Carbon Operations Officer at SPOUTS of Water, Kampala, Uganda

Job Description

To plan, coordinate and execute various baseline and monitoring surveys, stakeholder engagements, consultations, and lead and train teams under SPOUTS carbon projects in accordance with the data collection and methodology guidelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES UNIQUE TO THE ROLE

• Coordinate logistics and support for carbon audits during validation and verification exercises, including booking audit sites, assisting auditors during visits, ensuring compliance with methodology standards, and facilitating the planning, execution, and reporting for carbon monitoring across all distributed technologies in the country.
• Provide quality control support to data teams to assess and validate compliance of sales/distribution data with carbon requirements through spot checks at end-user premises.
• Planning and execution of baseline studies or other research for technologies and solutions that the company would venture into. This involves but is not limited to managing field surveys, supporting recruitment, and training field teams, and overseeing logistics and data collection activities on site.
• Support knowledge management of the carbon projects implemented by SPOUTS of Water Limited, including proper documentation of activities, updating standard operating procedures and project files, and ensuring the physical and digital filing of documents.
• Provide concept development support on data management options and carbon offset projects that the company may adopt. They will be key to supporting the development of innovative data collection tools, systems and standard operating procedures linked to carbon data and the entire market value chain (production to distribution).
• Coordinate, lead, and comprehensively report on hygiene campaigns, annual monitoring surveys, water consumption, and quality tests as per methodology guidelines.
• Conducting research and desk reviews for new carbon project ideas and properly documenting findings and, piloting and testing of concepts before actual deployment to ensure the efficacy of project outputs.
• Ensure optimal resource availability and allocation through meticulous preparation of comprehensive project budgets and corresponding expense reports aligned with approved budgets.
• Coordinate the set-up, management, and reporting on the performance of Uganda’s Carbon Business Development team in alignment with HR recruitment policy and project objectives.
• Any other roles added from time to time in relation to departmental objectives studies, among others.

CONTRIBUTION TO STRATEGY

• This role will support the planning, execution, and reporting of carbon monitoring, verification, and validation exercises for all Carbon Projects ensuring compliance with carbon requirements, optimizing resource use, enhancing knowledge management, and fostering innovation, which collectively drive the SPOUTS’ mission.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• This role will involve managing, training, and coordinating field teams for carbon monitoring and validation activities, ensuring compliance with policies, and optimizing resource allocation for successful project execution.

REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications Environmental Science or Environmental Engineering or Monitoring and Evaluation or Project Management. Undergraduate/Bachelor
• Experience Proven working experience in project management/project coordinator role. Project Management Professional certification is a plus. – 2 Year

Experience in.

• managing data collection projects for research studies to deliver quality results on time, on budget, and within the scope.
• data analysis, data-backed decision-making, monitoring, and evaluation roles.

Business Understanding / Knowledge

• Demonstrable experience and proficiency in MS-EXCEL or other spreadsheet software with excellent graphical presentation and reporting skills.
• Demonstrated experience organising, coordinating, and leading training workshops of any kind.
• Hands-on knowledge of carbon offset or GHG reduction project implementation, particularly in the following activities: stakeholder engagement meetings, baseline surveys, project performance, monitoring surveys, or demonstrations of having carried out similar activities in non-carbon projects, is a plus.

Languages

• English – Fluent
• Runyakitara – Good
• Luganda – Good

1. Internal Stakeholders: Operations, Production, Sales, Customer service, IT, Marketing
2. External Stakeholders : Partners & Beneficiaries

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Travel will be required between the SPOUTS Head Office, the factory at Nakawuka, and other parts of Uganda in response to the demands of the role.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS

• The position requires the job holder to be proactive and self-driven to fulfil the company mission of providing solutions to immediate problems.

Deadline for application is 31 December, 2024 at 5:00pm.