Country Manager at Cricket Builds Hope (“CBH”): (Deadline 1 May 2023)

Country Manager at Cricket Builds Hope (“CBH”): (Deadline 1 May 2023)

Cricket Builds Hope exists to improve people’s lives through cricket, in Rwanda. The organisation initially raised funds for and built the iconic national cricket stadium in Gahanga, Kigali. Since then, we have established sports for development programmes including an award-winning female empowerment programme and an initiative to increase access to the game in rural areas. Our future programmes will build on this successful work, while targeting other key social needs in the areas where we operate.

We are now looking to scale up our work in the country and are looking for someone who is action oriented, passionate about improving people’s lives through sport and can design and implement programmes that do so. They should have excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, alongside project / programme management competences. The successful candidate should have some proven experience managing development programmes (ideally with a sports element), should be literate and numerate and able to write reports, and have good contacts within Rwanda.

The role reports to the charity Director, who splits their time between the UK and Rwanda, overseeing fundraising and operations. The Country Manager will therefore at times be required to act as CBH’s lead representative in Rwanda, and so the ability to build relationships and uphold CBH’s credibility with partners is important.

Location: Primarily in Kigali, Rwanda, but some travel or work in other areas of the country may be necessary.

Length of contract: Initial 12-month period (6-month probation), with option to extend

Working hours: Full Time (40 hours per week), including some evening and weekend work

Salary: Competitive

Reporting to: CBH Director

More information on CBH: www.cricketbuildshope.org

To apply: Send your CV and a statement setting out why you think you would make a good candidate for the role (1,000 words maximum), to treasurer@cricketbuildshope.org. The application deadline is the end of April 2023.

Role Description

Overall

• Be responsible for developing, designing, implementing and monitoring CBH’s development work in Rwanda, to achieve the maximum impact possible for communities given the available resources.
• Facilitate CBH’s ongoing in-country work by supporting the CBH Director in liaising with government agencies to, for example, obtain registration as an INGO; and developing relationships with key partners and stakeholders.
• Report back to the Charity Director and Board of Trustees on progress, risks, issues and possible mitigations.

Programmes

• Work with local authorities and other partners to understand and document the key issues facing Rwandan communities (in specific areas, e.g. Gahanga), and where and how cricket for change programmes can address them.
• Design cricket for change programmes that address key needs in local communities. This should include but may not be limited to: setting out the ‘theory of change’ for the programme; designing the activities involved in the programme; identifying the resources required (e.g. human, financial, physical, partners) to run the programme; and setting out how the programme will be monitored and evaluated.
• Test, implement and adjust programmes to ensure that they follow agreed designs and deliver the maximum possible impact for beneficiaries and deliver value for donors’ money. Implementation may require a mix of overseeing CBH / Partner staff and, at times, hands on delivery with beneficiaries.
• Monitor and evaluate programmes to understand their impact and how they can be improved to achieve more impact or be run more efficiently. This includes writing reports and analysing budgets.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant agreements, all regulatory requirements in Rwanda and all relevant safeguarding requirements.

• Working with the CBH Director and the Rwandan Cricket Association, ensure CBH is contributing positively to cricket development in Rwanda. This is likely to include setting up a cricket club in Gahanga that attracts more local people to the game.
• Liaise with the Gahanga Cricket Stadium, working to ensure that it acts as a community hub, in that it provides a suitable space for the running of CBH programmes, and can also provide a location for other services that can benefit the local community, for example health testing clinics.
• In the first year of employment, specific programme objectives are likely to focus on:
  • Getting a renewed Women’s Empowerment Programme up and running,
  • Delivering / expanding the Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health Programme
  • Running cricket and life skills camps at Gahanga in school holidays and on Saturday mornings

Partnerships

• Assist the CBH Director to represent CBH’s values and interests and maintain good relationships with partners in Rwanda, including the RCA, MINISPORT, other government agencies and NGOs.

Finance

• Working with CBH’s Treasurer to prepare and present financial documents relating to all CBH’s activities in Rwanda as required.
• Support with fundraising activities, either through providing information and reports to CBH Director, or by approaching Rwandan organisations and individuals for financial support or support in kind for CBH programmes.

Media/Communications

• Create social media and  website posts that showcase the work of CBH, inform current supporters and spark the interest of potential supporters.
• Provide the CBH Director with materials needed for UK media and  communications updates

Qualifications, Skills & Character

Essential

• Ability to work fluently in Kinyarwanda and English languages, with good written and spoken levels in both
• Knowledge of Rwanda, its business culture, community needs, regulations, institutions and ways of working.
• Excellent teamworking and communication skills, including transparency on progress, issues and challenges and suggesting ways to mitigate the latter, and ability to present to a wide range of stakeholders including beneficiaries, donors and partners
• Experience of managing and delivering development programmes, ideally with a sports element

• Understanding of how to monitor impact of development programmes
• Ability to design, implement and monitor sport for change programmes
• Ability to represent CBH at in-country negotiations and develop excellent relationships with partner organisations.
• Ability to set and manage financial budgets
• IT skills including the use of MS Office applications not limited to Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
• Very good time management and ability to prioritise effectively
• Ability to lead and manage others in order to achieve a common goal
• Willingness to be proactive, take initiative, learn from action and mistakes and grow professionally

Desirable

• Educated to first university degree level or beyond
• Experience in business or NGO administration and management or related area.
• Knowledge of and interest in cricket as a sport and tool for social development
• Knowledge of and ability to use project management tools and techniques

Other terms and conditions will be fully described in the Manager’s contract.