CURRICULUM VITAE

SURNAME: KABUGANDA

OTHER NAMES: STEVEN KAMUKAMA

SEX: MALE

DATE OF BIRTH: 4TH APRIL 1972

TELEPHONE NO: 256772524846

                                                          EDUCATION

YEAR                           INSTITUTION                                              AWARD

2006 – 2007                International BusinessSchool of Spain           Master of International Business 

1996-1999                    Makerere University                                BA (SS) Economics

                OTHER QUALIFICATIONS- CERTIFICATES

 Qualifications                                         Year                   Awarding Institution

Project Planning and Management              2005                    HR and Management Agency Ltd

Trade Negotiation Skills                           2006                   WTO

Introduction to trade and trade Policy       2006                    Ministry of Tourism Trade and Industry

Computer Applications MS DOS, MS WORD AND MS EXCEL: 2000                Advanced Trend Technologies

 Certificate in Retail Development            2000                  Metro, Metcash Trading Research

 Proposal development and Implementation 2007               UPTOP

                                          WORKING EXPERIENCE

PROGRAMME OFFICER TRADE CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT (TRACE) PROJECT APRIL 2008

Main task: Support Ministry of Tourism Trade and Industry to lead and monitor the implementation of Integrated Framework process in the economy and be able to mainstream trade into both Uganda Government and donor programming that will ensure timely implementation of the Action Matrix

Specific Tasks:

- Helping Uganda Government to efficiently steer the Integrated Framework Process - Drafting a priority list comprising policy aspects, structural and institutional bottlenecks that require government and donor interventions in order to improve Uganda’s trade competitiveness with rest of the world.

- Help strengthen the Integrated Framework Secretariat Focal Point, National Implementation Unit and National Steering Committee to effectively coordinate stakeholders on the justification for mainstreaming trade into the development and planning process. - Assisting the National Implementation Unit to effectively participate and contribute (through monitoring and engaging stakeholders) to the successful implementation of the DTIS (Diagnostic Trade Integrated Studies) Action Matrix.

- Assisting Government to coordinate and enlist donor responses to the Action Matrix produced, including liaison with donors to ensure effectiveness, complementarities and harmonization of interventions including exploring the possibilities for pool funding arrangements for implementing the Action Matrix.

- Reporting to the National Focal Point by outlining activities undertaken, progress and follow-up needed. - Drafting a log-frame and a monitoring mechanism

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER SIMBA TELECOM Nov 2007-March 2008

Duties - Managing distribution and marketing staff. - Help streamline the distribution channel of the company’s products to the final consumer. - Ensure that there are no market gaps that are not sufficiently serviced by the company

- Ensuring the company’s territory has no dumped products from other dealers - Ensuring that company has a good business relationship with its clientele.

- Collecting and compiling market information and using it for market development - Analyzing the competitors strength and weakness and as a result develop better strategies for the benefit of the company.

 - Compiling reports and submitting them to the general manager

- Help the company to design implementable projects that can be used to strengthen and increase sales and market share of the company.

- Analyze and evaluate such projects being implemented by the company in order to ascertain their effectiveness and performance.

PROGRAMME OFFICER UGANDA PROGAMME FOR TRADE ORPPOTUNITIES & POLICY (UPTOP) FUNDED BY EUROPEAN UNION 2003- 2007

 Duties

a) Managing trade Policy Research.

- Preparation of calls for research proposals - Receiving, applications, pre-screening, evaluation and selection of grant beneficiaries - Coordination of reviewers and technical research committee,

- Preparations of grant contracts,

 - Evaluation and monitoring Implementation. Receiving and evaluating; inception, progress, draft and final reports. Some of the Researches managed and accomplished include;

• Multilateral Trade Negotiations under the WTO: Preparing Uganda for the Modalities Phase, Review of Trade and Trade Related Study under the integrated framework and Opportunities and Challenges Facing Uganda In Complying With The GATS

 • Balancing Uganda’s Trade Policy Objectives in the Multi-Trade Arrangements of COMESA, EAC and WTO: Implementation Issues and Implications and Implications of East African Community Customs Union on the Ugandan Manufacturing Sector.

• Sectoral and Analytical Study to Guide Uganda in the EPA Negotiations. Papers presented

- “Role of trade research for rural development”; Paper presented in a series of district commercial officer’s regional workshops (2007) organised by the ministry of Tourism Trade and Industry.

