Full Time
World Vision Uganda
Job Description:
Reports to: Area Programme Coordinator and Project Coordinator – Thrive
Duty Station: Kamwenge, Busiriba Kahunge ADP.
Key Result Areas:
Project planning, implementation and reporting
- Develop annual project activity plans and budgets in collaboration with the integrated project officer, oversee implementation to high standards by scope and timelines.
- Facilitate rollout of THRIVE project models including BEWV, S4T, IMKA, FAST.
- Coordinate community mobilization and targeting of participating households.
- Conduct training and mentorship to community agents, TOTs & trainers involved in the delivery of the project interventions.
- Support implementation of project workplans and achievement of annual targets.
- Ensure timely execution of project activities according to donors and World Vision standards.
- Coordinate with Community Agents, Market Facilitators and local partners for effective delivery of interventions.
- Develop quality monthly reports
Livelihoods, Financial Inclusion and Market Systems Strengthening
- Facilitate formation, strengthening and monitoring of S4T groups and producer organizations.
- Train and mentor community groups on financial literacy, enterprise development and business management.
- Support producer groups to engage in profitable value chains and market opportunities.
- Facilitate linkages of mature S4T groups to Vision Fund Uganda FAST loans and other financial services.
- Support digitalization of S4T groups through Dreamsave and producer groups through Farm Pass platforms.
- Promote climate-smart agriculture, natural resource management and resilient livelihood practices.
- Facilitate household adoption of diversified and sustainable income generating enterprises.
Community Engagement, Partnerships and Advocacy
- Strengthen engagement of local government departments, community leaders, faith leaders and cultural institutions.
- Facilitate implementation of Empowered World View approaches to support mindset and behavior change.
- Build and maintain partnerships with District Local Governments, Vision Fund Uganda, producer organizations, private sector actors and community structures.
- Facilitate community dialogues and advocacy initiatives on market access, extension services and livelihood-related policies.
- Promote Gender Equality, Disability & Social Inclusion (GEDSI) throughout project implementation.
- Support integration with Parish Development Model and other government initiatives.
Monitoring, Documentation and Reporting
- Collect, verify and analyze project data according to approved indicators and reporting requirements.
- Support baseline, assessment, monitoring and evaluation activities.
- Maintain accurate beneficiary records and project databases.
- Document success stories, lessons learned, case studies and best practices.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports in a timely manner.
- Participate in review meetings, reflection sessions and learning events.
Child Protection and Wellbeing
- Ensure all project interventions contribute to child well-being outcomes.
- Mainstream child safeguarding, child protection, PSEA and WV safeguarding requirements in all project activities.
- Promote meaningful participation of children and caregivers in project processes where applicable.
- Monitor and report safeguarding concerns according to WV policies and procedures.
- Ensure livelihood interventions contribute to improved household capacity to care for and protect children.
Job Specifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Rural Development, or related field.
- A Minimum of two (2) years’ experience implementing livelihoods, economic empowerment, agriculture, resilience, financial inclusion or market systems development projects.
- Experience working with community groups, producer organizations, savings groups and local government structures.
- Demonstrated knowledge of value chain development, enterprise development and savings group methodologies.
- Experience facilitating community training and capacity strengthening initiatives.
- Strong report writing, documentation and presentation skills.
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications and digital data collection systems.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong commitment to child well-being.
- Experience implementing community-based development projects.
- Experience coordinating multiple partners and stakeholders.
- Experience in monitoring and reporting of donor-funded programmes.
- Experience integrating gender, safeguarding and social inclusion into programme implementation.
- Must have a Valid riding permit as an added advantage.
- Effective written and verbal communication in English.
- Ability to communicate in local language(s) within project areas is preferred.
- Experience implementing World Vision livelihood models including BEWV, S4T and LVCD/IMKA.
- Experience working with Vision Fund linkages, financial inclusion initiatives and digital platforms.
- Understanding of climate-smart agriculture, resilience programming and market systems approaches.
- Knowledge of Uganda government agricultural and community development programmes, including the Parish Development Model.
- Experience in grants-funded project implementation.
- Must be a practicing Christian and active member of the Church.
Advert start date: 10th November, 2026
Advert end date: 18th November, 2026.