Florence Nambooze

· Fundraising through a search for research and M&E projects;

· Preparing research concepts and proposals for upcoming projects;

a) Planning and organizing for studies, coordinating their implementation, developing materials and conducting training for study teams, ensuring compliance with Institutional

b) Review Board standards, managing the data processes, and writing reports;

c) Search for collaborations and networks for strategic partnerships for research.

d) Design and or adopt quality assurance guidelines for the data collection teams to ensure data accuracy and validity.

e) Supervising field data collection.

f) Data analysis and managment in addition to report writing.

• Performing organization assessment across departments, to identify tailor-specific needs for departments and teams.
• Facilitate designing work plans, budgets, and policies and supporting the management team to roll these out for efficiency and optimal growth.
• Conducting performance evaluation for teams and supporting individuals to maximise their potential

• Planned, supervised and managed a study on 'Assessing the Effectiveness of Informal Social Protection Interventions: A Case of Alebtong and Kampala Districts in the Northern and Central Regions of Uganda
• Performed data analysis for the reports and participated in wrting of 2 manuscripts for the study

• Mid-term Evaluation of the MYP 3839 project on the comprehensive provision of eye health services for the people of Uganda sponsored by the Christian Blind Mission. The project target children (under 5years) and older persons 60+ years
• Data analyst and report writer

• End of project Evaluation for the Community Based Polio Surveillance in four West African Countries; the Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
• The project was implemented by government partners with support from the Ministries of Health across different districts in a range of health facilities.
• Uniqely, the project covered both the health aspects and gender related issues that were geared towards addressing barriers to accessing immunisation services for both boys and girls.
• Played a quality assurance role for all countries to ensure data accuracy and reliability prior to data analysis.

• Routine monitoring; Hygiene and Sanitation, Food Security and Skills enhancement project for young women and adolescents’ project in Bidibidi Refugee settlement.
• Data Analysis and report writing and presentation.

• Gender analysis: A qualitative study assessing the impact of the Male Change Agent (MCA) Approach in the Karamoja region (Napak, Nabilatuk, Abim, and Nakapiripirit districts) for the Nuyok Program, USAID-funded program.
• Trained, supervised team and managed data collected.
• Participated in report writing and presentation

• A qualitative study; The Situation Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery supported programs to end Commercial sex exploitation of children and end labor exploitation, in the East, Central, and Western Regions of Uganda.

• Consultancy services to develop a sustainability plan for the Kyaka II Vocational Training Centre in Kyegegwa District.
• The assignement entailed conducting a more detailed analysis of the financing and funding mechanisms aimed at providing viable and innovative proposals to development of a private sector type sustainable model for Kyaka VTC which links FCAs, linking learning to earning result-based BTVET strategy.
• The study employed purely qualitative methods including; Group discussions, Informant Interviews and Overt observation

• A qualitative study to evaluate the impact of informal and formal vocational skills training among the youth in Luwero, District, Uganda supported by the Economic Social Research Council (ESCR)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
• Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in partnership with Leibniz nstitute for Economic Research (RWI)
• Quality Assurance
• Control/, Impact Evaluation of two youth skills development interventions as part of the Employment of Development (E4D) program of the German Corporation for International Cooperation;

• A qualitative study to evaluate the impact of informal and formal vocational skills training among the youth in Luwero, District, Uganda supported by the Economic Social Research Council (ESCR)
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• A Gender Analysis qulaitative study on participatory conflict and gender analysis in selected districts of Karamoja and Northern regions in Uganda
• Designing of tools, conducting data collection, supervising the teams, data aggregation and managment as well as report writing.
• Also wrote a policy brief on 'CONFLICTS IN KARAMOJA AND THE NORTHERN REGIONS IN UGANDA: A PARTICIPATORY GENDER ANALYSIS'

FILP Program

• Facilitated the development of an institutional capacity assessment exercise and development plan, Caritas Uganda [2018]
• Facilitated the development of an institutional capacity assessment exercise and development plan, Caritas Uganda [2018]
• Designing and implementing the Monitoring, Evaluation, andLearning System for Food Income and Livelihood Program (FILP) for the dioceses of Arua, Lira, and Nebbi [2018]
• Monitoring of Food Income and Livelihood Program (FILP) for the dioceses of Lira and Nebbi accros the resepctive districts; and supported the team in drafting a field report and data summary in May 2019

Humanitarian emergency response project

• Mini assessment of the emergency context and concept development on empowering young women in Bidibidi Settlement Camp on Menstrual Hygiene Management [2018]
• Re-designing, development, and translation of Menstrual Hygiene Management IEC materials for Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Yumbe district for the Emergency response project for refugees tailored to Arabic, English, and Kwaka [2018]

• Post Evaluation of the E4D/SOGA project with youth, women focused on increasing employability through business development and practical skills training in the Albertine region of mid-western Uganda
• The E4D/SOGA project was implemented in Hoima and Bullisa districts within the Albertine Region.

