Environment & Energy Officer - Nakivale Refugee Settlement
HEKS/EPER
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Category: NGO & International Development
Employment Type: Contract
Status: Open & Active
### Key Duties & Responsibilities 1. Programme Strategy and Implementation. Ensure effective and efficient planning and implementation according to approved budgets, workplan and HEKS/EPER policies. Ensure the project adopts the humanitarian–development–peace nexus approach and aligns with the thematic areas of livelihoods, conflict transformation, climate adaptation, and protection. Conduct environmental, climate-risk and energy assessments to inform project targeting, design, and implementation and guide the design of interventions on natural resources management at the community and institutional level. Design interventions that promote sustainable energy solutions that complement woodlot restoration, such as fuel-efficient stoves, clean-cooking practices and woodlot-based fuelwood management plans, to reduce pressure on natural resources. Develop strategies and promote approaches that strengthen integration and inter-linkages of climate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the day-to-day implementation of community project activities in Kampala in strict alignment with donor grant agreements.
- Facilitate community dialogue, beneficiary verification, and participatory stakeholder engagement across target settlements.
- Collect, clean, and analyze qualitative and quantitative monitoring data using digital mobile tools (KoboToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO).
- Monitor project progress against logical framework indicators, tracking output milestones and budget utilization rates for HEKS/EPER.
- Deliver awareness campaigns on child safeguarding, gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, and community resilience.
- Prepare high-quality monthly project progress reports, human-interest case studies, and donor compliance documentation.
- Liaise with local government district leaders, UNHCR, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), and community elders.
- Ensure strict compliance with international humanitarian principles, safeguarding mandates, and donor accountability standards.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies, Social Work & Social Administration (SWASA), Project Planning, Economics, or related field.
- At least 2 to 5 years of direct experience implementing donor-funded community or humanitarian projects in Uganda.
- Demonstrated proficiency in digital data collection methodologies (Kobo, ODK) and monitoring & evaluation (M&E) reporting.
- Strong understanding of humanitarian protection principles, child safeguarding policies, and community-based programming.
- Excellent community mobilization skills with fluency in English and relevant local languages spoken in Kampala.
- Willingness to live and work in rural or refugee-hosting field locations across Uganda.
Verified vacancy originally published on 2026-10-28. Discovered via verified recruitment channels.