Project Officer

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies, Social Work & Social Administration, Community Psychology, Project Planning & Management, Agriculture, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship, or related field.
  

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in project implementation or community development programming.
  
• Experience working with youth and women empowerment projects is highly desirable.
  
• Experience in selecting, training, and working with Community-Based Trainers is required.
  
• Familiarity with the Teso region and local context is highly preferred.
  

1. Project Implementation & Coordination

• Support implementation of approved project work plans and activities within the Teso region.
  
• Coordinate field activities, including trainings, community mobilization, entrepreneurship sessions, and stakeholder engagements.
  
• Ensure project activities are delivered on schedule, within budget, and according to quality standards.
  
• Monitor progress against project indicators and targets.
  
• Coordinate the selection and training of Community-Based Trainers to facilitate group formation and project planning, and participatory approaches.
  
• Support beneficiary identification, verification, and profiling processes.
  

2. Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships

• Build and maintain strong relationships with district local governments, community leaders, youth groups, women's groups, cooperatives, and producer organizations.
  
• Build a strong and motivated team of community-based trainers, ensuring that they can ably support the group-level trainings.
  
• Represent the project in local coordination meetings and stakeholder forums.
  
• Support collaboration with financial institutions, training providers, and private sector actors.
  
• Promote group ownership and sustainability of project interventions.
  

3. Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation

• Collect field data and prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports.
  
• Support monitoring and evaluation activities, including surveys, assessments, and beneficiary tracking.
  
• Document success stories, lessons learned, best practices, and case studies.
  
• Ensure accurate maintenance of project records and activity documentation.
  
• Support preparation of donor reports and compliance documentation.
  

4. Financial & Administrative Support

• Support activity budgeting and accountability processes.
  
• Ensure proper utilization and accountability of project resources.
  
• Prepare activity requests, field reports, attendance lists, and payment lists.
  
• Ensure compliance with organizational and donor policies and procedures.
  

5. Community Mobilization & Capacity Building

• Mobilize producer groups in the Teso region for enterprise development trainings
  
• Facilitate Community-Based Trainer, training sessions, and capacity building
  
• Support entrepreneurship, financial literacy, employability, agribusiness, climate resilience, or livelihood activities.
  
• Provide mentorship and follow-up support to community-based trainers