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Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Officer job at Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT)
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2026-Feb-20
Location: Uganda, Kampala
Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Officer 2026-02-20T03:29:36+00:00 Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT) https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_11098/logo/Youth%20Social%20Advocacy%20Team.png https://youthsat.org/ FULL_TIME Uganda Kampala 00256 Uganda Professional Services Social Services & Nonprofit, Farming & Outdoors, Business Operations 2026-02-28T17:00:00+00:00 8 Background Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT) is a refugee-led non-profit, non-governmental Organization whose core mandate is supporting conflict affected youth by tackling access barriers to quality education, sustainable Livelihoods and addressing root causes of violent conflicts for refugees and vulnerable host communities in Uganda. YSAT is legally registered with the National Bureau for Non -Governmental Organizations Reg. REGR152704213NB as a Regional NGO to operate in Uganda’s refugee hosting districts in West Nile, South West & Urban Kampala. Our 2030 Country Strategic Framework is anchored on 4 core programs: saving lives, protecting communities, building resilience and transforming lives among displaced populations particularly YOUTH PROGRAMME BACKGROUND. YSAT received funding from DANIDA to implement a multi-year program, titled “Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative (URRI)†in a consortium led by Save the Children (SC) together with AVSI, World Vision, UGANET, KRC, and RIL. The program goal is to ‘contribute to enhanced climate resilience of women, men, and youth in refugee and host communities and promote inclusive, cohesive, and environmentally sustainable development in refugee-affected areas in line with local priorities. The project has 3 outcome areas: (i) Enhanced climate adaptation and resilience for women, men and youth in refugee and host communities through inclusive climate-smart agriculture, (ii) Sustainable management of the environment in refugee-affected areas through inclusive interventions leading to enhanced conservation of natural resources, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and productivity, and (iii) Enhanced gender equality and women’s empowerment and rights among refugees and host communities in relation to agriculture, climate change adaptation and sustainable management of the environment. The program is being implemented in Adjumani District (Lot 3) using multiple approaches, including Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), which has proven effective in promoting sustainability. Purposes of the position. YSAT is seeking to recruit suitably qualified personnel for the position of Environment & Natural Resource Officer to implement the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative (URRI), a 4.5-year project with funding from the Royal Danish Embassy. The Environment and Natural Resource Officer will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies, oversight, and performance analysis, documenting change stories aimed at promoting sustainable CSA practices, Promote diversified livelihood options that improve income security and reduce vulnerability. JOB-6997d520ead22 Vacancy title:
Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Officer Jobs at:
Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT) Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, February 28 2026 Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 20 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS:
Background Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT) is a refugee-led non-profit, non-governmental Organization whose core mandate is supporting conflict affected youth by tackling access barriers to quality education, sustainable Livelihoods and addressing root causes of violent conflicts for refugees and vulnerable host communities in Uganda. YSAT is legally registered with the National Bureau for Non -Governmental Organizations Reg. REGR152704213NB as a Regional NGO to operate in Uganda’s refugee hosting districts in West Nile, South West & Urban Kampala. Our 2030 Country Strategic Framework is anchored on 4 core programs: saving lives, protecting communities, building resilience and transforming lives among displaced populations particularly YOUTH PROGRAMME BACKGROUND. YSAT received funding from DANIDA to implement a multi-year program, titled “Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative (URRI)†in a consortium led by Save the Children (SC) together with AVSI, World Vision, UGANET, KRC, and RIL. The program goal is to ‘contribute to enhanced climate resilience of women, men, and youth in refugee and host communities and promote inclusive, cohesive, and environmentally sustainable development in refugee-affected areas in line with local priorities. The project has 3 outcome areas: (i) Enhanced climate adaptation and resilience for women, men and youth in refugee and host communities through inclusive climate-smart agriculture, (ii) Sustainable management of the environment in refugee-affected areas through inclusive interventions leading to enhanced conservation of natural resources, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and productivity, and (iii) Enhanced gender equality and women’s empowerment and rights among refugees and host communities in relation to agriculture, climate change adaptation and sustainable management of the environment. The program is being implemented in Adjumani District (Lot 3) using multiple approaches, including Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), which has proven effective in promoting sustainability. Purposes of the position. YSAT is seeking to recruit suitably qualified personnel for the position of Environment & Natural Resource Officer to implement the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative (URRI), a 4.5-year project with funding from the Royal Danish Embassy. The Environment and Natural Resource Officer will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies, oversight, and performance analysis, documenting change stories aimed at promoting sustainable CSA practices, Promote diversified livelihood options that improve income security and reduce vulnerability. Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 12 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure
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