Grants and Programmes Coordinator - Ugandan Nationals

Job Title: Grants and Programmes Coordinator
Location: Kampala - Uganda
Reports to: Country Director

Application Deadline: 4th March 2026

About the Role

GOAL Uganda is currently seeking a dynamic and strategic Grants and Programmes Coordinator who will drive programme growth, strengthen donor confidence, and ensure seamless coordination across the country programme portfolio. The Grants and Programmes Coordinator will lead donor and internal reporting processes, will guide proposal and programme development to ensure submissions are timely, compliant, and compelling, and will use data and evidence to produce high‑quality presentations that enhance donor engagement and programme visibility. The Grants and Programmes Coordinator will also foster strong communication and alignment between GOAL Headquarters, regional offices, and the country office, and will play a key role in developing and monitoring the Country Strategy and Annual Action Plan. Working closely with Project Team Leads and using workflow management tools, the Grants and Programmes Coordinator will enhance accountability, promote programme innovation and quality, and support efforts to secure the resources needed to advance GOAL Uganda’s mission

To be successful in this role, you will need:

Essential

• Master’s degree in development studies, Public Health, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics.
• A minimum of 7 years’ relevant experience, with at least 5 years in senior grant management, programmes/proposal development, and/or programme coordination roles.
• Experience working on large and diverse donor-funded programmes with a minimum overall portfolio of $10 million.
• Experience in multi-partner or consortium delivery models.
• Proven experience in leading donor report writing.
• Proven experience in leading proposal development processes, with a demonstrated ability to apply strategic and systems thinking in programme design and delivery within complex operating environments.
• Demonstrated skills in budgeting, risk management, and adaptive planning.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to visually represent numeric, financial, or other programmatic and operational information in simple language for both internal and external audiences at formal events.

Desirable

• Strong skills in developing communication materials
• Proficient in IT, particularly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with the ability to analyze data and interpret statistical information; possesses graphic design skills
• Experienced in managing complex programmes related to market systems development, market facilitation, youth engagement and development, private sectors engagements, livelihoods, agriculture and value chain programming including financial services, youth skills training, and agricultural input and output markets.

The key responsibilities of the role will be:

Grant Management:

• Ensure that each project team lead have a comprehensive grants tracker covering key milestones, reporting deadlines, budget utilization, and deliverables across all active grants in the GOAL Uganda portfolio.
• Coordinate the preparation and timely submission of high-quality donor reports (narrative and financial), ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with contractual obligations.
• Serve as the primary focal point for grants-related compliance, proactively identifying risks and working with project teams to address gaps or deviations from donor agreements.
• Facilitate grants kick-off and review meetings with project teams and finance, ensuring all stakeholders understand grant conditions, timelines, and reporting requirements.
• Maintain organized and up-to-date grants documentation, filing, and awards management systems to support audits, evaluations, and institutional data and learning.
• Monitor budget vs. actual expenditure in collaboration with the finance team, flagging underspending or overspending risks and supporting corrective action.

Internal and external programmes coordination:

• Coordinate closely with Project Team Leads and the Country Management Team to ensure seamless alignment and integration across the GOAL Uganda Country Programme Portfolio.
• Facilitate effective communication and information flow between GOAL Headquarters, regional offices, and the Uganda country office to foster organisational alignment and synergy.
• Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of the country strategy and Annual Country Action Plan, tracking progress against strategic objectives and reporting to senior management.
• Utilize workflow management tools to drive robust programmes coordination, oversight and timely feedback/guidance/actions by members of the country management team and relevant departments at headquarters.
• Coordinate cross-programme learning and knowledge sharing initiatives to promote programme innovation and quality improvement across the country portfolio.
• Liaise with external partners, including NGOs, government agencies, and implementing partners, to support joint programming, collaboration, and partnership management.
• Coordinate programmes review meetings and lessons-learned sessions, documenting outcomes and ensuring follow-up actions are tracked and implemented.

Programmes/Proposal Development:

• Lead and coordinate the development of high-quality, evidence-based funding proposals and concept notes, ensuring submissions are timely, compliant, and compelling to prospective donors.
• Conduct thorough donor landscape analysis and funding opportunity mapping to identify strategic opportunities aligned with GOAL Uganda's mission and programmatic priorities.
• Collaborate with Project Team Leads, technical staff, and finance to develop realistic programme designs, logical frameworks, budgets, and work plans that meet donor expectations.
• Harness data, evidence, and programme learnings to strengthen proposal narratives and demonstrate impact, ensuring submissions are grounded in context-specific needs and best practices.
• Support programme innovation by integrating new approaches, technologies, and cross-sectoral strategies into programme and proposal design.
• Maintain and continuously update a proposal development calendar and pipeline tracker to ensure all submissions are planned, coordinated, and reviewed in a timely manner.

Representation:

• Represent GOAL Uganda in donor meetings, programme review forums, and coordination platforms, presenting programme achievements and priorities with clarity and credibility.
• Develop high-quality, data-driven presentations, briefs, and reports that effectively communicate programme results and strengthen donor confidence and engagement.
• Elevate the visibility of GOAL Uganda's programme achievements by producing compelling communication materials including success stories, case studies, and programme updates for internal and external audiences.
• Attend and actively contribute to inter-agency coordination meetings, thematic working groups, and various development programmes forums at the national level, advocating for GOAL Uganda's programmatic positions and priorities.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key strategic partners, government counterparts, and sector partners to support resource mobilization and contribute to policy dialogues relevant to GOAL's work.
• Represent the Country Director or Country Management Team in external engagements as delegated, maintaining professional and consistent organisational messages and brands.
• Maintain regular engagement with GOAL Headquarters and regional management to ensure country programme visibility, strategic alignment, and institutional support for programme delivery.

General Terms and Conditions

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement listed.  At GOAL we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@ug.goal.ie

GOAL Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee on the basis of sex, race, colour, ethnic background, tribe, birth, creed or religion or social or economic standing, political opinion, disability.

Code of Conduct and Accountability within GOAL

GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has values and behaviours framework which defines our code of conduct. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability.

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

GOAL 

Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian agency and works with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and overcome humanitarian crises, and to assist those facing poverty and exclusion achieve greater resilience and well-being. GOAL envisions a world beyond humanitarian crises where poverty no longer exists, where vulnerable communities exposed to shocks and stresses are resilient, where barriers to well-being are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. 

General Description of the Country Programme 

First operational in Uganda in 1979, the current GOAL Uganda country programme focuses on Health, (including WASH, Health Accountability and Nutrition); and a market-based systems approach to improving agricultural livelihoods and WASH. GOAL Uganda mainstreams gender, child protection, social behavior changes and resilience strategies across all programming. GOAL uses a mixture of direct implementation and partnerships with national and international civil society organizations, local government, the private sector and communities to give effect to our mission.  

GOAL Uganda has a skilled team of over 110 personnel and has a head office in Kampala and field offices in 7 locations across Northern, Southwestern and Eastern regions of Uganda.  GOAL Uganda’s donors include the Mastercard Foundation, charity: water, Irish Aid, The Kingdom of Netherland Embassy in Uganda (EKN) and other private donors.  

Interested applicants who meet the requirements should apply through the link with at least 3 reference contacts (current or former Line Manager) from the last three employers and daytime contact number by 4th March 2026.