JOB DESCRIPTION

DRC Uganda is currently looking for highly qualified and motivated individuals to join our dynamic team as Climate and Environment Team Leaders (02).

Project background

The objective of the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative (URRI) programme is to enhance climate resilience among women, men, and youth in both refugee and host communities, and to promote inclusive, cohesive, and environmentally sustainable development in refugee-affected areas, aligned with local priorities. URRI is funded by the Royal Danish Embassy in Kampala.

The overall purpose of the role:

The Climate & Environment Team leader will be responsible for technical quality assurance and due diligence of environment activities of the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative (URRI) in the six districts Terego, Madi-Okollo, Yumbe, Koboko, Obongi and Moyo. This includes ensuring appropriateness and quality of actual work as well as supporting community trainings, particularly Community Management Committees.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Administrative Role:

• Oversee day-to-day coordination, management, and administration of the URRI programme in the designated locations.

• Ensure alignment of programme activities with donor requirements, national policies, and local government development plans.

• Supervise technical and support staff and manage relationships with implementing partners (including local partner organisations).

• Support budgeting, financial management, and reporting processes.

• Represent the programme in coordination forums, donor meetings, and stakeholder engagements.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Oversee environment technical assessments as and when required, and monitor the quality and quantity of materials used for projects

• Coordinate project activities with the District Focal Persons from the relevant departments approved by the District Technical Planning Committees (DTPC)

• Lead technical aspects of forestry and land restoration activities.

• Lead in the identification, planning, designing, and implementation of environmental risk management, nature-based solutions, green livelihoods, soil and water conservation and other technologies and practices with the greatest potential to improve environment and natural resources management.

• Assess the activities undertaken and ensure efficient use of resources.

• Support the Green Livelihoods programme component

• Ensure regular communication between communities at the project implementation sites, local partner organisations, district stakeholders, and DRC

• Participate in training local Environment Structures, Project Management Committees (PMCs), and Project User Committees (PUCs) together with the District technical team.

• Coordinate and participate in identified environment days, 16 Days of Activism, and campaigns.

• Lead sensitisation, consultation, and dialogue meetings to enlighten communities about project goals, targets, activities, and general stakeholder engagement components.

Partnership and capacity support

• Support the capacity of partner organisations in resilience design, climate, and environment.

Staff Development and Management

• Support the Resilience Programme Manager in the technical development of the Environment Officers and Assistants.

• In liaison with the Resilience Programme Manager, support in the setting of objectives and performance appraisals for the Environment Officers and Assistants.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Identify, document, and disseminate relevant project successes and challenges, and follow up on the implementation of the Project’s action points.

• Participate in quarterly Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and District monitoring project reviews and evaluations.

• Work with the MEAL team to ensure DRC MEAL requirements are met.

• Participate in learning reflections and events.

Reporting

• Provide project data and information for the preparation of donor reports, e.g. monthly highlights, and quarterly and annual reports.

About you

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have a minimum of 5 years of full-time relevant professional experience in Environment or climate-related interventions. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Management, Forestry, or any other relevant course.
• Experience from at least 3 projects as an Environment Team Leader or a similar role.
• Broad knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques and practices of resilience design, environment and/or climate change, safe access to energy and biodiversity conservation.

• Experience with donor-funded projects and international Non-Governmental Organizations

• Relevant work experience from Northern Uganda.

• A good team player

• Commitment to gender equality

• Excellent analytical and negotiation skills

• Proven commitment to accountability practices

• Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

• Training on resilience design and environment conservation and restoration

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

• Contract length: 12 months.

• Band: M G2

• Designation of Duty Station: Arua

• Start date: January 2026

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national employees; please refer to our website.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Kindly note that successful candidates will only be contacted after donor approval 

Closing date for applications: 4th December 2025

DRC does not solicit money for any part of its recruitment process. All recruitment is merit-based and follows HR best practices that are globally acceptable. Henceforth should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.