Job Title: Project Officer – Agriculture
Organisation: Catholic Relief Services
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-profit organization whose commitment is to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas set out by the Bishops of the United States. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.
Job Summary: As an Agricultural Project Officer within the UCSATP project team, you will lead the implementation, monitoring, and reporting on all agriculture-related UCSATP project activities in support of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. This includes overseeing farmer training and extension services through Farmer Field Schools and demonstration plots, supporting the distribution and effective use of agricultural inputs, promoting climate-smart crop and livestock production, and advancing sustainable land management practices such as agroforestry and soil conservation.
You will also strengthen farmer groups, facilitate market linkages and agribusiness development, and integrate nutrition-sensitive agriculture approaches. Your strong technical expertise and results-driven approach will ensure the consistent application of best practices, enhancing productivity, resilience, and market access. Through proactive coordination, community engagement, and quality oversight, you will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the coordination and implementation of all crop and agriculture-related project activities (e.g., priority crop value chains such as maize, beans, and vegetables) as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
- Work closely with partner staff and community-based facilitators to support delivery of agriculture activities, ensure alignment with technical guidelines, and strengthen coordination and consistency in field implementation.
- Monitor and report on any crop production challenges (e.g., pest and disease outbreaks, soil fertility constraints, or input gaps) and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
- Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
- Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze crop production and adoption data per specified mechanisms and tools.
- Collaborate with local partner(s) to prepare reports per established reporting schedule.
- Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations, particularly in climate-smart agriculture practices (e.g., soil fertility management, pest and disease control, and drought-tolerant production techniques), and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
- Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices, including climate-smart crop approaches and farmer field school demonstrations.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Agriculture.
- At least 5 years’ experience in climate smart agriculture in a refugee settlement.
- Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred.
- Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
- MEAL skills and experience required.
- Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
- Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), web conferencing applications, and information management systems.
- Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors.
- Demonstrated ability to write high-quality technical proposals.
- Experience engaging with partner organizations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgements and decisions and offer innovative solutions
- Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
- Good presentation and facilitation skills.
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions-orientated and results-orientated.
- Required languages: Strong written and spoken English is required.
- Travel requirement: Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%.
Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
- Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff.
- When demonstrated, these practices create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and assist CRS in achieving agency goals.
- These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfil his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Personal accountability: consistently taking responsibility for one’s own actions.
- Acts with Integrity: Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
- Builds and Maintains Trust: Shows consistency between words and actions.
- Collaborates with Others: Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
- Open to Learning: Seek out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.
Agency Leadership Competencies:
- Lead Change: Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
- Develops and Recognizes Others: Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
- Strategic Mindset: Understands the role of translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.
Key Working Relationships
- Supervisory: To be determined.
- Internal: Head of Programming, Program Managers, MEAL Manager, Partnership Capacity Strengthening Program Manager, Operations colleagues.
- External: Donors, Government representatives, Church representatives, Private sector actors, local partners, peer agencies, and others.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 26th June 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60