Location: Kigali, Rwanda

About Hope and Homes for Children:

Hope and Homes for Children (HHC) is one of leaders in the growing charge to change how children in crisis are cared for – focusing on strengthening family care, ending the reliance on harmful institutionalisation, supporting children, including those with disabilities, to be in safe and loving family, and working with governments to tackle the root causes of family separation. We believe in a world where children will no longer suffer from institutional care.

HHC Rwanda has a brilliant 20-year reputation for work and collaboration of the highest quality and innovation in transitioning children back to family and in strengthening families and communities to take care of children. This dynamic organisation has forged pioneering program models and partnerships, including with National Child Development Agency and the National Council for Persons to implement disability-inclusive childcare reform.

Role Overview:

Hope and Homes for Children Rwanda is seeking an exceptional new national country director to take on the leadership of this strong performing team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead an organisation with a proven track record in delivering positive outcomes for children and families.

You possess the highest integrity of character, delighting in seeing your team flourish and succeed. You bring substantial senior leadership of an organisation with proven catalytic and sustainable impact. You are motivated to lead the organisation into the next phase of its life journey, generating additional resources locally and collaborating with fundraising colleagues from the global HHC family, passionate to ensure no child, including those with disabilities, grows up in institutionalised settings, upholding their right to be in a safe and loving family.

You are a strategist, able to shape an organisation that can effectively support the complete elimination of residential institutions, capable of forging strong partnerships with government and civil society organisations both within the country and in the region, to achieve this. You dream big but are able to balance the practical realities needed to deliver. You are a clear and persuasive communicator, able to represent the organisation externally and internationally, with a particular focus on contributing to our African advocacy goals. If this is you, then we would love to hear from you.

Next steps:

Please see the recruitment pack for full details of this role and the key responsibilities via the link here: https://hopeandhomes.rw/join-our-team/

To apply, please send your CV and a brief covering letter indicating why you’re interested in joining us and (reflecting on the role profile) why you believe your skills and experience make you suitable for the role to recruitment@hopeandhomes.org

The final date for applications is 7 February 2025.

Provisional dates for interviews:

First interview: week commencing 24 February 2025

Second interview: week commencing 3 March 2025

If you have any queries or you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact the HR team by email: recruitment@hopeandhomes.org and we’d be happy to help.