Ivan Kabugo

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: IVAN

SURNAME: KABUGO

DATE OF BIRTH: 15^TH JUNE 1983

PHONE: +256782812404

E-MAIL: ikabugo@gmail.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To provide innovative solutions aimed at achieving desired public sector impacts especially at the implementation level and management Including approaches and interventions for development programs towards ensuring a lasting impact on communities.

PERSONAL OVERVIEW

Am a Public Administrator with a great motivation and zeal to serve. I hold a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Uganda Management Institute (UMI). I hold a Post Graduate Diploma (Project Planning and Management) from Uganda Management Institute and Bachelor of Arts (Social sciences) from Makerere University. I have over 10 years’ working experience in both public sector administration and management. Hard work has always been my emphasis and driving force with a desire to impact change on the disadvantaged areas and this has been evidenced by my placements in service centered institutions.

I worked at Ministry of Education and Sports as a Data and Research Assistant and was involved in a number of projects that include; Annual Schools Census, National School Headcount, Education Management and Information Systems I & II by USAID, Southern and Eastern African Consortium for Monitoring Education Quality (SACMEQ) III & IV, School Health and Reading Programme (SHARP) by RTI, Skills Development Project by World Bank, Community Baraazas by OPM, Uganda Teacher and School Effectiveness Project (UTSEP) by GPE, Early Child Development Project by UNICEF.

Am currently an Associate at Price Water House Coopers and involved in a number of developmental projects as a team member in the implementation of a number of public sector projects (jobs and assignments) by the firm.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND INTEREST

Am a self-motivated, result oriented person and I add value to work situations by paying attention to detail and use creative ideas to accomplish tasks in improved ways. I possess additional skills in areas like

Public Sector Administration and Management

Management and Organizational Behavior
Strategic Planning and Management
Public Sector Formulation and Management
Information Communication and Technology in the public sector
Human Resource Management
Public Sector procurement

Ethics in Public Sector Administration and Management

Designing and conducting Basic and Operational research
Project Planning and Management in the public sector
Resource Mobilization for Public sector programs and projects
Monitoring and Evaluation of public sector programs and projects

EDUCATION AND TRAINNING

Academic Qualifications

YEAR OF STUDY	INSTITUTION ATTENDED	AWARD
2015 – 2017	Uganda Management Institute	Master’s in Public Administration
2009 – 2010	Uganda management Institute	Post Graduate Diploma (Project Planning and Management)
2003 – 2007	Makerere University Kampala	Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)
2001 – 2002	Namilyango College	Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
1997 – 2000	Namilyango College	Uganda Certificate of Education
1990 – 1996	Mugogo Primary School (Wakiso District)	Primary Leaving Examination

Training

Type	Organization	Duration/ Time
Human Subjects Protection Course (HSPC)	Uganda National Council for Science and Technology	11^th June, 2015
EMIS Technical Training Course	Agile Learning Inc./Ministry of Education and Sports	20^thNovember, 2013 – 03 March, 2014
Orientation Workshop on EMIS/DEMIS-GIS and School Based Data collection Technologies	Agile Learning Inc./Ministry of Education and Sports	24^th October, 2013
Technical Training on School Health and Reading Program (SHRP)	USAID (RTI Project)/ Ministry of Education and Sports	2014
Computer Application Certificate (Ms Office, Windows, Internet)	Uganda YMCA Computer School	2006

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate (PSG) – Price Waterhouse Coopers (Pwc)

November 2016 up to Date

Currently, am working with Price Waterhouse Coopers as an Associate in the Assurance Line of Service specifically the Public Sector Group (PSG). I have under taken different Public Sector oriented assignments (Jobs) as acquired and implemented by the firm in fulfilment of its clients’ needs, objects and goals. Below are the different assignments (Job) that I have implemented as a team member.

