Senior Project Officer - Private Sector Engagement and Markets

About the role

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Uganda is hiring a Senior Project Officer for its Forest Flavors initiative, a 3-year project (FY26-FY29) that uses a market systems development and private-sector-led approach to strengthen inclusive, commercially viable and nature-positive agroforestry value chains, initially focusing on coffee, cocoa, vanilla and spices. The role is based in the Kampala office, reports to the Program Manager - Church Lands and PSE, and is open to Ugandan nationals only.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and support implementation of Forest Flavors activities, including mapping and onboarding private sector actors and co-creating business models across priority value chains.
• Facilitate business development services and market linkages for private sector partners, MSMEs and dioceses, and follow up on agreed actions.
• Ensure gender equality, youth inclusion and social inclusion are considered in partner diagnostics, business models and access to finance.
• Follow up with partners, document bottlenecks and agree corrective actions, and support portfolio reviews and learning.
• Represent the project in technical meetings with private sector actors, service providers, financial institutions, government and Church stakeholders.
• Monitor expenditure against budgets, flag risks early and help plan procurement, logistics and technical assistance.
• Compile progress updates, evidence of milestones and inputs to project reports, and keep complete documentation of partner engagement, business cases and case studies.

Required profile

• 5-9 years of experience; no supervisory responsibilities.
• Fluent English, oral and written; fluency in a local Ugandan language is an added advantage.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.
• Open to Ugandan nationals only.

Applications are submitted electronically by 11:59 PM on 20 November 2026; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.