ABOUT ALU

ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose. Our students declare missions, not majors.They develop the real-world skills to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. And they take ownership of their learning from day one through our peer and student-led approach – because ALU believes in the power and agency of young people to start shaping the future right now. Together with a world-class faculty and staff, our students are igniting a ripple of positive impact across Africa and the world.

We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities.

HOW WE WORK

The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

The African Leadership University is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment , we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place , which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding.

ABOUT THE TEAM 

The Senior Financial Analyst brings business acumen and commercial judgment to the Financial Performance & Reporting team. This senior analyst owns the topline revenue intelligence function, tracking, interpreting, and communicating student revenue performance, collections trends, and financial outcomes to institutional leaders. Working under the Associate Director of Financial Performance & Reporting, you will transform reconciled data into performance narratives, manage the donor and grant reporting relationship, and serve as a thought partner to academic and operational stakeholders.

This is a role for a finance professional with strong business instincts, excellent communication skills, and the ability to comfortably sit at the intersection of numbers and strategy. You make the data mean something to the people who need to act on it.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Topline Revenue Performance Management

• Own the monthly revenue performance reporting cycle: student fee revenue, collections rates, discount trends, deferred income movements, and receivables ageing.
• Develop and maintain revenue intelligence dashboards tailored to senior management and Board audiences — translating complex data into clear performance narratives.
• Track and analyse student cohort revenue trends, segmented by programme, campus, scholarship status, and payment modality.
• Identify revenue risks and opportunities (collection gaps, billing anomalies, discount leakage) and present actionable recommendations to the Associate Director and VPF.
• Monitor and report on collections performance against targets; provide weekly/monthly collections summaries to the Finance Operations team and leadership.
• Partner with the Registrar and Enrolment teams to align financial forecasts with academic and student data, ensuring one coherent revenue picture.

Management Reporting & Financial Performance Analysis

• Lead the preparation of monthly management accounts commentary and quarterly Board financial packs — ensuring narrative clarity, actionable insights, and variance explanations.
• Conduct variance analysis and trend identification across revenue and expenditure lines; develop and present narratives for senior management and Board reporting.
• Reconcile statutory financial statements with management accounts to ensure consistency between compliance reporting and internal performance data.
• Support the Associate Director in preparing forward-looking analysis: investment cases, cost optimisation opportunities, and resource allocation recommendations.
• Produce ad-hoc financial analysis and scenario modelling to inform strategic decisions, new programme launches, and funding proposals.

Donor & Grant Reporting

• Own donor financial reporting end-to-end: prepare accurate, timely donor reports, ensuring transparency on fund receipt, allocation, and utilisation.
• Partner with the Fundraising and Programme teams to track fund collections, expenses, and budget vs actuals per grant — reconciling financial records with donor commitments.
• Develop new programme budgets for grant applications in collaboration with the Fundraising team, aligned with ALU's strategy and chart of accounts.
• Review draft financial reports from the Data Analyst, add narrative and context, and finalise for submission under the Associate Director's oversight.
• Serve as the relationship interface between the Finance team and Fundraising/Programme teams on grant compliance matters.

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Co-lead the annual budgeting cycle with the Associate Director: facilitated departmental submissions, challenged assumptions, and consolidated institutional forecasts.
• Maintain rolling revenue forecasts, integrating enrolment projections, collections assumptions, and pricing changes into forward-looking models.
• Support sensitivity analysis and long-term sustainability modelling, contributing business judgment to technical models built by the Data Analyst.
• Translate strategic priorities into financial targets and contribute to the institutional performance framework.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a thought partner to academic and operational leaders on financial performance, surfacing risks and improvement opportunities in plain language.
• Support in preparing Board and ExCo financial presentations, ensuring data accuracy, visual clarity, and strategic framing.
• Partner with the Business Planning & Transformation teams to integrate financial KPIs into institutional performance dashboards and planning cycles.
• Collaborate with the Finance Operations Director (FOD) to ensure smooth handoffs between operational transactions and management reporting.
• Support external stakeholder reporting (Board, regulators, donors) with validated data and clear analysis.

Tools & systems

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Essential qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in financial management, FP&A, or management reporting — with demonstrated business partnering experience.
• Strong financial reporting and analysis skills: variance analysis, management accounts, Board reporting.
• Experience working with revenue-generating operations: student fees, subscriptions, project-based income, or equivalent.
• An excellent written and verbal communication applicant needs to be able to translate financial complexity into clear narratives for non-finance audiences.
• Experience managing donor or grant financial reporting, including budget vs actuals and utilisation tracking.
• Strong grounding in financial accounting and reporting principles, with the ability to challenge and validate underlying numbers
• Prior experience in audit (Big Four preferred) or a role with significant exposure to financial close and reporting processes
• Demonstrated experience supporting or owning month-end close processes in a structured environment
• High attention to detail with a focus on data integrity, controls, and completeness
• Ability to operate across both analytical (FP&A) and control/reporting environments
• Comfortable working with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite) and large datasets, with an understanding of how transactions flow into reporting
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to enforce deadlines and challenge slippage constructively

OTHER COMPETENCIES

Desirable qualifications

• Experience in education, non-profit, or international development financial environments.
• Familiarity with Salesforce for revenue and pipeline tracking.
• Exposure to institutional performance frameworks, KPI design, and balanced scorecard approaches.
• Understanding of revenue recognition principles, deferred income, and student receivables accounting.
• Power BI or data visualisation tool experience (consuming dashboards and shaping requirements).

Personal Attributes

• Commercial and strategic thinker: connects financial data to institutional outcomes and business decisions.
• Exceptional communicator: writes and speaks with clarity and precision for executive audiences.
• Relationship builder: trusted by academic and operational leaders as a credible finance partner.
• Ownership mindset: takes accountability for the quality and timeliness of reporting outputs.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and foundational work: able to build structure in a function that is still being established.

ABOUT ALU

At the African Leadership University (ALU), we're more than just an institution—we're a catalyst for transformation. Our mission is to develop a new generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders who will shape Africa's future. Through our innovative curriculum, focus on experiential learning, and vibrant pan-African community, we empower students to become changemakers, problem-solvers, and innovators. At ALU, we're not just teaching; we're nurturing the leaders who will drive Africa's progress and prosperity in the 21st century

We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities.

HOW WE WORK

The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

The African Leadership University is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment , we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place , which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The SVP Associate plays a central role in supporting ALU’s student entrepreneurs. The role focuses on developing, managing, and improving the end-to-end student venture support
pipeline, from venture discovery and incubation to mentorship, funding preparation, and post-program tracking. This role ensures that ALU’s Student Ventures Program builds high-
quality founders, accelerates promising startups, and maintains strong engagement across the ALU entrepreneurial ecosystem.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Operations & Coordination (Core Function)

• Support planning, coordination, and delivery of SVP activities, events, and learning sessions.
• Manage day-to-day operations for student founder cohorts, ensuring a smooth weekly program experience.
• Maintain accurate program documentation, reports, attendance logs, and compliance records.
• Coordinate logistics for workshops, masterclasses, pitch days, and mentorship sessions.

Founder Support & Venture Development:

• Serve as the primary contact point for student founders within SVP.
• Conduct venture check-ins: reviewing progress, identifying barriers, escalating red flags. Provide guidance on product development, customer discovery, business strategy, and traction milestones. 
• Support ventures in building high-quality data rooms, pitch decks, business models, and traction plans.
• Prepare founders for demo days, pitch sessions, and investment readiness checkpoints.

Mentorship Program Management:

• Identify, onboard, and support mentors working with SVP ventures.
• Match mentors to founders based on identified needs and expertise.
• Track mentorship engagements, outcomes, and follow-up actions.
• Ensure mentors have the materials needed (pitch decks, summaries, documents).

Events & Ecosystem Engagement:

• Assist in planning and executing entrepreneurship events including GEW, founder showcases, hackathons, and networking events.
• Represent CEL in ALU-wide events and collaborations.
• Support outreach to ecosystem partners, industry experts, accelerators, and investors.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting:

• Collect and analyse venture performance data, traction, revenue, milestones, mentor feedback, needs assessments.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for internal leadership.
• Track long-term founder progress

Administrative & Cross-Functional Responsibilities:

• Respond to founder email queries, Slack communication, and program support requests on time.
• Support in maintaining CEL databases, folders, and document repositories.
• Collaborate with Admissions, Marketing, E-Lab, Careers, and Academic teams when needed.
• Ensure compliance with ALU policies, safeguarding procedures, and program standards.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Entrepreneurship, Management, Innovation, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating entrepreneurship programs, running ventures, or startup ecosystem involvement.
• Experience building or supporting early-stage ventures (preferred).

Entrepreneurial Competencies:

• Understanding of startup life cycles, MVP development, traction building, and market research.
• Ability to assess venture quality and identify gaps and risks.
• Communication &Facilitation: Ability to facilitate sessions.Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Operational Skills: Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple moving parts.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight timelines.

Professional Attributes:

• High emotional intelligence and ability to work with diverse student founders.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented, and adaptable.
• High integrity and strong work ethic.

