Saron Engidasew Zerihun

I manage donor-funded programmes at the intersection of development cooperation, grant management, and creative and cultural industries, combining a background in software engineering with a Master's in Project Management.Currently, I serve as Project Manager at the Embassy of France in Ethiopia and Alliance Ethio-Française, overseeing a creative and cultural industries programme funded by the Embassy of France in Ethiopia. My responsibilities include managing the full grant cycle for 24 creative startup grantees, leading M&E and performance reporting, building strategic partnerships, and coordinating large-scale stakeholder events within a French Embassy-funded framework.Prior to development cooperation, I built a strong foundation in project delivery and cross-functional coordination through roles in fintech (Flocash) and telecom (Nokia), giving me a data-driven, technically grounded approach to managing complex, multi-stakeholder programmes.