GAIN is seeking a Project Coordinator, Healthy School Food Environments to ensure the day-to-day operational delivery, implementation and monitoring of the project, focusing on quality and timely execution of project activities. The coordinator will support building and maintaining relationships with partners and stakeholders and implement interconnected workstreams spanning school meal supply chains, food environments, adolescent behaviour change, policy engagement and environmental integration, coordinating across government, private sector and civil society partners. The role is a 14-month fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding, based in Kampala, Uganda.
Key responsibilities:
- Support the Project Manager in ensuring that all four project components (school meal menu improvement, food education and environments, market linkages, and policy engagement) function as an integrated package.
- Identify and maximize environmental co-benefits, working with the project team and partners to advance approaches that reduce environmental impact while supporting sustainable production and value chains for nutritious foods, and monitoring and reporting on those approaches.
- Coordinate with millers, vegetable vendors and MSMEs to formalize supply agreements and embed nutrition quality specifications into school procurement processes.
- Support the contextualization and rollout of the Heroes Journey food education initiative within Ugandan schools.
- Support the establishment and maintenance of healthy food zones and canteen standards in and around pilot schools, coordinating with school authorities and local government bodies.
- Maintain regular engagement with MoES, KCCA and other relevant local authorities to advance project objectives.
- Facilitate project budgeting and forecasting, ensuring activity costs are kept within budgets.
- Support the Project Manager in developing Terms of Reference for short-term consultants/suppliers.
Requirements: Practical experience supporting delivery of nutrition, food systems, school feeding, education or related development programmes within Uganda; experience coordinating project activities with schools, government structures, community stakeholders and private sector partners; experience in school food and nutrition programming, social and behaviour change, environmental or climate considerations, and donor-funded projects. A relevant degree in nutrition, public health, environmental health or a related field is required; additional training in project management is desirable. Strong coordination, communication, interpersonal, writing and analytical skills, and willingness to travel regularly within Kampala.
Salary: UGX 63,781,560 - UGX 72,955,200 gross per annum, depending on experience.
closes on 20th October 2026
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