Cash Assistant

• PositionCash Assistant
• CompanyAction Against Hunger
• LocationAmudat, Uganda
• CategoryNGO, International Development Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryHumanitarian aid and international development
• DepartmentCash assistance (reports to the Financial Literacy Officer)
• DeadlineMonday, 16 November 2026
• Not in the advertJob type, pay and benefits

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation working to end hunger. It says it reaches about 24 million people each year through hunger prevention and treatment programmes, with around 8,300 staff working across some 50 countries.

Action Against Hunger USA, part of the Action Against Hunger International network, manages operations in eight countries, including Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti. Its work addresses root causes of hunger such as climate change, conflict, inequity and emergencies.

In Uganda, the organisation runs nutrition, health, water, sanitation and hygiene, protection and cash programmes with refugees, host communities and crisis-affected districts, including Karamoja and the south-west refugee settlements.

The Cash Assistant makes sure households understand the assistance available, that beneficiary information is collected accurately and that transfers are organised safely and transparently. Day-to-day work includes community meetings, household visits, list validation to avoid duplication or exclusion, beneficiary verification on transfer days and careful referral of discrepancies to the responsible colleagues.

The role works with the Financial Literacy Officer on messages about responsible cash use and safe access to financial services, and with MEAL colleagues on post-distribution monitoring and feedback. It calls for patience and integrity, sharing only confirmed information, keeping personal data confidential and making sure women, older people and persons with disabilities can access assistance with dignity. Regular field travel in Amudat or Nabilatuk, often to remote communities, is part of the role.

In plain terms, this job splits into 4 areas of work. Each list below restates the employer’s duties in shorter words; the advert linked under How To Apply is the final word.

Community information and registration

The assistant explains project rules, records household details and helps review beneficiary lists with communities.

• Explain project aims, eligibility, selection and enquiry routes at community meetings.
• Register and verify households against approved criteria and procedures.
• Visit households and collect complete, accurate information.
• Check beneficiary lists for duplication, mistakes and overlooked eligible households.

Cash transfer support

The role explains transfer arrangements, helps organise verification and follows up payment problems with responsible colleagues.

• Explain transfer steps, identification needs and ways to get help.
• Help organise transfers and confirm recipients under approved processes.
• Refer failed payments, missing transfers and discrepancies after routine follow-up.
• Share confirmed project information without promising unauthorised support, amounts or dates.

Financial literacy and safe access

The assistant works with the Financial Literacy Officer, handles questions and helps people facing access barriers use safe channels.

• Work with the Financial Literacy Officer on prudent cash use, household planning and safe financial access.
• Listen to questions, explain complaints routes and refer sensitive cases through established channels.
• Support safe access for women, elders, disabled people and anyone facing access difficulties.
• Contribute to MEAL checks after cash distributions.

Records and field accountability

The role protects personal information, reports field concerns to the supervisor and cares for project materials and registers.

• Keep accurate, confidential records of registration, verification and field activities.
• Update the supervisor on progress, access issues, community concerns and risks.
• Care for IEC materials, registers and project resources, reporting loss or misuse promptly.

Required Education

• A diploma or bachelor's degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Economics, Business Administration, Community Development or a related field.

Work Experience

• At least two years of relevant experience in community mobilisation, beneficiary registration, cash assistance, food security or livelihoods programming.
• Experience collecting household-level information and working directly with communities.

Additional Requirements

• Basic understanding of cash and voucher assistance, accountability to affected populations and safe beneficiary engagement.
• Good spoken and written English and knowledge of local languages used in the assigned district.
• Willingness to travel frequently and work in remote communities.

Technical Skills

• Beneficiary registration: Collecting and verifying household information accurately.
• Digital data collection: Basic Microsoft Office; Kobo Toolbox or ODK experience is an advantage.
• Cash and voucher assistance: Basic understanding of CVA and safe beneficiary engagement.

Soft Skills

• Listening: A good listener who communicates clearly and treats people fairly.
• Integrity: Trustworthy, patient and professional when handling questions or complaints.
• Teamwork: Coordinates well with community leaders, local authorities and colleagues.
• Independence: Able to work independently in the field while keeping supervisors informed.

Pay and benefits are not listed for this Cash Assistant post, so raise them only after an offer. To judge an offer, check a gross figure with the Uganda take-home pay calculator (PAYE and NSSF) and compare it with our guide to NGO salaries in Uganda.

• Two posts, in Amudat and Nabilatuk districts.
• Be the main link between households and the cash programme.
• Build practical cash and voucher assistance experience.
• Work with digital registration tools such as Kobo.
• Help keep transfers fair, accurate and safe.
• Diploma holders are eligible.

Apply online through the Action Against Hunger application page, which holds the full job description and application form. Applications close on Monday, 16 November 2026.

• Checked on 12 November 2026 against Action Against Hunger's official advert.
• Closing date confirmed as 16 November 2026. NextRoleHub closes the listing at 23:59 Kampala time that day.
• The application link goes to the employer's own page or email. Applying is free; report anyone who asks for money.
• Before you apply, read our guide: How to find NGO jobs in Uganda. Work out your pay with the take-home pay calculator.