Location: Kampala, Uganda
Reporting to: Head of Operations East Africa
Contract: Permanent, full-time (40 hours per week)
Closing date: 4 November 2026, 5:00pm Uganda time
We’re looking for an experienced leader to represent Chance for Childhood in Uganda and lead our work with children, families and communities there. As Country Representative, you’ll drive our vision and strategic direction in Uganda, making sure our programmes align with national priorities, donor expectations and our mission, and you’ll lead the delivery of our Uganda Strategic Plan.
You’ll manage our Uganda office and team and be our primary contact with government, NGOs, donors, media and community partners. You’ll lead on fundraising and partnerships to grow and diversify our funding in Uganda, oversee finance, operations and risk, and work closely with our regional teams, international teams and our Board. Safeguarding will run through everything you do, as you champion our child safeguarding policies across all programmes and operations.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- at least 7 years in a senior management role in development, education, health or poverty alleviation programmes, ideally as an Executive Director or Country Director
- a Master’s degree in a relevant social sciences discipline
- a proven track record in fundraising and managing bilateral and multilateral donor contracts
- experience managing budgets of over USD 500,000 and complex financial systems
- experience negotiating with government officials and donors at all levels
- strong knowledge of development practice, ideally in children’s rights, and of the Ugandan context
You can find the full job description and person specification in the download below.
How to apply
Send a motivation letter, a detailed CV and three recommendation letters to apply@chanceforchildhood.org, with “CfC Ug Country Rep” as the email subject. Due to the expected volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.