Francis Lowamoe
Kotido
Summary
Professional advisor with strong focus on achieving results and fostering team collaboration. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and client relationship management. Known for adaptability and reliability in dynamic environments. Prepared to deliver impactful solutions and drive success in any advisory role.
As professional advisor, deeply committed to delivering actionable insights and fostering collaborative environments. Extensive experience in strategic planning and conflict resolution ensures impactful contributions to team success. Known for adaptability and results-driven approach, excelling in problem-solving and relationship management.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor
Mercy Corps Uganda
08.2023 - Current
- Support the Program Manager, Business & MSD Advisors and MEL team with the planning and implementation of PUMP UP GESI Strategy and suggest ways of Improvements
- Engage with communities to identify gaps and barriers for gender equality and social inclusion along the selected value chains for smallholder farmers
- Advise on the development of inclusive and gender sensitive go-to market strategies and business models for the Solar Water Pump commercial partners
- Support GESI mainstreaming trainings and refresher trainings for all team members, consortium, and partner organisation staff
- Assist with assessment activities to ensure that team members apply gender and youth analysis and perspective in the collection, analysis, use and reporting of data
- Maintain close communication about gender activities with teams during regular planning and coordination sessions
- Identify the need for and supervise the implementation of activities designed to promote greater access, inclusion and empowerment of women, youth, adolescent girls, refugees and people living with disabilities in the PUMP-UP program
- Work closely with the PUMP-UP teams and build their capacity to deliver high quality gender integration work
- Help develop gender-focused communication materials and translate to the local language and context to increase effectiveness
- Assist teams to identify and address barriers to recruiting and retaining female staff and to maintaining a gender -friendly work environment
- Provide on-going support to teams on data collection processes for completeness, accuracy, and timely submission and ensure data collected is GESI sensitive
- Work closely with the PM and the MEL Lead to ensure PUMP UP meets Mercy Corps' gender minimum standards, follows Danida gender policies, and that gender sensitive data is regularly analysed and used to inform programme decisions
- Conduct regular community visits to ensure that programme activities are gender sensitive and in line with the strategy
- Design and implement a V/YSLA program in refugee settlements, fostering economic collaboration between displaced and host communities through financial literacy, trust-building, and formal financial linkages
- Lead the integration of digital financial solutions into V/YSLAs, enhancing women's access to mobile money, digital record-keeping, and formal banking services for economic empowerment
- Develop a youth-focused V/YSLA model, incorporating business training, mentorship, to increase accessibility of decent jobs by women and youth
Gender Equality, Youth and Social Inclusion - Specialist
DAI Global LLC
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Under my leadership of the FtF IAM GEYSI action plan, which guaranteed alignment with gender equality objectives over the course of the project life cycle, women's participation in market systems rose 67%
- By Providing GEYSI inputs in market and constraint analysis, I came up with practical approaches (women in aggregation model, Women as traders, Customers and Agents) that aided to over $1 million in investments for inclusive business models within the agricultural market's framework
- Coached over 10 field teams and technical staff to create value propositions for inclusive corporate capital investments, resulting in a 35% rise in women and youth engagement across Market Development Facility partnerships
- Conducted quarterly field visits and GEYSI evaluations to identify gaps and opportunities for inclusion, which led to the creation of custom solutions raising market access for 500+ women and youth
- Conducted training sessions for technical staff, project leadership, and partners on gender norm socialization, gendered value chain dynamics, and inclusive market systems development
- Developed and rolled out interactive learning modules on integrating gender and social inclusion into agricultural market systems
- Supported private sector actors and agribusinesses in adopting inclusive business models that empower women, youth, and marginalized groups
- Designed gender-inclusive financial products to improve women and youth's access to credit, savings, and investment opportunities
- Facilitated partnerships between MFIs and women/youth-led enterprises to expand financial inclusion in rural agricultural value chains
- Promoted and implemented VSLA training programs, equipping women and youth with financial literacy and business management skills
- Integrated market linkages and entrepreneurship training into VSLA programming, ensuring sustainable income generation and improved economic resilience
Program Manager - Gender, Social Cohesion and Governance
Caritas Kotido Diocese
04.2021 - 06.2022
- As a program manager for Governance and Gender, my major tasks were broken down to the 5 thematic areas which include.; Program Development, Program Monitoring and evaluation, Liaison with Donor, Local Government Agencies, Local/National/International NGOs, and religious organizations (Stakeholder engagement), Program Administration/Finance, Human Capital (Personnel)
