Project Coordinator

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  • Organisation: Danish Refugee Council
  • Location: Uganda
  • Contract: Job
  • Deadline: 19 September 2026

DRC Uganda is currently looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our dynamic team as Project Coordinator.

The overall purpose of the role:

The Project Coordinator will oversee, coordinate and lead the implementation of a project funded by The Coca Cola Foundation. 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 Project Coordinator will be the Ugandan lead and will be charged with ensuring that all project activities are comprehensively planned, implemented, monitored and adapted. He/she will lead field-level coordination with Ecoplastile, the local private sector partner, and ensure representation with field-level stakeholders across Kampala and the Southwestern regions. The position holder will report to the Head of Programme (Direct Supervisor) 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 and ensure overall responsibility for the technical management of the project field-level activities in Uganda including overseeing implementation according to contractual objectives, ensuring the projects meets or exceeds agreed targets, annual planning and budgeting processes for the projects with full accountability to DRC.

• Ensuring 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, including 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, other partners and the Kenyan team as well 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-level, including in livelihood and resilience technical working groups with other agencies and stakeholders, and for providing 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