ROLE OUTCOMES / SUCCESS INDICATORS.

• High student satisfaction in SVP programs.
• Quality and completeness of founder data rooms.
• Improved venture traction and measurable performance growth.
• Strong mentorship engagement metrics.
• Smooth execution of SVP events and activities.
• Timely reporting and program documentation.

Senior Manager - Field Operations and Programs

Reports to: Program Director
Level: Senior Manager
Manages: Program Managers

Role Purpose

The Senior Manager (SM) provides senior leadership for field operations and program implementation, ensuring high-quality delivery, scalable systems, and strong people management across programs. The role owns field execution standards, operational systems, and talent development, while Program Managers retain accountability for day-to-day delivery and the Program Director retains accountability for country-level execution and strategy.

The Senior Manager acts as the bridge between strategy and execution, translating Program Director priorities into strong operational practice across teams.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Field Operations Leadership (Standards & Performance)

• Provide senior oversight of field operations across programs, ensuring consistent implementation quality, data integrity, and adherence to operational standards.
• Hold Program Managers and Field Managers accountable for meeting delivery targets (e.g., households enrolled, efficiency benchmarks, recipient experience).
• Conduct periodic field visits to assess system effectiveness, implementation quality, and staff performance.
• Identify cross-program delivery challenges and escalate systemic issues to the Program Director with proposed solutions.
• Review and endorse operational pilots and targeting approaches before scale, assessing feasibility, efficiency, and risk.
• Serve as the escalation point for cross-program operational risks prior to Program Director involvement.

2. Systems Building & Operational Model Improvement

• Own continuous improvement of the field delivery model, with a focus on scalability, efficiency, and reliability.
• Lead initiatives to:
• Strengthen data quality assurance systems
• Improve backend checks and automation
• Integrate technology into enrollment, monitoring, and follow-up protocols
• Oversee risk mitigation plans proposed by Program, Product, and Field Managers, particularly for:
• Complex pilots or research partnerships
• Operational slowdowns or delivery risks
• Ensure operational systems remain aligned with Program Director priorities and organizational strategy.

3. Senior People Management & Talent Development

• Foster a high-performance culture across field teams, emphasizing accountability, feedback, and professional growth.
• Directly manage senior field staff (e.g., Program Managers, Field Managers), setting expectations for strong people management at all levels.
• Oversee hiring plans for field teams, supporting managers in recruitment, onboarding, and training where needed.
• Lead performance reviews for direct reports and build their capacity to conduct effective reviews for their teams.
• Identify high-potential staff and, in partnership with managers, support accelerated development and promotion pathways.
• Identify structural gaps or inefficiencies in field team org charts and propose resourcing or design adjustments to the Program Director.

4. Data, Performance Monitoring & Decision Support

• Use data to monitor field and program performance, identify trends, and inform operational improvements.
• Oversee survey design and updates for new and existing programs, ensuring alignment with program objectives and data quality standards.
• Coach teams on effective use of data for problem-solving and performance management.
  • Act as the primary interface with GiveDirectly’s global data teams for field-related needs, ensuring clarity of requirements and adherence to timelines.
  • Synthesize data into clear insights and recommendations for the Program Director and management team.

5. Cross-Functional Coordination & Internal Communication

• Partner with Product, Data, Finance, and Operations teams to ensure field execution supports program objectives and product priorities.
• Communicate clearly and concisely across written, verbal, and presentation formats.
• Present regularly to internal leadership on field performance, risks, and improvement initiatives.

6. External Support 

• Support the Program Director and Country Director in donor visits and external engagements by providing operational and field context.
• Assist in internal rollout of new programs, pilots, or technologies by ensuring field teams are prepared, informed, and aligned.

Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of work experience in a problem-solving heavy role (field management, consulting, analytics)
• Exceptional ability to work analytically through complex operational questions & run robust analyses to inform management and programming decisions
• Strong communications skills, including speaking, writing, presenting, and negotiating across diverse audiences
• Strong operational acumen (including ability to rapidly get up-to-speed on GD field model)
• Experience with field work, field data collection
• Ability to approach tasks with resourcefulness and to work in a highly self-directed manner
• Ability to manage day-to-day operations while simultaneously working to build and institutionalize more robust, efficient systems
• Passion for the role cash transfers can play in giving recipients choice & driving impact at scale 
• Strong interest in advancing the values and mission of GiveDirectly

**GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect children, vulnerable adults, and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH)” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.**

About You and The Role

Zipline’s long-range autonomous drone system is already delivering millions of medical products across Africa. As we expand in Cote D'ivoire, we’re seeking a Deployments Lead to oversee all construction and deployment activities nationwide. This senior role is responsible for delivering Zipline distribution centers across the country, leading in-country teams and driving execution excellence from site acquisition and permitting through construction, vendor management, and operational handover. You will serve as the central point of coordination between local teams and global stakeholders across Engineering, Supply Chain, Legal, Regulatory, and Partnerships, ensuring each launch meets Zipline’s global standards while adapting to Côte d'Ivoire’s regulatory and operational context. You are a builder, leader, and systems thinker who can navigate complexity, align diverse stakeholders, and deliver results at scale.

What You’ll Do

• Own deployment strategy and execution for all new Zipline distribution centers across Côte d'Ivoire.
• Lead cross-functional coordination between Côte d'Ivoire teams and global stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of multiple deployments that consistently meets partner expectations.
• Partner with government agencies, regulators, and local authorities in Côte d'Ivoire to secure permits, approvals, and strong working relationships.
• Identify and secure sites that meet Zipline’s technical, operational, and business requirements.
• Build and manage a high-performing network of Nigerian suppliers and contractors, ensuring cost-efficiency, quality, and reliability of site works.
• Manage in-country budgets, timelines, and resources, making tradeoffs that balance speed, cost, and long-term operational excellence.
• Help hire, develop, and lead a team of deployment project managers.
• Capture and implement lessons learned to continuously refine Zipline’s global deployment playbook.
• Provide clear, data-driven reporting on progress, risks, and performance to leadership.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of experience in construction, engineering, or program management, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven success delivering large-scale, technically complex projects within Côte d'Ivoire, from concept to completion.
• Strong experience working with Côte d'Ivoire regulatory bodies, permitting processes, and local contractor ecosystems (highly preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop in-country project teams.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and make strategic tradeoffs under pressure.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills – able to represent Zipline effectively with partners, contractors, and government officials.
• A systems mindset, with the ability to build scalable processes adapted to local context.
• Grit, adaptability, and resilience to thrive in uncertain, constantly changing environments.
• Willingness and ability to accommodate more than 50% travel within Côte d'Ivoire.

What Else You Need to Know

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!

About You and The Role

Zipline’s long-range autonomous drone system is already delivering millions of medical products across Africa. As we expand in Nigeria, we’re seeking a Construction and Deployments Lead to oversee all construction and deployment activities nationwide. This senior role is responsible for delivering Zipline distribution centers across the country, leading in-country teams and driving execution excellence from site acquisition and permitting through construction, vendor management, and operational handover. You will serve as the central point of coordination between local teams and global stakeholders across Engineering, Supply Chain, Legal, Regulatory, and Partnerships, ensuring each launch meets Zipline’s global standards while adapting to Nigeria’s regulatory and operational context. You are a builder, leader, and systems thinker who can navigate complexity, align diverse stakeholders, and deliver results at scale.

What You’ll Do

• Own deployment strategy and execution for all new Zipline distribution centers across Nigeria.
• Lead cross-functional coordination between Nigeria teams and global stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of multiple deployments that consistently meets partner expectations.
• Partner with government agencies, regulators, and local authorities in Nigeria to secure permits, approvals, and strong working relationships.
• Identify and secure sites that meet Zipline’s technical, operational, and business requirements.
• Build and manage a high-performing network of Nigerian suppliers and contractors, ensuring cost-efficiency, quality, and reliability of site works.
• Manage in-country budgets, timelines, and resources, making tradeoffs that balance speed, cost, and long-term operational excellence.
• Help hire, develop, and lead a team of deployment project managers.
• Capture and implement lessons learned to continuously refine Zipline’s global deployment playbook.
• Provide clear, data-driven reporting on progress, risks, and performance to leadership.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of experience in construction, engineering, or program management, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven success delivering large-scale, technically complex projects within Nigeria, from concept to completion.
• Strong experience working with Nigerian regulatory bodies, permitting processes, and local contractor ecosystems (highly preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop in-country project teams.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and make strategic tradeoffs under pressure.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills – able to represent Zipline effectively with partners, contractors, and government officials.
• A systems mindset, with the ability to build scalable processes adapted to local context.
• Grit, adaptability, and resilience to thrive in uncertain, constantly changing environments.
• Willingness and ability to accommodate more than 50% travel within Nigeria.

What Else You Need to Know

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

Our Rwanda program, founded in 2007 is our largest and operates under the local brand Tubura. We have more than 3,000 staff across all four provinces of Rwanda, as well as in Kigali. Together, we served more than 2.8 million farmers in 2024. We work closely with the government to support national efforts to improve food security. Additionally, we help channel funding and resources to promising agri-SMEs, supporting farmers by providing a market for high-impact crops such as coffee, avocado, and chili.

