About Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI)

The Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI) is a young, women-led Rwandan non-profit that works to improve the lives of women and girls through education, capacity building, and advocacy. Operating since...

Who May Be Interested

Professionals seeking career advancement and individuals with relevant qualifications may be interested in this opportunity.

This opportunity is ideal for professionals interested in the role of Hairdressing Teacher based in Kigali, Rwanda. Qualified and motivated candidates are encouraged to apply for this full-time opportunity.

About This Opportunity

The position of Hairdressing Teacher at Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI) located in Kigali, Rwanda offers an opportunity for qualified professionals to contribute their knowledge and experience in a dynamic working environment. The organization seeks individuals who are motivated, reliable, and capable of performing their duties effectively while maintaining professional standards.

Common Skills Required

Leadership

Management

Planning

Training

JOB ADVERTISEMENT:

Impanuro Girls Initiative (IGI)is seeking to recruit a “Hairdressing Teacher”. Introduction

IMPANURO is a Kinyarwanda word that translates as "good advice" or "guidance." Impanuro Girls’ Initiative (IGI) is a young women-led national non-governmental organization legally registered and authorized to operate in Rwanda. As a nonprofit organization, IGI fosters women's empowerment and builds girls' agency under registration number N° 763/RGB/NGO/LP/11/2021 issued by the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB). The founder of the organization was determined to address teenage pregnancy issues resulting from poor or no access to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) information and services, among other systemic challenges.

Our Values: PASSION, HUMANITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, and INTEGRITY.

Our Mission: We are a young women-led Rwandan non-governmental organization, striving to enhance women and girls’ lives through education, capacity building, counselling, socio-economic empowerment, and advocacy to ensure a healthy and dignified lifestyle.

Our Vision: A Rwandan society where women and girls have healthy and dignified lives, are meaningfully engaged in communities and are economically empowered.

About the Role

The Hairdressing Teacher will deliver 6 months of practical, hands-on lessons to students at the IGI Ruhango Tekena Hub. Your ultimate goal is to equip young women with advanced hairdressing and salon styling techniques, turning these technical skills into profitable, self reliant businesses or vibrant freelance styling careers, while supporting each trainee's confidence, voice, and economic empowerment. Training follows the RTB-accredited 6- month Hairdressing curriculum, including competency-based assessment, trainee portfolios, and supervision of the 2-month Industrial Attachment Program. This position works closely with both the Field guide and Center Coordinator.

Who The organization is seeking:

Education Qualifications

Education: Diploma or Advanced Certificate in Hairdressing, Cosmetology, Beauty Therapy, or a related technical trade.

Certification: TVET teacher certification, pedagogical training, or a certified technical equivalent.

Experiences:

2–3 years of professional experience running an active beauty salon or working as a guide hairstylist/instructor.

Expert mastery of local and modern braiding, dreadlocks, weaving, relaxed hair care, styling aesthetics, and salon workspace organization.

RTB-registered Trainer/Assessor status or Trainer of Trainers (ToT) certificate is an added advantage; valid Police Clearance/Criminal Record Certificate required before appointment.

LANGUAGES

Candidate must be Complete fluency in Kinyarwanda.

Professional working proficiency in English and/or French is a strong advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

Teach comprehensive hairdressing techniques, including professional hair cutting, advanced styling, chemical processing, coloring, braiding, and weaving.

Deliver structured hands-on practical lessons covering modern scalp care, hair treatments, and strict salon hygiene and sanitation standards.

Instruct students on the safe handling, maintenance, and sterilization of professional hairdressing tools and electrical salon equipment.

Train students in salon customer care, active consultation skills, client retention techniques, and foundational salon management.

Plan and organize simulated salon environments and practical exams within the hub to test speed, creativity, and execution.

Help students detect hyper-local beauty market gaps and design low-cost freelance or mobile hair styling business models.

oversee daily lesson planning, student attendance mapping, regular skills assessments, and comprehensive technical training reports.

perform RTB-aligned formative and summative competency assessments, keep trainee portfolios, and assist the 2-month Industrial Attachment Program (IAP) placement and supervision after training.

keep a safe, gender-responsive learning environment in line with IGI's Safeguarding Policy, and actively encourage trainees' confidence, voice, and leadership.

• Teach comprehensive hairdressing techniques, including professional hair cutting, advanced styling, chemical processing, coloring, braiding, and weaving.
• Deliver structured hands-on practical lessons covering modern scalp care, hair treatments, and strict salon hygiene and sanitation standards.
• Instruct students on the safe handling, maintenance, and sterilization of professional hairdressing tools and electrical salon equipment.
• Train students in salon customer care, active consultation skills, client retention techniques, and foundational salon management.
• Plan and organize simulated salon environments and practical exams within the hub to test speed, creativity, and execution.
• Help students detect hyper-local beauty market gaps and design low-cost freelance or mobile hair styling business models.
• Oversee daily lesson planning, student attendance mapping, regular skills assessments, and comprehensive technical training reports.
• Perform RTB-aligned formative and summative competency assessments, keep trainee portfolios, and assist the 2-month Industrial Attachment Program (IAP) placement and supervision after training.
• Keep a safe, gender-responsive learning environment in line with IGI's Safeguarding Policy, and actively encourage trainees' confidence, voice, and leadership.

• Leadership
• Management
• Planning
• Training
• Expert mastery of local and modern braiding, dreadlocks, weaving, relaxed hair care, styling aesthetics, and salon workspace organization.
• Salon customer care
• Active consultation skills
• Client retention techniques
• Foundational salon management

• Diploma or Advanced Certificate in Hairdressing, Cosmetology, Beauty Therapy, or a related technical trade.
• TVET teacher certification, pedagogical training, or a certified technical equivalent.
• 2–3 years of professional experience running an active beauty salon or working as a guide hairstylist/instructor.
• Complete fluency in Kinyarwanda.
• Professional working proficiency in English and/or French is a strong advantage.
• RTB-registered Trainer/Assessor status or Trainer of Trainers (ToT) certificate is an added advantage.
• Valid Police Clearance/Criminal Record Certificate required before appointment.