Technical Director, Rwanda Football Federation

About the role

The Rwanda Football Federation invites applications for the position of Technical Director, based in Kigali. The appointee will lead football development across Rwanda and build connected pathways from grassroots participation to high performance for girls, boys, women and men.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, cost and implement a multi-year national technical development strategy aligned with FERWAFA priorities, FIFA and CAF programmes and available resources, with clear annual targets and reporting.
• Lead grassroots and school football, youth development, talent identification, academies and regional pathways, moving deliberately toward club and national team environments.
• Expand opportunities, qualified staffing and competition pathways for women and girls, embedding inclusion, child safeguarding, welfare and integrity in every programme.
• Lead coach education, educator development, licensing pathways and continuing professional development, coordinating with refereeing, futsal, beach soccer and other technical units.
• Provide technical oversight for national team pathways, performance analysis, sports science and medical collaboration, while respecting head coaches' match and team selection responsibilities.
• Manage the technical department, plans, budgets, procurement inputs, partnerships, performance data and donor or FIFA and CAF programme reporting, working with clubs, leagues, schools, districts, ministries and international partners.

Required profile

• Substantial senior experience leading football development or comparable technical programmes, with demonstrated delivery of strategy across several age groups or levels and experience supervising teams and budgets.
• Credible knowledge of coach development and talent pathways.
• Commitment to women's football, safeguarding and ethical leadership.
• Excellent written and spoken English and/or French; ability to work in Rwanda or obtain appropriate authorization.
• A relevant university degree or recognized advanced football technical or coaching qualification; equivalent combinations of study and technical leadership experience may be considered.

Desirable

• FIFA or CAF technical leadership education.
• Advanced CAF, UEFA or equivalent coaching licenses or coach educator qualification.
• Experience in an association or multi-stakeholder national system and in African football.
• Fluency in English or Kinyarwanda.

Applicants submit a cover letter, CV, copies of key qualifications, a two-page vision for football development in Rwanda for the first three years, and contact details for two referees, indicating any conflicts of interest. Applications are screened, then shortlisted, assessed in a technical exercise and interview, and must be sent by 20 November 2026.