COUNTRY DIRECTOR

Country Director, Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda

Overview

Pharo Foundation (“the Foundation”) is a mission-driven, non-profit organisation that designs, funds, and operates economic development programmes to achieve its vision of a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa. Over the next decade, our goal is to create maximum impact towards three critical missions:

Empowering the next generation: Our education mission is to ensure that all students have an opportunity to access a high-quality, affordable education, and become productive citizens of a rapidly-changing world.Eliminating barriers to employment and productivity: Our productivity mission is to identify and eliminate health, financial, and structural barriers to employment and productivity for working people.Solving water scarcity: Our water mission is to ensure that people and communities across Africa have access to a safe and affordable source of water.

The Foundation also owns Pharo Ventures which is the for-profit arm of its operations with sustainable businesses in Ethiopia and Somaliland geared towards job creation and economic empowerment.

We are a diverse, multicultural, and passionate organisation, with over 700 employees in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Somaliland. Our headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, and we have a liaison office in London, UK.

Opportunity

We are currently in search of a Country Director for Rwanda who will be responsible in leading the execution of the Foundation’s long-term strategy in Rwanda. This career enriching position is an excellent challenge for an ambitious, self-driven individual seeking to make an impact by leveraging their relevant skills and experience through the provision of strategic leadership in establishing, developing and managing the Rwanda Country Office Programmes in line with the Vision, Mission, Values of the Foundation.

The role holder will enhance our operational presence in Rwanda and scaling up of our programmes within the country. This includes both, not-for-profit and for-profit investments in the country. The role is accountable for all aspects of the country programmes, ensuring the delivery of the highest-level quality and impact. The Country Director will also represent the organisation towards all partners and stakeholders.

Working in a collaborative fashion and with highly committed colleagues, the position offers an incredible opportunity to an individual who respects and understands local cultures and values and yet embraces and can work within international work ethics and standards.

The role presents a unique opportunity for a genuinely driven, curious and passionate individual who desires to affect real change; a confident individual who takes a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking approach to their work and in return will be rewarded with an excellent mix of challenge, motivation and fulfilment.

Key relationships

Role:Country Director

Location:Kigali, Rwanda

Reporting to:Chief Operations Officer

Direct Reports:Head of Education

Finance Manager

Supply Chain Manager

Senior Officer, People and Culture

Functional relationships:Pharo Foundation’s EXCO and Senior Leadership Team

Key stakeholders and regulators

Duties and responsibilities

Strategic Direction and Leadership

Spearhead the development and implementation of a country strategy that contributes to the organisational goals of Pharo Foundation.Identify, assess, and inform the Chief Operations Officer, CEO and Board of Trustees about trends and opportunities related to the strategic missions.Work with relevant technical stakeholders to set the strategic direction for Rwanda operations.Review the strategy constructively and openly to contribute to effective decision making.Provide progressive, visionary leadership for Pharo Foundation Rwanda’s team.

Programme development and management

Develop and implement country programmes based on the Foundation’s strategic pillars, and actively participate in periodic country strategic reviews to respond to changing circumstances, ensuring the highest impact.In line with the Foundation’s strategy, proactively develop well researched and evidenced programme initiatives for submission to the CEO and the Board of Trustees.Proactively identify suitable local partners, conduct robust due diligence, identify areas for capacity building and contractual arrangements.Ensure that systems are in place to monitor, evaluate and assess the impact of each programme and foster a culture of continuous improvement.Contribute to the identification of investment opportunities, drafting of business plans and investment analysis documents to contribute to the development of Pharo Ventures in Rwanda.Assist in the management of data, trends, insights and metrics for the business portfolio in Rwanda.Carry out site visits to potential and existing business.Maintain a rolling database of potential business ventures for screening and analysis.

Key Stakeholder Management

Develop relationships with key stakeholders, especially relevant ministries, and collaborate with agencies at all levels in the country to enable the appropriate development of the Foundation’s activities.Represent the Foundation with Government, regional authorities, identified partners, auditors, media and the public.Promote and safeguard the Foundation’s recognition and reputation in the country; ensure that the Foundation is always fully compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Financial Management

Define financial resource requirements for the country team and all programme activities and functions and ensure that systems and teams are in place for the effective management of financial resources in relation to logistics, procurement and capital assets.Ensure that effective and secure control of the Foundation’s finances are established and maintained, in line with the Foundation’s financial procedures and guidelines.Oversee and monitor the Foundation’s finances…