Work Readiness Facilitation Team Lead

🚀 Shape the Future Workforce of Rwanda

Work Readiness Facilitation Team Lead | Kigali, Rwanda

Are you passionate about empowering young people to succeed in the world of work? Do you thrive in leadership roles where coaching, collaboration, and operational excellence come together to create meaningful impact?

Harambee is looking for a dynamic Work Readiness Facilitation Team Lead to lead the delivery of our Work Readiness Programmes and help equip young people with the skills, confidence, and workplace behaviours needed to access employment opportunities.

🌍 About Harambee

At Harambee, we're tackling one of Africa’s greatest challenges: youth unemployment. Through partnerships, innovation, and demand-driven solutions, we connect young people to opportunities and help build a more inclusive future. Our work is fast-paced, purpose-driven, and focused on measurable impact. Inspired by our mission, we're looking for people who are ready to make a difference.

🎯 The Opportunity

As the Work Readiness Facilitation Team Lead, you will drive the day-to-day delivery of Harambee's Work Readiness Programmes, ensuring high-quality facilitation, operational efficiency, and participant success. You'll lead and support facilitators, oversee programme delivery across multiple cohorts, and ensure that training remains aligned with employer expectations and workforce readiness needs.

🔑 What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and coordinate programme delivery across multiple cohorts.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality facilitation of English/French acceleration and workplace behaviour development programmes.
• Coach, develop, and support facilitators to deliver exceptional training experiences.
• Monitor participant performance, retention, and completion rates, driving interventions to improve outcomes.
• Analyse programme performance and proactively identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure accurate programme reporting, data management, and performance tracking.
• Collaborate with employer-facing teams to ensure training delivery aligns with workplace readiness requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence across facilitation processes.

✅ What We're Looking For

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in youth facilitation.
• Passion for youth empowerment and development.
• Fluency in English and French (minimum B2 CEFR spoken and written proficiency).

Key Competencies

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Situational Awareness
• Strategic Decision-Making
• Results Orientation
• Accountability
• Tenacity
• Effective Communication
• Alignment with Harambee's Vision and Values

💡 Why Join Harambee?

This is more than a leadership role—it's an opportunity to shape the lives of young people and contribute to a movement that is transforming access to opportunity across Africa. You'll join a team that values innovation, collaboration, integrity, and impact while working in an environment that encourages growth and continuous learning.

♿ Inclusive Opportunity

Harambee encourages applications from people with disabilities.