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Project Planning and Implementation

• Participate in the assessments and identification of target communities and support implementation of the PIP approach.

• Identify and propose improvements in the PIP approach and scaling process with the technical support team of other projects using the PIP approach, funded by the same donor.

• Support and backstop the field teams to conduct awareness raising and capacity building within farmer households (HH) and communities on developing visions and action plans to increase household and community resilience using the Participatory Integrated Planning (PIP) approach.

• Support and quality assure the farmer groups training on locally relevant crop and land management practices for resilient farming and support them to establish and monitor Integrated Plot Plans (IPPs) where best practices are integrated to restore soil health.

• Supervise capacity building trainings conducted by the CSO partners and their staff on a diversity of social resilience topics to create changes in mindset and practice.

• Lead the team to conduct awareness raising workshops at community level with village leaders, support the establishment of Village Committees and foster collective action.

• Ensure Village Committees implement their Village Visions, based on related action plans and priorities set by communities including local value chain development

• Support the District and Subcounty teams to conduct community strengthening activities in target villages, based on the inventory of priorities that may include topics such as community structuring, leadership, conflict-reduction, and others

• Work with the teams to support environmental clubs to conduct PIP inspired environmental education in primary and secondary schools

Knowledge Development, Documentation and Reporting

• Regularly collect project data contributing to the monitoring of progress made at both output and outcome level

• Systematically document experiences and lessons learned across communities and report results to project team members as need arises

• Compile and prepare periodic reports highlighting progress with establishment of resilient farming systems based on project periodic plans.

People Management

• Lead, steer and coach regional teams/colleagues and associated PIP implementing organisations, and other external stakeholders on quality implementation of the PIP activities.

Representation Collaboration/Networking and Coordination

• Establish and maintain good coordination and working relationships with INSPIRE Partners and district leadership, local government departments, representing GOAL in district coordination meetings and soliciting their participation in all activities where appropriate and as directed by the line manager.

• Maintain close working relationship and ensure close coordination and sharing of information with relevant stakeholders such as local government departments, NGO’s and local authorities, as appropriate and advised by the line manager.

• Liaise with other international, local NGOs and civil society organizations, and other for cross learning and to avoid duplication of services as well as ensure support for and acceptance of INSPIRE.

• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to GOAL Uganda and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.

Other duties

• Represent INSPIRE/GOAL Uganda in a range of external fora and building strategic relationships and partnerships.