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Project Coordinator – AgroForestry Business Job at Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Job Description
The Project Coordinator will coordinate and implement agroforestry and restoration activities under the Common ROOTS: Communities Rising on Opportunities through Trees’ Stewardship in Uganda project, ensuring effective delivery of outputs related to community forest restoration, agroforestry adoption, nursery development, and nature-based enterprise development in the Teso sub-region. The project is funded by the European Union through the Italian Agency for Development and Cooperation (AICS) and will be implemented in the East Central sub-region (Jinja, Luuka, and Kamuli); Elgon sub-region (Mbale, Sironko, Balambuli, and Namisindwa); Teso sub-region (Soroti, Kaberamaido, Amuria, Kapelebyong, Katakwi, Kumi, Ngora, and Serere); and the Karamoja sub-region (Napak), in a consortium led by CESVI Fondazione-ETS.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Project Implementation and Coordination
- Coordinate implementation of agroforestry, restoration, and livelihood activities in line with project objectives.
- Lead annual and quarterly work planning and ensure timely implementation of activities.
- Supervise field teams and provide technical guidance to Community Development Officers.
Agroforestry and Enterprise Development
- Support the development of nature-based enterprises and agroforestry value chains.
- Facilitate linkages between farmers, SMEs, nursery operators and markets.
- Promote adoption of climate-smart agroforestry practices and FMNR approaches.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Coordinate with district local governments, NFA, community groups, and other partners.
- Support establishment and strengthening community forest management structures
- Ensure project activities contribute to restoration targets including agroforestry expansion and forest conservation.
Monitoring and Reporting
- Ensure proper monitoring of project indicators and documentation of results.
- Prepare technical reports and updates for the Food Systems & Climate Resilience Advisor and WHH management.
Other areas of responsibility
- Support organizational learning by documenting and sharing projects with the best practices and lessons learned.
- Contribute to donor reporting processes by providing technical inputs and field updates.
- Collaborate with MEAL teams in data collection, monitoring exercises, and evaluations.
- Support coordination with other WHH projects and partners working in related sectors such as climate resilience, food systems, and natural resource management in the project area.
- Participate in internal coordination meetings, sector working groups, and technical discussions relevant to the project.
- Support visibility and communication activities related to project achievements when required.
- Coordinate the overall implementation of agroforestry, restoration, and community stewardship activities in the project target areas.
- Lead the planning and implementation of project activities including community forest management initiatives, agroforestry promotion, and restoration of degraded landscapes.
- Supervise and provide technical guidance to Community Development Officers and other field staff to ensure quality implementation of activities.
- Coordinate establishment of agroforestry demonstration sites, model farms, and institutional woodlots in collaboration with communities and local institutions.
- Facilitate the strengthening of community and private tree nurseries to improve production and supply of quality seedlings.
- Support the development of nature-based enterprises and agroforestry value chains, including linkages between farmers, SMEs, and markets.
- Coordinate capacity-building activities for farmers, community groups, and local institutions on agroforestry and climate-resilient land management practices.
- Maintain strong coordination with district local governments, National Forestry Authority (NFA), community organizations, and other project stakeholders.
- Ensuring integration of gender equality, youth inclusion, and participation of vulnerable groups in project activities.
- Monitor project progress and ensure timely reporting of activities, outputs, and outcomes to the Food Systems and Climate Resilience Advisor and WHH management.
- Ensure compliance with WHH policies, donor requirements, and project work plans.
- Document project achievements, lessons learned, and best practices to support organizational learning and reporting
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
All qualified and interested applicants should submit their application letter and detailed curriculum vitae (max. 3 pages) containing contact details and telephone numbers through our online recruitment system. All files submitted must be in either like MS Word(.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format and should not exceed 2 MB. Do not attach any scanned certificates to your application. Please send your application via our online recruiting system at the link below
Deadline: 22nd March 2026
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