Project Forest Officer job at World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, March 22 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our one shared home, the Earth?
Working at WWF could be your opportunity of a lifetime. All around the world, people are waking up to the deepening crisis of nature loss. A growing realization that nature is our life-support system. And that nobody will be spared from the impacts of its loss. Here at WWF, we are helping to tackle this enormous global challenge. Our people come from hugely diverse backgrounds and with a variety of expertise, ranging from HR and finance to advocacy and conservation science. We welcome applications from anyone who believes they can help us create abetter future for people and wildlife.
What we do
We are an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. From individuals and communities to business and government, we are part of a growing coalition calling on world leaders to set nature on the path to recovery by 2030. Together, we seek to protect and restore natural habitats, stop the mass extinction of wildlife, and make the way we produce and consume sustainable.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly qualified person to fill the position of Project Forest Officer.
Reports to: Project Manager
Supervises: None
Location: Kagadi

Job Summary
The purpose of this role is to support the Project team in the implementation of actions related to the Natural Forest Regeneration for Enhanced Carbon Absorption Project in the Albertine Rift landscape in liaison with the project partners and in consultation with the Project Manager.
In this regard, the Project Forest Officer will:
• Prepare and implement activity work plans and budgets in line with WWF UCO project guidelines.
• Coordinate training and capacity building sessions for targeted groups in the project landscape in line with WWF UCO project guidelines and project documentation.
• Work with the Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) and other community groups to deliver on agreed upon workplans and activity plans ensuring integrity and accountability for resources.
• Provide technical support in forest restoration, afforestation and nature-based enterprise development for improved livelihoods to selected groups.
• Implement advocacy and awareness raising activities through sensitization meetings at various levels with key partners in line with the WWF project guidelines
• Implement the project's monitoring and evaluation plan, ensuring compliance, supporting evaluations, and documenting best practices and lessons learned based on the established performance indicators in accordance with M&E guidelines.
• Prepare and submit monthly activity reports to key stakeholders in line with WWF guidelines.

Required Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree in forestry, Environment, Natural Resources, or Agriculture.
They should be familiar with the Bugoma-Kagombe forestry landscape and should have a good understanding of landscape restoration, biodiversity conservation, and livelihood improvements. A minimum of 5 years of cumulative work experience in the forestry, environment, or natural resources sector within Uganda is required.
Proven experience in community driven project implementation with a key focus on landscape restoration is required for this role. The candidate should demonstrate a good understanding of environment and forestry related issues in Uganda, with a specific focus on Forest Landscape Restoration and Carbon markets processes. Experience in civil society organizational capacity development, communication, and mobilisation advocacy for forestry and related issues is a must.
The role requires the candidate to be detail-oriented and possess strong conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills, along with excellent oral and written communication, networking, and interpersonal abilities. They should be a team player with the ability to multi-task and work under limited supervision. Fluency in English and Runyakitara is required.
The candidate must demonstrate a commitment to WWF’s core values: Courage, Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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