William Kabugo Mugerwa

experienced private sector engagement, access to finance, Agribusiness support, as well as general and project management

• Date of Birth: 09/10/69
• Nationality: Ugandan
• Marital Status: Male

• Trade Finance Infrastructure Development, UN Institute for Training & Research, 2011
• Value Chain Analysis, Facilitation and Finance, MDF/Hans Posthumus, Ed e, 2010
• Developing Sound Business Plans, US Small Business Network, 2010
• Gender Mainstreaming in Programming, Danish MFA, 2009
• Mentoring, Coaching, and Training for MSMEs, TAMI, S. Africa, 2009
• Training the Adult Learner, PK Consultants, Kampala, Uganda, 2008
• Program/Project Management, Uganda Management Institute, Kampala, Uganda, 2006
• Improving Sustainability of MFIs, ACCION, Benin, 2005
• Training of Trainers, Uganda Management Institute, 2004
• Financial Management for WB-funded Projects, World Bank, 2003
• SCALA Financial Management System, CARE, Atlanta, GA, 2001
• Anti-bribery and Anti-corruption, USAID, Kampala, Uganda, 2020
• Gender Considerations and Mainstreaming, USAID, Kampala, Uganda, 2021

• Over 23 years' experience in Private Sector engagement, access to finance and MSME professional in development projects in trade, WASH, agribusiness, and financial services
• Over 20 years' experience with projects with World Bank, IFAD, USAID, EU, EIB, KfW and GoU, financial institutions, development partners, NGOs, and MSME, SMEs / Private Sector organizations, government agencies, Private Sector companies, microfinance institutions (MFIs and SACCOS) and others
• Over 8 years in the financial services sector supporting banks, MFIs, SACCOS and VSLAs with product development and refinement, systems review, as well as governance and management capacity building
• Over 15 years' proficiency in financial management, planning, budgeting, budget execution and monitoring allocated resources for projects, strategic networking, as well as developing and implementing participatory frameworks and capacity building initiatives
• Proficient in developing organizational strategic plans/guidelines, robust governance frameworks, procedures and policies, risk management and control, capacity building
• A good communicator, creative, innovative, problem solver, flexible and adaptive, quick learner with good interpersonal skills
• 7 years hands on experience in conducting MSME BDS needs assessments, developing BDS needs/interventions, contracting and monitoring BDS providers to ensure high quality services that respond to identified MSME needs
• 4 years practical experience in mobilizing, coordinating and supporting sector working groups where sector-wide constraints are discussed and solutions presented
• 4 years' experience designing blended financing packages including SME contribution, grants and loans for SMEs
• 4 years' experience building the capacity of micro-entrepreneurs to sustainably address critical community WASH needs
• 6 years' experience in engaging private sector actors at national and district levels to sustainably participate in projects in the agribusiness, WASH and financial services sectors