About British High Commission (BHC)

The British High Commission in Rwanda is responsible for developing and maintaining relations between the UK and Rwanda.

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 Policy, Programme, & Partnership Manager based in Kigali, Rwanda. Qualified and motivated candidates are encouraged to apply for this full-time opportunity.

About This Opportunity

The position of Policy, Programme, & Partnership Manager at British High Commission (BHC) 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.

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the UK’s future partnership with Rwanda at the intersection of innovation, science and technology, policy, and international partnerships.

Based at the British High Commission in Kigali, the postholder will own and help set the direction of the High Commission’s strategic partnerships and innovation agenda, with significant autonomy to detect opportunities and turn ideas into practical UK-Rwanda collaboration. They will have a particular focus on innovation, including technology and AI, exploring how emerging technologies and Rwanda’s wider innovation ecosystem can contribute to the country’s development and create opportunities for deeper UK-Rwanda cooperation.

The role combines policy and analysis with hands-on partnership building. The potholder will oversee and strengthen important institutional relationships, including partnerships between HMRC and the Rwanda Revenue Authority, the Office for National Statistics and the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, and the National Audit office and Office of the Auditor General. They will also have the freedom to detect, scope, and broker new collaborations, bringing together government, research institutions, regulators, and innovation hubs in Rwanda and the UK.

Working as part of the High Commission’s four-person Analysis Cluster, the postholder will guide analysis of Rwanda’s innovation ecosystem and developments in science and technology, translating emerging ideas into policy advice, partnerships, and activities. They will work closely with colleagues across the High Commission, the wider UK Government, and a diverse network of Rwandan and UK partners.

As one of three Programme, Policy, and Partnerships Managers at the High Commission, the postholder will also be tasked with programme management for the Peer-to-Peer Partnerships, Programme-Funded-Posts, and Innovation components of the High Commission’s new portfolio programme. In particular, they will drive the innovation component of the portfolio, leading the scoping, design, delivery, and adaptation of activities in partnership with thematic leads, and may deliver wider programme management assist where required.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.

• Own and help set the direction of the High Commission’s strategic partnerships and innovation agenda.
• Detect opportunities and turn ideas into practical UK-Rwanda collaboration.
• Focus on innovation, including technology and AI, exploring how emerging technologies and Rwanda’s wider innovation ecosystem can contribute to the country’s development and create opportunities for deeper UK-Rwanda cooperation.
• Oversee and strengthen important institutional relationships, including partnerships between HMRC and the Rwanda Revenue Authority, the Office for National Statistics and the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, and the National Audit office and Office of the Auditor General.
• Detect, scope, and broker new collaborations, bringing together government, research institutions, regulators, and innovation hubs in Rwanda and the UK.
• Guide analysis of Rwanda’s innovation ecosystem and developments in science and technology, translating emerging ideas into policy advice, partnerships, and activities.
• Work closely with colleagues across the High Commission, the wider UK Government, and a diverse network of Rwandan and UK partners.
• Tasked with programme management for the Peer-to-Peer Partnerships, Programme-Funded-Posts, and Innovation components of the High Commission’s new portfolio programme.
• Drive the innovation component of the portfolio, leading the scoping, design, delivery, and adaptation of activities in partnership with thematic leads.
• Deliver wider programme management assist where required.

• Communication
• Leadership
• Management
• Excel
• Audit
• Tax
• Research

• Qualified and motivated candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Individuals who are motivated, reliable, and capable of performing their duties effectively while maintaining professional standards.