Climate and Food Security Specialist

About the role

The Climate and Food Security Specialist will support the design, implementation and evaluation of climate‑adaptation strategies within DRC's Food Systems and Economic Self‑Reliance project in West Nile, Uganda. The role focuses on enhancing food and nutrition security for refugees and host communities through climate‑resilient, market‑oriented interventions.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and quality assurance for food systems, nutrition security and economic self‑reliance interventions.
• Oversee climate‑smart and regenerative agriculture activities, including block/cluster farming, soil and water conservation, post‑harvest management and farmer learning.
• Implement nutrition‑sensitive approaches such as kitchen gardening, permaculture and nutrition education for vulnerable households.
• Guide market‑system interventions, including value‑chain development, aggregation, collective marketing and market linkages.
• Facilitate financial inclusion initiatives, supporting farmer groups, cooperatives and access to financial services.
• Manage natural resource and ecosystem projects like FMNR, agroforestry, landscape restoration and water‑for‑production systems.
• Ensure gender equality and women’s empowerment are integrated across all interventions.

Required profile

• Relevant higher‑education degree in agriculture, environmental science, food security or a related field.
• Proven experience in climate‑smart agriculture, food systems or development projects.
• Strong understanding of nutrition‑sensitive approaches and market‑system development.
• Experience working with refugee and host communities is preferred.

Required skills