Team Leader-Climate and Food Security

About the role

The Team Leader will guide climate‑resilient agriculture and food‑security programmes across Uganda, ensuring high‑quality technical oversight and effective coordination with partners. This role reports to senior management and contributes to strategic planning for livelihoods in displacement‑affected settings.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, planning, budgeting and implementation of climate‑resilient agriculture and food‑security projects.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure programme quality and alignment with donor requirements.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, monitor progress, and produce timely donor reports.
• Coordinate with government agencies, private‑sector actors, and community structures.
• Integrate gender, inclusion, accountability and safeguarding into all activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Food Security, Natural Resource Management or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, including at least 2 years in project management or technical leadership.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects, budgets, workplans, risks and results‑based management.
• Experience working in refugee‑hosting or displacement‑affected contexts is preferred.
• Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

Required skills