Technical Advisor II – Climate Change and Landscape Restoration

• Job TitleTechnical Advisor II – Climate Change and Landscape Restoration
• OrganisationCatholic Relief Services (CRS) Uganda
• Reports ToHead of Programming
• LocationKampala, Uganda
• Job TypeFull Time
• ExperienceAt least 8 years
• Open ToUgandan nationals only
• TravelUp to 30%
• DeadlineFriday, 23 October 2026, 5:00 PM

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, working in more than 100 countries to help poor and vulnerable people.

CRS Uganda works with communities, partners and government on resilience, livelihoods, climate change, health and emergency response.

The Technical Advisor II provides strategic technical leadership across program design, business development, implementation, learning and evidence generation in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation and Landscape Restoration.

The advisor helps grow CRS Uganda’s climate and restoration portfolio by finding funding opportunities, leading proposal design, building partnerships and supporting initiatives that show impact.

Strategy and Technical Support

• Develop and apply CRS Uganda strategies, standards, tools and best practices in climate change and landscape restoration, integrating gender, protection and disaster risk reduction.
• Provide technical solutions to country program teams, remotely and on-site, on planning, design, implementation and M&E.
• Support adaptive management and evidence use to improve quality and impact.

Portfolio Growth

• Lead technical efforts to position and grow the climate and restoration portfolio through new opportunities and partnerships.
• Lead or contribute to technical design of large or complex proposals, including strategies, theories of change and MEL frameworks.
• Advise teams on donor strategies and requirements.
• Lead strategic initiatives and discretionary-funded investments that generate evidence.

Learning, Capacity and Partnerships

• Contribute to success stories, case studies, publications and other materials showing CRS impact.
• Build staff and partner capacity through training, workshops, mentoring and coaching.
• Collect and analyse data, evaluate projects and share lessons learned.
• Build relationships with donors, peers and research institutions, and represent CRS in technical forums.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Climate Change, Forestry, Agroforestry, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Ecology, Environmental Management, Agriculture or a related field.
• A relevant master’s degree is an advantage.

Experience

• At least 8 years of relevant international experience in an advisory or management role, ideally with an international NGO, including at least 3 years in climate change adaptation and mitigation or landscape restoration programming.
• Experience providing technical assistance and developing successful donor proposals.
• Ability to convene multi-stakeholder consultations with government, partners, academia and communities is preferred.
• Fluent English; a local language is a plus.

Technical Skills

• Climate and restoration: Adaptation, mitigation and nature-based solutions.
• Proposal design: Technical writing and theories of change.
• MEL: Data collection, analysis and presentation.
• MS Office and systems: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and budget tools.

Soft Skills

• Influence: Getting buy-in without direct authority.
• Strategic thinking: Seeing the big picture.
• Facilitation: Training and coaching adults.
• Integrity: CRS guiding principles.
• Collaboration: Diverse, intercultural teams.

Salary and benefits are not stated in the advert.

• Lead climate and restoration programming for a major INGO.
• Shape new proposals and partnerships in Uganda.
• High-visibility technical leadership role.
• Open only to Ugandan nationals.
• Senior role among international development jobs in Uganda.

Apply online through the CRS careers portal by 5:00 PM on Friday, 23 October 2026. CRS reviews applications on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. See more NGO jobs in Uganda and jobs in Kampala.

• Apply early: the deadline is this week.
• Show proposals you designed and the funding they won.
• Give numbers for hectares restored or households reached.
• Mention climate adaptation tools or frameworks you have used.
• Highlight work with government and faith-based partners.