Community Associate

• Aug 2021 - Present

Social Services Specialist

• Jan 2023 - May 2023

Associate

• Apr 2021 - Aug 2021

Partnerships Officer

• Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

Led on formalising the Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP) community of practice, a learning platform for sharing and supporting partners across six countries from East Africa and beyond to implement and scale the FCAP. Cultivated donor opportunities, donor communications and database management on salesforce. Contributed towards strengthening donor and partner relationships through preparing success stories, periodic reports, virtual campaigns, planning events and hosting meetings. Co- led on developing the implementation of the partner onboarding process, relationship building and management. Advanced engagements with stakeholders to expedite knowledge generation, sharing and promotion of transformational practices. Show less

Genius Partner

• Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

Supported the development and launch of Genius plaza projects and activities Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and other south African countries. Provided leadership on the design and implementation of local strategic planning processes and learning resources for the online platform. Supported Africa projects implementation through strengthening the capacity of users and providing coaching and mentorship support. Initiated efforts in collaboration with the Genius global team to plan key strategies on management, implementation, monitoring and sustaining results through periodic reports highlighting insights and ideas for improvement. Show less

Senior Program Manager

• Nov 2016 - Jun 2018

Managed a team of 9 program managers , providing capacity building, leadership, 1:1 coaching and development tools to ensure high performance. Oversaw the budget, monitoring and evaluation, design, management and implementation of the “the teacher changemaker program” initiative for improved learning outcomes in 47 districts across all regions of Uganda. Coordinated with the Ministry of Education and Sports, Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU), Head teacher associations, donors (DFID, MasterCard, Dubai cares, Wellsprings and others) through strategic events like governance meetings, reviews, meetings and periodic reports to better learning results.Supported the design and facilitation of cross learning with global teams in the UK, India and other partners through data sharing , team meeting and peer learning.Provided technical guidance to local governments and Teachers Unions to execute various movement building and learners support initiatives.Developed and implemented integrated grassroots and community engagements initiatives resulting in creating a cohort of empowered community advocates. Show less

Program Manager

• Dec 2014 - Oct 2016

Built, strengthened and sustained strategic relationships with key stakeholders such as Ministry of Education departments, local government, donors and other implementing partners.Represented the organisation at strategic meetings and program advancement workshops/symposiums , such as Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education (PSIPSE), RELI Africa. Revamped and implemented donors field visit and project monitoring guidelines. Contributed to curriculum development of innovative training models for over 50 Education leaders including conducting one to one coaching sessions. Supported 3,000+ teachers across Uganda to improve teaching methods and apply more child-centred approaches to teaching. Show less

Head Marketing

• Oct 2013 - Dec 2014

Sourced for media and other visibility campaigns, represented the company on media workshops, prepared and did presentations to win new and retain old clients. This increased the clientele base by 6 clients worth USD 70,000. Participated in market research, collection of client feedback to reimagine client satisfaction and service improvement. Contributed to the development of affordable products and services for low income families. Recruited, trained, nurtured, and managed a team of over 25 sales and marketing personnels towards achieving company financial targets. Show less

Consultant Youth development programs

• Nov 2012 - Sep 2013

Contributed to the creation and implementation of the Youth Engaged Program (YEP) that aimed to equip marginalized youth with skills to create change in their communities. Participated in designing participatory learning models/ tools that facilitated and motivated over 200 vulnerable youths to acquire practical life and social entrepreneurship skills. Supported in the recruitment process and performance tracking of other youth mentors and facilitators including preparing and analyzing reports. Oversaw the program monitoring, evaluation and learning ensuring data was being used to review and improve the program and performance of all participants. Assisted in the development of materials for youth social entrepreneurship skills training and financial literacy as well as contextual business plans. Reengineered the Rising Star Program to support 1500+ girls with business and life skills as a way of enhancing gender equality. Show less

Program consultant - Teacher as Mentor program - pilot

• Sep 2012 - Mar 2013

Participated in the designing of the Teacher as Mentor (TAM) program to equip teachers and school administrators with skills to support and motivate students to learn.Pitched and recruited over 80 schools for the program pilot and guided their advancement. Supported a team of 6 coordinators to implement, monitor and take developmental learnings that informed program redesigns and improvement . Advanced engagements with team members to enhance effective communication channels for partner school administrators, program participants and the programs team at Educate! Show less

Cluster Mentor

• Apr 2010 - Aug 2012

Remoulded and enforced strategies that facilitated the scaling of the youth development program to new geographical regions of Uganda.Taught the Social Entrepreneurship and Leadership course (SELC) to 1,500+ youths in and out of school.Coached and mentored youths in groups and one to one to innovate and start up social enterprises, coached them on financial literacy and life skills.Built and sustained relationships with key partners like Ashoka, Private Sector Foundation and Government agencies lobbying the to support youth led projects. Show less