Programme Officer – Organizational Development & Advocacy NGO Jobs – Restless Development (Salary 47m)

Job Title:  Programme Officer – Organizational Development & Advocacy

Organisation: Restless Development

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Salary: UGX 47,084,760 Gross Per Annum

Preferred start date: October 2026

Length of contract: 2 years

Reports to: Programme Coordinator.

Expected travel: Fairly regular international and domestic travel

About Organisation:

Restless Development Uganda is an agency for youth-led change; we support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We make sure that young people’s voices are heard and that they have the power to mobilise action in their communities to respond to long-standing challenges. Across Karamoja, West Nile, Eastern and Central Uganda, we support young people to influence the decisions that affect their lives while strengthening the systems and institutions that enable them to realise their full potential. We also coordinate the Uganda Youth Collective, a national platform of over 600 youth-led organisations working together to amplify youth voices and influence policies through the National Youth Working Group. We are committed to creating an organisation that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.

Our approach to safeguarding:

Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, young leaders and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

About our Youth Employment Work:

Restless Development is implementing an inspiring  youth employment portfolio designed to improve the economic resilience and livelihoods of young people by expanding their access to dignified and fulfilling work, entrepreneurship opportunities and inclusive financial services. Working across 13  Districts in Karamoja sub region, Eastern, West Nile, Western Uganda, and in central region. Our approach places young people at the center of programme design and delivery while strengthening the local systems that support dignified and fulfilling work. Our work equips young women and men with market relevant technical, entrepreneurial, and financial capabilities while connecting them to employers, markets, business development services and affordable financial products. We work through  youth-led organisations to create coordinated pathways  that support young people to transition successfully into employment, self-employment and enterprise growth.

Beyond supporting individual young people, we invest in strengthening the capacity of youth-led organisations and youth-led enterprises to deliver high quality employment pathways, promote youth leadership, and influence policies and systems that shape youth economic opportunities. Through this integrated approach, we are building stronger inclusive employment eco-systems that enable young people, particularly young women, refugees and young  people with disabilities to access dignified and fulfilling work

Job Summary:   The Programme Officer – Organisational Development & Advocacy will support the implementation of organisational strengthening and community-level advocacy activities. The role will work closely with Youth-Led Organisations (YLOs), and consortium partners to strengthen local organisations as effective, sustainable, and youth – responsive actors contributing to dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young people.

The programme officer will provide day to day implementation support for organisational development activities, including organisational assessments, capacity strengthening interventions, partner accompaniment, advocacy actions and documentation. The role will contribute to strengthening the ability of youth-led organisations to improve their governance, leadership, programme delivery systems, accountability approaches and ability to amplify youth priorities within local decision-making spaces.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Organisational Development.

• Support day-to-day implementation of organisational development and advocacy activities in line with approved work plans and guidance from the Programme Coordinator.
• Support organisational capacity assessments, and partner reflection processes.
• Support partners to develop and implement organisational improvement plans.
• Provide follow up support to partners to strengthen application of new knowledge systems and approaches.
• Provide logistical, administrative, and operational support for field-based organisational development and advocacy activities.
• Promote learning and collaboration among youth-led organisations to strengthen collective capacity and sustainability.

Youth-led advocacy and community influence

• Lead implementation of youth-led advocacy activities that amplify young people’s priorities and experiences related to employment, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion.
• Support YLO’s to engage communities and stakeholders through dialogues, consultations, forums and engagement platforms.
• Support mobilisation of young people and community stakeholders to participate in advocacy-related activities led by partners.
• Document community voices, youth perspectives, and emerging issues to inform advocacy initiatives.
• Support partners to develop advocacy messages. Stories of change, evidence products that support engagements with decision makers.

Monitoring, Documentation and Learning Support

• Collect, compile and maintain accurate information on youth engagement activities, partner support, and programme outcomes.
• Support monitoring visits, field verification, participant tracking, and documentation of programme implementation.
• Capture youth stories, experiences, feedback and lesson emerging from implementation
• Lead preparation of activity reports, partner updates, case studies and learning products.
• Contribute to programme reflection processes and adaptive learning discussions.

Safeguarding and  Compliance.

• Uphold and apply Restless Development safeguarding, gender equality, diversity, and inclusion standards in all field activities.
• Identify and report safeguarding concerns in line with organisational reporting procedures.
• Ensure ethical engagement with young people and compliance with organisational policies during implementation.
• Support creation of safe environments where young people can participate freely and confidently.

Cost-effective and transparent financial management

• Prepare and manage programme budgets and work plans.
• Adhere to Restless Development Uganda financial policies in all aspects of work.
• Support the finance & admin unit in the development of financial reports.
• Provide accurate narrative reports of funds spent to allow prompt reporting.
• Ensure timely requisitioning and accountability for activity funds as required.
• Ensure value for money in all finance transactions.

Others responsibilities

• Other duties as required, including occasional work on weekends for which time off in lieu (TOIL) can be taken.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

We are looking for people with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrate the personal qualities consistent with our values. Values and Culture

At Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values has been recognised by staff, young people, donors and others who we work with.  Beyond this, we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.

Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Restless Development will ensure that no applicant or staff member receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other factor that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Organisational Development, Public Administration, Community Development, Political Science, or a related field.
• At least 1–2 years’ experience supporting organisational development, capacity building, community engagement, or advocacy-related programmes in Uganda.
• Experience working with Youth-Led Organisations (YLOs), Community-Based Organisations (CBOs), or grassroots/community structures.
• Experience supporting facilitation of trainings, mentorship sessions, or community dialogues.
• Basic understanding of organisational strengthening areas such as governance, leadership, documentation, planning, and accountability systems.
• Exposure to community-level advocacy, civic engagement, or mobilisation activities.
• Experience in basic programme implementation, field coordination, and reporting.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with young people and community stakeholders in diverse settings.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Desirable
• Experience working on donor-funded youth development, livelihoods, or systems-strengthening programmes.
• Basic understanding of advocacy approaches, community organising, or citizen engagement processes.
• Experience supporting organisational assessments or partner capacity-building tools.
• Familiarity with Uganda’s youth development and civil society landscape.
• Basic skills in documentation, storytelling, or data collection tools.

Remuneration

We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations.

Work-life Balance

It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognise the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:

• 24 days annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
• Birthday Leave
• Access to flexible working.
• Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.
• Professional Development
• Restless Development is proud to be an employer who recognises potential and invests in the development of its staff. We are committed to the professional development of our staff through:
• Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects which stretch and inspire staff – allowing them to develop on-the-job.
• Regular performance management.
• Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within and outside of the agency.
• Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and socialise.
• Travel and Medical Insurance
• When travelling abroad with work, all staff will be covered by Restless Development’s travel and medical insurance.

Please note: This position is contingent upon the availability of funding.

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV and a cover letter that provides tangible examples of how your skills, knowledge and experience will support your ability to perform the key priorities outlined in the above job description (using no more than 750 words)

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Deadline: 10th September 2026 at 5:00 PM (E.A.T)

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