Advert – Director of Kumwe Hub
About the Role:
Save the Children (SC) is the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Kumwe Hub is an Innovative Finance and Impact Investment Hub run out of the Save the Children Rwanda Country Office and serving East and Southern Africa. Kumwe Hub supports local businesses that have a solution for children, family or youth in the areas of education, health, nutrition, inclusion, protection and climate. We do this through grants, concessional loans and technical support to local businesses and entrepreneurs. es.
enterprise in moving the dial for children and young people in Africa.
The ideal role holder is a visionary with a track record, who is highly motivated by the opportunity to lead one of the most exciting initiatives in our sector currently into continent-wide scalable impact. They will be ambitious and driven assuming a ‘sky is the limit’ approach to our potential impact.
Qualifications and experience
- We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. Qualified women who originate and reside in the African continent are particularly encouraged to apply.
- Bachelors in business management, international development or other related field.
- You are passionately committed to making change through social finance and this is demonstrated through your past experience
- You have experience with socially minded start-ups, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa
- You ideally have work experience in international development, impact investing or working with SMEs and Social Enterprises
- You are a results oriented, self starter who can work independently but also keep stakeholders involved. You get on with people and put relationships first.
- You have excellent conceptual and theoretical understanding of impact investing particularly with a focus on helping children achieve their rights.
- You are not new to management teams and enjoy this part of the role.
- You think strategically, are ambitious but also know how to set and measure realistic achievements for yourself and the team.
- You have experience raising funding, pitching and writing proposals
- You have excellent networking, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
- You are fluent in written and spoken English (Essential) and Kinyarwanda (Desirable).
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated.
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
This position is on Child Safeguarding- Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs. Or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ANTI-HARASSMENT Policy
We are committed to ensuring a safe working environment for all those who work for us and for all those who come into contact with our staff and representatives, including children and members of the communities with whom we work.
SCI takes a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and any other conduct that is discriminatory or disrespectful to others.
Application Information: Click Here
Deadline for receiving applications is 10th August 2023.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
*Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. *
*Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process*
