Project Assistant – Environment (2 Positions)

Key Responsibilities Reports to: Project Officer.

Location: Adjumani and Lamwo.

Key Result Areas Effective Project Implementation and sustainability.

• Develop annual project activity plans and update quarterly in collaboration with key departments, oversee implementation to high standards by scope and timelines.
• Provide technical assistance on sustainable environment management of natural resources, climate smart agriculture, and anticipatory messaging.
• Deliver training sessions on ecosystem restoration, climate-smart agriculture, and sustainable resource use.
• Support establishment and maintenance of demonstration plots as learning sites for communities.
• Provide technical support in forest restoration, afforestation and nature-based enterprise development for improved livelihoods to selected groups.
• Promote appropriate innovations and approaches on energy utilization, including green fuels, renewable energy, lighting, powering technologies and green livelihoods.
• Promote restoration of degraded, fragile ecosystems through FMNR, sustainable landscape restoration practices at household, community and Institutional levels.
• Provide technical assistance to participants on selection of high value tree varieties and resilient livelihoods.
• Facilitate community meetings and awareness campaigns to promote environmental conservation and sustainable practices.
• Provide business training and support on income generating activities, market analysis and value chain analysis.
• Organize monthly field planning meetings with farmer groups and WVU departments to guide effective implementation.
• Ensure core project models and approaches are implemented according to schedule and minimum standards.
• Better living conditions for the affected persons as they will be able to meet most of their basic needs.
• Awareness created among stakeholders on WV interventions in the area.
• Organize monthly field planning meetings with farmer groups and WVU departments to guide effective implementation.
• Improved farmers’ knowledge on sustainable natural resources management for enhanced production and productivity.
• Organize monthly field planning meetings with farmer groups and WVU departments to guide effective implementation.
• Participate and contribute in environment coordination meetings to support the project.

Community engagement and advocacy.

• Mobilize refugee and host communities to actively participate in environmental restoration activities, such as tree planting, and soil conservation, while applying principles of resilience designs.
• Conduct awareness on nature based solutions/enterprises among communities and local leaders.
• Link farmer groups to government and partners to access additional social services.
• Facilitate awareness campaigns on climate change impacts and the adaptation and mitigation measures.
• Promote community adoption and production of improved energy saving cooking stove.
• Promote environmentally friendly practices among communities, such as recycling, composting, and water conservation.
• Strengthen community ownership of environmental initiatives through participatory approaches and co-design processes.
• Make sure there is balanced gender representation amongst beneficiaries and leaders.
• Assist in solving any conflicts among community members.
• Organize monthly field planning meetings with farmer groups and WVU departments to guide effective implementation.
• Improved relationship with consortium partners, OPM livelihood focal persons and local government line departments.
• Strong cohesion among farmer groups and institutions.
• Improved farmers’ knowledge on good agronomic practices for enhanced production and productivity.

Linkage, networking, collaboration and mentorship.

• Maintain good coordination and working relationships with OPM, UNHCR, Humanitarian Actors, and district leaders.
• Organize monthly field planning meetings with farmer groups and WVU departments to guide effective implementation.
• Collaborate with district and development actors on ongoing government programs on livelihoods and environment enhancement, liaising with extension workers, other relevant sub-county leaders and district stakeholders to facilitate sustainable implementation of project activities.
• Organize monthly field planning meetings with farmer groups and WVU departments to guide effective implementation.
• Participate in stakeholder joint engagements, planning meetings, livelihood and environment sector working groups, monthly coordination meetings, workshops and other fora.
• Build capacity of farmers on climate smart agriculture, sound environment management practices to improve production for the community.
• Foster ongoing positive cooperation with stakeholders and embrace links between market actors and participants.
• Cordial relationships with key external sources of technical expertise for capacity building.
• Awareness created among stakeholders on WV interventions in the area.
• World Vision has strong bilateral relationships with key partners, donor and government counterparts.
• Opportunities for collaboration with external stakeholders and for securing resources are identified and taken.

Documentation, Reporting and Knowledge Management.

• Compile and submit activity reports and support preparation of quality monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports
• Conduct regular follow up visits to farmer groups, and their IGAs, and to members to see if they are applying practices, and provide technical advice and mentoring.
• Track progress of the farmer groups and keep records.
• Carry out quarterly meetings with farmer groups to assess performance at the community and project level.
• Facilitate data collection from farmer groups, and manage the information flow in the M&E (LEAP) database
• Support preparation of farmer groups own monitoring plans.
• Ensure activities are effectively implemented, monitored and progress reports shared.
• Compile monthly and quarterly reports, inclusive of success stories and lessons learnt.
• Activity reports submitted on timely basis.
• Support documentation of quality reports submitted timely on monthly, quarterly, Biannually or annual basis.
• Technical coaching plan developed and applied for all project participants
• Project achievements, successes and lesson learned shared

Child Protection, gender and Disability inclusion.

• Ensure inclusion and participation of vulnerable groups in project activities
• Liaise with WV experts to provide proficient advice on gender, protection and disability inclusion in the project.
• Monitor wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
• Work with local leaders to protect children from child violations and abuses
• Liaise with WV experts to provide proficient advice on gender, protection and disability inclusion in the project.
• Any other business as assigned by supervisor including participation in key committees and task forces
• Child protection integrated into livelihoods interventions to ensure child safety and reduce/ eliminate child abuse and exploitation among all stakeholders.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• A Minimum of Diploma in Forestry or Agroforestry or Environment or Natural Resources or Agriculture any other relevant discipline.
• At least 2 years’ experience working with vulnerable communities and familiarity with humanitarian programming and implementation.
• Proven experience in community driven project implementation with a key focus on landscape restoration, agroforestry, plantation management, nursery management, climate smart agriculture is an added advantage.
• Candidate should demonstrate a good understanding of environment and forestry related issues in Uganda, with a specific focus on Forest Landscape Restoration.
• Experience of data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Strong leadership, organizational and analytical skills, and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Excellent computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel, spreadsheets.
• In addition to academic documents and CV, candidate Must attach a VALID RIDING LICENCE as evidence of ability to ride a motorcycle.
• Must be a Practicing Christian and an ACTIVE Member of a Church.

Advert start date: 4th May, 2026.

Advert end date: 12th May, 2026.

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