Key skills and expertise

With 34 years of experience, the expert excels in social development, public administration, and human rights. Leadership roles have included resettling over 600,000 displaced persons in Uganda and enhancing financial management systems in South Sudan. Career highlights include coordinating peace-building projects and managing World Bank-funded programs. Expertise encompasses capacity building, financial management, and project coordination, demonstrated by mentoring government staff and developing strategic development plans.

Project experience and donor exposure

The expert has collaborated with international donors such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank. In South Sudan, responsibilities included providing technical assistance and capacity building for public financial management reforms. In Uganda, the expert coordinated UNDP programs to resettle displaced persons and managed a World Bank-funded HIV/AIDS project. These efforts spanned governance, infrastructure, and livelihoods, with projects implemented at both national and regional levels across Uganda and South Sudan.

Sectors and geographic focus

Worked across several sectors, including social development, public administration, human rights, and decentralization. Previously held roles such as Relief, Re-integration and Protection Officer with UNMISS and Financial Management Specialist with UNDP. Interdisciplinary expertise includes integrating peace-building in humanitarian efforts and financial management in governance. Geographic scope of work spans regional and national levels in Uganda and South Sudan, focusing on community reconciliation, capacity building, and infrastructure development. Extensive geographic experience in Uganda and South Sudan has provided a profound understanding of cultural dynamics and development challenges in these regions.

Languages and education

Fluent in English, a key UN official language, utilized extensively in international development contexts, including work with the United Nations and in multilingual teams across Uganda and South Sudan. The expert holds a Master of Public Administration with a focus on Public Policy and Management from Columbia University, USA. Additional qualifications include a Post-graduate Diploma in Public Administration and a Post-graduate Diploma in Education from Makerere University, Uganda, and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Makerere University, specializing in Political Science, Sociology, and History.