Development Fund's employees at the headquarters in Oslo, our country offices in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Somalia, as well as our youth organisation, Spire.

Norway

Secretary General

Ulf Flink

Secretary General

ulf@developmentfund.no+47 40 34 01 44/ +25 19 11 51 66

Finance and Administration

Tinna Iuel

Head of Finance and Administration

tinna@developmentfund.no+4795246503

Julia Paulsen

International Controller

julia@developmentfund.no+4740545310

Gry Kristine Witzøe

International Controller

gry@utviklingsfondet.no+4799453590

Verica Kalicanin-Jakovljevic

Senior Finance Advisor

verica@utviklingsfondet.no+4790850780

Fundraising and Communication

Hailey Hammer

Head of Fundraising and Communication

hailey@developmentfund.no+47 45 45 81 19
Sandra Marika Lejon

Marika Lejon

Senior Digital Marketing Advisor

marika@developmentfund.no+47 45 42 09 70

Silje L. Syvertsen

Senior Communications Advisor

silje@developmentfund.no+47 91 84 46 40

Anja Cecilie Solvik

Advisor Campaigns and Advocacy

anja@utviklingsfondet.no+4792401397

Programme Department

Siv Helén Strømland

Head of Programme Department

siv.helen@developmentfund.no+47 97 02 83 49

Elin Cecilie Ranum

Head of Policy

elin@developmentfund.no+47 96 22 96 00

Audun Husby (on leave)

Senior Programme Coordinator Guatemala

audun@developmentfund.no+47 95 41 43 41
Gyda C. Prestvik

Gyda C. Prestvik

Senior Programme Coordinator Nepal

gyda@developmentfund.no+47 95 18 71 97

Erlend Olafsrud (on leave)

Programme Advisor

erlend@developmentfund.no+47 95 16 56 58

Kristine Hansen

Senior MEAL Advisor

kristine@developmentfund.no+47 97 97 36 89

Isabelle Auby

MEAL Advisor

Isabelle@utviklingsfondet.no+47 986 30 641

Spire

Thea Birgitte Erfjord

Head of Spire

thea@spireorg.no+47 413 20 574

Ethiopia

Deborah J Smith

Country Director Ethiopia/Somalia

deborah@developmentfund.no+251 9115 16619 / +252 6388 88541

Sisay Kassahun

Country Programme Coordinator

sisay@developmentfund.no+251 116 477 255
Tesfaye Alemu

Tesfaye Alemu Temesgen

Finance and Administration Manager

tesfaye@developmentfund.no+251-116-477255
Tesfaye Gonfa

Tesfaye Gonfa

Senior Advisor Participatory Forest Management and REDD+

tesfaye.gonfa@developmentfund.no+251 913 676 832

Muchie Tebeje

Education and Job Creation Advisor

muchie@developmentfund.no+251-116-477255

Solomon Oluma

Senior Finance Advisor

salomon@developmentfund.no+251 116 477 255
Zemenay Manassie

Zemenay Manassie

Finance Advisor

zemenay@developmentfund.no+251-116-477255

Edris Mohammed

Agriculture Advisor

+251 914721333

Senait Enku

Office Assistant/Cleaner

senait@developmentfund.no+251-116-477255

Mersha Zebene

Driver

+251 116 477 255

Jemal Kedir Hiko

Senior MEAL Advisor

jemal@developmentfund.no+251921111655

Mechal Tadele Asfaw

Senior MEAL Advisor

Mechal@developmentfund.no+251911392103

Hana Gezahegn

Operations Officer

dfethiopia@developmentfund.no+251-116477255

Adane Girma

Driver / Logistic officer

adane@developmentfund.no+251 91 067 5495

Malawi

Phillip Tegha

Country Director Malawi/Mosambique

phillip@developmentfund.no+265999717333

Villa Ezala

Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

villa@developmentfund.no

Elias Mawaya

Senior Finance Officer

elias@developmentfund.no+265 991 060 171

Beatrice Wyson

Office Assistant

Imran Yassin

Programme Coordinator

imran@developmentfund.no+265999804580

Joseph Ngwena

Finance and Administration Manager

joseph@developmentfund.no+265992794680

Somalia

Issmael Abdulahi Shebal

Programme Coordinator

issmael@developmentfund.no+252-634-481506

Maryam Mahamoud Ibrahim

Finance and Administration

maryam@developmentfund.no+252-635-727247

Suad Abdirahman Wayrah

Finance Assistant

suad@developmentfund.no0252-634-441162

Mohamed Abdillahi Abdi Saxardid

Water Engineer

mohamed@developmentfund.no+252-634-258884

Mohamed Weli Ahmed

Programme assistance

Mohamed.weli@developmentfund.no+252634174014

Ahmed Yousuf Idiris

Agronomist

ahmed@developmentfund.no+252634437516

Abdisamad Hassan Yusuf

Agronomist

abdisamad@utviklingsfondet.no+252634032627

Khadar Jama Dahir

MEAL Advisor

khadar@utviklingsfondet.no+252634077159