ABOUT US

Registered seven years ago, we are de facto, among young firms in the country; and we are but young in this respect. Our strength lies in the pool of experienced, seasoned professionals in their respective fields of specialization, spanning over 20 years. These form the Core Team behind Peers Consult, both at Policymaking and Management levels. The team is determined to provide unprecedented quality service, meeting and exceeding Customer expectations in the various domains that form our Core fields of Consultancy.

We are registered, pre-qualified and authorised Suppliers to the Government of Uganda and have executed several Capacity Building Assignments under the Local Government Development Programme (LGDP) of the Ministry of Local Government as well as other Consultancies (training and non-training) both in Uganda and in the region.

Peers Consult provides the best standards of consultancy services in the fields of Business Management, Training, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing, Project Planning and Management, Rural Development Programmes, Strategic Planning and System Design. We provide technical guidance in the planning, managing and implementation pf projects/programmes in the above sectors.

We have developed collaborative partnerships with other firms and Consultants in the region and on the continent. Our current partners include Consultants for Effective Training (CET), of Kigali Rwanda, and the African Centre for Sustainable Development, Mbabane-Swaziland. These synergies have enabled us to offer unparalleled world-class consultancy services in our domains of expertise.

OUR VISION

A prosperous Uganda, propelled by professional management and corporate governance in the private and public sectors OUR MISSION To provide customer-focused, quality-driven, and outcome-oriented Consultancy services to the Private Sector, Government and its Local Authorities, Development Partners, NGOs, CBOs, and other agencies to enable them deliver effective governance, Management and Development activity outcomes more efficiently and effectively.

OUR STRENGTHS

EXPERIENCE:

The firm brings together a dynamic, experienced and committed team of expert professionals who have hitherto worked with a number of organizations with commitment to the development and progress of our country Uganda.

The resource persons have vast experience in working with the Private Sector, Institutions of Higher Learning, NGOs, CBOs and Government Departments/Local Governments and are well grounded in their individual areas of specialization.

OUR WORK STYLE:

Peers Consult Ltd method of work is to involve all stakeholders like the local communities, private businesspersons, companies, organisation, beneficiary communities, government in the process of problem identification and help in the development of practical solutions. In our work we keep aware of the linkage between social, economic, political issues that affect development programmes.

In training, we walk your organisation through the training and change process. This means that we devote time to work with your key personnel in their work places for some time prior to starting any training sessions, and study specific areas where they need help. This helps us to develop tailor made programmes that address your organisation’s specific needs. This helps your key personnel to actively participate in leading the training and/or change

Driven by our cardinal principle, Outcome-Oriented Strategy (OOS), we aim at enabling our clients attain significant, positive and measurable outcomes whatever their field of operation and/or work. This in turn reinforces our commitment to provide our field specialists with dependable “rapid-response” technical support and administrative backstopping. Our “lean”, “fit” and “effective” management team is sensitive to client concerns whenever immediate action is required. These practices have proven highly effective in understanding, anticipating and dealing successfully with the occasional and varied obstacles encountered in complex management project

EXPERIENCE

Here below are a few of the Assignments we have recently executed:

Ø World Vision Uganda: Kooki ADP (Phase Evaluation)

Ø World Vision Uganda: Nkozi ADP (Disability Baseline Survey)

Ø World Vision Uganda Kyanamukaaka ADP: (Mid-term Phase Evaluation)

Ø World Vision Uganda: Kaswa ADP (Mid-term Phase Evaluation)

Ø Plan Uganda, Luwero Programme. (Project mid term review and training Needs Assessment)

Ø Norwegian People’s Aid-South Sudan Health Programme (Training of Programme Managers and Staff)

Ø Raymond Empowerment Foundation (Formulating a five year strategic plan) On going.

