Overview
The Climate and Environment Team Leader will be responsible for technical quality assurance and due diligence of Environment activities for the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative (URRI) programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day coordination, management, and administration of the URRI programme.
- 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.
- Support budgeting, financial management, and reporting processes.
- Represent the programme in coordination forums, donor meetings, and stakeholder engagements.
- Oversee environment technical assessments and monitor project materials.
- Coordinate project activities with District Focal Persons.
- 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 conservations.
- Assess undertaken activities and ensure efficient resource use.
- Support the Green Livelihoods programme component.
- Ensure regular communication between communities, partners, stakeholders, and DRC.
- Participate in training Local Environment Structures, Project Management Committees (PMCs) and Project User Committees (PUCs).
- Coordinate and participate in identified environment days, 16 Days of Activism and campaigns.
- Lead sensitisation, consultation and dialogue meetings.
- Support the capacity of partner organisations in resilience design, climate and environment.
- Support the Resilience Programme Manager in technical development of Environment officers and Assistants.
- Assist in setting objectives and performance appraisal for Environment officers and Assistants.
- Identify, document, and disseminate project successes and challenges.
- Participate in monitoring project reviews and evaluations.
- Work with the MEAL team to ensure DRC MEAL requirements are met.
- Participate in learning reflections and events.
- Provide project data and information for donor reports.
- Perform any other additional duties assigned by supervisors.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of full-time relevant professional experience in Environment or Climate interventions.
- Experience from 3 projects as an Environment Team Leader or a similar role.
- Experience with donor-funded projects and international Non-Governmental Organizations.
- Relevant work experience in Northern Uganda.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Management, Forestry or any related field.
