FAO Vacancy: Social and Environmental Safeguards Specialist, Kampala, Uganda | UNjobs Toggle navigation Latest Duty Stations Organizations Closing Soon Social and Environmental Safeguards Specialist, Kampala, Uganda Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Country: Uganda City: Kampala Office: FAO Kampala, Uganda 2600799 Social and Environmental Safeguards Specialist Job Posting : 13/Apr/2026 Closure Date : 27/Apr/2026, 9:59:00 PM Organizational Unit : FRUGA - FAO Representation in Uganda Job Type : Non-staff opportunities Type of Requisition : NPP (National Project Personnel) Grade Level : N/A Primary Location : Uganda-Kampala Duration : 12 Months Post Number : N/A FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality FAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations. Organizational Setting The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation into more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind. FAO is a specialized agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO's goal is to achieve food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 Members (194 countries and the European Union), FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. FAO Country Offices, working under overall corporate guidance and in line with the Strategic Framework, offer policy advice and support to countries in the mandated areas of FAO, facilitated through partnerships, resources and an active country programme to provide technical assistance, develop capacities and deliver core services while fully observing international standards of accountability to establish leadership and strengthen impact at the country level. The offices deliver on the programmatic priorities of each country as agreed in their respective Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and ensure effective and efficient operations with adequate human and financial resources. The project GCP/UGA/077/GCF on “Uganda REDD-plus RBP for results period 2016-2017” funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) aims at addressing the main drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Uganda, through reduction of emissions while laying the foundation for sustainable development in the country´s land use and forestry sector. It builds on over a decade of national commitment and international collaboration and aims at promoting sustainable forest management through climate-smart agriculture, improved management of forest resources, and forest restoration. These efforts will strengthen community resilience and will contribute to Uganda`s commitments such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) and National Adaptation Plan (NAP). FAO supports Uganda to (i) design and adopt national contributions to the mitigation of climate change through REDD+, including the provision of additional social and environmental benefits, and in conformity with the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC)´s REDD+ safeguards; (ii) implement national contributions to the mitigation of climate change through REDD+ with the necessary institutional arrangements in place; (iii) develop and improve the Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) capacities, institutional framework and carbon rights to access results-based payments. Reporting Lines Under the general supervision of the FAO Representative in Uganda and the direct technical supervision of the Team Leader, Forestry FAO Uganda, and the technical backstopping of the Lead Technical Officer, the social and environmental safeguards specialist will work with other programme specialists, and analysts in the implementation of the project Technical Focus The main role of the Social and Environmental Safeguards Specialist is ensuring social inclusion through optimal invol