Ø Rural Initiative Development Agency (RIDA) Kamwenge District (Baseline Survey for the Establishment of micro finance project)

Ø Kampala City Council-Central Division) (Revenue Mobilisation in Local Governments; Gender Mainstreaming in Local Governments; Management and Leadership Skills in LGs)

Ø Kampala City Council (Makindye Division): Strategic Planning with Result-Oriented Management (ROM)

Ø Jinja District Local Government (Training of Trainers)

Ø Ntungamo District Local Government (Gender Mainstreaming in Development Planning), June 2004

Ø Kayunga District Local Government (Environmental Awareness in Local Governments)

Ø Premier Tobacco Company, Rwanda. (Effective Selling Skills)

Ø Mutara Enterprises (Rwanda) (Introduction to Basic Customer Care)

Ø Intersec Security (Rwanda) (Reorganisation, Recruitment and Marketing Management)

Ø WBS Television (Supervisory Skills for Managers; Motivation, Coaching and Mentoring; Team Building and Conflict Management; Customer Care)

Ø Radio West (Customer Care) (2004)

Ø BRALIRWA, Rwanda (Field sales Force Management; Selling skills Development and Marketing)

Ø Sure Investment Ltd (Drawing a comprehensive Investment Plan) April 2007

WHAT WE OFFER

Peers Consult Ltd offers a wide range of competences in the fields of Development and Management profiles. With our extensive practical experience in working with government bodies, NGOs, CBOs, local authorities and grass root communities, Peers Consult helps institutions/organisations in unlocking their potential through developing practical solutions to economic and development issues. Poor solid foundation is a pool of experienced consultants in the relevant fields as well as our partners in Swaziland, South Africa or Rwanda for clients seeking more international interaction, exposure and experience.

KEY COMPETENCIES

A: DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

Ø Conducting Socio-Economic Surveys and Needs Assessments

Ø Project Appraisals and Reviews.

Ø Project Proposal Writing, Baseline Surveys for CBOs and NCOs

Ø Capacity Building/Training for Local Governments/NGOs.

Ø Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Rural/Agricultural Projects as well as assessing and Monitoring Impact of Micro Projects.

Ø Design Loan Tracking Programmes for Micro Financing and Training Local Communities In Micro Financing.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

Ø Design and Implementation of Rural/Agric Devt projects.

Ø Evaluation of Agricultural Projects.

Ø Designing Loan Tracking Programmes for Micro Finance.

Ø Training Local Communities in Micro Financing.

Ø Assessing and monitoring impact of Micro Projects.

HEALTH SECTOR CONSULTANCY

Ø HIV/AIDS Sensitisation and Awareness.

Ø Mitigation of socio-economic consequences of HIV/AIDS.

Ø Counselling Services for those affected by HIV/AIDS

Ø Public Health and Primary Health Care Consultancy

B.MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMMES

CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT

Ø Customer Focus

Ø Customer Satisfaction Index: Training and Tool Installation

Ø Enhancement of Telephone Power

Ø Receptionists & Telephonists Customer Care Skills

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES

Ø Effective Management Skills

Ø Team Leadership for Managers And Delegation.

Ø Responsibility at Work for Young Managers

Ø Successful Supervisory Skills for Managers

Ø Counselling Skills in the Workplace

Ø Time Management

Ø Total Quality Management

Ø Business Planning

Ø Change Management:‘Successfully Leading Change’

Ø Strategic Planning

Ø Handling Stress at Work

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Ø Communication Skills at Work

Ø Interviewing Skills

Ø Managing Meetings

Ø Report Writing

Ø Presentation Skills

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Ø Budgeting and Costing for Managers.

Ø Finance for Non-Finance Managers.

Ø Review of Economic and Financial Management Systems.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Ø Train the Trainer

Ø Advanced Skills for Trainers

Ø French for Professionals

Ø Spanish for Professionals

SALES AND MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Ø Marketing Management

Ø Advanced Selling Skills

Ø Field Force Sales Management

Ø Effective Selling through Competition

Ø Selling for Non-Sales People

Ø Effective Negotiation for Managers

C: NON-TRAINING BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES

MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Ø Market Scanning/Opportunities Identification

Ø Marketing Audit

Ø Market Research, Intelligence Gathering and Analysis

Ø Strategic Plans: Development and Audit

Ø Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI): Development and Training

Ø Product Promotion and Materials Development

Ø Market Opportunities Identification

Ø Enterprise Development

Ø Financial Management and Control Systems

ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AUDIT

Ø Internal Control Procedures (ICP/Systems) Development/Audit

Ø Organisational Structure: Optimum Manning Levels

Ø Staff Appraisal and Systems Development/Audit

Ø Staff Reward and Recognition Systems

MANPOWER SELECTION

Ø Head-hunting

Ø Data base scanning

Ø Media advertising

TRANSLATION / INTERPRETATION:

Ø English

Ø French

Ø Spanish

Ø Runyakitara.

Ø Luganda.

Ø Luo.