About the job Program Manager, Education
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Travel Expectation: Up to 30%
Job Type: Full-time, 3-year contract
Reports to: Director, Rwanda AI Scaling Hub
About the Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Rwanda Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) is a partnership between the Government of Rwanda and the World Economic Forum committed to advancing the responsible and inclusive adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies to accelerate Rwanda's national development priorities.
As part of the World Economic Forums global network of over 20 centers, C4IR serves as a public private collaboration platform that shapes policy, fosters innovation, and builds strategic partnerships with national and international stakeholders to ensure that technology benefits all of society.
About the Rwanda AI Scaling Hub
The Rwanda AI Scaling Hub (the Hub) aims to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate national development outcomes safely and sustainably delivering evidence-based impact that deepens regional knowledge and shapes global benchmarks for inclusive, context-responsive innovation.
As a multi-stakeholder platform, the Hub enables the scaling of AI solutions that address Rwanda's development priorities, ensuring safety, sustainability, and public ownership while catalyzing investment and building an inclusive ecosystem that drives innovation across Africa and beyond.
Description
The Program Manager, Education will lead the design, coordination, and implementation of AI-driven education use cases to enhance learning outcomes, improve education delivery, and strengthen system efficiency. The role will ensure that all solutions align with national education priorities, are ethically developed, and are implemented sustainably through close collaboration with government and technical partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership for identifying, adapting, and scaling AI solutions within the education sector.
- Collaborate with the Ministry of Education and partners to align solutions with national priorities, policies, and systems.
- Work closely with the technical implementation partners throughout the lifecycle of the solution, from needs assessment to scaling, to solve any bottlenecks and ensure that the solutions are safe, ethical, and sustainable.
- Monitor adoption, performance, and impact of AI solutions in education, sharing insights to inform policy and Hub strategy.
Key Qualifications and Experience
- Education: Master's degree in Education, Public Policy, ICT in Education, or a related field preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years in program management, education innovation, or technology-enabled learning initiatives.
- Technical understanding: Familiarity with AI applications in education, digital learning systems, and data-driven education management.
- Stakeholder coordination: Demonstrated ability to engage and manage relationships with government bodies, development partners, and education technology implementers.
- Program delivery : Proven experience leading large-scale projects from design to implementation, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
- Ethics and policy awareness: Understanding of AI ethics, safety, and privacy considerations within education contexts.
- Communication and leadership: Excellent facilitation, coordination, and communication skills to ensure multi-stakeholder collaboration.
Our Values
- Responsible impact: We take initiative aligned with institutional and personal goals. We solve problems with practicality, efficiency, and rigor. We create opportunities that broaden and maximize impact for our stakeholders.
- Technical excellence: We think and act innovatively
We contribute expertise valued by others. - Principled collaboration: We believe in empathy and empowerment of self, colleagues and external stakeholders. We establish trust-based relationships and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Effective communication: We engage and communicate effectively with all audiences.