Job Title: Digital and Financial Inclusion Assistant – 4 Positions
Organisation: Finnish Refugee Council
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is an NGO providing adult education and community development among refugees in Uganda since 1997 as an operational partner to OPM and UNHCR.
Job Summary: The Digital and Financial Inclusion Assistant will support the digitalization of VSLAs, facilitate access to formal financial services and integrate these interventions with broader livelihoods and resilience activities to promote household self-reliance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical Support and Guidance – 40%
- Facilitate enrolment and capacity building of VSLA groups on digital platforms.
- Support VSLA members to adopt digital tools for record-keeping, savings, loans and financial management, including IT support.
- Assist in linking VSLAs to formal financial services to enhance access to credit and savings.
Monitoring, Reporting and Data Management – 20%
- Monitor digitalisation progress and assess adoption among VSLA groups.
- Maintain up-to-date databases, and support reporting, success story documentation and lessons learned dissemination.
Community Engagement and Inclusion – 20%
- Support mobilisation and sensitisation of VSLA members and communities on digital systems and financial inclusion.
- Facilitate participation of vulnerable groups, including women and persons with disabilities.
- Collaborate with refugee and host community leadership to promote inclusive engagement.
Integration with Livelihoods and Resilience – 10%
- Support linkages of digitalised VSLAs to on-farm, off-farm and non-farm livelihood activities.
- Work with consortium project staff to ensure digital tools enhance income-generating initiatives and market access.
Capacity Strengthening and Sustainability – 10%
- Assist in training local government, co-partners and community facilitators on VSLA digitalisation and financial inclusion.
- Support skills transfer to community structures to ensure sustainability.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Primary: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Technology, Finance, Economics, Banking.
- Combined with complementary diploma or short course in 1-2 of the following: Digital Financial Services / VSLA management / Digital Payment Systems / Mobile Money.
Experience:
- Minimum 2-year hands-on-experience in digital financial services, financial inclusion and VSLA management, community-based livelihood projects.
- Experience in community mobilization and working with refugees or vulnerable populations.
- Experience on M & E fundamentals.
Essential Skills and Attributes:
- Strong analytical, coaching and mentoring skills.
- Willingness to proactively assess project progress and take lead in solving issues.
- Commitment to gender equality, inclusion and protection principles.
- Strong teamwork and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Knowledge of Kiswahili, Runyakitara, French or Arabic is an advantage.
How to Apply:
Email your application to [email protected] Latest on 14th December 2025.
The application must be one PDF document, and consists of:
- 1-page letter with your gross salary request.
- Clearly indicate WHICH POSITION and LOCATION you apply for.
- Followed by 3-page CV highlighting your experience.
- DO NOT include copies of any certificates.
Deadline: 14th December 2025
Only shortlisted candidates are contacted. If you do not hear from FRC by 20th January 2026, your application has not been successful.
Please note that FRC does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24