Climate & Environment Coordinator - URRI

Danish Refugee Council

Job Type

Full Time

About Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental organization founded in 1956 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It works globally to support refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people by providing emergency relief, protection services, and long-term solutions such as livelihoods support, education, and community development. Active in more than 40 countries, DRC responds to displacement crises by offering shelter, clean water, food assistance, legal aid, and skills training, while also advocating for the rights of displaced populations. In Uganda, where the country hosts one of the largest refugee populations in Africa, DRC plays a key role in refugee settlements by helping families build shelters, supporting income-generating activities, promoting peaceful coexistence with host communities, and ensuring access to essential services.

Job Description

Danish Refugee Council Uganda is currently looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our dynamic team as a Climate and Environment Coordinator-URRI. The Climate and Environment Co-ordinator is part of the DRC led consortium’s URRI Programme Co-ordination Unit and will strengthen climate adaptation, resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-induced impacts across the URRI project in the six districts of Terego, Madi-Okollo, Yumbe, Koboko, Obangi and Moyo. He/She will deliver technical capacity building and support programme design across the consortium partners (5) seeking to scale, improve and replicate regenerative resilience initiatives. The role will support consortium wide learning and provide technical guidance and training for relevant stakeholders. You will work in close collaboration with relevant technical and programme leads, and support DRC’s Go Green initiative which also comprises of a global Environmental advisor and two other advisors on respectively climate mainstreaming and mitigation.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for URRI consortia partner staff and other key stakeholders on regenerative resilience, climate adaptation and environment.
Strengthen technical capacities through online, in-person, site-based trainings and demonstrations to scale-up, improve and expand climate adaptation, environment and resilience initiatives. Technical fields may include a broad range: nature-based solutions, permaculture, regenerative and circular resilience, climate-smart agriculture, groundwater recharge and more. 
Support URRI project design and programme adaptation for climate adaptation, resilience and environment (in above-mentioned technical fields), including by supporting development of key results indicators. 
Deliver technical resources, guidance and tools for climate adaptation and resilience across the consortia.
Support documentation and replication of good practices across URRI and support the development of communication materials on the same.
Establish and co-facilitate a Community of Practice comprising URRI partners and actively coordinate and plan with the relevant team members. 
Develop and maintain a roster of technical experts (consultants) in relevant fields related to climate adaptation, environment and resilience. 
Contribute to learning and evidence-building on climate adaptation and resilience, including by collecting and sharing good practice. 
Contribute to consortia awareness raising and internal communication.
Coordinate with the climate and environmental mainstreaming lead.
Provide support to business development, fundraising and partnership development in on the above technical topics. 
Build partnership, support of evidence-building, advocacy and learning.
Represent URRI in relevant forums and contribute to key advocacy messages related to climate and environment.

Requirements

An academic degree in climate adaptation and resilience, environment or in any other closely related area (social sciences or a relevant technical field)
6 years of experience in a similar role
Strong knowledge of climate change and environment issues in West Nile, Uganda
Ability to assess climate risks, develop recommendations and provide technical support for programming to improve resilience and support climate adaptation.
Ability to develop and deliver technical trainings (in one or more relevant technical fields, see above).
Ability to establish collaborative working relationships across district locations. 
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including writing and facilitation.
Demonstrated ability to work independently as part of a small team, and to form close working relationships with a diverse range of multi-cultural colleagues. 
Strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point).
Able and willing to travel within West Nile, Uganda and the region as relevant.
Strong commitment to gender equality.
Strong track record of mobilizing donor support
Knowledge / experience in conflict sensitivity and/or conflict resolution
Experience using Climate vulnerability assessments (CVA) for programme design and implementation
Experience with forecast-based and/or climate early warning programming
Experience in participatory project design with communities
A good team player
Excellent analytical and negotiation skills
Proven commitment to accountability practices
Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision
Fluency in written and spoken English
Knowledge of one or more local languages widely spoken in the covered Districts is an added advantage.