Job Title: Project Officer (Livelihoods, Value Addition, Digital & Financial Inclusion) – 2 Positions
Organisation: Finnish Refugee Council
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is an NGO providing adult education and community development among refugees in Uganda since 1997 as an operational partner to OPM and UNHCR.
Job Summary: The Project Officer supports the day-to-day implementation of project activities (agri-enterprise development, post-harvest handling, VSLA digitalization and financial inclusion services) at the field level. S/he coordinates field plans, supervises community-based team members, ensures activities are delivered on schedule, and maintains strong communication between teams, community structures and the project team. The role is practical, field-driven and operational.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Activity Planning and Field Coordination – 30%
- Support the development of project workplans and activity schedules. Lead the development of weekly and monthly field activity plans.
- Coordinate field logistics, community mobilisation, and preparation for trainings and events.
- Coordinate and sequence interventions across value addition, digitalisation, enterprise development, and financial inclusion components.
Technical Oversight – 20%
- Provide basic advice on digital and financial inclusion, value addition and VSLA management.
- Ensure quality and consistency of after farm value addition activities, digital and financial inclusion and training approaches.
Staff Supervision and Field Support – 15%
- Directly supervise and mentor 2-4 staff and provide day-to-day support.
- Ensure team members understand their schedules, deliverables, and reporting timelines.
- Organise routine team meetings to review progress and troubleshoot issues.
Community and Stakeholder Engagement – 15%
- Participate in meetings with settlement authorities, district officials and community leaders.
- Assist in coordination with district, OPM, UNHCR, WFP, private sector, other actors.
- Coordinate community mobilisation together with assistants and local leaders.
- Support the development of market linkages, financial service provider collaborations.
Monitoring, Reporting and Data Management – 10%
- Ensure accurate, timely data collection: training records, databases, activity outputs.
- Work with MEAL staff to conduct assessments and periodic monitoring.
Administration, Compliance and Safeguarding – 10%
- Manage small activity budgets / field advances, accountabilities and procurement requests.
- Coordinate materials, transport and training supplies needed by the field team.
- Ensure that field staff follow safeguarding, PSEA and data protection procedures.
- Report any concerns related to community safety, fraud, or misconduct.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Primary: Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agriculture, Rural Development, Business Administration, Economics or related field.
- Combined with a short course in 1-2 of the following: Post Harvest value addition, Business training, Financial Inclusion, Small and Medium Scale Enterprise dev., VSLA digitalization.
Experience:
- Minimum 2-year hands-on-experience in livelihood sector and leading a small field team.
- Understanding of agricultural value chains and development, post-harvest management, small enterprise development and digitalization of VSLAs.
- Essential Skills and Attributes:
- Practical problem-solving and initiative skills.
- Ability to work independently under minimal supervision.
- Commitment to gender equality, inclusion, safeguarding.
- Knowledge of Kiswahili, Runyakitara, French or Arabic is an advantage.
How to Apply:
Email your application to [email protected] Latest on 14th December 2025.
The application must be one PDF document, and consists of:
- 1-page letter with your gross salary request.
- Clearly indicate WHICH POSITION and LOCATION you apply for.
- Followed by 3-page CV highlighting your experience.
- DO NOT include copies of any certificates.
Deadline: 14th December 2025
Only shortlisted candidates are contacted. If you do not hear from FRC by 20th January 2026, your application has not been successful.
Please note that FRC does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24