The institute's mandates are wildlife (especially chimpanzee) and habitat conservation as well as conservation education. The overall goal of this position is to deliver field outreach and conservation duties from onset of planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of natural resources and livelihoods projects. Key responsibilities and duties include:• Supporting strategic plan development, technical oversight as well as performing direct and delegated administrative functions including drafting of contracts, agreements and MoUs; • Ensure implementation of integrated forestry, wildlife and natural resources conservation and socio-economic development projects in a coordinated manner through a community conservation approaches;• Reviewing programmes/ projects, portfolios on a routine basis and aligning them with country and Africa Programme Strategies; • Participating in and driving programmes/ project planning processes, inclusive of concept development, proposal writing, budgeting and analysis; development of annual work plan and / annual operating plans (AOPs) across all organizational portfolios;• Coordinating programme/ project implementation with grant holders and other stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of CBNRMs including CFM and other Participatory Forestry approaches;• Overseeing monitoring and evaluation of implemented programmes/ projects;• Driving programme/ projects reporting to both internal and external parties at regular intervals;• Representing the organization in the delivery of various forums and workshops;• Working with staff to identify and carry out necessary steps to develop and maintain preferred collaboration with local NGOs in accordance with contracts, budgets, MoUs, and project requirements;• Participating in preparation of amendments and making change management requests whenever necessary to achieve project objectives; and• Carrying out any other work as required by the organization.

As manager in this unit, I ensure implementation of integrated conservation and socio-economic development projects through a community conservation approach. I undertake conceptualization, implementation, monitoring and sustainability of projects in the area of natural resources use and its sustainable management as well as facilitating efforts aimed at supporting forest adjacent communities to have alternative livelihoods as a safeguard to the forests and natural resource assets. I run a cadre of staff whom I motivate and supervise to ensure attainment of project and organizational goals and objectives. Through partnership with sister agencies, Local Governments, private sector, CBOs and stakeholders, I coordinate project and organizational activities to ensure synergies and efficiency in delivery of targeted outputs. I represent the organization in many fora to ensure a continuous engagement with other partners and stakeholders. I do regular reporting both financial and technical, including progressive and periodic reports according to stipulated requirements.

As Field Programmes Officer at the Jane Goodall Institute - Uganda, I implement and coordinate all in-field project activities across the country but mainly in in the Albertine rift valley area where five of Uganda's major tropical high forests with a total of more than 75% of Chimpanzees are found. My roles and responsibilities include projects and programmes conceptualization, development and implementation, programme management, coordination both internally and with various stakeholders and partners; monitoring as well as reporting. Osman coordinates in-field implementation of JGI's community conservation of projects tailored around chimpanzee and habitat conservation as well as community livelihoods as a mechanism for integrating socioeconomic development in conservation. He also coordinates and facilitates implementation of forest governance with NFA and communities through participatory forestry including Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) activities.

Managing JGI's component of the USAID-funded WILD (Wildlife, Landscapes and Development for Conservation) Project in Mt. Otzi forest landscape, I implement a community conservation initiative that integrates economic livelihoods into wildlife conservation to enhance integrity of the forest. Strategies for this have involved Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) and alternative economic livelihoods activities. Work with the Uganda Protected Area Authorities (UWA & NFA)to enhance their capacities for increased protection of the forest by recruiting, training and deploying additional forest rangers to conduct ranger based monitoring and law enforcement; conduct joint coordination between NFA and UWA; conduct joint patrols with UWA and NFA, participate in all coordination as well as cross border meetings and activities between Uganda and Sudan where Nimule National Park is located.

Implemented USAID-funded ACDI Cassava Project named 'Expansion of the Dissemination of Mosaic Resistant Cassava Varieties' in seven districts of Uganda. This was an agricultural development project enhancing utilization of cassava for food and income security. While managing the processing and marketing modules, I was a primary staff in mobilizing farmers; conducting baseline surveys to inform variety distribution according to suitability of the agro-ecological zones. I participated in on-farm trials and setting up multiplication centres; conducted production/processing and marketing trainings as well as trainings in group dynamics, basic management and bookkeeping; conducted market research and linkages; linkages with fabricators to make required processors for value addition; linkages with other module of the project including disease surveillance;linkages with important important partners including local governments, producer groups and scientists; searching and establishing partnerships including sub-grantees; compiling progress, quarterly, annual and other technical reports.

Implemented a USAID-funded Development Activity Project (DAP) for agricultural rehabilitation of 20,000 households in the formerly war-torn Northern Uganda districts of Gulu and Kitgum. This contributed to increased food and income security of target households through the follows: conducing food and seed security to inform interventions; conducting farmer trainings, farm-input supplies and seed fairs; establishing farmer trials, experimental and multiplication plots; conducting farmer trainings in agro-enterprise selection and development, marketing, group dynamics, basic management and bookkeeping; conducting market opportunity identifications and market linkages; monitoring partner activities; and preparing progressive, quarterly and other technical reports.

Managing two districts of Lira and Apac in Northern Uganda, I implemented a USAID-funded Development Activity Project (DAP) to enhance agricultural development project through promotion of new value crops for exports for increased income security. As overall manager, I managed staff and entire organizational operations in the two districts; representing the Country director and organization at all fora; provided leadership, project management and implementation including budget control; farmer group formation and trainings in group dynamics, basic management and bookkeeping; assisted farmers to select viable agro-enterprises for promotion; established on-farm trials, experimental and multiplication plots for farmer groups; assisted the headquarter team in project proposal writing; prepared quarterly, annual and other technical reports.

A Branch Mnager, I managed operations of the company in the two districts of Arua and Nebbi.This was a subsidiary marketing establishment of TechnoServe Inc/USAID to link producer groups to markets of high value crops as a way of making complete the agricultural production cycle. I established produce stores; formed farmer/producer groups around central sores; trained farmers in group dynamics, basic management and bookkeeping, ensured quality production of raw produce and agro-processing; managed company assets, leadership and budget control in all operational areas; and ensured prompt reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

A QCI/Manager, I conducted market chain analysis, market opportunity identification, procurement, quality control, procurement budgets projection as well as all staff, logistics and other assets in my possession; predicting procurement, production and export level; liaised with Coffee Development Authority for quality analysis and approval for exports. I also submitted procurement, processing and export reports.