Donor and External Relations Senior Manager - Rwanda

Spark Microgrants believes in a world where everyone lives with dignity and determines their own positive future. Decades of prescriptive aid have sidelined the poor from the very programs meant to uplift them. We believe in local solutions and catalyzing rural villages facing poverty into action.

Building on the success of the Advancing Citizen Engagement (ACE) Project, the Government of Rwanda, through the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) and the Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA), has developed the National Framework for Participatory Village Planning (NFPVP). The framework aims to strengthen citizen participation and inclusive development planning at the village level as part of Rwanda’s decentralization agenda.

Spark Microgrants, in collaboration with MINALOC and LODA, will support the national rollout of the NFPVP beginning in 2026, alongside direct implementation in selected sectors to generate learning for national scale-up.

About the Role

The role leads, in close collaboration with the Country Director, Spark’s donor engagement, resource mobilization, and high-level strategic partnerships, ensuring sustainable funding, strong external positioning, and effective leadership of external relations. A key focus of this role is working closely with the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) and affiliated government institutions to advance the operationalization of the National Framework for Participatory Village Planning (NFPVP) nationwide. The position operates at a strategic and representational level, enabling program scale and impact, while relying on technical and program teams for implementation and compliance.

Key responsibilities:

Donor Relations and Resource Mobilization
• Lead the development and execution of Spark’s donor engagement and fundraising strategy for Rwanda in close collaboration with the Country Director.

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