Nkoyoyo Isaac Ronald
Child Advocate | Philanthropist | Trainer | Evangelist| Rural Development Advocate
Masaka,Central
Summary
Strategic nonprofit and business leader with 15 years’ experience steering community-development programs, financial services, and social enterprises in Uganda. Proven record of mobilizing resources, building high-performing teams, and delivering transformative outcomes for children, youth, and vulnerable families. Certified Risk-Management Professional with advanced training in institutional leadership, project planning, and M&E. Author of From Ground Up: Rural Transformation for Leaders (2025).
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Executive Director
Tikvah Rural Development Initiative
Masaka, Masaka District
02.2022 - Current
- Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering a collaborative work environment for increased productivity.
- Developed and implemented organizational strategies to achieve set goals and objectives and secured long-term success.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Developed strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to expand the organization's reach and influence.
- Mobilizing rural communities embrace home borne solutions to their own challenges
Director
Ganzi Forex Bureau Ltd.
01.2022 - Current
- Founder & chief executive of a licensed foreign-exchange bureau serving SME traders and cross-border clients.
- Set strategic vision.
- Instituted enterprise-wide risk-management framework that cut compliance breaches to zero and earned “Excellent” audit rating.
- Forged partnerships with five commercial banks, expanding liquidity options and boosting customer satisfaction.
Managing Partner
Voyage Management Consults
Kampala, Central
01.2021 - Current
- Consultancy firm delivering strategy, fundraising, and capacity-building services to NGOs and SMEs.
- Led advisory teams on 30+ projects.
- Designed proprietary “Voyage Impact Matrix” for measuring social-return-on-investment; adopted by 12 organizations.
- Negotiated Memorandum of Understanding with three regional universities to provide internship pipelines, reducing firm recruitment costs by 40%.
- Conduct staff capacity building of 56 members of Rakai-Masaka cluster Child Development ministry 2024.
Project Director
Kayonza Child Development Center
Rakai, Kacheera
01.2014 - 01.2024
- Directed program design and fundraising.
- Supervised 20 staff across education, health, and livelihood pillars; achieved 95% school-completion rate among enrolled children.
- Championed curriculum review that integrated life-skills and entrepreneurship, later replicated in 11 Compassion projects.
Finance Officer
Katovu Child Development Center
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Managed multi-project budgets and instituted a standardized financial-reporting system adopted by 12 centers in South-Western Uganda.
- Trained staff in QuickBooks and Excel, slashing monthly close time from 15 to 5 days.
- Secured clean external-audit opinions four consecutive years.
Education
Certified Risk-Management Professional -
The Knowledge Academy
01.2024 - 12.2024
Master of Institutional Leadership & Management - undefined
Uganda Management Institute
01.2024 - 12.2024
Post-Graduate Cert. - Project Planning & Management
Uganda Management Institute
01.2018 - 12.2018
Diploma - Secondary Education
Kyambogo University
01.2017 - 12.2017
Post-Graduate Cert. - Child Development
CARNAC
01.2015 - 12.2015
Post-Graduate Cert. - Monitoring & Evaluation
Makerere Business Training Centre
01.2014 - 12.2014
Post-Graduate Cert. - Resource Mobilization & Proposal Writing
Makerere Business Training Centre
01.2011 - 12.2011
Bachelor of Education - undefined
Uganda Christian University
01.2010 - 12.2010
Skills
Websites
Affiliations
- Member, Global Social Workforce, 01/2022 – Present
- Rotarian, Rotary Club of Masaka, 01/2016 – Present
Volunteering And Leadership
- Founder & Board Chair, Widows and Orphans Support Organization (WOSO), Established governance, manuals, and a secondary school now enrolling 620 students.
- Coordinator, Children’s Ministry, West Buganda Diocese, 01/2016 – Present, Oversee programs in 12 archdeaconries; mobilized UGX 250 million for outreach since 2021.
- Information Minister, Kyambogo University Guild, 01/2006 – 12/2007, Launched weekly campus newsletter linking administration and students.
Publications
From Ground Up: Rural Transformation for Leaders, 2025, Practical guide to community-based development drawn from a decade of field experience.
Honors And Awards
- Best Staff in Youth & Child Development, West Buganda Diocese Children’s Ministry, 2022
- Overall Innovator for Community Transformation, Heart of God Fellowship, 2017
- Best Qavah Implementor Using Local-Based Solutions, Compassion International, 2018
Certification
Certified Risk Management Professional
Timeline
Certified Risk-Management Professional -
The Knowledge Academy
01.2024 - 12.2024
Master of Institutional Leadership & Management - undefined
Uganda Management Institute
01.2024 - 12.2024
Executive Director
Tikvah Rural Development Initiative
02.2022 - Current
Director
Ganzi Forex Bureau Ltd.
01.2022 - Current
Managing Partner
Voyage Management Consults
01.2021 - Current
Post-Graduate Cert. - Project Planning & Management
Uganda Management Institute
01.2018 - 12.2018
Diploma - Secondary Education
Kyambogo University
01.2017 - 12.2017
Post-Graduate Cert. - Child Development
CARNAC
01.2015 - 12.2015
Project Director
Kayonza Child Development Center
01.2014 - 01.2024
Post-Graduate Cert. - Monitoring & Evaluation
Makerere Business Training Centre
01.2014 - 12.2014
Post-Graduate Cert. - Resource Mobilization & Proposal Writing
Makerere Business Training Centre
01.2011 - 12.2011
Finance Officer
Katovu Child Development Center
01.2010 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Education - undefined
Uganda Christian University
01.2010 - 12.2010
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