About the Role

Lead the RICA Seed Center’s science and training services. We seek an expert to manage technical research and professional courses, ensuring absolute integrity and excellence to help 1M+ farmers access high-quality seed in Rwanda. This role will have a 40% research, 40% postgraduate-level teaching, and 20% management requirement.

Responsibilities

Lead Department Strategy, Team & Operational Excellence

• Define and drive the Seed Center’s Scientific/Technology strategic roadmap, ensuring alignment with long-term industry impartiality and impact goals.
• Lead and develop a high-performing, multidisciplinary team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Oversee departmental planning, budgeting, and OKRs, ensuring strong execution and operational efficiency.

Direct Seed Technology & Business Professional Training Program 

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of a flagship postgraduate training program, ensuring strong student outcomes, curriculum relevance, and industry reputation - including leading the applied research units of the course.
• Drive accreditation, regional positioning, and growth of the program, including partnerships and funding opportunities.
• Coordinate instructors and partners to deliver high-quality technical and leadership training - in partnership with the academic administration and trainee welfare coordinator.

Provide Strategic Leadership for Seed Laboratory & Certification Services

• Oversee the long-term technical roadmap for seed laboratory services, including quality testing, certification, and accreditation (e.g. ISO, ISTA).
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, impartial laboratory services that meet national and international standards.
• Build and manage strategic partnerships with regulatory bodies and industry stakeholders.

Lead National Field Trials & Seed Systems Strengthening

• Oversee national performance trials, ensuring high-quality data generation (e.g. DUS, VCU) and compliance with international standards.
• Coordinate publication of national variety lists and support transparent, credible seed system governance.
• Strengthen collaboration with government and private sector partners to advance Rwanda’s seed industry.

Drive Technical Insight, Reporting & Sector Influence

• Ensure production of high-quality, user-focused technical reports and validated data for stakeholders.
• Analyze seed sector trends and generate insights to inform strategy, policy, and industry development.
• Act as a senior technical voice, contributing to national dialogue and shaping the future of the seed sector.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• PhD in Plant Breeding, Seed Science, Seed Systems, Seed Technology, or related field (or MSc. with significant relevant experience).
• 5+ years (MSc) or 2+ years (PhD) of relevant experience in seed research, development, or systems.
• Excellent in scientific and technical writing and reporting skills; publication experience is an advantage - with an ability to perform and interpret complex statistics being a big plus.
• Advanced expertise in seed science, plant breeding, or seed systems, with strong knowledge of seed technologies and grain crops.
• Familiarity with international regulatory frameworks (e.g. UPOV, ISTA, OECD) and seed certification systems.
• Ability to operate in high-context environments, driving alignment, accountability, and results.
• Experience delivering training, academic programs, or professional capacity-building initiatives.
• English required; working proficiency in Kinyarwanda is an advantage.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

Application Deadline

21 July 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

ABOUT ALU

ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose. Our students declare missions, not majors. They develop the real-world skills to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. And they take ownership of their learning from day one through our peer and student-led approach – because ALU believes in the power and agency of young people to start shaping the future right now. Together with a world-class faculty and staff, our students are igniting a ripple of positive impact across Africa and the world.

We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities.

HOW WE WORK

The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

The African Leadership University is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment , we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place , which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The People & Culture team at ALU enables the organisation to deliver on its mission by ensuring that the right people are hired, supported, and enabled to perform at their best across a complex, multi-country environment. The team operates with a strong service mindset, a high degree of accountability, and a focus on operational excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement.

The team works closely with leaders, managers, Finance, Legal, and external partners to design and deliver people processes that are practical, scalable, and aligned to ALU’s values. Collaboration, clarity, and execution discipline are core to how the team operates.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The HRBP [Manager] – Rwanda is the senior, in-country People & Culture lead and the primary strategic partner to all Rwanda-based leadership. This role owns the end-to-end people agenda in-country. The Manager ensures that HR runs seamlessly across the full employee lifecycle, while being deeply embedded in the business as a trusted advisor, coach, and thought partner. This is a highly visible and influential role that sits at the intersection of strategy and execution.

The HRBP Manager translates organisational priorities into actionable people strategies, drives performance and accountability across teams, and ensures a consistent, high-quality employee experience.
While supported by centralised specialist and operational HR teams, this role is the single point of accountability and coordination for all people-related matters in Rwanda—ensuring alignment, responsiveness, and impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Business Partnering & Leadership Enablement

• Serve as the primary People & Culture advisor to country and functional leaders, shaping decisions through a people, performance, and culture lens
• Coach and support leaders to build high-performing, accountable, and engaged teams
• Translate business strategy into clear, actionable people priorities and interventions
• Act as a thought partner on leadership challenges, team dynamics, and organisational effectiveness

Performance Management & Organisational Effectiveness

• Drive end-to-end performance management processes, ensuring alignment from organisational goals to individual outcomes
• Lead performance calibration discussions across teams to ensure fairness, consistency, and high standards
• Partner with leaders to diagnose performance gaps and implement targeted interventions
• Embed a culture of accountability, feedback, and continuous performance improvement

Talent Management, Succession & Workforce Planning

• Provide data-driven insights on talent health, including flight risk analysis, retention trends, and capability gaps
• Partner with leaders to build and maintain robust succession plans for critical roles
• Lead headcount planning and workforce strategy discussions aligned to budget and organisational priorities
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to ensure proactive and strategic hiring plans

Employee Engagement & Experience

• Continuously assess and strengthen employee engagement through pulse checks, feedback loops, and targeted initiatives
• Partner with leaders to design and implement interventions that improve team health, morale, and productivity
• Ensure a consistent and high-quality employee experience across the full lifecycle—from onboarding to exit

Culture & Organisational Development

• Champion and embed ALU’s culture, values, and ways of working across all teams
• Drive culture-shaping initiatives that reinforce accountability, ownership, and high performance
• Lead organisational design and restructuring conversations to ensure teams are optimally structured for impact
• Support change management initiatives, ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption

HR Operations Oversight & Integration

• Act as the in-country point of coordination across all HR functions (operations, payroll, compliance, talent acquisition, etc.)
• Ensure seamless delivery of HR processes through strong collaboration with central teams
• Maintain oversight of HR compliance and local labour requirements, escalating risks where necessary
• Ensure timely and effective resolution of employee relations matters

Data, Insights & Decision Support

• Leverage people data and analytics to inform decision-making and influence leadership actions
• Track and report on key HR metrics (performance, engagement, retention, etc.)
• Use insights to proactively identify risks and opportunities within the workforce

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 6–10+ years of progressive experience in Human Resources, with a strong focus on HR Business Partnering or equivalent strategic roles
• Proven experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decision-making at a strategic level
• Demonstrated track record of driving organisational performance, culture transformation, and talent management initiatives
• Experience managing end-to-end HR across multiple functions, with the ability to integrate strategy and operations
• Strong experience in organisational design, workforce planning, and performance management frameworks
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth, or multi-country environments is strongly preferred

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Functional Competencies

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate business goals into impactful people strategies
• Performance & Talent Management: Strong capability in driving performance frameworks, calibration, and succession planning
• Data & Insight Orientation: Ability to analyse and interpret people data to inform decisions
• Organisational Design: Skilled in structuring teams and roles for maximum effectiveness
• HR Integration & Oversight: Strong understanding of HR operations, compliance, and systems, with the ability to coordinate across functions

Leadership & Behavioural Competencies

• Influence & Stakeholder Management: Builds trust and credibility with senior leaders; confidently challenges and advises
• Ownership & Accountability: Takes full responsibility for outcomes and drives execution end-to-end
• Collaboration: Works seamlessly across teams and geographies to deliver results
• Coaching & Development: Actively develops leaders and teams through guidance and feedback
• Resilience & Adaptability: Thrives in ambiguity and navigates complexity with confidence
• Culture Carrier: Embodies and reinforces ALU’s values and high-performance expectations

LOCATION: Rwanda

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About the Role

From R&D to sales to strategy to operations, the Global R&D Data Analyst has the unique opportunity to improve decision-making across all aspects of One Acre Fund’s program using many diverse data types, such as sales, yield, demographic and satellite data, to help us reach more farmers with greater impact. 

The Global R&D Data Analyst will help us reach over one million farmers by executing analyses for strategic decision-making on repayment, expansion, and other business functions, and work directly with program leaders to interpret results and make data-driven decisions. The Global R&D Data Analyst will play an integral role in shaping One Acre Fund’s data strategy, including dreaming up and executing new ways to use our data to improve our program.

Additionally, One Acre Fund has a robust agronomic and socioeconomic research program spanning all countries of operation. This role will work closely with country R&D teams to ensure all trials are executed at the highest possible standards, provide follow-up analytical support and training to team members, and support with warehousing of our agronomic data to make our research outputs accessible to external collaborators, further increasing One Acre Fund’s smallholder farmer impact across the continent.

