Kobusingye Annette

I hold a Post graduate Diploma in Human resources Management from Uganda Management Institute, a Masters in Public Health from the Uganda Christian University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Makerere University.

Throughout my career spanning more than 10 years, I have established myself as a highly regarded leader, in the design, management and implementation of various development projects. My extensive experience includes program management, planning, coordination, capacity building, partner organizational development, knowledge management, support supervision, quality improvement, grants management, monitoring and evaluation. Currently I am the Head of Program for a USAID funded project that focuses on strengthening local government responses for the implementation of services for orphans and other vulnerable children. This project is being implemented in 80 districts and will be closing in June 2015. In this role I manage 10 implementing partner organizations and supervise 5 Technical Advisors. My roles included; guiding, coaching and mentoring technical Advisors; tracking program quality and standards, tracking project implementation, coordination of project reporting, donor compliance and accountability, representing the project in relevant stakeholder meetings, participation in senior management to coordinate the project, and staff performance management.

In my previous professional assignments, I worked as a Program Officer for the Danish Church Aid Great Lakes Regional Office where I managed the Rights based reproductive health and HIV/AIDS program in Uganda and Tanzania. I worked as Program Specialist for the New Partners Initiative under John Snow Inc. (JSI). In this position I delivered technical and organizational capacity development assistance to PEPFAR/USAID funded partners across East and Southern Africa to implement HIV/AIDS and OVC programs supporting six partners. From 2005-2009, I worked with Save the Children in various capacities including Program Coordinator, Northern Uganda Regional Advisor HIV/AIDS, and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Project Manager.

In 2003-2004, I worked as a VSO Volunteer in China as Technical Advisor for China/UK HIV Prevention and Care Projects to improve HIV service delivery in government departments. This assignment involved working directly with high-risk groups (e.g., injecting drug users and commercial sex workers).

I have proven experience in partnership development and management with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. I have a good understanding of the health care system in Uganda and I am strongly committed to health and social justice issues