Cash and Innovation Advisor

About the role

CARE Uganda is seeking a Cash and Innovation Advisor to lead cash transfer and cash‑plus programming under the Refugee Support, Empowerment and Transformation (ReSET) Programme, a UK‑funded initiative aimed at strengthening refugee self‑reliance, resilience and sustainable livelihoods.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on lump‑sum cash and cash‑plus programming, ensuring design and sequencing align with best practices and national coordination priorities.
• Lead the implementation of the programme’s learning agenda, focusing on graduation models, resilience, self‑reliance and cost‑effectiveness.
• Support operational research, technical assessments and evidence generation, and analyse performance data to produce actionable insights.
• Facilitate adaptive management through learning workshops, after‑action reviews and continuous improvement processes.
• Represent the programme in national cash coordination forums, including the Uganda Cash Working Group.
• Develop policy briefs, technical papers, case studies and other knowledge products to influence policy and sector practice.
• Lead knowledge management and promote learning across consortium partners.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Economics, International Development, Humanitarian Studies, Monitoring & Evaluation, Research or a related field.
• Minimum eight years of experience in cash programming, research, evidence generation or learning.
• Proven experience designing and implementing cash‑transfer and cash‑plus interventions.
• Strong understanding of adaptive management and evidence‑based programming.
• Excellent analytical, report writing, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Required skills

• Cash transfer programming
• Cash‑plus programming
• Operational research
• Evidence generation
• Adaptive management