To succeed in this role, you will need to be a strong communicator and have a solid analytical background with experience in experimental design. You will need to be comfortable interpreting ambiguous results generated with imperfect data and advising leaders on the relative risk associated with different decisions based on the results of your analysis. 

This is a deliberately hybrid role. Success requires the ability to operate effectively as:

• an experimental methodologist (trial design & causal inference),
• an applied data scientist (production analytics, geospatial methods, modelling), and
• a delivery-oriented project manager (prioritisation, documentation, coordination).

Responsibilities

Own methodological rigour and analytical quality for trials and surveys (30%):

• Design and analyse trials and surveys, including:
  • Sample size and power calculations
  • Stratification and experimental design
  • Recommend the appropriate statistical methods (e.g., hypothesis testing, regression, ANOVA/mixed models)
• Lead analysis of agronomic and product trials to estimate treatment effects and program impact
• Quality assure trial designs and analyses produced by other analysts
• Translate trial findings into clear recommendations for product design, agronomic guidance, and program strategy.

Develop scalable analytical products and decision-support tools using program, survey, and spatial data (30%):

• Build, maintain, and improve analytical pipelines and production codebases that power operational decision tools (e.g., sowing date or input recommendations), including occasional support at the production level.
• Integrate survey, MEL, and operational data with geospatial layers (soil, climate, vegetation, remote sensing) to generate localised recommendations and program targeting strategies.
• Conduct spatial and remote-sensing analyses for program design, prioritisation, and impact estimation (e.g., soil erosion modelling, site suitability analysis).
• Analyse historical trial and soil data to generate input and soil management recommendations (e.g., lime application, fertiliser rate application).
• Evaluate potential impact of alternative interventions and support pilot design, iteration, and scale decisions.
• Translate analyses into decision-ready outputs (briefs, dashboards, and memos) for non-technical stakeholders.
• Identify new, high-leverage analytical use cases that improve program reach, impact, or cost-effectiveness.

Lead impact data management and project management (~20%)

• Lead curation and standardisation of historical yield, agronomic practice, and trial datasets to enable reuse and external research collaboration.
• Own knowledge management for impact data and trials, including:
  • Central documentation of methodologies, assumptions, sample sizes, and results for all projects
  • Reusable analysis templates and reference implementations
• Manage external data requests in compliance with client data protection and confidentiality protocols.

Provide portfolio-level project management (~20%):

• Maintain project plans, priorities, and timelines
• Track dependencies and risks
• Coordinate with program and R&D stakeholders to identify potential delivery risks
• Establish durable documentation and planning systems (e.g., project roadmaps, project trackers, shared repositories).

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning, and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Bachelor's Degree in one of the following fields: economics, econometrics, mathematics, or statistics
• Proficiency in R and/or Python, including working knowledge of -
• Database connectivity (e.g., PostgreSQL) to enable data retrieval, manipulation, and storage from various databases
• Interact with RESTful APIs (e.g., JSON, XML)
• Data manipulation libraries (e.g., dplyr, tidyr) for efficient data wrangling, transformation, and exploration
• Packages for data visualisation (e.g., ggplot2, lattice, plotly)
• Advanced statistical analysis and modelling (stats, lme4, survival)
• Machine learning frameworks (e.g., randomForest, xgboost, caret) for building predictive models and conducting machine learning tasks
• Packages for data manipulation and visualisation, such as numpy, pandas, and Matplotlib
• Spatial data manipulation libraries (geopandas, rasterio, shapely, GDAL)
• In-depth knowledge of statistically rigorous trial design methodologies, including RCTs, side-by-side comparisons, RCBD, and other experimental designs
• In-depth knowledge of statistically rigorous survey design methods, including random, stratified, and cluster sampling
• Knowledge of relevant meteorological, soil, and vegetation data layers and sources, their uses and limitations (e.g., iSDA, ISRIC, CHIRPS, TAMSAT, NASA, Sentinel Hub, Google Earth Engine, AWS)
• Working knowledge of agronomy, e.g., practical understanding of fertiliser nutrient compositions, plant populations, growing degree days, GxE interactions.
• Working knowledge of GIS tools such as ArcGIS and QGIS, and spatial data analysis techniques.
• Proficiency in version control, such as Git/GitHub.
• Ability to easily explain technical concepts to non-technical decision makers and grow the analytical skills of others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple analytical projects in parallel, including:
• Scoping ambiguous analytical problems and translating them into deliverable plans
• Prioritising work against timelines and stakeholder needs
• Tracking progress, managing dependencies, and proactively unblocking delivery risks
• Maintaining clear documentation and project plans to ensure continuity and institutional memory

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Nairobi, Kenya or Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Contract Duration

2 Years

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

Application Deadline

10 July, 2026

Please note that we hire on a rolling basis, which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organisation’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About the Role

You will ensure that market access value chains are analyzed against the winner value chain framework thoroughly and accurately to 1) inform org resourcing decisions, 2) guide Market Access stakeholders on how to strengthen those value chains, and 3) deliver impact for smallholder farmers and especially youth and women.

Responsibilities

Value Chain Analysis

• Analyze our active market access businesses to drive shared understanding of performance and investment conviction across departments.
• Lead diligence on new market access businesses that can create significant demand for farmers' crops, opportunities for women and youth in program countries, and contribute to One Acre Fund's financial sustainability.
• Support financial analysis, including our budgeting cycle and investment cases for CapEx.
• Socialize recommendations with key stakeholders across the organization.

Value Chain Development

• Own a new market access pilot from end-to-end: diligence, design, and delivery in collaboration with country programs. Ensure these activities are aligned with the interests of smallholder farmers and youth and women in particular.
• Support country programs in their value chain development learning on operations, quality/technical management, and unit economics.
• Develop external expert networks to support market intelligence and strengthen execution on sales and market development.

Special Projects

• Contribute your analytical and entrepreneurial talents to critical projects in other market access businesses as needed.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Entrepreneurial appetite and horsepower: you can learn new chains rapidly, navigate ambiguity, and balance multiple priorities.
• Excellent analytical skills: you can build and evaluate decision-grade financial models (especially P&Ls); you can use data coupled with sound business judgment to influence business decisions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills & stakeholder management: proficient at understanding teams' and leaders' priorities as well as exercising indirect influence to align stakeholders.
• Project management & organizational skills.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Flexible: Rwanda or Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Contract Duration

3 Years

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or candidates with extensive professional experience in) our countries of operation are preferred.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.

To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About the Role

The Global Safety Nets and Microinsurance Senior Associate is a high-agility role responsible for the end-to-end design, piloting, and initial setup of household microinsurance and safety net products. This role bridges the gap between high-level strategy and ground-level execution, conducting field research, managing external partners, and leading pilots during the critical innovation phase.

Responsibilities

• Lead Market Entry & Opportunity Scoping
• Conduct deep-dive market assessments and farmer needs analyses to evaluate the viability of microinsurance and safety net interventions in new markets.
• Identify high-impact opportunities and define entry strategies for pre-scale programs.
• Drive Product Innovation & Design
• Lead end-to-end design of innovative financial protection products, translating complex risk and insurance concepts into simple, farmer-centric solutions.
• Rapidly prototype, test, and iterate products based on field insights and user feedback.
• Own Pilot Execution & Program Delivery
• Serve as project lead for country-level pilots, managing the full lifecycle from design to implementation and evaluation.
• Collaborate with country leadership to ensure alignment, execution excellence, and readiness for scale.
• Build Strategic Partnerships & Delivery Models
• Identify, negotiate, and manage partnerships with insurers, InsurTechs, NGOs, and other service providers.
• Design operational models and delivery structures that enable scalable, cost-effective program implementation.
• Develop Playbooks, Teams & Pathways to Scale
• Build operational playbooks, tools, and training materials to transition pilots into scalable programs.
• Manage and mentor junior team members while strengthening in-country team capability.
• Capture insights and shape global strategy for microinsurance and safety net programming.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• 3–5 years of professional experience in a similar role, preferably consulting, startup, or international development.       
• Strong problem-solving mindset with experience building or launching new products, programs, or ventures.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and driving progress in early-stage or unstructured environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects end-to-end and deliver results in cross-functional, global environments.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel; ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience managing or mentoring team members is an advantage.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Development, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Fluency in English required; French or Swahili is a strong advantage.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Nairobi, Kenya or Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Contract Duration

2 years

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

Application Deadline

25 June 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Do you live and breathe performance marketing, from media buying and campaign optimisation to conversion tracking and attribution? Are you comfortable working with tools like Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, and analytics dashboards to ensure every click, lead, and conversion is accurately tracked and optimised? 

Can you turn data into strategy, using insights from campaign performance, tracking pixels, and conversion events to test, iterate, and scale what works continuously? Do you thrive when given clear growth targets and the freedom to experiment across channels, audiences, and creative?

If you measure success in qualified leads, cost per acquisition, and ROI, not just likes and shares, this could be your next opportunity. ALX Rwanda is looking for a Performance Marketing Specialist to drive growth through data-driven campaigns, robust tracking frameworks, and continuous optimisation across our digital channels.

