Key Responsibilities:

Project Officer – Agriculture and Environment will be responsible for guiding implementation of climate smart agriculture and sustainable environment management interventions. Ensures technical oversight mainly focusing upon farmer group capacity development, prepares work plans and activities’ budgets, guidelines and internal reporting. He/she will proactively promote farmer skills development, production, processing and marketing issues in collaboration with civil society organizations, development actors, private sector and participating communities. Job holder will responsible for ensuring quality and effective implementation of committed project models by ensuring trainings, standard tools and approaches are understood by volunteers and participating communities. S/He will work closely with the District technical personnel (Forest Officers, Natural Resources Officer, Agriculture Officer, Environment Officers, Community Development Officers) and other actors in actively training communities, community based facilitators and coaching project assistants for greater impact. And work closely the leadership structures of both refugees and host communities (LC, RWC, religious and Cultural leaders) for mobilization, monitoring and ensure smooth implementation. The Job holder will ensure activities are approved, implemented, monitored and reported according to agreed project plans. The job holder will be a thought leader, driving continuous improvement in the project through their technical expertise, facilitation of learning and innovation. S/He will report according to agreed project plans in line with the donor and World Vision Uganda (WVU) policies. The job holder will work under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, and supervise Project Assistants.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

% Time

Major Activities

End Results Expected

30%

Effective Implementation and sustainability of interventions

• Develop annual project activity plans and update quarterly in collaboration with key departments, oversee implementation to high standards by scope and timelines
• Ensure participatory and transparent selection of participants.
• Provide technical assistance on climate smart agriculture, sustainable environment management of natural resources, climate smart agriculture, and DRR and ensure core project models are implemented according to minimum standards.
• Promote adoption of modern farming practices and techniques through training, extension services, advising farmers, farm visits and demonstrations to transform targeted households from subsistence farming to commercial farming.
• Support establishment and maintenance of demonstration plots as learning and multiplication sites for farmer groups.
• Build farmer’s capacity to improve production and productivity of selected enterprises
• Promote appropriate innovations and approaches on energy utilization, including green fuels, renewable energy, lighting, powering technologies and green livelihoods.
• Promote restoration of degraded, fragile ecosystems through FMNR, sustainable land scape restoration practices at household, community and Institutional levels.
• Provide technical assistance to participants on selection of high value tree varieties and resilient livelihoods.
• Provide business training and support on income generating activities, market analysis and value chain analysis.
• Organize monthly field planning meetings with farmer groups and WVU departments to guide effective implementation.
• Ensure core project models and approaches are implemented according to schedule and minimum standards.
• Better living conditions for the affected persons as they will be able to meet most of their basic needs.
• Awareness created among different stakeholders on WV interventions in the area.
• Improved farmers’ knowledge on sustainable natural resources management for enhanced production and productivity.
• Participate and contribute in environment coordination  meetings to support the project

30%

Stakeholders engagement, networking and collaboration

• Work with consortium partners to ensure coordination of climate smart agriculture and sustainable environment management activities with other stakeholders especially DLG, OPM, UNHCR, CSO, private sector and communities.
• Participate in stakeholder joint engagements, planning meetings, livelihood and environment sector working groups, monthly coordination meetings, workshops and other fora.
• Build capacity of farmer groups on climate smart agriculture, sound environment management practices, livelihoods, markets to improve production for the community.
• Collaborate with district and development actors on ongoing government programs on livelihoods and environment enhancement, liaising with extension workers, other relevant sub-county leaders and district stakeholders to facilitate sustainable implementation of project activities.
• Maintain good coordination and working relationships with OPM, UNHCR, Humanitarian Actors, and district leaders.
• Foster ongoing positive cooperation with stakeholders and embrace links between market actors and participants.
• Ensure integration of the project with other Resilience and Livelihood on going activities including that of World Vision, partners and government
• Organize monthly field planning meetings with farmer groups and WVU departments to guide effective implementation.
• Improved relationship with consortium partners, OPM livelihood focal persons and local government line departments.
• Strong cohesion among farmer groups and institutions.
• Improved farmers’ knowledge on good agronomic practices for enhanced production and productivity.

15%

Linkage, networking, collaboration and mentorship

• Work with relevant agencies, institutions and individuals to promote sustainable environmental management
• Build capacity of project participants to adopt high value, export standard and environmentally friendly enterprises
• Provide consistent and regular business support, mentoring and follow up to enterprises including production support to ensure a successful enterprise
• Conduct regular scoping of business, identify gaps and take measures to fill the gaps to reduce business failure
• Support enterprises to have access to business input
• Identify opportunities for value addition of products and provide instant training to project participants
• Ensure all project-based needs and requirements are timely and efficiently shared with stakeholders for best coordinated implementation.
• Identify and facilitate linkages between participants and key agricultural stakeholders, including input and output dealers, District officials and other Actors.

• Cordial relationships with key external sources of technical expertise for capacity building.
• Awareness created among stakeholders on WV interventions in the area.
• World Vision has strong bilateral relationships with key partners, donor and government counterparts.
• Opportunities for collaboration with external stakeholders and for securing resources are identified and taken.

15%

Documentation, Reporting and Knowledge Management

• Compile and submit activity reports and support preparation of quality monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports, and special reports
• Support quarterly reviews and reflections on progress of the project at the district level.
• Participate in design of monitoring tools and data collection activities together with MEAL team including assessments, monitoring, evaluation and cross sectoral learning.
• Ensure activities are effectively implemented, monitored and progress reports shared.
• Ensure equal participation of all project beneficiaries i.e., refugees and hosts in project monitoring and evaluation.
• Work with Project Coordinator & MEAL Officer, compile and submit timely quarterly and annual reports
• Support annual review of progress towards project objectives
• Contribute to the dissemination and sharing of best practices and lessons learned for corporate development planning and knowledge building.
• Activity reports submitted on timely basis.
• Support documentation of quality reports submitted timely on monthly, quarterly, Biannually or annual basis.
• Technical coaching plan developed and applied for all project participants
• Project achievements, successes and lesson learned shared

10%

Child Protection, gender and Disability inclusion

• Ensure inclusion and participation of vulnerable groups in project activities
• Liaise with WV experts to provide proficient advice on gender, protection and disability inclusion in the project.
• Monitor wellbeing and child abuse cases and report any incidents in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
• Work with local leaders to protect children from child violations and abuses
• Sensitize guardians/parents including most vulnerable children and other stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities.
• Any other business as assigned by supervisor including participation in key committees and task forces

• Child protection integrated into livelihoods interventions to ensure child safety and reduce/ eliminate child abuse and exploitation among all stakeholders.