Job Title: Climate & Environment Team Leader
Organisation: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
About Organisation:
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 36 countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
Job Summary: 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.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- 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.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 4th December 2025
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36