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BUILDING TOMORROW RWANDA FELLOWS PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY: COHORT 1


ABOUT BUILDING TOMORROW

Founded in 2006, Building Tomorrow (BT) is a community-powered organization that harnesses the potential of local change-makers to connect learners across rural East Africa with transformational education programs. Through the organization’s signature Roots to Rise (R2R) literacy and numeracy program, BT has enrolled more than 650,000 learners since the start of the program. BT’s work is powered by a team of over 17,000 Community Education Volunteers, in partnership with teachers and local and national-level stakeholders. In 2025, BT signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rwanda’s Ministry of Education (MINEDUC). This milestone agreement begins the next chapter of BT’s work, complementing continued scaling of the organization’s proven locally-led model in Uganda, developing sustainable education opportunities for even more learners throughout rural communities in East Africa.

BT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The BT Fellowship Program recruits, trains, and deploys dynamic recent college graduates to mobilize rural villages to create sustainable solutions to support inclusive and quality education in their communities. Through pre-service training, in-service coaching, and post-fellowship support, youth leaders become co-creators of innovative solutions.

2025 marks the inaugural year for BT’s first cohort of Rwandan Fellows. We are recruiting 10 Fellows to serve as change agents in Ngororero district. Fellows will work with Community Education Teams (CET) to implement R2R, complementing existing remedial programming offered in Rwandan schools.

The BT Fellowship is highly selective and offers young leaders the opportunity to practice and hone skills in leadership, advocacy, management, communications, data management & analysis, and project design & management. Upon successful completion of the Fellowship, Fellows join a dynamic, creative, and driven cadre of alumni who collaborate with and inspire one another to build careers and organizations that change the world. For more information, please visit: www.buildingtomorrow.org

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Passionate about community development with a desire to create social impact
2. Possess a passion for education equality, creative ingenuity, a relentless work ethic, and a belief in collaboratively engaging with others
3. Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Rwanda College of Education
4. Aged 25 years and below, with no more than 2 years of post-university training
5. Ability to commit to complete 24 months of the leadership journey with strict compliance with Building Tomorrow code of conduct
6. Willingness to learn how to ride a motorcycle to navigate rural communities and willingness to relocate to rural districts
7. Ability to speak and write fluently in both Kinyarwanda and English
8. Demonstrated strong communication and leadership skills, and a high degree of emotional intelligence
9. Computer literate and Microsoft Office essentials proficient
10. Familiar with how to use smart devices such as phones and tablets

Applications will ONLY be received through our website under careers section: www.buildingtomorrow.org/careers/

Deadline to apply: 5pm EAT, May 22, 2025.

Building Tomorrow is an equal opportunity employer. No applicant is required to pay for placement in the Fellows Program. Building Tomorrow will hold a virtual Q&A meeting on May 9, 2025 at 11 am CAT. For any further information on the Fellowship program, application procedures sign up for the Virtual Q&A by clicking on this link.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.