Project Officer

• Support implementation of approved project work plans and activities within the Teso region.
• Coordinate field activities including trainings, community mobilisation, entrepreneurship sessions, and stakeholder engagements.
• Coordinate the selection and training of Community-Based Trainers to facilitate group formation and project planning.
• Support beneficiary identification, verification, and profiling processes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with district local governments, community leaders, youth groups, women's groups, cooperatives, and producer organisations.
• Represent the project in local coordination meetings and stakeholder forums.
• Collect field data and prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports.
• Document success stories, lessons learned, best practices, and case studies.
• Support monitoring and evaluation activities including surveys, assessments, and beneficiary tracking.
• Mobilise producer groups for enterprise development trainings and facilitate capacity building sessions.
• Support activity budgeting, accountability processes, and compliance with organisational and donor policies.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies, Social Work & Social Administration, Community Psychology, Project Planning & Management, Agriculture, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in project implementation or community development work.
• Experience in youth and women's economic empowerment, livelihoods, enterprise development, or livestock programmes is an added advantage.
• Experience working in the Teso Sub-region is strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong community mobilisation, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent report writing and documentation skills.
• Good monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Ability to work in a field-based, multi-district environment.
• High level of integrity and commitment to safeguarding and inclusion.