We are a team building resilient Clean Cooling in the Global South. The Clean Cooling Network is about solving two big global challenges simultaneously – equitable access to cooling and cold-chain, and the global renewable energy transition.
Our open roles are listed below. If you want to play a part in our shared purpose - making a positive impact by shaping the future of cooling - but don’t see a position that describes your talent and experience, email your CV and cover letter to [email protected]. Clean Cooling wants to connect with you.
Open positions
Strategic Communications and Media Manager
Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES)
Immediate start
Remote or Office-Based in Kigali, Rwanda
As our Strategic Communications and Media Manager, you will be a strategic storyteller with a passion for driving impact; securing investment and building engagement . You can help us share the story of innovation, opportunity, and engagement as we work together to advance cooling and cold-chain solutions that benefit communities and environment worldwide.
Student Support Manager
Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES)
Immediate start
Office-based in Kigali, Rwanda
As a Student Support Officer, you will play a vital role in enhancing the academic experience by providing pro-active support and guidance to students and lecturers. You will be responsible for supporting digital and in-person learning environments, ensuring they are engaging and students have a help-desk and support service when required.
Convenings, Communities of Practice and Events Manager
Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES)
Immediate start
Office-based in Kigali, Rwanda
As the CCN’s Convenings and Events Manager, you will support and catalyse the programmatic teams to use convenings to advance programmatic objectives. You will provide the day-to-day management of the convening and events programmes, including programme design, relationship engagement and outreach, due diligence and impact-tracking.
Digital Learning Manager
Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES)
Immediate start
Remote or Office-Based in Kigali, Rwanda
The role spans instructional design, platform management (primarily Moodle), and cross-team support to deliver world-class training accessible to diverse learners across Africa and further afield. You will be experienced in e-learning technologies and platforms, as well as adult learning theories, and instructional design models. Strong organisational capabilities, project management skills, and the ability to multitask effectively are essential.
ACES researcher and data analysis
Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES)
Immediate start
Remote or Office-Based in Kigali, Rwanda
As an experienced researcher, you will support diverse international research teams and experts by reviewing, improving, and implementing data collection tools and processes. You will perform robust data analyses, help interpret results, and create compelling visualisations to generate actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making in designing and delivering cold-chain interventions.
Lecturer (Community-Based Business Models including Value Creation and Value Addition)
Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES)
Immediate start
Office-based in Kigali, Rwanda
The Lecturer in Community-Based Business Models (including Value Creation and Value Addition) will support the design and facilitation of training modules and applied projects focusing on sustainable and inclusive business model development for the cold-chain, food processing, and related sectors. Working closely with trainers, programme coordinators, and innovation teams, this role will be responsible for enabling trainees to build and test viable community-led solutions that improve livelihoods.
Lecturer (Logistics)
Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES)
Immediate start
Office-based in Kigali, Rwanda
You will support curriculum delivery and applied learning. The Lecturer in Logistics will support the design and facilitation of training modules and applied projects focusing on sustainable and efficient cold-chain logistics for agri-food systems and related sectors. Working closely with trainers, programme coordinators, and innovation teams, the role holder will be responsible for enabling trainees to develop practical logistics solutions that enhance supply chain efficiency, reduce losses, and improve access to markets.
Lecturer (PHM for Food Quality and Safety)
Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES)
Immediate start
Office-based in Kigali, Rwanda
You will support curriculum delivery and applied learning. The Lecturer in Post-Harvest Management for Food Quality and Safety will contribute to the design and facilitation of training modules and applied projects focusing on sustainable post-harvest handling practices, food preservation techniques, quality assurance, and food safety compliance throughout the cold chain. Working closely with trainers, programme coordinators, and innovation teams, this role will be responsible for enabling trainees to build and apply practical knowledge and technologies.
Featured Employee
Why work at ACES in the Clean Cooling Network? Meet Jean Pierre: Research Lead for the One Health Programme, and find out what he does for the CCN at the ACES Rubirizi campus in Rwanda.
Jean Pierre Musabyimana
Research Lead - One Health program
Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES)
In this capacity, he actively contributes to conceiving and implementing innovative cold chain models for vaccines, diagnostics and antibody development that span sectors and geographies, applying renewable energy refrigeration, IoT-enabled temperature monitoring, and robust biobanking to safeguard biologicals and bolster supply chain integrity in low-resource settings.
An infection biologist with a PhD in Cell and Applied Infection Biology and dual MScs in Biotechnology & Bioinformatics and Global Health Delivery, Jean Pierre leverages his expertise in structural/comparative genomics, vaccine and therapeutic R&D, and advanced bioinformatics pipelines to align laboratory innovation with field needs.
He forges multisectoral partnerships with universities, industry, and government to pilot context-adapted interventions, drawing on One Health insights into urban agriculture, food systems, and resilience and addressing food safety risks through integrated approaches.
Regionally, he co-leads pandemic surveillance, genomics and climate modelling consortia, most notably the EDCTP3-funded GREAT LIFE initiative, which deploys field-portable genomics and novel diagnostics across the African Great Lakes, advancing early detection and response. As Co-PI of the KIVU JUA consortium, he spearheads Mpox epidemiology and immunology research in Central Africa, contributing to the WHO Mpox Genomic Surveillance Community of Practice and serving on Africa CDC’s RISLNET committee. He also co-leads malaria drug resistance surveillance in East Africa, integrating NGS workflows into routine monitoring for artemisinin resistance.
Passionate about sustainable cooling, Jean Pierre weaves environmental engineering, data analytics, and One Health principles to reinforce vaccine delivery, food safety, and overall health system resilience, positioning ACES and Rwanda as models for cross-sectoral, climate-smart public health preparedness.
Venues
Our flagship campus is located in Kigali, Rwanda. We have numerous jobs available on campus, and we also have a range of positions available, where you can work fully remote or do a combination of the two. We are extremely flexible at the Clean Cooling Network and want to hear from you.
We also have new openings coming in India, at the HACE Complex, and we can offer remote and flexible working options.
ACES Rubirizi Campus
Kigali, Rwanda
Ideally situated in the capital of Kigali, it is the headquarters of the ACES project.
Konza Technopolis
Konza, Kenya
A key flagship project of Kenya’s Vision 2030 economic development portfolio.
HACE Complex
Panchkula, India
The training centre at the HACE Complex, delivers training courses for the CoE-SPMCC.
