Resourceful Project Manager with over 10 years expertise in organizing project operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve project results and greater impact. Develops realistic project concepts, monitor project to ascertain adherence to plans and budgets, talented at providing targeted solutions to direct successful projects.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Project Coordinator
Christian Blind Mission
Kampala
08.2020 - Current
Developed project proposals and budgets for inclusive eye health projects.
Tracked performance of the inclusive eye health projects to ensure they are on track and within the planned budgets.
Supervised implementation of projects at the partners level.
Reviewed partners project periodic reports before they are submitted to the respective donors.
Assisted with recruitment of project teams at partners side, to implement the projects.
Kept projects on schedule through support supervision visits/calls that discussed progress and solutions to challenges.
Tracked effective use of project budgets at partners side.
Focal person engineering smooth communication between donors and implementing partners.
Project Manager
Humanity and Inclusion
Kampala
04.2019 - 07.2020
Developed project proposals and budgets.
Met project deadlines without sacrificing quality of project implementation.
Initiated and monitored procurement process for project bought items.
Made decisions independently and collaboratively on direction of the project and solution to implementation challenges.
Regularly monitored project performance in relation to achievement of results, budget use and timelines.
Modified and directed project plans based on beneficiary, organization and donor needs.
Worked with external evaluators to plan project evaluations or research.
Organized trainings orienting other organizations about planning and delivery of disability inclusive services/projects.
Represented the organization at government meetings relevant to my project.
National Program Coordinator
Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance
Kampala
10.2016 - 01.2018
Organized and facilitated technical and administrative meetings bringing together 8 partners implementing consortium led projects.
Carried out day-to-day running of the Alliance secretariat and management of staff.
Together with consortium partners identified collaborations and linkages with each other.
Conducted regular supervision visits to project sites to establish status of project implementation and learn from beneficiaries.
Guided external consultants to develop consortium partners evaluations and researches.
Consolidated bi annual reports from partners to consortium into country reports submitted to the donors.
Maintained energy and good working relations among the consortium partners.
Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships with partners and donors.
Represented the consortium at national level meetings.
Resident Evaluation Manager
NORC at University of Chicago
Kampala
10.2012 - 10.2016
Represented NORC, the third party monitor contracted by USAID to oversee USAID funded project in Uganda.
Maintained good communication between NORC and implementing partners.
Prepared periodic performance reports submitted to NORC, to provide feedback to implementing partners.
Participated in organizing project performance evaluation surveys through mobilization of participants, data collection and report writing.
Organized results dissemination workshops targeting USAID, government and implementing partner officials.
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Straight Talk Foundation
Kampala
04.2002 - 02.2012
Worked closely with project officers to develop project proposals especially the monitoring and evaluation section.
Developed participatory monitoring and evaluation plans for new projects.
Oriented project officers on monitoring and evaluation information to be collected by the project.
Organized quarterly meetings supporting project officers evaluate their project performance and agree on solutions to improve gaps.
Supported Project officers pre test educational materials with the beneficiaries before dissemination.
Managed project data entries and generated analysis used by project officers to produce periodic reports.
On quarterly basis analyzed content of letters received from beneficiaries of educational materials produced by the organization
Worked with external evaluators to design and implement project evaluations.
Education
Master of Science - Public Health
Royal Tropical Institute
Amsterdam, Netherlands
09.2009 - 10.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences
Makerere University Campus
Kampala, Uganda
06.1996 - 07.1999
Skills
Technical Analysis
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Affiliations
Rotary International.
Member of Rotary Club of Kansanga in Uganda
Timeline
Project Coordinator
Christian Blind Mission
08.2020 - Current
Project Manager
Humanity and Inclusion
04.2019 - 07.2020
National Program Coordinator
Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance
10.2016 - 01.2018
Resident Evaluation Manager
NORC at University of Chicago
10.2012 - 10.2016
Master of Science - Public Health
Royal Tropical Institute
09.2009 - 10.2010
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Straight Talk Foundation
04.2002 - 02.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences
Makerere University Campus
06.1996 - 07.1999
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