About ALX Africa

ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa's digital future. Formerly part of Sand Tech Holdings, we've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech skills training and career acceleration programmes. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and reskill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders. By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million Africans to secure sustainable tech careers.

With hubs in 8 cities across Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors. Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech industry. Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our students for in-demand roles in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.

We achieve this by:

• Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech skills that will power the future.
• Empowering the next generation of technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders through challenging, real-world coursework.
• Building a lifelong, impactful community of tech professionals that supports them at all stages of their career journey. 

Our impact thus far:

• 347k+ graduates since 2020
• 257k youth in work
• 31k youth starting own ventures
• 60k youth in jobs created by entrepreneurs

 Visit our website www.alxafrica.com to learn more about our digital revolution.

Role Summary

ALX is seeking a highly analytical, execution-focused Performance Marketing Specialist to drive learner acquisition and growth in Rwanda.

This role is designed for a marketer who is deeply fluent in paid acquisition, conversion tracking, attribution, and campaign optimization, and who measures success through pipeline quality, enrollments, acquisition efficiency, and return on investment.

The successful candidate will sit at the intersection of media buying, data infrastructure, analytics, and growth experimentation. They will be responsible not only for launching and optimizing campaigns, but also for ensuring the integrity of the tracking ecosystem, strengthening visibility across the acquisition funnel, and enabling faster, smarter decision-making through robust reporting and insights. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys solving complex growth challenges, and is motivated by measurable outcomes rather than vanity metrics.

Specific Responsibilities

Performance Media Strategy and Campaign Execution

• Lead the strategy, setup, execution, and optimisation of paid digital campaigns across key performance channels, including Meta, Google, and other relevant acquisition platforms.
• Build and manage full-funnel campaign strategies that drive awareness, lead generation, and learner enrollment across multiple markets.
• Own campaign architecture, audience targeting, budget allocation, bid strategies, and spend efficiency to maximize growth outcomes.
• Run disciplined A/B tests across creatives, messaging, audiences, placements, and landing pages to continuously improve results.
• Optimise campaigns against core commercial and growth metrics, including cost per lead, cost per acquisition, conversion rates, and return on ad spend.
• Identify opportunities to scale high-performing campaigns while reducing inefficiencies across underperforming segments.

Conversion Tracking, Attribution, and Technical Setup

• Design, implement, and maintain a reliable tracking and attribution framework to support accurate performance measurement across all digital campaigns.
• Manage tools and systems such as Meta Pixel, Google Tags, Google Tag Manager, and conversion event tracking across landing pages and enrollment funnels.
• Ensure accurate end-to-end tracking of user journeys, lead submissions, and enrollment conversion events.
• Monitor tracking integrity and proactively resolve issues related to broken events, tagging errors, attribution gaps, or data inconsistencies.
• Strengthen campaign measurement foundations to improve confidence in reporting, optimisation, and investment decisions.

Performance Analytics and Dashboard Reporting

• Develop and maintain performance dashboards that provide real-time visibility into campaign results across channels, markets, and audience segments.
• Build reporting structures that track funnel performance from first click to qualified lead to enrollment.
• Monitor and analyse key performance indicators such as CTR, CPL, CPA, conversion rates, funnel progression, and ROI.
• Translate campaign and funnel performance data into clear, actionable reporting for marketing stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Improve organisational visibility into acquisition performance through high-quality dashboards, reporting discipline, and insight generation.
  
  

Insight Generation and Growth Optimisation

• Produce weekly and monthly performance reports that surface trends, opportunities, risks, and recommended actions.
• Identify patterns in audience behavior, creative effectiveness, channel performance, and funnel drop-off points to inform strategic optimization.
• Use data and experimentation to uncover new growth opportunities and improve acquisition efficiency over time.
• Generate insights that support better decision-making across learner acquisition, campaign investment, and market prioritization.
• Partner with leadership to align marketing performance with broader enrollment, impact, and revenue goals.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Marketing, Recruitment, and Community teams to ensure campaigns are aligned with recruitment pipelines, market priorities, and enrollment targets.
• Support broader market activation efforts, community initiatives, and events with targeted performance campaigns where relevant.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure messaging, targeting, and learner journeys are aligned with ALX’s brand and value proposition.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability, experimentation, and continuous improvement across the growth function.

Skill Requirements - Essential

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in performance marketing, growth marketing, paid acquisition, or a related digital growth role.
• Demonstrated success in planning, managing, and optimizing paid campaigns across platforms such as Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads.
• Strong hands-on experience with conversion tracking, attribution tools, and tagging frameworks, including Meta Pixel and Google Tag Manager.
• Proven ability to build and interpret performance dashboards using tools such as Looker Studio or similar analytics platforms.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to turn campaign data into clear recommendations and optimization strategies.
• Experience running structured A/B tests and using performance insights to guide scaling decisions.
• High attention to detail and strong comfort working across data, systems, and campaign operations.
• Ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Candidates must be based in Kigali or willing to relocate to Kigali.
• This is an in-person role and the successful candidate will be expected to work onsite as part of the Kigali team.
• Legal authorisation to work in Rwanda.

Who You Are

• Deeply results-oriented and motivated by measurable growth outcomes.
• Curious, experimental, and energized by continuous testing and learning.
• Highly analytical, with a strong grasp of both the strategic and technical dimensions of performance marketing.
• Comfortable moving between execution and insight, from campaign setup to dashboard review to optimization recommendations.
• Proactive, resourceful, and able to navigate ambiguity while maintaining a strong bias for action.
• A collaborative partner who works well across functions and communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Person Specification/Attributes

• Courage: Willingness to speak up, challenge the status quo, and embrace new challenges.
• Humility: Openness to learning, seeking help when needed, and a focus on serving others.
• Adventure: A passion for setting ambitious goals, tackling difficult tasks, and finding joy in the journey.
• Initiative: Proactive, resourceful, and able to navigate ambiguity while maintaining a strong bias for action.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from setbacks, persevere through challenges, and emerge stronger.
• Flexibility: Comfortable moving between execution and insight, from campaign setup to dashboard review to optimization recommendations.

Employment Type

This role is a full-time position

ABOUT ALU

At the African Leadership University (ALU), we're more than just an institution—we're a catalyst for transformation. Our mission is to develop a new generation of ethical and entrepreneurial leaders who will shape Africa's future. Through our innovative curriculum, focus on experiential learning, and vibrant pan-African community, we empower students to become changemakers, problem-solvers, and innovators. At ALU, we're not just teaching; we're nurturing the leaders who will drive Africa's progress and prosperity in the 21st century

We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities.

HOW WE WORK

The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

The African Leadership University is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment , we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place, which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding.

About the Team

The Health Collaborative program, under the Center for Health Innovation and Impact (CHII) at ALU, is a multidisciplinary, mission-driven group dedicated to transforming healthcare outcomes across Africa. We operate at the intersection of education, research, policy, and innovation—working closely with governments, health institutions, donors, and industry leaders. Our culture values collaboration, intellectual rigor, experimentation, and real-world impact.

About the Health Ecosystems Pillar (HECO)

The Health Ecosystems (HECO) Pillar empowers students and professionals to acquire advanced, interdisciplinary skills essential for sustainable growth and transformation of the health sector across Africa. Through research-informed programming, strategic partnerships, and leadership development, HECO works with Health Collaborative Partners to co-create solutions and train a new generation of health leaders equipped to drive equitable, inclusive, and resilient health systems.

About the Role

The Health Ecosystems Lead will play a critical role in advancing the Health Collaborative’s leadership programs, applied research initiatives, and strategic partnerships within Africa’s health sector. This role requires a strong understanding of health systems, research-driven programming, and multi-stakeholder partnerships, with the ability to translate evidence and policy priorities into impactful leadership and capacity-building initiatives.

The role sits at the nexus of program delivery, research alignment, and ecosystem engagement, supporting ALU’s ambition to strengthen health institutions and develop future health leaders across the continent.

Key Responsibilities

1. Program Design, Coordination & Delivery

• Support the design, planning, and implementation of health leadership programs, including the Public Sector Fellowship Program with CRA.
• Collaborate with ALU’s Business School and external experts to support MBA health specializations and executive education programs.
• Ensure programs are aligned with national health priorities, workforce needs, and emerging health system challenges.
  
  

2. Research & Evidence-Informed Programming

• Support the integration of health systems research, policy analysis, and data insights into Africa Health Collaborative programs and partnerships.
• Work with internal and external researchers to translate research findings into practical tools, leadership curricula, and institutional interventions.
• Contribute to concept notes, learning briefs, and knowledge products that demonstrate program impact and inform ecosystem learning.
  
  

3. Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and manage relationships with public and private healthcare institutions, ministries of health, regulatory bodies, and policy organizations.
• Coordinate partnerships with donors, healthcare executives, academic institutions, and implementing partners to co-create impactful programs.
• Support funding mobilization efforts by contributing to proposals, donor reporting, and partnership strategy development.
• Facilitate convenings, peer-learning sessions, and knowledge-exchange forums among health sector leaders.
  