- Successfully secured funding and developed proposals
- I took the lead on designing a €250,000 proposal for a COVID-19 response project, which successfully got funded
- I also developed a £50,000 proposal for CAFOD and UNHCR, which helped us connect better with donors and bring in more money
- Planned programs and led economic empowerment efforts
- I helped coordinate and deliver programs aimed at empowering women economically
- I made sure these programs fit with the theory of change and focused on gender equality and women empowerment
- I led in the development of detailed plans and budgets for smooth and impactful program implementation
- Provided leadership and built team capacity
- I managed a team of four staff (Gender, Governance and Social Cohesion Officers), conducting their performance reviews, probation assessments, and recommending capacity building options for areas of growth
- Through this, I fostered a strong sense of leadership, mentorship, and helped staff grow professionally
- Engaged with stakeholders and ensured compliance
- I represented the organization in various groups related to the district's COVID-19 response, as well as in meetings with different sectors and stakeholders
- In these forums, I advocated for inclusive economic policies, regardless of gender and age for building resilience during the pandemic
Program Coordinator - Land Desk
Moroto Diocese
01.2018 - 05.2019
- Designed and implemented projects, reports, and monitoring systems to guarantee the smooth running of women and youth centred economic empowerment initiatives
- Organised and facilitated workshops, consultation meetings, and PME systems enhancing gender responsive programming
- Conducted needs assessments and played a key role in securing funding (€500,000 from SOH, €200,000 from AGEH CPS, and €300,000 from DKA Austria) while guaranteeing in social and economic empowerment initiatives benefited women, youth, and marginalised individuals
- Created and formalized PME techniques for monitoring gender social inclusion initiatives
- Conducted midterm and endline reviews were to ensure sustainable, data driven learning and adjustment
- Led multistakeholder coordination with district land offices, land boards, and committees to protect communal land rights and ensure women and youth's land access for economic activities
- Using awareness campaigns through IEC materials and media, led community sensitization on land rights, therefore enabling women and youth in land management
- By means of secure land tenure and improved participatory land mapping, supported conflict resolution to guarantee financial stability for women, girls and youth
Project Manager (Gender, Governance, Land Rights and Partnerships) BRACED Program
Mercy Corps Uganda
03.2017 - 12.2017
- Supervise the Lands, Gender, Governance and partnerships sector team members, developed monthly annual and spend down plans for the sectors and ensured they are followed as per the stipulated timelines, Supported the program director in compiling monthly and annual reports to be submitted to the donor, monitor partner activities and ensure they are in line with program objectives, Represent the organization both internally and externally and create synergies with other stakeholders in the region, management of the sector budget and financial performance and ensured compliance to the organizational and donor accountability requirements
- Programmatic and financial management of a $5.3 million multi-country portfolio focused on agriculture/livestock, infrastructure, food security and resilience building
- Salvaged DFID-funded complex program from potential loss of funding, leading to additional $2.5 Million follow on funding
- Developed master budget with monthly/quarterly cash flow projections aligned with detailed workplan
- Managed and built capacity of 30 team members across three districts (Kotido, Moroto and Kaabong)
- Responsible for donor engagement and relationship management - USAID and DFID
- Spearheaded the development of the Karamoja draft regional gender strategy (Planned, Organized, coordinated, and facilitated in the process)
- Supervised the Lands, Gender, Governance, and partnerships sector team members
- Oversaw the development of monthly and annual spend down plans for the sectors and ensured they are followed as per the stipulated timelines
- Supported the program director in compiling monthly and annual reports to be submitted to the donor
- Monitored partner activities and ensured they are in line with program objectives
- Managed the sector budget and financial performance and ensured compliance to the organizational and donor accountability requirements
Team Leader - Gender, Land Rights and Partnerships
Mercy Corps Uganda
06.2016 - 02.2017
- Oversaw program activities aimed at strengthening the horizontal and vertical linkages that support the protection of land rights, gender equality, and land tenure security
- Led the BRACED processes for engaging formal land institutions, governments and private sector actors in collective action planning that supports the promotion of household and community access to, ownership and control of their land
- Participated in coordination of capacities, organized strategic workshops and consultations, liaised with likeminded organizations on resource pooling for purposes of building and maintaining partnerships particularly on Women land rights activists
- Spearheaded the monitoring of the implementing partners sub-granted by Mercy Corps to implement this component of BRACED
Gender Officer
Mercy Corps Uganda
05.2015 - 06.2016
- Developed tools and resources to assist with gender analysis and gender awareness program design
- Identify individuals and groups with the interest and potential to promote the goal of gender equality within the wider community
