Ilyas Mohamud joined Samuel Hall in May 2025 as a Junior Area Coordinator, with over nine years of experience in humanitarian and development programming in Somalia.
He specialises in monitoring, evaluation, applied research, and large-scale fieldwork, and has led or supported projects with UN and international partners including UNESCWA, UNICEF, GCCM, ReDSS, and NRC on evaluations, climate mobility, and protection-focused research. His work centres on M&E, research design, and data systems, with substantial experience in mixed-methods research, managing and training data collection teams, and using digital tools such as ODK, Kobo, and DHIS2, alongside strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills using STATA/SPSS, Power BI, and Excel.
His expertise covers migration and displacement, return and reintegration, climate mobility, and emergency and recovery programming in sectors such as health, nutrition, education, resilience, and protection contexts, building on prior roles as Field Work Manager at SABABI Institute, Researcher at Consilient Research and Data/M&E Officer at the International Rescue Committee in Somalia.
Ilyas holds a Bachelor of Social Science in Public Administration (Global University, Mogadishu), a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science (University of Hargeisa), and a Diploma in Education (Biology and Chemistry, Banadir University), and has completed professional trainings in data analysis, DHIS2, HMIS, ODK/ONA, and Monitoring and Evaluation.