Vacancy title:
Finance Coordinator (national position)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Accounting & Finance,Business Operations,Social Services & Nonprofit]

Jobs at:
Street Child

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, June 25 2026

Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 9 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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About Street Child

Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to be safe, in school and learning. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic, and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis. We partner with governments, UN agencies, local organizations and communities to deliver locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale-up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on delivering results in the world’s toughest places.

Street Child in Uganda:

Street Child has been working in Uganda since 2018, supporting refugee and host communities through integrated education, child protection and livelihoods programming. Working closely with local partners, communities and government institutions, Street Child supports children to access quality education, improve learning outcomes and remain safe and protected. Our programmes are implemented through a strong localisation approach, with national organisations playing a central role in programme delivery.

Part 3: Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Professional accounting qualification (or working towards one)

Desirable

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CPA, or equivalent)

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in finance roles, preferably in an NGO or development context
• Strong experience in financial management, budgeting, and reporting
• Experience managing multi-project or multi-donor budgets
• Experience working with financial systems and large datasets

Desirable

• Experience with donor-funded programmes (e.g. UN, EU, institutional donors)
• Experience working with local partners and capacity strengthening
• Experience in humanitarian or complex operating environments

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Strong financial analysis and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

Desirable

• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with accounting software

Other

• Strong commitment to child safeguarding and protection
• Flexible, proactive, and solutions-oriented

Street Child’s commitment to Safeguarding

Street Child is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the communities we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff.

As part of this commitment to safeguarding, all offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks, including a Criminal Records check.

Street Child also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. For purposes hereof, the following definitions will be used:

Sexual exploitation: refers to any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, a power differential, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, among other things, with the aim of profiting pecuniarily, socially, or politically from the sexual exploitation of another.

Sexual abuse: refers to actual physical harm or threat of physical harm, of a sexual nature, which may occur by force, or in situations of inequality, or coercive conditions.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Please submit your CV and cover letter here:

Female applications are particularly encouraged.

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