- Supported the team with the implementation of sector-specific gender plans and consulted with stakeholder groups on an on-going basis to assess the suitability of the same
- Continually advised and Made recommendations for incorporating a gender perspective into sectoral work and mainstreaming of gender in the multi-sectoral system
- Together with the team developed appropriate risk mitigation strategies for gender work, advise team members on gender issues, continually focused on developments that require adjustment for effective implementation of gender mainstreaming approaches in the entity
Gender Officer
UGANDA LAND ALLIANCE (ULA)
02.2014 - 05.2015
- Supported programme development; co-ordination of capacity movement building initiatives, strategic workshops, and consultations; resource development, maintaining and building partnerships particularly women's land rights, conflict, and peace activists
- Researched and contributed to publications on gender and land, regular e-letters (women's voices), articles and expert papers
- Supported programmes and strategies to raise awareness on women's rights to land amongst a range of movements and networks
- Represented ULA in appropriate forums at local and regional level internally and with other organizations as appropriate
- Developed successful working relationships with international and national NGOs and organizations to further ULA's gender and diversity mainstreaming objectives
- Developed and supported the campaigns and advocacy work of the women's initiatives of land through coordination and facilitation with partners and allies
- Coordinated the recruitment activities of programme interns in the area of operation
- Supported south Karamoja regional programmes to develop and implement gender and diversity mainstreaming strategies and ensure that these strategies are in line with agreed standards and ULA's best practice
- Provided technical advice and sources of training, information, and analysis on gender and diversity in ways staff can use and understand them
- Provided training directly when appropriate
- Maintained an overview of trends in the sector and the regional relevance
- Synthesized and interpreted relevant materials, both internally and externally produced materials for benefit of programme staff and community at large
- Provided specific programming advice to staff (for example) participating in assessments and evaluation, as required
- Participated in fundraising and resource mobilization for gender liaison work
SASA Officer (Women's Protection and Empowerment Program)
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)
09.2011 - 06.2013
- Supported in the development of the regional and district gender-based violence (GBV) referral system for survivors of GBV
- Conducted gender analysis to ascertain community responsiveness to gender equality and provided recommendations on the same
- Directly conducted community awareness campaigns including development of information education and communication (IEC) materials plus participating in radio programs on gender equality and women empowerment
- Conducted trainings on the SASA! Phased in approach on prevention and response to gender-based violence
- Supported in mass awareness campaigns including 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls and women's day celebrations to strengthen community activism in elimination of gender-based violence and increasing gender equality
- Facilitated trainings and learning experiences for SASA! Teams in community-based activities, participatory practices, facilitation and the SASA! Approach
- Held regular debriefing sessions with SASA! Teams to identify challenges early and find appropriate local solutions to their problems and Work with SASA! Teams to develop work plans, campaigns, and actions as part of the SASA! phases
- Supported the local partner in their preparation and implementation of the SASA! Approach liaised regularly with the local partner to ensure that standard approaches used during the planning, preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the SASA! Approach
Education
MBA - Management
Master of Business Administration
Kampala, Uganda05-2026
Post Graduate Diploma - Public Administration And Management
Uganda Management Institute
Mbale, Uganda05-2018
Bachelor of Arts - Development Studies
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda12-2011
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education -
Teso College Aloet
Soroti, Uganda12-2007
Uganda Certificate of Education -
Nadiket Seminary
Moroto11-2005
Skills
- Gender analysis
- Project management
- Data collection
- Financial inclusion
- Stakeholder engagement
- Training development
Timeline
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor
Mercy Corps Uganda
08.2023 - Current
Gender Equality, Youth and Social Inclusion - Specialist
DAI Global LLC
06.2022 - 08.2023
Program Manager - Gender, Social Cohesion and Governance
Caritas Kotido Diocese
04.2021 - 06.2022
Program Coordinator - Land Desk
Moroto Diocese
01.2018 - 05.2019
Project Manager (Gender, Governance, Land Rights and Partnerships) BRACED Program
Mercy Corps Uganda
03.2017 - 12.2017
Team Leader - Gender, Land Rights and Partnerships
Mercy Corps Uganda
06.2016 - 02.2017
Gender Officer
Mercy Corps Uganda
05.2015 - 06.2016
Gender Officer
UGANDA LAND ALLIANCE (ULA)
02.2014 - 05.2015
SASA Officer (Women's Protection and Empowerment Program)
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)
09.2011 - 06.2013
MBA - Management
Master of Business Administration
Post Graduate Diploma - Public Administration And Management
Uganda Management Institute
Bachelor of Arts - Development Studies
Kyambogo University
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education -
Teso College Aloet
Uganda Certificate of Education -
Nadiket Seminary
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