Senior Program Manager - Rwanda
A Kigali-based Senior Programme Manager owns end-to-end Rwanda-level delivery of a foundation-funded, multi-country green economy youth empowerment programme: managing local partners, budgets, field activities, events, safeguarding and M&E reporting. Requires strong programme management experience in Rwanda, English and Kinyarwanda fluency, and comfort with Zoom, Google Workspace and Monday.com.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Kigali, Rwanda
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Development Studies, Project Management or related field
- Minimum 6-7 years managing programmes or projects, ideally donor-funded, multi-stakeholder or multi-country
- At least 3 years full-time work experience in Rwanda with solid understanding of the local development and business ecosystem
- Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda
- Comfortable managing more than one project or shifting priorities within a portfolio
- Proven ability to run multiple workstreams and stakeholders against firm deadlines
- Strong budget management and reporting discipline
- Excellent written and verbal communication, able to draft clear reports for internal and donor audiences
- Comfortable with Zoom, Google Workspace, Monday.com and similar tools
- Strong cross-cultural and interpersonal skills with a genuine GESI mindset
- Independent and adaptable, comfortable operating with limited day-to-day oversight
- Integrity-driven, especially around Safeguarding
- Willingness to travel across Rwanda's districts and occasionally regionally
Nice to have
- Master's degree
- Working French
- Experience with donor-funded programmes, government agencies or multilateral organisations (UNDP, foundations, GIZ or similar)
- Passion for AMI's mission and Africa's entrepreneurial growth
Full description
AMI is looking for an ambitious, Kigali-based Senior Programme Manager to lead the planning, coordination and delivery of a large-scale, multi-country green economy programme, reporting to AMI's Global Senior Programme Manager for this portfolio and working closely with the Rwanda Country Lead.
This role carries end-to-end ownership of Rwanda-level delivery: managing local partners, coordinating field activities, tracking budget and results, and feeding into cross-country reporting cycles. GESI and Safeguarding sit at the centre of AMI's delivery model, and the successful candidate will bring genuine knowledge of Rwanda's green economy sector, its opportunities and its constraints.
The current core focus is a foundation-funded youth economic empowerment programme running in Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone. AMI's Impact portfolio is growing, though, and this role is expected to pick up other projects as they come on stream. The person we hire needs to be comfortable moving between workstreams, not attached to a single mandate.
Travel across Rwanda's districts, and occasionally regionally, might be expected.
ResponsibilitiesProgramme Management & Implementation
- Own the Rwanda-level delivery plan against the wider portfolio's timeline and targets
- Manage day-to-day programme coordination: budget tracking, task tracking, deadline management
- Coordinate across AMI's central teams (M&E, Safeguarding, Finance) and external stakeholders to keep milestones aligned
- Act as the senior point of contact for Rwanda-based partners
Portfolio Delivery
- Serve as Rwanda lead for the current green economy programme, coordinating directly with the Global Senior Programme Manager on scope, targets and reporting
- Flex into other AMI Impact projects as priorities shift, maintaining the same standard of delivery across workstreams
- Feed Rwanda-level data and progress into cross-country reporting cycles
Partner & Event Management
- Manage relationships with local implementing partners, coaches and facilitators
- Organise and oversee in-person events and cohort launches in Rwanda
- Serve as primary liaison with vendors, venues and local service providers
M&E and Reporting
- Coordinate field-level M&E activities: data collection visits, spot-checks, quality checks
- Draft and submit progress reports, field visit notes and programme documentation
- Escalate data or delivery issues to the central M&E team promptly