DRC Uganda is currently looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our dynamic team as a Project Coordinator.
Project Background
As part of our continuous effort to improve humanitarian responses, DRC in Uganda and Kenya, under the economic recovery sector, has piloted inclusive and localized solutions that link plastic waste management to sustainable income generation. By engaging marginalized groups such as refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), youth, and women, DRC empowers communities to transform plastic waste into a source of decent employment. The project's goal is to enhance circularity in the plastic value chain, integrate marginalized waste collectors into formal systems, and create safer, decent jobs with a focus on recycling plastic and strengthening the circular economy, empowering waste collectors by promoting dignified, safe work, and creating decent incomes, through fair pricing and strengthening the plastic value chain for system-level economic advancement, working with waste pickers, 50% of refugees and 50% host.
The overall purpose of the role:
To oversee, coordinate, and lead the implementation of a 2-year project with funding from the Coca-Cola Foundation. In particular, the Project Coordinator will be the Ugandan lead and will be charged with ensuring that all project activities are comprehensively planned, implemented, monitored, and adapted, leading field-level coordination with the Ecoplastile, the local private sector partner, and ensuring representation with field-level stakeholders across Kampala and the Southwestern regions. This position will report to the Head of Programme and will work closely with both Uganda and Kenya Economic Recovery teams, the DRC teams in Kampala and Southwest to design and implement environmental and livelihoods projects that improve the resilience of communities affected by displacement.
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Management and Coordination
Coordinate with the Kenya team, ensuring overall responsibility for the technical management of the project field-level activities in Uganda, including overseeing implementation according to contractual objectives, ensuring the project meets or exceeds agreed targets, annual planning and budgeting for the project, with full accountability to DRC. Ensure positive and collaborative working relationships with the implementing partner in line with DRC's Code of Conduct. Facilitate collaboration across sectors and with key stakeholders, i.e., government agencies, local partners, community leaders, INGOs, and private companies, including other recycling companies, to ensure that the project model is rolled out and well understood. Participate in joint progress review sessions with Ecoplastile and the Kenyan team, as well as internal learning and review sessions to assess any adjustments needed to the project implementation plans and budget allocations. Represent DRC publicly at the settlement and national levels, including in livelihood and resilience technical working groups with other agencies and stakeholders, and provide the direct link in communications between DRC's field office and the Kampala office for all matters pertaining to the project.Implementation and technical support
Organize the implementation process of all set targets planned for the project with the Ecoplatile and the Kenyan project team. Ensure that the project operation locations have updated monthly and quarterly implementation plans. Provide oversight of the project in compliance with economic recovery and protection principles and best practices, and DRC and donor regulations, while upholding rigorous project cycle management standards. Provide technical assistance to Ecoplatile during training sessions, recycling, and small-scale entrepreneurship sessions with agents and waste pickers. Ensure the timely and quality delivery of all organizational and project reports and staff contributions to organizational monitoring and evaluation requirements to ensure project quality, relevance, and accountability. Proactively identify and raise with the line manager any delivery risks related to implementation, and work with partners and relevant teams to implement action plans to resolve identified issues Contribute to the strategic direction of the projects through active and ongoing participation in and contribution to strategic planning meetings and development of strategic documents and programme development to sustain programming opportunities.Program Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation
Together with the MEAL department, establish a system to monitor the implementation of project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan. Maintain strong communication with implementing private sector actors to track progress, consolidate and review partner periodic reports of the project, and communicate with all concerned. Ensure that reports are prepared and submitted to donors, in line with donor and organisational requirements. Capture and disseminate lessons learnt to contribute to national and regional knowledge sharing and advocacy efforts.Budget Management
Monitor spending against budget for the project(s) assigned to you to mitigate risks associated with over or underspending. Liaise with functional heads across support services โ Finance, Supply Chain, and Human Resources to ensure all the information is available in readiness for Program Monthly Meetings. Be overall responsible and accountable for the quality of project deliverables, including meeting donor rules and guidelines while escalating identified risks to the Senior Management TeamAbout you
To be successful in this role, we expect you to have an understanding of circular economy/circularity, climate adaptive, and climate mitigation measures in livelihood programming. Moreover, we also expect the following:
Required
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRCโs five core competencies:
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
We offer
Contract length: 12 months. Band: G2 Designation of Duty Station: Kampala Start date: October 2025Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Councilโs Terms of Employment for national employees; please refer to our website.
Application process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Closing date for applications: 20th August 2025
DRC does not solicit money for any part of its recruitment process. All recruitment is merit-based and follows HR best practices that are globally acceptable. Henceforth, should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it
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