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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
Managing Principal Consultant with Agridev Solutions Inc.
Agridev Solutions Inc is a multidisciplinary consultancy firm with a strong focus on advising business enterprises in national and international markets; strong focus on providing risk and financial management solutions, proposal and grant writing, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) services in the agribusiness, trade, rural development and finance sectors.We;
• Identify and rectify areas of weakness, strengthen key operational areas, manage compliance and update technology while driving integration among multiple partners and sectors, creating new channels for growth.
• Organized strategic business and marketing development initiatives; collaborate with international teams and stakeholders to establish and manage broad geographic new business goals.
Conducted a value chain analysis for the Handloom and textile sector on behalf of the Yemen Economic Opportunities Fund for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) funded Yemen Rural Employment program and designed a value chain upgrading strategy for increased incomes and employment,April-June, 2014.
• Generate productive market linkages and trade development through detailed analysis, project design and execution in challenging markets.
Specialties: Value Chain Development, M4P, SME'S, Sustainable Development, sustainability strategy, commodities, cotton, cocoa, coffee, commodities trade, fair trade, organic agriculture, food security, food retail,Climate Change, Climate Risk Management, Climate Smart Agriculture,Integrated Natural Resources Management, Agricultural and Rural Development, Project Evaluation
DIRECTOR with CORONET GROUP
As Director, BDS, at Coronet Group, I am involved in the following;
Coronet Trade & Finance services.
• Collateral Management through the use of Warehouse receipts.
• Managing trade finance risks.
• Payment systems-open account advance payments, collections, letters of credit L/Cs.
• Documentation-Bills of exchange, transportation, insurance, regulatory, INCOTERMS.
• Guarantees bonds and standby L/Cs.
• Structuring and financing trade deal-inventory credit and collateral management.
• Managing structured trade deals and mitigating related risks
• Credit risk analysis tools-designing credit risk score cards.
• Receivable financing-bills discounting, factoring and forfeiting.
Coronet Consultancy Services -Technical expertise in Agricultural rural development & Trade.
• Agricultural competitiveness, Value chain and Food security analyzes.
• Agricultural Productivity, Improved& Sustainable rural livelihoods, and Producer organization formation, market linkages.
• M&E project/program services.
• Rural Financial services.
• Gender analysis in rural poverty alleviation.
• Agribusiness value chain strengthening.
• Trade and Investment
• Proposal writing and grant seeking services
Visit our website at; www.coronet.co.ug.
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Education: |
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Hans holds a Master's degree in Sustainable International Development from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, and is interested in sustainable development worldwide through the engagement of public and private sectors, the efficient use of limited resources, tailored monitoring and evaluation systems, technological innovation, and social responsibility.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Member, Uganda Marketing Association
Member, Arbitration Committee, Uganda Ginners and Cotton Exporters Association
Member National Advisory Committee, CFC/WRS Systems
Board Member, African Cotton & Textile Industries Federation (ACTIF)
Vice-Chair, Inter-Regional Trade & Supply Chain Committee of ACTIF
Member GoU/PMA Task Force on Warehouse Receipts System and Commodity Exchange in Uganda
Member National Advisory Committee – CFC/WRS Systems
Member Bank of Uganda - Export Credit Guarantee Scheme Advisory Committee
Member Agricultural Finance Sub-committee, Uganda Government Plan for the Modernization of Agriculture
Member The Grain Council of Uganda
Member Arbitration Committee – Uganda Coffee Trade Federation
Member Uganda Private Sector Foundation
Member Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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