David Otim holds 11 years of extensive experience in international development, ranging from peacebuilding, research, conflict mitigation, capacity building, to project management. In the emergence of his career, Mr. Otim served as a Counselor designing reconciliation and resettlement programs for vulnerable youth and families. Since then, his career has revolved around the development and design of peacebuilding mechanisms and equipping civil society organizations, implementing partners, and donors with conflict sensitivity strategies. Mr. Otim has applied his expertise in various countries to include Uganda, South Sudan, East Africa Great Lakes region, Burundi, Kenya, and Zambia. He is adept to working in fluid and conflict sensitive environments having to deliver peacebuilding and conflict training and programming. As a seasoned trainer, he has incorporated frameworks like, Reflecting on Peace Practice and Conflict Sensitivity into his work along with conducting community-based research and conflict analysis. In his current role, Mr. Otim serves as the Senior Technical Adviser and Capacity Building Manager in the Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility (CSRF) in South Sudan, a consortium project that strives to deepen the conflict sensitivity understanding and integrate approaches into donor and implementing partner programming in South Sudan. Mr. Otim holds a Master’s Degree in Peace and Reconciliation Studies from Coventry University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Skills from Makerere University.