Job Title: Branch Coordinator – 4 Positions
Organisation: BRAC Uganda
Duty Station: Iganga, Uganda
Other Locations: Luuka, and Bugweri
About Organisation:
BRAC is a global leader in creating large-scale opportunities for the poor. Founded in Bangladesh in 1972, it is now one of the world’s largest development organizations, touching the lives of an estimated 138 million people in 11 countries across Asia and Africa. For more information, please visit BRAC’s website, www.brac.net.
Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Technical Specialist – UPG, the Branch Coordinator will oversee UPG project operations at the branch level. S/he will train, mentor, and supervise Project Officers to plan and implement project activities, ensuring household’s progress toward sustainable graduation from poverty. The role requires field engagement, community mobilization, technical support in livelihoods, crops, and assets, and collaboration with technical coordinators, partners, and local authorities. The Branch Coordinator will also lead partnerships, advocacy, and stakeholder coordination at the district and sub-county levels to strengthen project visibility, integration, and sustainability. The role ensures quality service delivery, strong staff performance, financial and administrative compliance, effective stakeholder engagement, and the progressive achievement of graduation outcomes for targeted households within the branch.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead branch-level planning, implementation, and supervision of UPG activities in line with project objectives, timelines, and standards.
- Develop branch work plans with SMART targets, aligned to regional plans and technical priorities.
- Ensure efficient and accountable use of organizational resources (vehicles, funds, equipment, inputs).
- Support integration of critical technical components (crop, livestock, livelihoods, and financial inclusion) at the branch level.
- Conduct regular coaching, mentoring, and performance appraisals for Project Officers.
- Provide ongoing capacity building for staff and participants on UPG methodology, VSLA, life skills, livelihood techniques, gender inclusion, and disability awareness
- Oversee household targeting, validation, and onboarding to ensure inclusion of the most vulnerable.
- Participate in the final selection of participant households, ensuring adherence to standard project guidelines and tools.
- Oversee project staff in guiding participants to select viable and appropriate Income Generating.
- Plan activities (IGAs) that align with local market demand, household capacity, and project guideline
- Supervise coaching by Project Officers and Community-Based Trainers (CBTs) through home visits.
- Support establishment and supervision of VSLAs, ensuring linkages with financial institutions.
- Chair and coordinate the local branch procurement committee to ensure quality procurement and distribution of livestock/assets.
- Conduct quality monitoring, field visits, and spot checks to assess program implementation.
- Ensure high-quality delivery of all project activities, including asset transfers, coaching, and training.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local authorities, government departments, NGOs, CBOs, and other service providers
Safeguarding Roles
- Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the program’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
- Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
- Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness/agriculture/Animal production/Development studies/ Business administration/ Social sciences/ a post graduate diploma in related fields is an added advantage.
Experience Required
- 4+ years’ experience in developmental community mobilization handling components similar to ultra-poor graduation, livelihood, asset management training with knowledge about animal and crop husbandry in a supervisory role in a reputable organization, preferably in an NGO setting
Skills and Competencies
- Basic computer skills
- Communication skill and fluent English
- Ultra Poor Graduation skills
- Emotional intelligence.
- Asset management
- Animal and crop husbandry
- Gender sensitivity and disability inclusion
- Report writing, presentation and training skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork
- Self-awareness, flexibility, adaptability and resilience
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send their Application, CV and academic documents as one document addressed to the Head Human Resources by email to [email protected] Deadline is 30th September 2025. The subject must be the name of the position applied for strictly when submitting. Only complete applications will be accepted, and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 30th September 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48