- “Uganda’s Trade Policy Theory and practice” Paper presented to Trade Policy training workshop organised by UPTOP on behalf of the ministry of Tourism Trade and Industry

- Trainer on “trade research; proposal development and implementation” in the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) training to its stakeholders on how to develop research proposals. b) Managing Short Term Consultancies

- Preparation of consultant’s terms of reference to be engaged under the programme, Appraisal and reviewing of the Consultants proposals,

- Monitoring and Evaluating consultants work in regard to the programme objectives. c) Participation in Trade Negotiations

 - Participated as a government of Uganda delegate in the Kigali dialogue (2008) on the Implications of the EPA framework agreements to the EAC member countries

- Participated as a government of Uganda delegate in two WTO General Council Negations- Geneva (2004 and 2005) and also in the committee on TBT meeting July 2007

 - Participated as a government of Uganda delegate in the COMEESA Heads of Government Summit in Djibouti (2006)

- Participated in the Naivasha non-state actors workshop on the theme “Linking Trade Policies to National and Regional Development Agenda “ organised by CUTS Nairobi

 - On behalf of UPTOP I participated in several Inter Institutional Trade Committees under the Ministry of Tourism Trade and Industry

- I also represented UPTOP in the Private Sector Foundation sub committee meetings on trade related issues. d) Other Duties

 - Preparation of annual work- plans, - Monitoring implementation,

- Submitting to the programme manager quarterly activity implementation achievements/results,

- Preparation of working documents for and servicing of the programme steering committee,

- Liasing with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda on the implementation of the private sector component of the project.

- Editor Trade Review Magazine: produced by UPTOP in conjunction with ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry and Private Sector Foundation Uganda

ASST. MANAGER SUB DEALER (MTN) DEPT. SIMBA TELECOM LTD. 2001-AUGUST 2003

Responsibilities:

- Receiving, appraising and processing project business and credit request proposals of intending Sub Dealers,

- Awarding credit facilities, monitoring and evaluation of the projects,

- Attending and solving Sub Dealer (customer) problems that they meet as they transact with the company,

- Planning and strategizing for the increased performance of the department and assisting the manager on managerial duties,

- Liasing with MTN on information feed back from the public regarding the quality of its services.

SUPERVISOR TO SUB DEALERS (MTN) SIMBA TELECOM LTD 2001

Responsibility:

- Inspecting and supervising MTN Sub dealers, Processing, and collecting the data of sub dealer sales, Analysing sub dealer’s performance, i.e. increase and decrease in sales.

 EXPERIENCE FROM LENA ENTERPRISES, P.O. BOX 5837, KAMPALA 2000

Manager/ Accounts Officer Responsibilities: Managing the enterprise, Book keeping, preparation of financial statements and payments for employees, Stock control to check for shrinkage, Planning and laying out strategies for the business.

 OTHER EXPRIENCIES ATTAINED

In collaboration with ESTEEM (Efforts for Sustained Transformation, Excellence and Empowerment) an NGO based in Kampala, I have been involved in community HIV prevention awareness mobilization, most especially with the youth. In March 2007 we developed research proposal on relationship between Patients’s Confidentiality and the spread of AIDS.

TEACHING:

1996, Nyakitoko S.S.S. Bushenyi, and 1998, St Francis S.S.S Nansana Other Skills

- Project and research proposal writing and monitoring evaluation of implementation

- SPS And Gant chart software, Web Designing and Microsoft Access Programming

- Workshop Planning and facilitation

PUBLICATIONS

Uganda Trade Review Published By The Ministry Of Trade Tourism And Industry. “Building Consensus- Uganda's Participation in Trade Negotiations"- 2005 June issue 1 Vol. 1 "Trade Negotiation Process, Techniques, strategies and Challenges"- 2006 January issue 2 Vol.1 "The GATS Challenges and Opportunities to Uganda"-2006 April issue 3 Vol.1

JOB CARREER: I am looking forward to fully advance and practice my capabilities.

SOME OF THE AREAS OF SPECIALISATION AT MASTERS LEVEL

 Multilateral Trading systems Export Documentation, Incoterms International logistics Customs procedures International contracts International Trade Finance International Marketing Trade Facilitation Globalisation Methods of Payment L/C International Fairs International distribution Intercultural management Int. Price policy Country Image Product development Branding and Positioning Market Research

                        AREAS OF SPECIALISATION UNDERGRADUATE

 Project Planning and Management Public Finance Management of organizations Farm Management Micro Economics Macro Economics Econometrics and quantitative Economics International Economics Basic Accounting Health Economics Money and Banking Mathematical Economics

                                       HOBBIES:

Working ethics, Sports, Reading and Studying.

                                     REFEREES

Sayuni David- Court Prosecutor, Tel: +256772826110

Ms Betty Rukyarekere -Secretary Board of Directors, Diamond Trust Bank, Tel. 0772340880

Tumusiime Malachi Director Surenet ,Tel: 0772400747