Job Title: Project Field Officer – Business and Human Rights (4 Job Opportunities)
Organisation: Enabel
Duty Station: Kampala, Hoima, Fort Portal, and Jinja, Uganda
Salary: UGX 84,000,000 – UGX 96,000,000 /=
About Us:
Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements the Belgian governmental cooperation and also executes actions for other national and international donors. With its Belgian and international partners, Enabel provides solutions to address urgent global challenges such as Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Social and Economic Inequalities, and Global Citizenship. With 1,800 staff, Enabel manages about 150 projects in twenty countries, including Belgium, Africa, and the Middle East.
Job Summary:
Enabel in Uganda is seeking dynamic and competent individuals to fill the position of Project Field Officer – Business and Human Rights based in our project offices in Hoima, Kampala, Jinja, and Fort Portal.
The Project Field Officer will coordinate and follow up on Business and Human rights field activities in their respective locations, i.e., Hoima, Kampala, Jinja, and Fort Portal.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Joining Enabel as a Project Field Officer, you will directly report to the Business and Human Rights Expert and perform the following key tasks:
- Identify, prioritize, and monitor Business and Human Rights project activities to ensure participatory, adapted, and consistent choices of activities, realizing within set execution deadlines.
- Facilitate communication and close collaboration between various actors/stakeholders concerned at the local/community level, such as populations/organizations of beneficiaries, technical services, local administrations, and providers.
- Participate in technical meetings, provisional technical and final acceptance of the commitments.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Social Work and Social Administration, or any other related Humanities.
- At least five years of experience implementing activities for a development project/programme.
- Proven experience in Business and Human Rights initiatives.
- Prior experience in related sectors, including digital rights, child labour, land-based investments, and labour rights.
- Experience in working with government departments, community work, and the private sector is an important asset.
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory behavior and attitudes.
- Motorbike license is an asset.
- Commitment to the vision, mission, and values of Enabel (https://www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values).
We Offer You:
- An exciting and varied learning experience in an international environment and a warm team.
- A 39-month contract or inclusion in the recruitment reserve for a period of 3 years.
- Placement in Hoima, Kampala, Jinja, and Fort Portal with frequent travel to the field.
- A salary package comprising an Annual gross salary between UGX 84,000,000 and UGX 96,000,000 that is commensurate with experience and in accordance with our salary scales, medical insurance, and a 13th-month paid in December.
How to Apply:
All candidates should submit their applications online at the link below with an updated CV (maximum 3 pages).
Deadline: 1st March 2024