• End evaluation of Agriculture and Rural Finance Program (AGRUFIN) with smallholder farmers in partnership with financial institutions in selected districts of Kapchorwa, Bukwo, Kayunga, Mityana, Kamuli, Kakira, Mubende, and Butalejja, in the Eastern and Central regions of Uganda.
• Particpated in study design, feild supervision and data collection, maged the data set and performed analysis.

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Community Connections project on Family Planning funded by Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation
• This covered Kasese, Kaborole, Kamuli, Masaka, and Mityana Districts in the Central, Mid-Western, and Eastern regions of Uganda
• The reseach targeted natural and modern methods of Family Planning offered by Uganda Catholic Medical bureau (UCMB) and Uganda Protestant Medical Bureal (UPMB).
• Major role was tool modification, piloting and excecution. Training of study teams for the three rounds of data collection and data set managment.

2016-2017 - WALAN PILOT STUDY

• WALAN Pilot study on Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM) for the USAID FACT Project, in Amuru, Gulu, and Nwoya Districts, in Acholi sub-region, Uganda
• Major roles included planning, training and supervion of data collection. Addtionally, was data quality assurance, coherence and accuracy as well as data analysis and report writing.
• This was a prospective study and longitudinal in nature with two rounds of data collection.

2015 Oct - Dec Proof of concept

• Proof of Concept for the Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM) for the USAID FACT Project, in Amuru, Gulu, and Nwoya Districts, in the Acholi sub-region, in Uganda

• Coordinated a qualitative study on the impact of microfinance schemes on community fabric in selected districts of Northern (Kole, Oyam, and Lira) and Southwestern (Kamwenge, Kabale, and Ibanda) Uganda

• Proof of Concept for the Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM) for the USAID FACT Project, in Amuru, Gulu, and Nwoya Districts, in the Acholi sub-region, in Uganda

• Evaluation of the Youth Empowerment and Local Governance (YELG) Project, in the districts of Lira, Gulu, Nwoya, and Amuru districts

• Qualitative study; The Evaluation design for the Performance Evaluation of Care Reforms Project implemented in selected Central, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts in Uganda on behalf of Maestral International, L.L.C, Oxford Policy Management and Makerere University Department of Social Work and Social Administration
• Participated in data collection, translation, and transcription of data gathered.

• Impact Evaluation study; the impact on children of Save the Children DCR program (2011 – 2015) activities in Uganda in the Northern region and the Karamoja region on behalf of Makerere University – Department of Social Work and Social Administration

Baseline and End Evaluation of the Bobi Wine Show to generate evidence on the role of reality shows in influencing knowledge on capitation grants and parents’ involvement in their children’s learning in 12 districts of central and Western, Uganda

• Performed data entry, cleaning and analysis for the 'Baseline evaluation of the "Using Innovation to promote access to quality secondary education" project in East, Central, and Western Uganda'

• Qualitative study: Assessment of HIV/AIDS challenges in Hoima Diocese for the Good Governance and Sustainable Livelihood Program to support advocacy activities.

• Midterm Review Evaluation exercise conducted for the Strengthening Child Protection Systems through Vibrant Civil Societies project on behalf of Plan Uganda
• Trained the team and supervised field work, data quality assurance and data management through Report writing.

Rappoutuer

• Rappotuering for the 'Draft Proficiency Course for ECD Care Givers' workshop; Ministry of Education and Sports, Teacher Education and Instruction Training Department in Partnership with Aghakan Foundation- SESEA Project for Madarasa

Monitoring

• Monitoring of Basic Requirements Minimum standards and Mentoring tools for teacher Educators, DPOs, and Principals in Hoima, Masindi, Kibaale, and Kamurasi under MoES, TIET Department in Partnership with UNICEF

• Midterm Review on Post Harvest Technologies embraced by Farmers in Luwero, Kamuli, Kamwenge, and Gulu districts

Period: January - Novemeber 2012 - Project Manager

• Oversee, coordinate and manage activities and staff for the Community Child Nutrition and Advocacy project in Luweero District
• The project aimed at improving the survival of children (0-5 years) by promoting breastfeeding and appropriate feeding practices, and by building the capacity of health workers and Village Health Teams.

Period: June 2011 - Novemeber 2012 - Project Manager

• Oversee the implementation of MCHA project activities in selected central districts, Wakiso, Kampala, and Mukono, and coordinate project partners to ensure improved health for women and children by providing soft skills and hardware equipment.

Period: June 2010 - May 2011 - Assistant Project Manager

• Support the manger to oversee the implementation of planned activities associated with the HCPAP in selected central districts, Wakiso, Kampala, and Mukono. Supporting the manager to increase awareness of malaria, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health issues within communities, and partner capacity enhancement.

• End of term evaluation for the SSUH-DIP2 Program in Lalogi Sub County and Gulu Municipality for CARE International in Uganda

Msc. in Population Studies and Reproductive Health, coursework; Research Methods, Basic and Advanced Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Demography, Epidemiology, Reproductive Health Policy and Practice, and Statistical softwareSTATA, SPSS, Excel and Epi Data

Social Work and Social Administration, Social sector planning, Social policy, Population and development, and Research

Research Ethics FHI 260

Clinical Trials

Nutrition for Infants and Young Children (IYCF) Online certificate course

Monitoring and Evaluation for projects