Sustainable Land Management Officer

DRC Uganda is currently looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our dynamic team a Sustainable Land Management Officer.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, natural resource management, agriculture, forestry, land and water management, climate change or a related field.
  

• Demonstrated experience implementing Sustainable Land Management interventions in Uganda, preferably in refugee hosting districts.
  

• Knowledge of community based natural resource management, land use planning and participatory extension approaches.
  

• Experience supporting farmer groups, training community facilitators and applying Farmer Field School or related methodologies.
  

• Familiarity with World Bank environmental and social framework, environmental safeguards, and risk mitigation measures.
  

• Ability to apply digital data collection tools, monitor environmental indicators and document hectares placed under Sustainable Land Management.
  

• Strong coordination skills with district local governments, Office of the Prime Minister and settlement leadership.
  

• Experience promoting energy saving and climate smart technologies is an advantage.
  

• Fluency in written & Spoken English.
  

Desirable

• Postgraduate training in Sustainable Land Management, climate resilience, land restoration or watershed management is an added advantage
  

• Knowledge of local languages spoken in refugee settlements is an asset (Swahili, Luo/Acholi, Kinyabwisha, Arabic, Lingala, French or Madi).
  

• Lead field level implementation of Sustainable Land Management practices including soil and water conservation, agroforestry, contour bunding, mulching, composting, rainwater harvesting and small-scale irrigation.
  

• Support farmer groups in integrating Sustainable Land Management measures within crop, livestock and beneficial insect value chain activities.
  

• Coordinate land access processes for block farming models, supporting dialogue between landowners, host communities, refugee leadership and local government structures.
  

• Guide ecological restoration activities, including reforestation, woodlot establishment, watershed protection and rehabilitation of degraded landscapes.
  

• Ensure all Sustainable Land Management work complies with Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP) environmental and social safeguards, including site screening, Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) implementation and monitoring of environmental indicators.
  

• Train community-based facilitators and lead farmers to sustain Sustainable Land Management practices, and provide continuous technical backstopping.
  

• Support the establishment of demonstration plots for climate smart land management.
  

• Collect field data, document hectares under Sustainable Land Management, and support reporting through digital tools such as Kobo Toolbox.
  

• Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) teams to verify results, contribute to joint supervision missions, and support adaptive management based on field learning.
  

• Collaborate with district production offices, Office of the Prime Minister settlement commandants, and community structures during planning, implementation and monitoring.
  

• Contribute to community awareness campaigns on environmental stewardship, climate change and sustainable land use