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Head of Social Protection Secretariat | ||||
Stephen is a widely experienced Planning Economist having practiced and risen through the ranks of Senior Economist, Principal Economist and Assistant Commissioner (Planning) in the Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development. A holder of B.Sc (Economics) of Makerere University and MSc (Agricultural Economics) of the University of Reading (UK), Stephen has also undertaken training in various areas, including; designing and implementing social transfers, negotiation, mainstreaming social protection, introducing the social protection agenda in operations and economic sector work, among others. Until his appointment to head the ESP Secretariat in March 2011, Stephen was the Assistant Commissioner (Planning) in the Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development; a position in which he was head of the Ministry’s Planning and Policy Division in the Ministry. In this position, he was responsible for development of strategic and operational plans for the ministry as well as identification and development of programmes & projects, formulation of budgets and resource mobilization, among others....... |
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Policy and Learning Manager | ||||
Beatrice Okillan is the Policy and Learning Manager in the Programme. She is also a Principal Social Development Officer in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. Beatrice brings to the Programme over 15 years of experience in social development work, community development and livelihoods. Beatrice is the ‘Institutional Memory’ of the Programme as she is the only staff member who has worked on the Programme from its inception (the idea stage) through supporting the design phase to now implementation... Read More |
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SAGE Programme Manager | ||||
Stephen Barrett is a Social Protection policy and programming specialist with wide experience in design and implementation of large-scale social assistance programmes. As programme manager of the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE), he is responsible for the design, implementation and quality assurance of the SAGE scheme, management of contractors and ensuring linkages to national policy-making and strategic planning processes. Read More |
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SAGE Finance And Administration Manager | ||||
Ian is a UK chartered accountant (FCA) with experience of reviewing, implementing and running financial systems in Bhutan, Bangladesh, Guyana, Uganda, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Rwanda as well as in the UK. Ian joined the programme in 2013 and is responsible for the financial reporting of the programme and for continuous improvements to the financial systems. |
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A Socio-Economist by training, Pius is the SAGE Operations Manager. He brings 10 years of professional experience in management of complex development and humanitarian relief programmes in conflict and post conflict contexts. He has a significant expertise in livelihoods programming; including micro-finance/enterprise development, Agriculture/Food security and cash transfer (Income generation grants and Cash/Voucher for work schemes).... Read More |
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District Liason Officer- Karamoja | ||||
Michael Ocero Ogola is one of the District Liaison Officers for the Programme. He is a an round professional with diverse skills and competencies. Mr Ocero started his career with EU/Karamoja Projects Implementation Unit (KPIU) where he conducted community needs assessment using participatory rural appraisal techniques to assess the training and/or material requirements of selected projects. He also organized and supervised community training with the view of creating moral, behavioral and attitudinal change of the Karimojong communities towards development programs. |
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| Michael Ocero Ogola | |||||
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Simon brings to ESP a wealth of experience gained over 10 years in communication-especially in designing and implementing communication strategies. He is a seasoned writer, editor, development communicator, and public relations practitioner and communications consultant. He has published articles in leading Ugandan and East African newspapers and professional magazines. He has also edited over 20 research monologues (on Impacts of Structural Adjustment Programmes, Poverty, Gender, Environment among others). Read More |
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Augustine is a strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation specialist with more than 12 years’ experience in design, performance management, evaluation and impact assessment of USAID and UNDP funded programmes. For over 5 years, Augustine provided technical support to the USAID Mission in Uganda and its implementing partners (more than 50 government departments, international and national NGOs). This support involved program development and performance management in USAID/Uganda’s programming sectors of: Education; Health and HIV/AIDS interventions... Read More |
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Justus Oguna is the Programme’s Management Information Systems Manager. He brings with him over 9 years of experience in Information and Communication Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Nairobi. Justus has previously worked in Information Technology Associates and Microlan Ltd in different IT positions... Read More |
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Martin brings more than 15 years of experience in international development and training, having held positions such as country director, technical advisor, program planner, administrative and technical manager, and training program designer and facilitator working with international organisations such as UNICEF, the Education Development Center, World Education, CARE and Catholic Relief Services... Read More |
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David Lambert Tumwesigye is the Programme Economist. He brings with him over 10 years’ experience and skills in Social Protection programming and management. He holds a Bachelor of Arts-Economics of Makerere University and an Msc in Social Protection Financing from Maastricht Graduate School of Governance. David has previously worked as Chief Technical Advisor for the International Labour Office’s Global Social Trust project to extend social protection coverage and benefits to the informal sector communities in Ghana... Read More |
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Sam has over nine years of successful program management experience. He has successfully managed the design, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation/review of development programs. He has managed successful implementation of multi-sectored development programs in the areas of WASH, Child Rights and livelihood Security. He has a strong record of managing programs with multi-donor funding such as NORAD, Netherlands, AUSAID, EU, KOREA, Irish AID, Germany Japan, Canada and others... Read More |
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Jane comes in with accounting experiencing from donor funded programmes as well as the private sector. She has previously worked as a Financial Controller for Space Optimizers Ltd, a private sector company and as Finance Officer with the Uganda Debt Network. Before that Jane worked as Finance Services Officer with Finance Trust (MDI) Ltd Jane is a professional Accountant with ACCA. She also holds a Postgraduate diploma in Business Administration of Makerere University and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting). |
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Geoffrey Mwebaze is the Programme Logistics and Administration Officer. He brings with him over 10 years’ experience and skills in Operations and Administration management. He holds a Bachelor of Statistics degree of Makerere University. Geoffrey previously worked in Air Uganda and Stanbic Bank Uganda in various Operation functions. |
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Maureen brings to ESP 7 years working Experience in the Non-Governmental Organisation sectors mainly in Administration. She has worked for several donor funded projects like the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF)-formerly DANIDA Human Rights and Good Governance Programme, ECO-Trust formerly funded by USAID. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management, a diploma in Business Administration from Uganda Management Institute and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Development Studies from Ndejje University.
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| Maureen Kawere | |||||
E-mail:esp@socialprotection.go.ug
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