Uganda Voucher Plus Activity (UVPA)

This is a Five (5) year project funded by USAID and implemented by Abt Associates in the Maternal and Child Health programme area. The project provides Maternal and Child Health care services through Voucher Service providers (VSPs), which are both private and public Health facilities in 33 districts of Acholi, Lango, Teso Sebei, Bukedi and Elgon Sub Regions. Price Water House Coopers is therefore a Voucher Management Agency (VMA), whose roles are to contract, monitor and reimburse the Service providers for the services offered.

Responsibilities

Prepare, compile and sort allocated claims for data entry as submitted by the VSPs
Enter data from source documents into the Voucher Management Information System (VMIS).
Ensure completeness and Accuracy of data entered into VMIS
Reconciliation of records submitted in VMIS with VSPs’ expectations

Investigate VSP’s submissions that have questionable cases suspected to be fraud

Achievements

Have been a VMA team member since November 2016 to date.
Have entered client claims to the VMIS since November 2016 to date
I drafted the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Data Entry process for this activity. These were later adopted by management with minimal changes.
I have attended and actively participated in different meetings and stakeholders’ meetings for the project specifically in the improvement of Client claim processing.
I have participated in the implementation of a Reconciliation Exercise amongst the 24 VSPs in the Elgon, Bukedi and Teso Regions. In this exercise the teams specifically;
Conducted with the specific Local Government officials with an objective of briefing them about the objective of the exercise. These included; Kaberamaido District, Dokolo District, Manafwa District, Namisindwa District, Butaleja District, Budaka District and Pallisa District.
Traced client claims to source documents like HMIS registers and clinical notes.
Reviewed the source documents to determine data discrepancies in claims submitted for Identification of any gaps in service delivery by the facility.
Obtained documentation to support previously quarantined claims to facilitate reimbursement.
Mentored the different VSPs’ staff members on how to adhere to the principals and requirements of the Activity.
Shared findings with the relevant local governments’ officials that include the District Health Officers and the District Bio Stasticians.
Compiled specific financial statements and Activity reports for the specific VSPs.

Tracking and Monitoring of USAID – Funded commodities distributed through the Uganda public sector

Price Water House Coopers was contacted by USAID to serve as the fiduciary agent responsible for tracking and monitoring of USAID-funded commodities distributed through the public sector. Am team member for the implementation of this assignment (Job).

Responsibilities

Conduct regular assessments at Joint Medical Stores, national Medical Stores and Selected health facilities where CDC, USAID and DoD/ water Reed partners fulfill responsibilities.
Assess the storage and use of ARVs, Tetanus Toxoids used specifically for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision and other USAID funded commodities
Interview managers of business processes involved
Review supporting documentation, perform tests of controls, physically count stock and conduct analytical procedures
Determine whether controls to receive, transfer, store, distribute, track, monitor and account for USAID-funded comedies as specified in the USAID’s implementation letters, signed with Government of Uganda.

Achievements

I was nominated and selected as a member to the fiduciary team that conducted the exercise with the objective of tracking and monitoring USG commodities specifically ARVS for FY 17/18.
Visited and conducted the exercise at the Uganda –National Medical Store (NMS), Naguru Hospital, Iganga District Hospital, Anaka Hospital, Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Nakaseke District Hospital and Tororo District Hospital.
Tracked for the USG commodities at the different recipient hospitals using the HMIS Registers and Drug stock cards.
Compiled specific hospital reports that enabled decision making both by the United States Mission and Ministry of Health.

Data/ Research Assistant- Ministry of Education and Sports

July 2007- October 2016

As a Data/ Research Assistant at the Ministry of Education and Sports, I worked under the Education Planning and Policy, Statistics Monitoring and Evaluation (SME) division- Statistics unit. I was involved in different assignments and below are some of them:

Annual Schools Census

The Annual Education Census (ASC) exercises allow the Ministry of Education and Sports to collect all the necessary information about education sector in Uganda. This information is used as an input to the planning and monitoring of the provision of quality and relevant education to Ugandans. It is intended that the census should address the information needs of all stakeholders.