Background of the FRECAR Project
Kitara Civil Society Organisations’ Network (KCSON), with support from Velux through World Wide Fund for Nature Uganda Country Office (WWF UCO), is one of the implementers of the “Natural Forest Regeneration for Enhanced Carbon Stocks in the Albertine Rift (FRECAR)” project. This is located in the Kagombe-Bugoma landscape, currently across five districts: Kibaale, Kagadi, Kyegegwa, Kikuube, and Kyenjojo. The project aims to restore degraded forest landscapes while improving community livelihoods to address the global triple challenges of biodiversity loss, the climate crisis, and the need to feed a growing population. The project is being implemented through Participatory approaches involving a wide range of stakeholders, including the local Communities (through CBOs), CSOs, NFA, the private sector, District Local Governments, and other Relevant Government Departments and Ministries. KCSON is particularly coordinating the community livelihood component around the project catchment area.

Role Definition:
The purpose of this role (Project Officer) is to support the Project team in the implementation of community livelihood actions related to the Natural Forest Regeneration for Enhanced Carbon Absorption in the Albertine Rift (FRECAR) project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare for and implement activities in line with the project workplan and guidelines.
• Coordinate training and capacity building sessions for targeted groups in the project landscape
  in line with project guidelines and documentation.
• Work with community groups (CBOs) to deliver on agreed-upon actions, ensuring integrity and
  accountability for resources.
• Provide technical support to the development of nature-based enterprises for improved
  livelihoods to selected groups.
• Implement advocacy and awareness-raising activities through sensitization meetings at various
  levels with communities and partners in line with the project guidelines
• Implement the project’s monitoring and evaluation plan; ensure compliance, provide support in
  project evaluations, document best practices and lessons learnt in relation to the set performance
  indicators, and in line with the M&E guidelines.
• Prepare and submit activity, quarterly, and annual reports to key stakeholders in line with project guidelines.
• Perform any other duty assigned

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s (honors) degree either of; Forestry, Environmental Science, Natural Resources, or
  a related field, with a strong bias and understanding of landscape restoration, biodiversity
  conservation, and livelihoods improvements.
• At least 2 years of cumulative working experience in conservation, forestry, environment, and/or
  natural resources sector, and community livelihoods development within Uganda.
• An understanding of the Bugoma-Kagombe forestry landscape with the associated challenges
  and opportunities therein.

Required Skills and Competences
1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in community mobilization for restoration & livelihoods
2. Demonstrated experience in community-driven enterprise implementation, especially focusing on landscape restoration.
3. A good understanding of the environment/forestry-related issues and challenges in Uganda, with
a specific focus on Forest Landscape Restoration.
4. Experience in CBO capacity development, communication, mobilisation, advocacy for forestry, livelihood enterprises, and related issues is a must.
5. Effective oral and written communication of forestry and landscape restoration issues to both technical and non-technical audiences;
6. Networking and good interpersonal skills.
7. Good conceptual, analytical, and innovative problem-solving ability;
8. Ability to remain effective while working in a team and under circumstances of minimal
supervision.
9. Must be detail-oriented and can multitask under limited supervision.
10. Fluency in English and at least Runyakitara, a major language group spoken in the project
landscape
11. Possession of a valid motorcycle riding permit and willingness & ability to ride in the field.

Working Relationships

• Interacts and works closely with the Project Manager, other project staff on the project, including those of partner organisations, the Local Governments, and community project structures
• Interacts as required with WWF-UCO staff, NFA, Local governmental and other stakeholders, in collaboration with the Project Manager as appropriate.