
Charis Unmanned Aerial Solutions provides businesses with near real-time site monitoring and 3D geospatial analytics via its Charis Analytics platform. The company combines autonomous drone data…

Charis Unmanned Aerial Solutions provides businesses with near real-time site monitoring and 3D geospatial analytics via its Charis Analytics platform. The company combines autonomous drone data…
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About the job
· Position title: Construction Innovation Lead
· Contract type: Full time Employment
· Location: Kigali, Rwanda
About Charis UAS
Charis UAS is a 10-year-old drone and geospatial analytics company headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, with active operations across East and West Africa. We have grown from a drone services pioneer in 2016 into one of the continent's most established geospatial analytics platforms, with a flagship Charis Analytics platform serving construction, carbon, agriculture, and infrastructure clients.
We work with public infrastructure clients, major contractors, and donor-funded programs (World Bank, AfDB, EU, JICA among others) to replace paper-based progress reporting with drone-captured data, point cloud analytics, and earned value methodology. Our reference projects include flagship large-scale infrastructure verification for both private and public sector clients.
We are now scaling our presence in Rwanda and are looking for the right person to lead that growth.
About the Role
As Construction Innovation Lead in Rwanda, you are the face of Charis Analytics in the local market. You translate the platform's capabilities into commercial outcomes but more importantly, you make the case to chief PMs, project directors, and resident engineers that there is a better way to deliver and monitor infrastructure projects. You will work directly with public infrastructure clients, major contractors, and donor-funded programs.
This is not a typical sales role. We are looking for someone whose identity is already half-formed around the conviction that technology should fix what is broken on construction sites someone who has lived the gap between contractor-reported progress and site reality, and who is ready to spend the next chapter of their career closing that gap for an entire country.
You will be supported by the founding team in Kigali, the Charis platform engineering team, and local partners on the ground. You will be expected to grow from individual contributor in year one into a country leadership role as we scale.
Key Responsibilities
In your first 12 months, you will:
Who we are Looking for
We are not looking for a typical project manager or a typical salesperson. We are looking for the construction professional who has already said, on more than one site, "there has to be a better way to do this."
What would make you standout
What we Offer
Competitive base salary aligned with Rwanda senior PM benchmarks, payable monthly.
Meaningful commission on closed revenue, paid quarterly in arrears.
Quarterly milestone bonuses tied to qualified pipeline and named-account progression so you are rewarded for activity in the first two quarters before deals close.
Travel and field allowance explicit and generous. This role belongs on sites and in client offices, not behind a desk.
Direct mentorship from the CEO and platform engineering team during your first 90 days.
Access to a part-time external sales coach for the first six months of your tenure.
A clear path into a country leadership role as Charis grows in the market.
The chance to build your professional brand as a leader of the digital construction movement in your country.
How to Apply
Applications are submitted through a single online form. The application takes 20 to 30 minutes to complete. You will be asked to provide:
Your CV (PDF or Word, max 10 MB).
A short written response (300 words maximum) to a screening question about a project where reported progress did not match site reality.
A 2-minute video introduction (phone-recorded is fine — we are not judging production quality).
Salary expectations, notice period, and one professional reference.
Apply here:
https://forms.gle/9tYg3GrczquC3Low6
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Our process has five stages: application screen, an initial 45-minute conversation, a take-home technical scenario, a presentation and pressure test with our leadership team, and a reverse reference plus field day with the finalist. The full process takes three to four weeks from first contact to offer.
We respond to every applicant within 10 working days, regardless of outcome. If your background does not match what we are looking for at this stage, we will tell you directly and keep your application on file.
Charis UAS is an equal-opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of evidence what you have done, what you can do, and how you think not on the basis of background, gender, age, or personal circumstance. We strongly encourage applications from women and from candidates outside the most-represented professional networks. The construction industry has not historically opened its doors evenly. We are doing our part to change that