Overview

The Sustainable Land Management Officer will lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of Sustainable Land Management interventions in refugee settlements. The role focuses on supporting farmer groups in adopting climate smart practices, promoting ecological restoration, and facilitating land access arrangements.

Tasks Summary

• Lead field level implementation of Sustainable Land Management practices including soil and water conservation, agroforestry, contour bunding, mulching, composting, rainwater harvesting and small-scale irrigation.
• Support farmer groups in integrating Sustainable Land Management measures within crop, livestock and beneficial insect value chain activities.
• Coordinate land access processes for block farming models.
• Guide ecological restoration activities, including reforestation, woodlot establishment, watershed protection and rehabilitation of degraded landscapes.
• Ensure all Sustainable Land Management work complies with Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP) environmental and social safeguards.
• Train community-based facilitators and lead farmers to sustain Sustainable Land Management practices.
• Support the establishment of demonstration plots for climate smart land management.
• Collect field data, document hectares under Sustainable Land Management, and support reporting through digital tools.
• Collaborate with district production offices, Office of the Prime Minister settlement commandants, and community structures.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of practical experience in sustainable land management, soil and water conservation, agroforestry, climate smart agriculture or ecological restoration in rural or humanitarian settings.
• Demonstrated experience implementing Sustainable Land Management interventions in Uganda, preferably in refugee hosting districts.
• Knowledge of community based natural resource management, land use planning and participatory extension approaches.
• Experience supporting farmer groups, training community facilitators and applying Farmer Field School or related methodologies.
• Familiarity with World Bank environmental and social framework, environmental safeguards, and risk mitigation measures.
• Ability to apply digital data collection tools, monitor environmental indicators and document hectares placed under Sustainable Land Management.
• Strong coordination skills with district local governments, Office of the Prime Minister and settlement leadership.
• Experience promoting energy saving and climate smart technologies is an advantage.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, natural resource management, agriculture, forestry, land and water management, climate change or a related field.
• Postgraduate training in Sustainable Land Management, climate resilience, land restoration or watershed management is an added advantage.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in written & Spoken English.

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of local languages spoken in refugee settlements is an asset (Swahili, Luo/Acholi, Kinyabwisha, Arabic, Lingala, French or Madi).