Campus Life Coordinator

Job Title: Campus Life Coordinator

Reports to: Director Campus Operations

Location: Butaro, Rwanda

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Director of Campus Operations the Campus Life Coordinator is responsible for supporting campus operations to make UGHE Butaro campus a home away from home for all residents through creating and suggesting different social activities, supporting the hospitality team in organizing events on campus, supporting the warehouse team and be a backup whenever needed in all campus operations activities.

Campus Life Management

• Assist the campus operations team in operating the Butaro campus each day in an efficient, safe manner.
• Supporting the campus operations to create all campus life activities (games, outdoor setup, outfitting new houses)
• Oversee main services on campus including dining, cleaning, campus waste disposal, warehousing, and accommodation.
• Oversee all recreation activities and managing the gym and other sports facilities
• Support community engagement in creating fun activities with the community
• Support Campus Operations Director to create sports and games for UGHE with other universities.
• Draft campus life standard operations procedures and policies for campus life activitie
• Coordinate with other campus operations team managers to ensure the operations department is supporting each team to meet their required functio
• Work with campus leaders to set monthly priorities and determine key tasks.
• Manage staff and create feasible work plans that harmonize with one another.
• Coordinate with other UGHE departments to support the academic, research, and other programmatic activities hosted on the Butaro campus.
• Collaborate with the DCO and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to continually develop and improve campus operational systems to better meet the needs of the residents.
• Participate in annual and strategic planning for UGHE’s operation
• Support fundraising and other guest visits to the Butaro campus.
• Report to the Director of Campus Operations and Community Engagement with timely updates on current campus life activities and plans Supply Chain & Logistic
• Assist the operation team to procure campus life orders and follow up all order
• Create and manage systems to ensure an efficient campus supply chain system that minimizes stock-outs and waste for all campus life items.
• Manage the gym and recreational facilities and make sure the inventory is up to date
• Support warehouse team in case they need additional support during the busy period of offloading, inventory checks or campus distribution
• Actively partake in weekly calls with the Kigali Supply Chain team carrying out international procurement for the Butaro campus especially when there are recreation orders.

Community Relations

• Support community engagement team in various community events, fundraising, sports, and on campus events with the community

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of work experience in operations, leadership, hospitality, hotel management, supply chain, logistics, or another related field.
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s in related field strongly desired
• Experience managing complex operations in a resource-limited setting.
• Knowledge and experience in higher education, hotel management, or global health is strongly preferred; knowledge and experience in both is desir
• Excellent communication and writing skills; ability to articulate UGHE’s and PIH’s mission and program objectives persuas
• Ability to serve as an external representative to government officials, UGHE partners, and donors
• Ability to live in Butaro full time (including weekends as needed) requir
• English and Kinyarwanda proficiency required, French knowledge highly preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills: ability to manage complex projects from creation to completion, plan and prioritize multiple projects, and coordinate teams to meet deadlines.
• Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with culturally diverse staff across departments and organizations.
• Demonstrated poise, tact, integrity, and professionalism
• Interest in social justice is strongly desirable.

How to Apply

Applicants should provide: (1) curriculum vitae, (2) Degree, (3) A cover letter describing your interest in UGHE and relevant experience. Please upload these under the ‘Additional Files’ tab on the application page.

University of Global Health Equity is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Link

Deadline: 03 May 2025

Organizational Profile

UGHE is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched in Rwanda in September 2015. Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the health system.

UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. In over nearly three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high quality healthcare to some of the world’s most marginalized communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda, where Inshuti Mu Buzima—PIH’s sister organization—and our government partners have driven innovation for a decade.

Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others, and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team.

 Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:

At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including community members – as well as our students, contractors, staff, and visitors to our campus are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHE’s policy.

UGHE will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.