  

4. Monitoring, Data Management & Reporting

• Track program performance indicators, including leadership outcomes, hospital performance scores, and institutional change metrics.
• Prepare high-quality narrative and data-driven reports for funders and partners, highlighting impact, lessons learned, and sustainability pathways.
• Support continuous improvement by using data and feedback to refine program design and delivery.
  
  

5. Safeguarding & Ethical Practice

• Uphold ALU’s safeguarding standards by ensuring the safety and well-being of students, fellows, and partners.
• Maintain a zero-tolerance approach to safeguarding violations in all activities and engagements.
  
  

6. Internal Collaboration & Institutional Alignment

• Work closely with ALU academic teams to align HECO programs with curriculum priorities, faculty research interests, and experiential learning opportunities for students.
• Collaborate with the Center for a Reimagined Africa (CRA) to co-design and deliver public sector–focused fellowships, policy engagements, and leadership initiatives that strengthen health governance and systems transformation across Africa.
• Partner with the ALU School of Business to support the development and delivery of health-focused MBA tracks, executive education programs, and applied leadership modules for health professionals and institutions.
• Support cross-center proposal development, donor reporting, and joint convenings that showcase ALU’s integrated approach to health systems strengthening.
  
  

Requirements & Profile

Essential Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Health Systems, Healthcare Management, Health Policy, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in health programs, leadership development, health policy, research coordination, or health systems strengthening.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Strong understanding of African health systems, public sector health delivery, and institutional governance.
• Demonstrated experience working with health institutions, government agencies, regulators, or multilateral partners.
• Research literacy: ability to interpret, synthesize, and apply research and data to program design and decision-making.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, partnership coordination, and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and documentation skills.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience supporting donor-funded programs or fellowship initiatives.
• Familiarity with healthcare quality improvement frameworks and performance measurement tools.
• Exposure to executive education, leadership development, or health workforce training programs.

Are you passionate about turning ideas into compelling visuals that tell a story and inspire action?

ALX Rwanda is looking for a talented and fast-moving Graphic Designer to join our marketing team and support creative production.

This role will be responsible for designing high-quality marketing assets used across digital campaigns, social media, program launches, and events. The designer will work closely with the marketing team to translate campaign ideas into compelling visuals that attract and engage prospective learners.

Because our campaigns run across multiple programs and platforms, this role requires someone who can produce a high volume of creative assets quickly while maintaining strong design quality and brand consistency. Experience with video editing is strongly preferred, particularly for editing short-form video content.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the visual storytelling of a fast-growing education brand empowering young people across Africa. Experience working with youth-focused, education, technology, or digital brands is a strong advantage.

About ALX Africa

ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa's digital future. Formerly part of Sand Tech Holdings, we've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech skills training and career acceleration programmes. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and re-skill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders. By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million Africans to secure sustainable tech careers.

With hubs in 8 cities across Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors. Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech industry. Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our students for in-demand roles in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.

We achieve this by:

• Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech skills that will power the future.
• Empowering the next generation of technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders through challenging, real-world coursework.
• Building a lifelong, impactful community of tech professionals that support them at all stages of their career journey. 

Our impact thus far:

• 347k+ graduates since 2020
• 257k youth in work
• 31k youth starting own ventures
• 60k youth in jobs created by entrepreneurs

 Visit our website www.alxafrica.com to learn more about our digital revolution.

Role Summary

ALX Rwanda is seeking a highly creative, agile, and execution-oriented Graphic Designer to support the production of compelling visual assets.

This role is ideal for a designer who can translate campaign strategy into high-quality creative output that strengthens brand visibility, drives audience engagement, and supports learner acquisition. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing marketing assets used across digital campaigns, social media, programme launches, and events, while ensuring consistency with ALX’s brand identity across markets.

This role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can manage high-volume creative production, and is able to deliver quickly without compromising quality. Basic video editing capability is strongly preferred, particularly for short-form digital content tailored to youth audiences and performance-driven channels.

This is an exciting opportunity for a designer who wants to shape the visual storytelling of a fast-growing education brand that is empowering the next generation of African talent.

Specific Responsibilities

Creative Asset Production and Design Execution

• Lead the design and production of high-quality visual assets across key marketing channels, including digital campaigns, social media, programme launches, and events.
• Create static ad creatives in multiple formats and dimensions to support a wide range of programme marketing needs and platform requirements.
• Develop multiple creative variations to support A/B testing, campaign optimization, and audience segmentation strategies.
• Translate campaign briefs and marketing concepts into compelling visual storytelling that drives attention, engagement, and action.
• Ensure all creative output is aligned with ALX Africa’s brand standards, visual identity, and messaging consistency.
• Support additional design needs across the business, including event collateral, promotional materials, learner-facing assets, and broader brand marketing initiatives.
• Deliver work at speed and scale while maintaining a strong eye for detail, design quality, and accuracy.

Brand Stewardship and Creative Consistency

• Uphold and strengthen the visual expression of the ALX brand across all marketing touchpoints.
• Ensure consistency in typography, layout, imagery, and overall design language across campaigns and channels.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to ensure creative output reflects campaign objectives, audience needs, and brand positioning.
• Contribute to the evolution of creative templates, design systems, and asset libraries that improve efficiency and consistency over time.

Video Editing and Motion Content Support

• Edit short-form video content to support learner acquisition, brand storytelling, and campaign performance across digital platforms.
• Produce light video edits for testimonials, promotional content, social media clips, and event highlights.
• Add simple motion graphics, text overlays, transitions, and basic animations where needed to enhance engagement.
• Prepare video assets in platform-appropriate formats for channels such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and other digital distribution platforms.
• Work with the marketing team to ensure video content is aligned with campaign messaging, audience behavior, and creative direction.

Cross-Functional Creative Collaboration

• Partner closely with the marketing team to bring campaign ideas to life through compelling and conversion-oriented visuals.
• Collaborate with internal teams across programmes to understand creative needs, timelines, and audience requirements.
• Contribute to fast-turnaround campaign cycles by responding quickly to business priorities and evolving marketing needs.
• Support a culture of creativity, responsiveness, and continuous improvement within the broader growth and brand function

Skill Requirements - Essential

• 3 to 5 years of professional experience in graphic design, ideally within marketing, digital media, brand, or agency environments.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality design work across digital campaigns, ad creatives, and brand marketing materials.
• Proven experience designing for paid digital campaigns and working across multiple asset sizes, formats, and audience use cases.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in high-volume creative production environments with fast turnaround expectations.
• Strong visual storytelling capability, with the ability to turn strategic messaging into engaging, audience-relevant creative.
• High proficiency in industry-standard design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Familiarity with Figma and Canva is advantageous.
• Experience editing short-form digital video content for marketing or social media use.
• Working knowledge of tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, or similar video editing platforms.
• Ability to add light motion design elements and prepare video content for different platforms and viewing behaviors.
• Candidates must be based in Kigali or willing to relocate to Kigali.
• This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate will be expected to work onsite as part of the Kigali team.
• Legal authorisation to work in Rwanda.

Person Specification/Attributes

• Courage: Willingness to speak up, challenge the status quo, and embrace new challenges.
• Humility: Openness to learning, seeking help when needed, and a focus on serving others.
• Adventure: A passion for setting ambitious goals, tackling difficult tasks, and finding joy in the journey.
• Initiative: Proactive problem-solving, a sense of ownership, and a willingness to go above and beyond.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from setbacks, persevere through challenges, and emerge stronger.

Portfolio Requirement

Applicants must submit a portfolio of previous work, including examples of:

• Digital ad creatives
• Campaign visuals
• Brand marketing work

Employment Type

This role is a full-time position.

Do you possess a deep passion for entrepreneurship? Does the prospect of supporting innovative startups  excite you? Have you designed or run a tech startup program before? Are you comfortable building or maintaining partnerships with forward-thinking corporates? Are you ready to plan and host pitch events and demo days? Are you adept at juggling multiple priorities? Would you describe yourself as a highly structured individual with fast learning abilities? Are you a systems thinker and experienced in building systems and processes to support the growth of an ecosystem?

Well, this might just be the job for you!

ABOUT US

ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa's digital future. Formerly part of Sand Tech Holdings, we've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech skills training and career acceleration programmes. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and reskill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders. By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million Africans to secure sustainable tech careers.

With hubs in 8 cities across Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors. Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech industry. Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our students for in-demand roles in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.

We achieve this by:

• Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech skills that will power the future.
• Empowering the next generation of technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders through challenging, real-world coursework.
• Building a lifelong, impactful community of tech professionals that support them at all stages of their career journey. 

Our impact thus far:

• 205k+ learners since 2021
• 117k youth in work
• 13k youth starting own ventures
• 66k youth in jobs through entrepreneurship

 Visit our website www.alxafrica.com to learn more about our digital revolution.

