Head of Programs

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• Lead all aspects of the Kula Fellowship Program, encompassing both Operations and Impact/MEAL, with a strong emphasis on cost efficiency, return on investment, and data-driven impact. • Work closely with the Executive Director Rwanda and the Senior Leadership Team to build and refine vision and strategy for program growth, ensuring alignment with organizational strategic goals, funding realities, and emerging opportunities. • Ensure the Fellowship Program develops in service of Kula’s three-year and annual goals, adapting strategy as organizational priorities and external context evolve. • Represent the Program function in Senior Leadership Team meetings; contribute actively to organizational planning, budgeting, and decision-making. • Stay current with developments in the smallholder agriculture, coffee, and international development sectors — bringing relevant learning back into Kula’s programmatic approach. • Be willing and proactive about traveling modestly outside of Rwanda to learn from peer organizations, attend relevant conferences in East Africa and internationally, and represent Kula in external forums. • Supervise and partner with the Operations Director to ensure all Fellowship Program activities are executed effectively, on time, and within budget. • Ensure field staff — including Business Coaches, Farm Trainers, and Community Catalysts — are well-supported, clearly directed, and equipped to deliver excellent programming. • Oversee Program planning and scheduling cycles, ensuring operational timelines are realistic, well-communicated, and aligned with impact measurement needs. • Ensure regular and accurate program reporting is maintained across the Operations team. • Provide strategic leadership for Kula’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system — overseeing how data is collected, analyzed, synthesized, and used to inform program development and communicate impact to donors. • Supervise and develop the Impact/MEAL Lead (to be hired) and the broader MEAL team, including data analysts and data collectors. • Cast and maintain a strong vision for programmatic impact: what we measure, how we measure it, how we evaluate results, and how we learn from them. • Oversee all data collection design — including survey writing, form building, analysis frameworks, and dashboard development — ensuring data is accessible, accurate, and actionable. • Drive the impact conversation within Kula, helping all program staff understand, learn from, and respond to data findings; keep impact goals at the forefront of organizational priorities.