Program officer

All Applications (Cover Letter, CV and certified academic documents as ONE DOCUMENT) sent via email to [email protected] clearly addressed to the Human Resources Officer, ActionAid Uganda, Plot 2514/2515 Ggaba Road, Kampala, not later than Friday 24th April 2026 by 1300hrs. We will respond to ONLY shortlisted Candidates. Key roles and responsibilities 1. Programme Coordination, Implementation and Monitoring - Coordinate and monitor Program activities prepare and submit periodic reports that address community priority poverty issues - Coordinate implementation of programme and project activities in the LRPs in line as laid down in annual plans and budgets. - Support district-level planning, budgeting, activity scheduling, and partner work plan alignment. - Assists the Field Programme Coordinator to identify Local rights community priorities through PRRPs; Community meetings; child focused days and utilise in planning for annual Programmes. - Identify community priorities through PRRPs, community dialogues, women forums, youth platforms, and child-focused days. - Support implementation of governance, livelihoods, women rights, youth empowerment, and social accountability interventions. - Prepare monthly, quarterly, biannual, and annual progress reports for submission to the supervisor. - Document programme outcomes, lessons learned, innovations, and best practices 2. Partner Support and Capacity Strengthening - Support the institutional and Program capacity building initiatives of partners to implement Program activities as may be required by the Program coordinator - Work with local partners and LRPs to assess institutional and programme capacity gaps. - Support development and implementation of partner capacity strengthening plans. - Review partner reports, budgets, accountabilities, and compliance documentation. - Facilitate partner learning, reflection, and review meetings. - Mentor partners in planning, reporting, HRBA, safeguarding, feminist leadership, and accountability systems. - Support organisational self-assessments and follow-up improvement plans. 3. Community mobilisation and Movement building - Participating in and report on community mobilization initiatives - Supports the mobilisation and nurture of women solidarity movements and networks to build young feminist leaders - Supports the Field Programme Coordinators in the promotion of small hold farmers to form groups for a collective voice in articulating community problems - Supports the encouragement of community participation and advocacy for democratic, electoral and political reforms - Supports efforts to build capacities of communities to address their challenges 4. Resource mobilisation and fundraising - Participate in resource mobilization initiatives aimed at generating funding for existing gaps in the cluster(s) of a given thematic area - Assists the cluster Coordinator to identify funding gaps - Prepares and present/submit concept papers for funding keeps track of their status - Reviews partner proposals and ensure they are aligned with community needs and priorities - Ensures proper contract management in respect to the signed MoUs - Makes periodic monitoring visits and produce reports in line with donor requirements 5. Field Program compliance with policy and communication guidelines - Monitor child sponsorship activities in the Regional Field Office for compliance with policy and communications guidelines - Participates in sponsorship planning meetings and make pre-message collections - Ensures quality and timely sponsorship communication child messages and community reports - Follows-up on missing cases and respond to queries from the sponsorship unit - Receives new profiles from the Regional Field Office and submit them to funding affiliates - Ensures communities are sensitised on sponsorship mechanisms and photo updates made as required. 6. Field program management - Give necessary support to the Program coordinator for effective management of the Local Rights Programmes - Ensures effective implementation of Programme plans and initiatives - Shares relevant Programme information to the Programme Coordinator in a timely manner - Represents the Program coordinator in different fora as may be delegated - Prepares/develops various Program documents as may be necessary Prepares progress report to the Program Program coordinator covering Programme implementation in the Regional Field Office (s) Person specification - A bachelor’s degree in development studies, Social Sciences, or related field from a recognised institution. - A relevant post graduate qualification and training in Human Rights Based Approaches, Project Planning and Management, is an added advantage. - A minimum of five years of similar work experience in a reputable organisation, preferable an NGO - Demonstrated experience of at least two years in any one of the thematic areas of the sixth country strategy paper Skills, Abilities and Competencies: - Programme development and management - Transformative leadership skills - Ability to conduct feminist analysis - Gender and Poverty analysis - Governance accountability issues - Planning, monitoring and evaluation. - Management and supervisory skills - Governance issues - Mobilisation and empowerment - Resource mobilisation - Financial management - Human Rights Based approach - Environmental management - Documentation and reporting - Participatory approaches and methodologies - Good interpersonal and people Management skills - Partnerships and networking. - Ability to establish critical working relationships - Ability to promote and safeguard AAU policies - Ability to live and work in rural communities - Ability to conduct power analysis How to Apply: All Applications (Cover Letter, CV and certified academic documents as ONE DOCUMENT) sent via email to [email protected] clearly addressed to the Human Resources Officer, ActionAid Uganda, Plot 2514/2515 Ggaba Road, Kampala, not later than Friday 24th April 2026 by 1300hrs