Position Title: Project Officer
Duty Station: Yumbe
Reports to: Project Coordinator with a dotted reporting line to AfriChild’s Research
Coordinator
Supervisory role: No

Scope of Work
The Project Officer will support the effective implementation of Kulea Watoto 2.0 activities
in Yumbe district (Bidibidi refugee settlement and host communities), ensuring highquality delivery of integrated Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) interventions among refugee and host communities. The role focuses on day-to-day field coordination, partner engagement, monitoring of activities, in line with project objectives and donor requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support the rollout of Kulea Watoto 2.0 activities in Yumbe in line with approved work plans, budgets, and timelines.
• Coordinate field-level implementation of responsive caregiving, early learning, livelihoods strengthening, and ECD service delivery interventions.
• Work closely with implementing partners (IRC, Madrasa Early Childhood Program, KRC, and LABE) to ensure harmonized and complementary implementation.
• Facilitate coordination with district local governments, refugee leadership structures, and community-based stakeholders while maintaining strong working relationships with the same structures
• Collect, verify, and submit accurate project data and reports from the field in line with MEAL frameworks.
• Support routine monitoring visits to ECD centres, home-based care settings, and livelihood groups and supported enterprises to assess quality and progress as well as prepare timely field activity reports, quarterly updates
• Document lessons learned, success stories, and challenges to inform adaptive programming and learning.
• Contribute to local-level advocacy and engagement activities that promote an enabling environment for ECD.
• Ensure compliance with AfriChild Centre policies, donor guidelines, and partnership agreements while promoting child safeguarding, protection, and inclusion principles in all project activities.
• Participate actively and contribute to the organization of joint field monitoring activities
• Promptly report concerns or incidents to management, liaising with community leaders and other external parties as necessary to maintain and enhance the security environment, while maintaining open and professional relationships that promote strong team spirit and enable partner staff to perform successfully in their roles.
• Any other duties that nay be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Qualifications, experience and skills required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Social Work and Social Administration, Development Studies or a related field from a recognized institution.
• Postgraduate training or certification in ECCD, project management, MEAL, livelihoods, or child protection is an added advantage.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience supporting implementation of community based development or humanitarian projects, preferably in refugee or fragile contexts.
• Demonstrated experience working in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), parenting, early learning, livelihoods, or two-generation/family-centred programming.
• Experience working with NGOs/INGOs, donor-funded projects, and multi-partner consortia is highly desirable.
• Proven experience coordinating field activities, working with community structures, and liaising with local government and settlement authorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse communities, including refugees and host populations.
• Demonstrable ability to engage and build strong working relationships with local partner organizations and create synergies during project implementation.
• Willingness to adhere to AfriChild’s policies, codes of conduct, and donor compliance requirements.
• Strong commitment to AfriChild’s values, vision, and purpose.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of local languages spoken in Yumbe or experience working in West Nile refugee settlements is a strong advantage.
• Ability to speak one or more local languages (e.g., Kakwa, Lugbara, Arabic, or Kiswahili) is desirable.
• Willingness to live and work in Yumbe and travel frequently within project areas

How to Apply:
If you are passionate about advancing Early Childhood Care and Development, strengthening livelihoods, and shaping evidence-informed policy and practice for children in refugee and host communities, we would love to hear from you. Please send your cover letter outlining your relevant experience, updated CV with 3 referees, academic documents, and any relevant certifications to careers@africhild.or.ug by 4th March 2026 at 17:00hrs.

Important: Please include the job title in the subject line of your email. AfriChild is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, religion, ethnicity, marital status, or any other protected status under Ugandan law.Qualified women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please consider your application unsuccessful if you have not heard from us by 3rd April 2026.