Project Officer, Karamoja Agro- Pastoral Resilience & Empowerment Project

ABOUT US

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. This means that we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

We are an international confederation of 21 organisations (affiliates) plus the Oxfam International Secretariat, all working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. All our work is led by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.

Oxfam Novib Uganda is looking for a Project Officer, Karamoja Agro- Pastoral Resilience & Empowerment Project.

Duty station: Kotido with occasional travels to Kampala Office, and other locations

Type of appointment: Fixed-term Contract

Contract duration: 12 Months, With Possibility of renewal depending on budget and performance

Work schedule: Full-time 40 hours per week

Reports to: Resilient Livelihoods Programme Manager

Salary & Scale: D2

Start date: As soon as possible

Deadline for applications: June 17th, 2025

CONTEXT

Oxfam in Uganda started work in the 1960s delivering development and humanitarian support as part of the Oxfam confederation, a global movement of people fighting to end inequality and injustice. Today, we continue to tackle the inequalities that make and keep people poor. We save and protect people’s lives in times of crisis. We work with people to build their resilience and rebuild their livelihoods. We enable vulnerable people’s voices to be heard and campaign for genuine, durable change.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION

The Project Officer- KAREP is responsible for implementation of the Karamoja Agro-Pastoral Resilience and Empowerment Project Focussing on Climate Smart Agriculture and Women Economic Empowerment.  He/she will work in close cooperation with Resilience and Climate Justice Coordinator, Oxfam’s partners and implement the project in line with Oxfam Uganda country strategy, the donor requirements and the one program approach. The project Officer will continually identify partner capacity improvement needs and seek support from Oxfam team to provide partners with necessary technical support during implementation. The job holder will undertake periodic monitoring and evaluation, lead the process of donor reporting, resource mobilization and ensuring compliance on both Oxfam and partner side.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical

• The project Officer will work hand in hand with the Climate Justice Coordinator to support in the Implementation of Karamoja Agro-Pastoral Resilience and Empowerment (KAREP) project. This will be in line with Resilient Livelihood theme and Oxfam Country strategy (OCS) and organizational policies.
• Provide technical capacity to partners implementing Climate Smart Agriculture and Women Economic Empowerment interventions in Karamoja.
• Facilitate the process of fundraising by documenting key learnings and providing technical inputs from KAREP project.
• Contribute to preparation of project documents, such as project summaries and project overviews on Women Economic Empowerment through Agro-pastoral interventions and Climate Smart Agriculture.
• Offer any other support to the program teams especially in areas of research, show casing, advocacy, campaigns, fundraising and public engagements in the spirit of a one program approach.
• Coordinate partners to develop detailed operational plans, budgets, indicators and MEAL frameworks
• Ensuring that partner project plans, proposals, work plans and budgets are developed in line with the Oxfam Country Strategy and donor guidelines. 

Leadership

• Carry out regular monitoring visits to partners and project locations to ensure that there is progress in implementation as planned.
• Lead the process on donor reporting and adherence to donor requirements.
• Work with Program Quality & Learning Coordinator (PQL), MEL Officer and Program Managers to ensure that the MEL Framework is effectively adopted by the partners and that monitoring data is well managed and readily available for program quality control.
• Constructively support partners’ management of projects in the various stages of project cycle management, from project appraisal to reporting.
• Conduct regular project reviews to discuss project progress with partners. share learnings and experiences that inform actions moving forward.
• Lead the process of project documentation for visibility and learning.

Management

• Provide appropriate support to partners implementing Karamoja Agro-Pastoral Resilience and Empowerment (KAREP)project in all aspects of project cycle management.  
• Ensure timely reporting of partners in compliance with donor and Oxfam procedures/reporting requirements; consolidate partner reports.   
• Ensure that partner organizations work in accordance with Oxfam standards and objectives
• Carry out regular performance assessments and reviews of partner organizations and provide guidance on enhancing the quality of projects.
• Participate in regular meetings with partner organizations and relevant livelihoods multi stakeholder platforms.
• Ensure that all action points/ recommendations agreed upon with partners during project reviews are followed through during project implementation.
• Support with partner contracting process, implement and monitor the agreements reached with the consortium or the implementing partners.
• Hold and/or participate in regular meetings with partner organizations, and stakeholders to ensure that the working relationship between them and Oxfam is positive, open and conducive to the successful achievement of agreed objectives.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Of course, you have at least a minimum of Five (5) years proven programme experience of delivering similar climate Smart and Women Economic Empowerment programmes/projects. You have a bachelor’s degree and or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, e.g. Agriculture, Development studies, Environment, Forestry, Agriculture economics, Human rights, Gender and Development, Social Sciences. You have a good understanding and experience of project/program management cycle, and participatory appraisal techniques. You have knowledge of and experience with donor funding environment and good financial and project management skills. You understand a “Rights Based Approach”. You have proven experience of managing the implementation of the project. You have proven experience of working with and managing partner organisations. You have experience of campaigning, advocacy and influencing work, ideally with experience on youth engagement and empowerment, Women’s Rights issues. You have demonstrated understanding of the gender aspects in development, humanitarian and campaign programmes, with an ability to support mainstreaming in these areas. You have a good understanding of the changing context and the implications on delivery programme. You have the ability to network and build effective partnerships on programs/project activities to meet set goals and targets. You have the ability to develop work plans and write good reports that meet the Oxfam quality standards. You have ability and willingness to learn, ability to travel extensively in all areas of the country & the region as required and willingness and experience of working in pastoral communities of Karamoja. You have Organizational and personal management skills, with ability to prioritize work issues to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and ability to adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through.

WORKING AT OXFAM NOVIB

• All our work is guided by our core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness, Courage, Solidarity and Equality.
• At Oxfam Novib, we work according to the Feminist Principles - Oxfam Policy & Practice.
• Oxfam Novib is based on the power of difference. That is why we aim to attract a diverse mix of talented people who share our standards, values and principles, and who are committed to prevent and eliminate any type of misconduct.
• We have an active policy against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, any form of abuse of power or lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This subject will be covered in our application and selection process.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Do you believe that this is the job you are looking? Then we would love to meet you! Please send your resume and cover letter.

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact Human Resource Office through +256 (0) 414-390-500.

• Only applications received before the closing date June 17th, 2025, and submitted via our application portal will be considered.
• This job opening is posted internally and externally, simultaneously. Internal candidates are given preference if they are sufficiently qualified or can be obtained in short term. We believe it’s important in our organization that our employees are offered maximum opportunities for growth in new themes and competencies. Priority for internal candidates supports this.
• At the time of a contract offer, it is necessary for Oxfam Novib to request valid references. Our candidates will be subject to appropriate screening checks, including criminal records and terrorism, financial checks or integrity screenings/references.
• Oxfam Novib reserves the right, to its sole discretion, not to make agreements regarding this job opening, make an agreement in a lower level, or make an agreement with an amended job description.

Acquisition on the occasion of this vacancy is not appreciated.