ABOUT THE CITY TEAM

Do you enjoy creating something out of nothing? The City Teams are startups within a larger startup. Each City Team is like a standalone business that is blazing a new path for ALX, but is supported by the history, reputation and global network of ALX’s wider ecosystem of companies and initiatives. In pursuit of our mission, we encourage autonomy, creativity, and experimentation. We embrace risks and failure. We seek those that have a beginners’ mindset, are lifelong learners, thrive in uncertain circumstances and uncharted territory, and have a deep passion for youth engagement.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Entrepreneurship Development Manager will be instrumental in nurturing and expanding the entrepreneurial ecosystem within the country market. This dynamic role offers a unique opportunity to drive both operational excellence and strategic vision as a core member of a City Team. The Manager will report directly to the City General Manager for day-to-day operational leadership and program implementation, while also maintaining a strategic reporting line to the Entrepreneurship Director to ensure alignment with our global entrepreneurial efforts, in particular with our flagship ALX Ventures program. In this capacity, the Manager will integrate practices and perspectives from both city-specific and global contexts to advance our collective mission.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the primary champion for entrepreneurship within the country market, innovating and executing strategies to foster entrepreneurial initiatives within the ALX community.
• Host monthly in-person fireside chats with local entrepreneurs and investors to bolster community engagement.
• Organize and oversee quarterly in-person events such demo day and product launch events at ALX Tech Hubs to highlight promising startups from our Incubator and Accelerator programs to the local investment community.
• Manage and execute weekly entrepreneurship-related events, such as pitch competitions, hackathons, meetups and networking events, enhancing our brand’s local presence.
• Ensure high levels of compliance for self-reporting and quarterly updates by entrepreneurs, maintaining a high standard of accountability and progress tracking.
• Position ALX Ventures prominently within the local ecosystem as the premier hub for innovative startups and entrepreneurs, including securing recognitions, awards and grants where eligible.
• Supervise and mentor community-led entrepreneurial initiatives, ensuring they are in line with our global strategy.
• Engage in planning activities and retrospective assessment to foster continuous learning and improvement of our programs.

PROGRAM SPECIFIC DUTIES

Founder Academy

• Lead recruitment, outreach, and enrollment efforts in collaboration with the central Entrepreneurship team to meet and exceed local market targets.
• Facilitate a smooth registration and onboarding process for new entrepreneurs, ensuring an engaging learner experience from day one.
• Host weekly office hours and community sessions to provide ongoing guidance and accountability to founders.
• Deliver timely, constructive feedback on assignments and pitch submissions, fostering a culture of excellence, iteration, and resilience.
• Identify high-performing entrepreneurs for advanced support, including incubation and investment-readiness opportunities.

Incubator Program

• Work closely with the ALX Ventures Incubator central team to deliver quarterly program goals and ensure alignment with regional entrepreneurship strategies.
• Screen, select, and onboard potential candidates from the Founder Academy graduates into the Incubator program, balancing both virtual and in-person delivery formats.
• Facilitate high-impact workshops, peer learning sessions, and milestone reviews that guide founders from prototype to market launch.
• Connect startups to tailored support such as intern placements, advisors, industry mentors, and investors.
• Organize Demo Days and local Pitch Events to showcase startups, attract partners, and position ventures for growth and investment.
• Engage with local investment, innovation, and startup communities to foster collaboration and visibility for ALX ventures.
• Design and host Masterclasses featuring leading entrepreneurs, investors, and domain experts across diverse sectors.
• Curate and manage a pool of local mentors and advisors, matching them with startups based on stage, sector, and growth needs.
• Build partnerships with local entrepreneurship hubs, accelerators, and ecosystem actors to enhance resource sharing and opportunity pipelines.
• Support alumni founders in accessing follow-on support programs, markets, and funding.

Monitoring, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Track and analyze program performance metrics, including recruitment, completion, venture launches, and investment outcomes. 
• Generate periodic reports and insights for internal teams and external stakeholders. 
• Continuously refine program strategies based on learner feedback and market trends.

REQUIREMENTS 

• Minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in entrepreneurship operations, venture building, or program and project management, ideally within innovation hubs, accelerators, or startup ecosystems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, or a related field (Master’s degree is an advantage).
• Proven track record working with startups or entrepreneurial ventures, with hands-on experience in launching, scaling, or mentoring businesses. Previous experience as a founder or startup coach is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and evaluate entrepreneurship programs, demo days, masterclasses, and mentorship networks.
• Experience leading cross-functional or program delivery teams, managing multiple priorities, and collaborating effectively with central and regional stakeholders.
• Proven capacity to lead fundraising initiatives, develop and manage partnerships with investors, corporates, development partners, and government entities to advance entrepreneurship programs.
• Ecosystem Engagement: Deep understanding of the African entrepreneurship ecosystem, with an active network of startup mentors, ecosystem players, and investors.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentation abilities; confident representing ALX to partners, investors, and founders.
• Strong planning, coordination, and execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects from concept to delivery.
• Adept at stakeholder engagement and partnership management, maintaining strong relationships across multiple levels and sectors.
• Highly flexible, self-motivated, and comfortable thriving in a fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal supervision.
• Open to feedback and continuous learning, applying insights to improve program design and delivery

This is a full-time, in-person role based in Kigali. Candidates are required to work from the ALX Hub daily as part of the Kigali City Team.
Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Rwanda.

Disclaimer: ALX Africa does not charge fees or request payments at any stage of hiring. Be cautious of anyone claiming otherwise. Report suspicious activity to hiring@alxafrica.com

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

Our Rwanda program, founded in 2007 is our largest and operates under the local brand Tubura. We have more than 3,000 staff across all four provinces of Rwanda, as well as in Kigali. Together, we served more than 2.8 million farmers in 2024. We work closely with the government to support national efforts to improve food security. Additionally, we help channel funding and resources to promising agri-SMEs, supporting farmers by providing a market for high-impact crops such as coffee, avocado, and chili.

About the Role

The Global Procurement Senior Associate ensures 3+ country PRO teams have the capabilities, tools, mastery, and professionalism to deliver high-quality materials and services on time, in full, at the best price, every time, anywhere, without any opportunity for fraud or losses. This role also owns several key procurement processes across all countries, beyond the ones s/he manages directly.

Responsibilities

Drive Procurement Execution Excellence Across Markets

• Deliver cost-competitive, high-quality goods and services through strategic sourcing and innovative procurement approaches.
• Ensure strong operational performance across country procurement teams, including on-time delivery, supplier performance, and payment efficiency.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen negotiation capability and value-driven sourcing across markets.

Build & Develop High-Performing Procurement Teams

• Manage and coach country procurement leads, fostering strong execution, compliance, and customer service.
• Build team capability through training, coaching, and professional development initiatives.
• Support recruitment, succession planning, and continuity across procurement teams.

Strengthen Risk Management & Procurement Governance

• Promote a strong culture of compliance, internal controls, and ethical procurement practices.
• Mitigate supply and contract risks through effective supplier management and proactive monitoring.
• Identify and address operational risks and improvement opportunities across procurement operations.

Lead Strategic Procurement & Process Improvement Initiatives

• Contribute to procurement strategy development and drive execution of departmental priorities and OKRs.
• Lead cross-market strategic sourcing initiatives and leverage regional opportunities to optimise cost and supply security.
• Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, transparency, and value for money.

Own Cross-Market Procurement Performance & Stakeholder Engagement

• Oversee performance reporting, demand forecasting, and inventory coordination across supported country teams.
• Build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and senior leadership to align procurement with organisational priorities.
• Ensure procurement insights inform operational planning and decision-making.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• 3+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, operations, or a related field.
• Strong foundation in supply chain management, procurement, or operations.
• Experience managing and coaching teams, including remote or distributed teams.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders.
• Proactive problem solver who anticipates risks and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Bachelor's degree in the relevant and Master's degree would be an advantage.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits.

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Application Deadline

15 June 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis, which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

ABOUT ALU

At the African Leadership University (ALU), we are more than an academic institution, we are a launchpad for Africa’s next generation of leaders. Our mission is bold: to develop ethical, entrepreneurial changemakers who will shape Africa’s future. Through an innovative curriculum, hands-on learning, and a vibrant pan-African community, we equip our students to tackle complex challenges, connect the dots across diverse perspectives, and create solutions that drive lasting impact. We don’t just teach; we nurture adaptable, globally minded problem-solvers ready to thrive in ambiguity, build from scratch, and lead Africa into a prosperous 21st century.

African Leadership University is incorporated in Rwanda as The African Leadership University (ALU) and in Mauritius as the African Leadership College of Higher Education (ALCHE). Each entity is separately accredited to offer qualifications by the Council of Higher Education in Rwanda and the Higher Education Commission in Mauritius. The ALU School of Business (ALUSB) is the engine of education in business, leadership, and entrepreneurship for both campuses. 

We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities.

HOW WE WORK

The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

The African Leadership University is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment , we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place , which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding.

ABOUT THE TEAM

We are a results-driven group dedicated to delivering high-impact, market-relevant programs, including our Executive MBA and Executive Education portfolio. Our mission is to equip Africa's current and aspiring leaders with the skills to drive change in the world of business as well as in the public sector. We are a collaborative and dynamic team, focused on operational excellence, innovation, and strategic alignment to ensure every program we deliver is a best-in-class experience that contributes to ALUSB's reputation and financial sustainability.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a dynamic and visionary Professor of Practice to provide academic leadership in business, finance, economic, international trade and related domain areas within the school of business and for the service of the institution as a whole. The incumbent will serve as  the  intellectual leader and architect for the development of a suite of academic programmes in line with the needs of the Continent and the mission of ALU. The Professor of Practice will serve as an head of the ALUSB faculty, and will lead the development of a research framework appropriate to the mission, program composition, and faculty expertise of the University. 

