Building Tomorrow

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Building Tomorrow, an international nonprofit organization, working to provide literacy and numeracy for all children, is seeking a Program Manager to help launch Building Tomorrow’s community-powered educational programming in Rwanda, including including our signature Roots to Rise, Building Tomorrow Fellows, and Community Education Volunteer programs.

THE ORGANIZATION

Started in Uganda in 2006, Building Tomorrow supports community-powered learning in rural areas. Through over 500 Building Tomorrow Fellows and over 14,000 Community Education Volunteers, Building Tomorrow has enrolled over 140,000 out-of-school children and reached over 500,000 learners with our signature Roots to Rise (R2R) literacy and numeracy camps. We are excited to reach five million learners in sub-Saharan Africa by 2033.

Building Tomorrow has a full-time staff of over 240, just eight of whom work outside East Africa. Building Tomorrow has received funding and recognition for its innovative work from The Mastercard Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, Echoing Green, Big Bang Philanthropy, Forbes Magazine, and the Library of Congress Literacy Awards, and the Klaus J. Jacobs Awards. More information can be found online at: www.buildingtomorrow.org.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

The Program Manager will be one of two initial hires made to launch Building Tomorrow’s Rwanda Country Office in Q1 2025. The Program Manager will assume responsibility for the start of three core programs, working in concert with one another, building key relationships on behalf of the new country office, setting strategies to ensure high learner achievement standards, and engaging stakeholders in advancing the work of Building Tomorrow Rwanda.

This position is a full-time role and based in Kigali, Rwanda with an initial three-month training and onboarding in and around Kampala, Uganda. The Program Manager reports to the Chief of Staff.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Design & Implementation

  • Launch and Scale Programs: Develop and manage the phased rollout of Building Tomorrow Fellows, Roots to Rise, and Community Education Volunteer (CEV) programs in Rwanda, adapting the existing frameworks to the Rwandan context in close collaboration with the Building Tomorrow team.
  • Curriculum & Content Adaptation: Work with Building Tomorrow staff and in-country stakeholders and resources to tailor program materials, training manuals, and learning manuals to ensure cultural and educational alignment with Rwandan policies and practices, ensuring high relevance and impact.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Build relationships with local government agencies, community leaders, schools, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth program implementation and foster collaboration.

Program Management & Operations

  • Team Recruitment & Training: Recruit, onboard, and manage a team of Fellows and trainers to provide ongoing support and professional development to enable high-quality program delivery.
  • Resource Allocation: Work with the Operations Manager to ensure efficient use of resources while seeking maximum impact in programming.
  • Monitoring & Evaluation: Design and implement a robust monitoring and evaluation framework to assess program outcomes, track impact, and identify areas for improvement, using data to drive decision-making.
  • Supervision and Leadership: Supervise, mentor and train relevant staff ensuring team members have the appropriate skill levels for their positions and are developing to their full capacity.

Community Engagement & Capacity Building

  • Community Mobilization: Lead community mobilization efforts to increase program awareness, encourage local ownership, and inspire community investment in education.
  • Capacity Building: Provide follow-on support for Fellows, community leaders, and school staff on the core elements of Building Tomorrow programs to empower local stakeholders with the skills and knowledge necessary for sustainable program success.
  • Fellows Alumni & CEV Network Development: Establish and manage a Fellows Alumni and CEV network to create a cadre of ongoing educational leaders in Rwanda.

Strategic Growth

  • Scaling Strategy: With the Operations Manager, develop and execute a strategic growth plan to expand Building Tomorrow programs across Rwanda, leveraging insights from pilot implementations and identifying potential areas for growth.
  • Partnership Building: Establish partnerships with other educational organizations, NGOs, and donors to foster collaboration, resource sharing, and program sustainability.
  • Reporting & Communication: Prepare reports, impact assessments, and presentations for Building Tomorrow leadership, partners, and donors, clearly communicating progress, challenges, and program success stories.

MUST HAVES

  • Ability to link your experience and skills directly with the Building Tomorrow behaviors (listed below) and skills Building Tomorrow is seeking in the ideal candidate.
  • A flexible, enterprising mindset that thrives in a start-up environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an uncompromising attention to detail.
  • A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
  • Experience and proficiency using Microsoft and Google workplace products.
  • Fluency in Kinyarwanda and English; French preferable.

WE WANT YOU TO APPLY IF…

  • You have an unshakeable passion for education equality, believing access to an inclusive, quality education is a basic human right.
  • You possess creative ingenuity, being progressive in your thinking and approaching challenges old and new. You are intrapreneurial and unafraid to pilot new ideas.
  • You are relentlessly determined, refusing to accept the status quo, persistently striving to create new opportunities to reach more children, allowing them to reach their maximum potential.
  • You believe in collaborative engagement. You believe more can be achieved together than alone, believe in the power of cultivating relationships, and see everyone as an equal partner.

WHAT WE OFFER

Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Benefits package includes health insurance, contributions to an independent staff savings scheme, paid personal leave, and sick days.

TO APPLY

Visit www.buildingtomorrow.org/careers to apply.

If someone referred you to apply for this position, please provide his or her name in your cover letter. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Building Tomorrow maintains a dedication to promoting gender equity, diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion, and recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of protected characteristics. Building Tomorrow will not tolerate illegal discrimination or harassment under an applicable law in any jurisdiction where it operates. Building Tomorrow will not tolerate illegal discrimination or harassment under an applicable law in any jurisdiction where it operates.



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