OBEDI BWAMBALE
Programs And Business Management
Kampala
Summary
A Business and HR professional with over 8 years of project execution, program management, provision of business development services, teaching and decent employment promotion in Education, Agriculture and Livelihoods sectors in Uganda. Adept at aligning programs and business development functions along the project life cycle and leveraging collaborative tools for efficiency like CRM, Sharepoint, Salesforce etc. Possess team & budget leadership and experienced in managing the development and implementation of operational and strategic plans. Have raised over $6,000,000 for charity and business and worked with INGOs, NGOs and private sector in Agriculture and Education sector to implement sustainability and Livelihoods programs in Uganda.Results-driven candidate with successful track record of providing administrative support in busy office environments. Adept at handling multiple projects and prioritizing tasks. Have experience in processes of donors that include USAID, EU, MasterCard Foundation, Enabel, Dutch Government-MOFA etc. Have experience in working with refugee and host communities and possess the will to serve in hardship areas within Africa. Committed to contributing towards building an economically resilient, socially inclusive and EcoSmart Africa.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Languages
Work History
Grants Administration Officer
Edukans Education services
8 2022 - 4 2024
- Raised $960,000 by 30th Oct 2023
- Acted as Country Director for 103 days
- Designed 4 programs' concept notes
- Organized 2 policy level events with MoES and Education working group respectively
- Trained 45 mentors and TVET instructors in Yumbe on Business mentorship
- Post training support to 51 youth business groups
- Developed Resource mobilization and partnership strategy
- Prepared 4 Reports to donors.
Business Development Consultant-USAID ICAN Project
Caritas Kabale Diocese
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Conducted Labour market survey in Kanungu & Rukungiri
- Developed 22 business plans for community groups and 16 got funding totalling to $110k as start up capital for implementing business plans
- Mentored 22 staff on Enterprise development, business planning and Market Linkage.
Project Manager- StandardBank POC & EzyCredit
Akorion Company Ltd
02.2020 - 08.2021
- Profiled 3500 farmers in maize and coffee value chain and extended credit to 837 farmers in form of inputs
- Onboarded 2 offtakers from Kenya to provide ready market and thus faciliting 89.7% recovery success
- Recruited and managed 32 Field Assistants.
Programs and Business Development Lead
Buwami Uganda Ltd
04.2019 - 07.2021
- Conducted feasibility study, developed a business plan for cassava processing in Otuke district that attracted investment of an Equity convertible loan of $1, 300,000 from Oikos Venture capital
- Prepared bid documents that won tenders to supply beehives, Cassava planting materials worth $48,612, trained committees of 23 RPOs on VSLA methodology in Otuke district.
Entrepreneurship Trainer
Swisscontact
09.2019 - 02.2020
- Trained 350 leaders of cocoa and Bee keeping cooperatives in Rwenzori and Albertine regions on business management
- Facilitated the development of 6 business plans
- 3/6 business plans were used to get loans worth UGX 314m to implement the plans.
Regional sales and Marketing CoordinatorWestern Region
Explorer Dubai Ltd
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Linked 560 people from Rwenzori and Albertine to decent job opportunities in Poland, Norway, Canada, Qatar, UAE and Jordan
- Recruited, trained and Managed 23 Employment Agents in the region who were immediate contacts for jobseekers and community-based stakeholders
- Developed the Orientation Manual for Jobseekers and Employment Agents that was adopted by the company in March 2019
- Organized 4 Employment stakeholder workshops involving Local council leaders, District Labour officers.
Teaching and Admin Assistant
Bishop Stuart University-Kasese Study Centre
03.2014 - 12.2018
- Taught 12 courseunits to Undergraduate business students
- Recruited 57 students in business studies at the centre
- Supervised 23 research and internship projects.
Relationship Manager
Agri Evolve Uganda Ltd
07.2016 - 11.2018
- Organized 16 road shows, 40 talkshows, 6 coffee barazas to popularize Rwenzori Arabica Scheme
- Recruited and mentored 1200 Field agents thus creating self employment and strong coffee sourcing
- Designed and Provided leadership for Coffee youth Team project to enable landless youth to benefit from coffee value chain by providing paid farmer support services
- With donation of start up Kits by Hivos, 17 youth benefited and have annual income of $987 each.
Lead Generator
Absa Bank
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Sold Assets worth 1.4 billion shillings
- Onboarded 14 corporate clients in Kasese Branch area
- Trained 4 community associations on Financial literacy using Bank's manuals
- Translated Financial literacy manuals in the bank into Lhukonzo Language.
Education
EMBA- Project planning & Management -
Uganda Technology & Management University
01.2023 - Current
PGD Human Resource Management - undefined
Uganda Management Institute
08.2018 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
Uganda Christian University
08.2010 - 05.2013
Skills
Grant writing & fundraising
Knowledge management
Team and Budget leadership
Strategy development and Execution
Systems and Design thinking
Training development & delivery
Decent Employment Promotion
Change Management
Executive Search and recruitment
Talent development
Payroll management and Book keeping
Data protection enforcement
Team building
Records Management
References
- Businge Frederick, Ag. Head of Programs, Edukans, 0772699551, frederick@edukans.org
- Rev. Fr. Vincent Byaruhanga, Director, Caritas Kabale Diocese, 0772630154, vincbyaruh@yahoo.com
- Dr. Alfred Lakwo, Executive Director, Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD), 0752437175, alfred.lakwo@gmail.com
Timeline
EMBA- Project planning & Management -
Uganda Technology & Management University
01.2023 - Current
Business Development Consultant-USAID ICAN Project
Caritas Kabale Diocese
08.2021 - 07.2022
Project Manager- StandardBank POC & EzyCredit
Akorion Company Ltd
02.2020 - 08.2021
Entrepreneurship Trainer
Swisscontact
09.2019 - 02.2020
Programs and Business Development Lead
Buwami Uganda Ltd
04.2019 - 07.2021
Regional sales and Marketing CoordinatorWestern Region
Explorer Dubai Ltd
01.2019 - 12.2019
PGD Human Resource Management - undefined
Uganda Management Institute
08.2018 - 05.2019
Relationship Manager
Agri Evolve Uganda Ltd
07.2016 - 11.2018
Lead Generator
Absa Bank
03.2015 - 03.2016
Teaching and Admin Assistant
Bishop Stuart University-Kasese Study Centre
03.2014 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
Uganda Christian University
08.2010 - 05.2013
Grants Administration Officer
Edukans Education services
8 2022 - 4 2024