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Job Summary

Job Title:
Project Officer
Employer:
Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union
Location:
Head office, Kampala
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Public Relations Jobs
Number of Positions:
Deadline:
Friday, 13 March 2026

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The Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (ATGWU) is a trade union that traces its roots from the first labor organization to be formed in Uganda by the Uganda Motor Driver’s Association during the Colonial Govemment in 1938. After independence in 1962 the union was registered through the amalgamation of several smaller unions representing workers in the transport sector, including railway workers, bus drivers, and other transport workers til 1974 when ATWU in its current form was registered again as T.U.7 under section 10 of the trade Unions Act of 1970. ATWU has become increasingly involved in advocating for broader social and economic issues such as healthcare, education, and social justice. Through its long history, ATGWU has remained a vital force in advancing workers interests through collective Bargain, contributing to social justice, and shaping Uganda’s labor landscape. The union plans to recruit a suitably qualified Ugandan of impeccable integrity and commitment to fill the following position as detailed below;

Full-time

Deadline: 

13 Mar 2026

Project Officer Job at Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union

Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union

Job Description

This position exists to provide technical support in planning, implementation and coordination of all project activities and managing initiatives that empower workers and protect labor rights.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Project Management

  • Project Planning & Implementation: Drawing up detailed work programs based on project action plans, such as organizing recruitment drives or member training
  • Member Advocacy & Support: Providing technical support to members on issues like decent work, collective bargaining, and occupational safety
  • Stakeholder Liaison: Acting as the primary contact point between the union, NOTU local govemment, employers, and international partners like the ILO, FNV, FES, Uganda Cares, UN-WOMEN, ITF, UNiglobal etc
  • Monitoring & Reporting: Tracking project milestones, managing operational budgets and drafting regular progress reports for both union leadership and external donors
  • Capacity Building: Organizing and facilitating workshops to train shop stewards workplace representatives, on trade union rights, an enabling law, the legislative process, organizing, collective bargaining and negotiation skills
  • Coordinate various project committees for effective implementation of the selected project activities to achieve project goals and outcomes.
  • Support the creation and maintenance of alliances between unions, civil society organizations and other relevant actors;
  • Plan activities, participate in the definition of activity planning and validationtools (terms of reference, operational budgets) and ensure their execution regarding the outputs and indicators defined in the project proposals;
  • Coordinate research on existing labor relations laws and best practices that supports decent work agenda of ILO C151;
  • Implerent a monitoring, learning and evaluation strategy: tools, methodologies and activities
  • Ensure all deliverables of existing Union projects, including narrative reporting and indicators.
  • Conduct baseline surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions to gather quantitative and qualitative data to establish evidence-based planning for specific project activities.
  • Develop project proposals for the Development partners of the trade union.
  • Develop training manuals for the Union Members
  • Organize Dialogue meetings & Training Workshops for various stakeholders of the Union
  • Facilitate Policy Dialogues forums to foster engagement between stakeholders and policymakers

Finance and Administration

  • Draft annual operational budgets;
  • Reconcile income and expenditure and provide regular financial reports for each project;
  • Oversee specific project funds and maintain required project administration in compliance with the sponsor’s rules;
  • Monitor project budgets by regularly monitoring the status of expenditures against allocated budgets and programmatic forecasts.

Communication & Representation

  • Ensure internal and external communication relating to trade union rights is systematic;
  • Draft reports for donors and development partners in the labor movement Provide media content for mainstream social media and union-targeted communications;
  • Represent ATGWU to affiliates and in other fora where necessary.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

Hand written applications with detailed CVs and copies of academic certificates and transcripts should be delivered to The General Secretary, Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union, P. O. Box/30407, Kampala:(U) Plotı4S7 Lubowe Estate, Entebbe Road, Kaljansi or Send SCANED copies to the email atgwu7@gmail.com

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