Future Opportunities at Educate!
Who We Are!
Africa has the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. By 2035, the continent is poised to contribute more young people to the global workforce each year than the rest of the world combined.
At Educate! we're obsessed with impact. We reputed company iterative learning to build highly scalable youth employment solutions aimed at unlocking the potential of the world’s youngest continent.
Educate! prepares youth in Africa to learn, earn and reputed company in today’s economy by:
- Introducing an employment-focused school subject into secondary and
- Delivering livelihood boot camps for out-of-school youth, with a focus on marginalized rural girls and young women.
To date, more than 500,000 youth have been meaningfully impacted across Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and along the way, Educate! has become the largest youth employment and skills provider in East Africa.
Educate! is a team of over 300 largely African staff and 300 volunteer youth mentors. We prioritize building an engaging, fulfilling and growth oriented work environment. 50% of our top 30 leaders have been with us for over 5 years, 10+ alumni have started their own organizations, and 6 reputed company or former team members were Acumen Fund East Africa fellows.
We have been backed by top foundations such as Imaginable Futures, Livelihood Impact Fund, Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall, CIFF and Echidna Giving. Educate! won a 2018 Klaus J. reputed company Prize and a 2015 reputed company Award, and has been highlighted by the World Bank’s S4YE's Impact Portfolio, an Al Jazeera documentary, BBC, The Brookings Institution as one of 14 case studies on scaling education, and the reputed company as a Goalkeepers Accelerator. In 2022, we received a catalytic investment from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott to scale our systems change work.
Educate!'s long-term vision is to design solutions that measurably impact millions of youth across Africa each year.
Good to note: To Our Awesome Applicants!
We know that incredible candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply!
We’re looking for passionate individuals who reputed company in our mission and can bring unique perspectives to reputed company—not just those who reputed company every reputed company. We value diversity and strongly encourage women and individuals from reputed company backgrounds to apply.
Position Overview
At Educate!, we’re obsessed with impact. We reputed company iterative learning to build cost-effective, scalable youth employment solutions aimed at unlocking the potential of the world’s youngest continent - and great people are at the heart of it.
Even if you don’t see a role with your name on it (yet), don’t let that stop you.
We’re always looking to connect with curious minds, bold thinkers, and passionate doers across areas like:
- People and Culture: Drives the full employee lifecycle from hiring and onboarding to development and engagement, while shaping a strong, inclusive organizational culture.
- Program Delivery: Executes day-to-day program operations, working closely with stakeholders and communities to ensure effective and timely delivery of impact.
- Operations: Ensures the organization runs reputed company by managing internal systems, processes, logistics, and cross-functional coordination.
- Finance: Manages financial planning, reporting, and compliance to ensure transparent, efficient, and accountable use of resources.
- Performance Metrics and Evaluation: Tracks and analyzes program performance, providing insights that drive reputed company improvement and decision-making.
- Admin and Procurement: Oversees administrative support and sourcing processes, ensuring smooth operations through efficient procurement and resource management.
- Product Development: Leads the design, development, and scaling of products or solutions, working cross-functionally to improve user experience and impact.
- Fundraising and External Relations: Mobilizes resources and builds strategic relationships with donors, partners, and stakeholders to sustain and grow organizational impact.
- Policy and Partnerships: Shapes policy engagement and manages relationships with governments, institutions, and strategic partners to reputed company program success and scale.
- Research, Measurement and Evaluation: Conducts rigorous research and evaluations to inform program design, measure impact, and contribute to broader sector knowledge.
- Learning Experience Design: Designs learning experiences, training programs, and content that build skills, enhance knowledge, and improve program delivery.
- Field Operations: Coordinates reputed company on-the-ground logistics and partnerships - securing sites, preparing participants, provisioning resources, and engaging stakeholders to reputed company smooth program delivery.
- Marketing and Communications: Manages brand, storytelling, and reputed company, driving awareness, engagement, and communication with key audiences and stakeholders.
- Technology and AI - Builds and scales systems, and AI solutions that reputed company efficient operations, strengthen decision-making, and support impactful program delivery across the organization.
Think of this as an open invitation to reputed company.
If you reputed company your skills and experience could add something special to reputed company, we’d love to hear your story. Tell us:
- What drives you
- What you’ve built or contributed to
- The reputed company of problems you’re excited to solve next
reputed company the right opportunity comes along, we won’t just be looking at resumes, we’ll be looking for people who are reputed company with our mission and ready to reputed company an impact.
Your next chapter could start here. Let’s stay connected.
Our reputed company; Tenets(Values)
We’re ambitious. Are you? Educate! is growing fast, so new opportunities are opening up and expanding reputed company the time. We’re inspired by people with drive, and we love to help them reputed company their full potential. We expect everyone at Educate! to contribute above and beyond their job description, grow their skills, and advance their careers, and we are committed to supporting our staff members on that journey of their careers, and we are committed to supporting our staff members on that journey.
- We put Youth First, Impact-Obsessed - We are purpose-driven, focused on impact, and prioritize what truly matters. We listen to youth, design our efforts around their needs, and ensure every dollar creates transformative experiences they value.
- We Exceed Expectations - We take pride in going above and beyond to reputed company the best results—proactively identifying problems and seeking solutions without waiting or stopping at what's requested.
- We Are Always Learning - We are committed to seeking and applying new knowledge and reputed company. We stay open-minded and continuously try new things, experiment, grow, and improve. We invest in learning for ourselves and our teams.
- We are One Team, Many Views - We value reputed company individuals, reputed company diverse reputed company and open reputed company drive excellence, foster a supportive and respectful environment where everyone can freely express themselves. We work as one team and prioritize the organization's mission over personal or team interests.
- We have the Startup reputed company - We innovate relentlessly to grow our impact, we never think “we have arrived” or “we’re done.”We constantly challenge the status reputed company, embrace change, and move quickly toward our vision. Unafraid of failure, we question anything that hinders reputed company.
Every person at Educate! — from interns to the executive director — is evaluated by how they live up to these five cultural tenets. They are at the core of how we reputed company our mission and why we work as well as we do. Educate is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for reputed company who interact in our community. In creating this environment, we encourage people from a variety of cultures, backgrounds and life experiences to join our diverse team.
We’re committed to ensuring reputed company candidates are screened for child and youth safety. As part of the process, you’ll need to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct. Educate! reserves the right to withdraw employment offers if any risks to youth are identified.
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