Working with all relevant stakeholders across both campuses, the incumbent will lead the accreditation and development of post-graduate programs in business, leadership, and adjacent fields in both jurisdictions, with particular urgency given to the accreditation of post-graduate programs in Mauritius. 

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

This person is the leader of business education encompassing programme design, programme alignment and articulation, quality standards, mission alignment of business education  and overall business efficacy (which includes student satisfaction).  The key performance areas of the role are:

• Financial sustainability: Operate with a growth mindset to drive new streams of revenue while being disciplined in managing cost.
• Programs: In alignment with the Product, LEDI, and QA teams, drive the development and delivery of a portfolio of post-graduate programs attractive to the target audience, in the fields of Business, Economics, Finance and International Trade and International Finance.
• Teaching: Serve as an instructional faculty member within the School of Business in line with professional and educational qualifications.
• Research and scholarship: Devise and foster the research objectives of the institution through independent publications, collaborations with international organisations, and academic supervision of post-graduate students and junior academic staff.
• Brand: In line with ALU’s vision and strategy, contribute to position ALU’s business and leadership education as the best in the continent. 
• Impact: Focus on contributing to the ALU’s aspiration to be a University of first choice with a broad array of highly relevant, high-quality, and desirable programs. 
• Integration: Ensure that (a) undergraduate and postgraduate programmes articulate, and (b) ALU’s business education articulates to industry business needs for employability and venture creation.  
• Quality: Working hand-in-hand with LEDI, Deans and QA team, foster high standards of quality business education. 

Ensure the safety and well-being of all young persons and vulnerable adults with whom we deal,  by adhering to ALU’s comprehensive safeguarding policy, maintaining a zero-tolerance approach to any violations of safeguarding standards.

REQUIREMENTS

• Doctoral degree (preferably PhD) in Business, Finance, Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years postdoctoral experience in a senior administrative position in a university (preferably in a business school).
• Minimum 5 years professional industry leadership experience of business, finance, entrepreneurship, or related fields.
• Academic and/or industry experience must include substantive experience in Africa.
• Experience with regulatory and accreditation bodies.
• Strong people leadership skills with a proven track record in driving high performing teams, including leading faculty..
• A strong passion for leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation coupled with a continuous learning mindset.
• Demonstrable success in strategic planning, fiscal management, and resource allocation. 
• Deep expertise in curriculum design and evaluation methods for faculty and staff.
• Ability to collaborate in and with diverse teams. 
• Ability to perform under pressure and cope with tight deadlines.
• Have exposure to a start-up culture (preferable).
• Believe in the potential of students, and see them as active participants in learning, as opposed to passive recipients of information.
• Based in East Africa, with a strong preference for Mauritius or Rwanda, or willingness to relocate.

ABOUT ALU

ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose. Our students declare missions, not majors. They develop the real-world skills to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. And they take ownership of their learning from day one through our peer and student-led approach – because ALU believes in the power and agency of young people to start shaping the future right now. Together with a world-class faculty and staff, our students are igniting a ripple of positive impact across Africa and the world.

We are dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities.

HOW WE WORK

The ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

The African Leadership College of Higher Education team is committed to ensuring the safety and Well-being of all students under our care. As part of this commitment, we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy in place, which outlines our Zero-tolerance approach to any violation of safeguarding.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Vice Provost is a senior academic leader at ALU who works closely with the Provost and Chief Product Officer to shape and advance the University’s academic strategy. This role is central to ensuring that ALU’s programs remain globally competitive, industry-relevant, and anchored in academic quality, while also scaling innovation across the institution.

The Vice Provost represents ALU in high-profile higher education and industry forums, strengthening the University’s reputation, credibility, and influence within Africa and globally. While the core mandate is to drive academic excellence and program leadership, the role also steers ALU’s research and thought leadership agenda, connecting emerging ideas and scholarship with curriculum, pedagogy, and entrepreneurship.

This is a role for a visionary academic and strategist who thrives at the intersection of academia and innovation. The successful candidate will anchor academic credibility while pioneering new models of faculty, research, and knowledge creation, redefining how a 21st-century African university contributes to higher education, leadership, and innovation on the global stage.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Academic Strategy  

• Drive integration of industry trends and global best practices into academic almanac, ensuring offerings remain relevant, competitive, and distinctive.
• Support with oversight of academic program quality, accreditation, and regulatory compliance, guaranteeing continuous improvement and excellence.
• Partner with Product and Delivery teams to ensure curriculum, pedagogy, and student experience achieve high impact.
• Champion academic innovation by embedding new approaches, technologies, and pedagogies into teaching and learning.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with accreditation bodies, regulators, and strategic partners to elevate academic credibility.

Thought Leadership & Research

• Coordinate applied research efforts that inform and enrich curriculum design, industry engagement, and student experience across the Institution.
• Facilitate collaboration with internal and external experts to develop research agendas linked to academic and institutional priorities.
• Act as a brand ambassador by representing ALU in conferences, forums, and public discourse, positioning the University as a thought leader.
• Identify and secure external funding opportunities to support research, academic initiatives, and strategic projects.
• Enhance the visibility and credibility of ALU through published research, events, and high-profile engagements.

Academic Program Leadership

• Provide strategic oversight in collaboration with Product and Design teams, for academic program execution across undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education.
• Ensure pedagogy and methodology are consistently applied and evolve to maintain academic rigor and market relevance.
• Participate in and recommend ALU signature events and program-specific events that strengthen the institution’s reputation and student experience.
• Serve as faculty professor and teach courses aligned with expertise, contributing directly to student learning and academic excellence.

Faculty Leadership

• Promote the University and support the building of a strong pipeline of qualified faculty, aligned with the institution’s values and mission.
• Train and develop high-quality faculty with strong research and teaching capabilities.
• Provide mentorship and career development opportunities for the University’s faculty, across all programs.
• Evaluate postgraduate faculty performance and promote excellence in teaching, research, and thought leadership.

Program Leadership

• Drive and lead the concepts, strategies and operational success of specific units within the institution including Centre for Entrepreneurship, School of Business, Centre for Reimagine Africa.
• Lead the Business Development agenda, ensuring academic products and services are well-positioned in the marketplace and in entrepreneurship ecosystems.
• Serve as the Custodian of the Entrepreneurship Ethos, embedding entrepreneurial thinking across academic programs and institutional culture.
• Ensure Executive Education is designed and delivered at global standards, aligned with ALU’s strategy, and responsive to evolving leadership and industry needs. 

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Academic Strategy & Quality: Growth in ALU’s visibility, credibility, and global footprint in higher education, supported by strong accreditation outcomes and alignment with global best practice.
• Program Impact: Strength and quality of academic programs, reflected in rankings, enrolment, retention, completion rates, and student satisfaction.
• Executive Education Growth: Expansion of executive education offerings, measured through enrolment, revenue growth, participant impact, and repeat partnerships.
• Faculty Excellence: Advancement of faculty recruitment, development, and performance, ensuring a strong pipeline of qualified, innovative educators.
• Thought Leadership & Research: Tangible research outputs, recognition in industry and academia, and the development of high-value partnerships and funding opportunities.
• Entrepreneurship Ethos: Clear integration and visibility of entrepreneurial thinking across programs, student outcomes, and institutional reputation.

Ensure the safety and well-being of all young persons and vulnerable adults with whom we deal,  by adhering to ALU’s comprehensive safeguarding policy, maintaining a zero-tolerance approach to any violations of safeguarding standards. 

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Terminal degree (PhD, EdD, DBA, or equivalent) from a recognized institution, with specialization in business, education, or a closely related discipline.
• Extensive leadership experience (10+ years) in senior higher education roles, ideally including oversight of business schools, executive education, or centers of innovation/entrepreneurship.
• A proven track record in academic strategy, program leadership, and institutional development, preferably within an African or global university context with a strong business and leadership orientation.
• Recognized scholarly contributions, including publications, research outputs, and participation in international academic or industry forums.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching, curriculum innovation, and pedagogy, with the ability to align academic programs to industry and societal needs.
• Strong expertise in business development and market positioning of academic products and services, including executive education.
• Proven ability to navigate complexity and lead across multiple stakeholders (faculty, students, regulators, funders, and industry partners) in a competitive higher education landscape.
• Exceptional strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, and networking skills, with the ability to represent the institution globally.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Academic Excellence: Deep commitment to fostering world-class postgraduate education and research.
• Industry Engagement: Strong network and ability to build partnerships with corporate and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
• Strategic Thinking: Capacity to align academic initiatives with current institutional products and services.
• Team Development: Ability to mentor faculty and staff while fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Commitment to pioneering the ALU educational models and promoting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial leadership in postgraduate education.
• Business Development: Strong ability to engage with investors and external partners to drive business growth for ALU.