About Right To Play:

For more than 25 years, Right To Play has been protecting, educating, and empowering millions of children each year to rise above adversity through the power of play.

We offer programs in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North America, reaching millions of children each year in some of the most difficult places on earth, helping them to stay in school and learn, overcome prejudice, heal from trauma, and develop the skills they need to thrive. We do this by harnessing play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child's life, to teach children the critical skills they need to dismantle barriers and embrace opportunities, in learning and in life.

This work is supported by our two global offices in Toronto, Canada and London, UK; and seven National Offices in North America and Europe.

Right To Play has collaborated with local partners in Uganda since 2001 to deliver high-quality programs that increase access to quality education, empower girls, and promote health and well-being. Learn more about our programs in Uganda from our website.

Benefits Highlights:

• Connect and collaborate with a global team who are passionate about protecting, educating and empowering children and youth using the power of play!
• Culture premised on our Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care, and be playful)
• Paid leaves (21 days annual leaves, 3 personal days per year)
• Competitive benefits such as medical insurance – up to 4 dependents, life insurance, group personal accident cover, and communications allowance.
• Learning opportunities and 5 learning and development (L&D) days per year
• More information on what we offer is available on our website.

Job Description:

1- Purpose:

Provides overall strategic and programmatic leadership including business development, fundraising, compliance and risk, financial and people management to ensure the success and growth of the country programme.

2- Accountability & Responsibilities:

Governance and representation (20%)

• Identifies and manages organisational risk, including legal and governance matters, and acts as RTP’s legal representative in country.
• Represents RTP at country level, engaging government, donors, UN agencies, and NGO coordination platforms to build influence, credibility, and strategic partnerships.

Fundraising and Communication (20%)

• Leads country-level fundraising and resource mobilisation, driving proposal development, donor engagement, and diversified funding partnerships.
• Leads in-country media and external engagement, strengthening RTP’s profile and ensuring alignment with organisational values and objectives.

Strategy development and implementation (15%)

• Sets and leads the strategic direction of the country programme, ensuring alignment with RTP strategy, national priorities, and legal and regulatory requirements.

Operational management (15%)

• Provides strategic oversight of finance and administration, including budgeting, expenditure control, audits, grant compliance, and strong internal controls.
• Holds overall accountability for safeguarding, safety, and security, ensuring compliance with RTP policies and national legislation.

Staff and workplace management (15%)

• Ensures effective people management, including recruitment, performance management, learning and development, payroll, and the promotion of a safe and inclusive culture.
• Leads, mentors, and develops a diverse country team, fostering staff wellbeing, inclusion, and high performance.
• Promote Safeguarding, foster a safe, respectful, and accountable work environment by modelling appropriate conduct and addressing any behaviour that undermines a healthy workplace.

Programmatic oversight, learning and innovation (15%)

• Oversees the country programme portfolio, ensuring high-quality delivery, measurable impact, and timely reporting to donors, government, and HQ.
• Promotes collaboration and learning, advising partners on play-based and sport-fordevelopment approaches and embedding evidence-informed practice.
• Champions innovation and continuous improvement, driving excellence in programming and efficiency across internal systems and processes.

Perform other duties as assigned

3- Scope (geographical and/or functional), Impact and Autonomy:

Oversees all aspects of the country office, providing guidance and support to the team, while serving on the Global Leadership Team to ensure quality program delivery, adherence to budgets, and contributing to global initiatives that enhance organizational systems and processes.

4- Leadership and Staff management

Leads and develops the Country Management Team through coaching, mentoring, and capabilitybuilding while championing a safe, inclusive, and high-performing culture. Oversees People & Culture processes to ensure compliance, best practices, and effective performance management, upholding

• Identifies and manages organisational risk, including legal and governance matters, and acts as RTP’s legal representative in country.
• Represents RTP at country level, engaging government, donors, UN agencies, and NGO coordination platforms to build influence, credibility, and strategic partnerships.
• Leads country-level fundraising and resource mobilisation, driving proposal development, donor engagement, and diversified funding partnerships.
• Leads in-country media and external engagement, strengthening RTP’s profile and ensuring alignment with organisational values and objectives.
• Sets and leads the strategic direction of the country programme, ensuring alignment with RTP strategy, national priorities, and legal and regulatory requirements.
• Provides strategic oversight of finance and administration, including budgeting, expenditure control, audits, grant compliance, and strong internal controls.
• Holds overall accountability for safeguarding, safety, and security, ensuring compliance with RTP policies and national legislation.
• Ensures effective people management, including recruitment, performance management, learning and development, payroll, and the promotion of a safe and inclusive culture.
• Leads, mentors, and develops a diverse country team, fostering staff wellbeing, inclusion, and high performance.
• Promote Safeguarding, foster a safe, respectful, and accountable work environment by modelling appropriate conduct and addressing any behaviour that undermines a healthy workplace.
• Oversees the country programme portfolio, ensuring high-quality delivery, measurable impact, and timely reporting to donors, government, and HQ.
• Promotes collaboration and learning, advising partners on play-based and sport-fordevelopment approaches and embedding evidence-informed practice.
• Champions innovation and continuous improvement, driving excellence in programming and efficiency across internal systems and processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Oversees all aspects of the country office, providing guidance and support to the team, while serving on the Global Leadership Team to ensure quality program delivery, adherence to budgets, and contributing to global initiatives that enhance organizational systems and processes.
• Leads and develops the Country Management Team through coaching, mentoring, and capabilitybuilding while championing a safe, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
• Oversees People & Culture processes to ensure compliance, best practices, and effective performance management, upholding