Agriculture Officer – Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project

• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from a recognized institution.
  

Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of practical experience in Climate Smart Agriculture programming.
  
• Proven experience working in a refugee settlement and host community context.
  
• Demonstrated experience implementing agriculture, food security, or livelihoods projects.
  

Technical Implementation

• Lead the implementation of climate-smart agriculture activities in target refugee settlements and host communities.
  
• Promote adoption of climate-resilient crop production technologies and sustainable farming practices.
  
• Support establishment and management of demonstration plots, farmer field schools, and learning sites.
  
• Facilitate dissemination of improved agricultural practices and technologies.
  

Community Mobilization and Capacity Building

• Organize and conduct training for farmers, community groups, extension volunteers, and local stakeholders.
  
• Mobilize and strengthen farmer groups, cooperatives, and producer organizations.
  
• Promote community participation and ownership of project interventions.
  

Refugee and Host Community Programming

• Support the integration of refugee and host communities into agricultural livelihood interventions.
  
• Ensure equitable access to project resources and services among targeted beneficiaries.
  
• Promote social cohesion through joint agricultural activities involving refugee and host populations.
  

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Collect and maintain accurate data on project activities, outputs, and outcomes.
  
• Conduct routine field monitoring and beneficiary follow-up visits.
  
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports.
  
• Document success stories, lessons learned, challenges, and best practices.
  

Stakeholder Engagement

• Liaise with district agricultural offices, local authorities, NGOs, and development partners involved in agriculture and livelihoods programming.
  
• Participate in coordination meetings and technical working groups.
  
• Support collaborative planning and implementation with project partners and stakeholders.
  

Compliance and Safeguarding

• Ensure project activities comply with organizational policies, donor requirements, and government regulations.
  
• Promote environmental sustainability and climate resilience in all project interventions.
  
• Adhere to safeguarding, protection, gender, and inclusion principles during project implementation.