I am a Managing Director of an independent development consulting firm based in Kampala, Uganda with active assignments in over 15 African countries and India. Ichuli consults for clients in the agricultural, education and business sectors. Specific services include strategic development programming for businesses and non-governmental organisations, including business development services (BDS) in SMEs and agro value chains; programme and activity design, supervision, and closeout; monitoring… Show more I am a Managing Director of an independent development consulting firm based in Kampala, Uganda with active assignments in over 15 African countries and India. Ichuli consults for clients in the agricultural, education and business sectors. Specific services include strategic development programming for businesses and non-governmental organisations, including business development services (BDS) in SMEs and agro value chains; programme and activity design, supervision, and closeout; monitoring, evaluation, assessments and surveys; proposal development and fundraising; communication and educational tool design; and training, mentoring and support supervision services for actors in agriculture, education and health.Ichuli’s expertise in the key thematic areas of agriculture, education, and business is built upon a strong foundation of service provision, advisory and long-term partnerships with organizations across Uganda, East Africa, Africa and India in both the public and private sectors. Ichuli was established based upon the individual consulting expertise and experience of its two founders, Victoria Brown and John Mark Muwangala, Ichuli is committed to the delivery of quality and on-time products and services that meet the needs and capacities of the organizations we partner with.Ichuli has since its founding consulted for SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, USAID funded programs, EU funded projects, FCDO funded projects, the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, KFW, KPMG, the United Nations, UNICEF, Women’s Microfinance Initiative (a rural woman’s loan programme in East Africa), Einstein Rising, School for Life, Research Triangle Institute, FHI360, UNESCO, Chemonics International, GIZ, Palladium, Enabel, Oxford Policy Management, IFDC, AMREF, Porticus, Mercy Corps, International Fertilizer Development Centre, and the Uganda Conservation Farming Initiative. Show less

I was thrilled and honored to join the Advisory team & "Founders' Club" for Fathom, an outstanding Zoom app that automatically records & transcribes your Zoom meetings, while also providing a customizable interface for effortless note-taking. You can instantly categorize your notes with a single click, then Fathom immediately ties that note to a specific time stamp. The moment your meeting concludes, Fathom gives you a link to the recording/transcript, which you can then easily search, review… Show more I was thrilled and honored to join the Advisory team & "Founders' Club" for Fathom, an outstanding Zoom app that automatically records & transcribes your Zoom meetings, while also providing a customizable interface for effortless note-taking. You can instantly categorize your notes with a single click, then Fathom immediately ties that note to a specific time stamp. The moment your meeting concludes, Fathom gives you a link to the recording/transcript, which you can then easily search, review, and share with participants and team-members. I've been using Fathom since it debuted last year & it has been a lifesaver & game-changer for my consulting company. It helps me to be fully present in meetings, knowing that all the details are being recorded with no effort on my part. If I do want to take notes, it's a simple click and everything gets organized seamlessly. It helps me easily keep track of complex details for each of my clients, and track vital customer data over time. Best of all, it's entirely free! I'm thrilled to support Fathom's continued growth & development as an Advisor. If you'd like to skip the waitlist & join Fathom right now, DM me for a sign up link! Show less

I worked as a Business Development Consultant at Mango Tree Uganda, a company that provides innovative learning resources to facilitate interpersonal communication and grassroots education initiatives across East Africa. Mango Tree supplements its products with teacher instruction and training, providing educational materials for pre-primary and primary education, as well as health and agricultural education.At the time of my hire, Mango Tree was implementing a new business strategy to… Show more I worked as a Business Development Consultant at Mango Tree Uganda, a company that provides innovative learning resources to facilitate interpersonal communication and grassroots education initiatives across East Africa. Mango Tree supplements its products with teacher instruction and training, providing educational materials for pre-primary and primary education, as well as health and agricultural education.At the time of my hire, Mango Tree was implementing a new business strategy to target high-value clients in for profit and not for profit sectors. I successfully transitioned a loose sales and marketing team into a strong customer relationship department with over five staff. The company sales grew by over 100% due to the introduction of a new partnership development strategy, joint bids with international consulting firms and positioning Mango Tree as the leading innovator in education and communication tools development.My key roles involved business development, client relationship management, and key accounts management to ensure that clients’ timelines were respected and adhered to. I designed and conducted market research to identify potential customers, learn more about existing customers, inform Mango Tree’s decisions regarding existing and new products or services, better understand the competitors, test new markets and identify performance, pricing or promotion opportunities. Information from this market research was essential in increasing Mango Tree’s market share in the main sectors in Agriculture, Health and Education. Show less

I worked at a three year USDA funded conservation farming project in Uganda as a financial services specialist. The Uganda conservation farming initiative was implementing a market access intervention project to ensure increase in small holder production and marketing of maize, beans and soy beans in Uganda. Through an integrated value chain from farm production to the market, CLUSA implemented several interventions one of which was enabling provision of financial linkages to all value chain… Show more I worked at a three year USDA funded conservation farming project in Uganda as a financial services specialist. The Uganda conservation farming initiative was implementing a market access intervention project to ensure increase in small holder production and marketing of maize, beans and soy beans in Uganda. Through an integrated value chain from farm production to the market, CLUSA implemented several interventions one of which was enabling provision of financial linkages to all value chain actors. Show less

After working several years as an accounts relationship officer and relationship manager at DFCU Group, i was promoted to business support manager in the credit department.A business support manager role was a hybrid function between credit and business development the involved:- Client relationship management, financial analysis, human resource training & management, Portfolio reporting & management and bad debts management.

I excelled as an accounts relationship officer and was promoted to a regional relationship manager covering 15 districts of eastern Uganda. My core functions included strategic partnership management for the DANIDA (Danish International Development Agency), Enterprise Uganda, Bank of Uganda, Shell Energy Fund and USAID Banking on Health. I also managed the regional office of DFCU Group in Mbale, provided technical support to local SMEs and grew the financial institution's assets and market… Show more I excelled as an accounts relationship officer and was promoted to a regional relationship manager covering 15 districts of eastern Uganda. My core functions included strategic partnership management for the DANIDA (Danish International Development Agency), Enterprise Uganda, Bank of Uganda, Shell Energy Fund and USAID Banking on Health. I also managed the regional office of DFCU Group in Mbale, provided technical support to local SMEs and grew the financial institution's assets and market presence with in the region. Show less