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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 leverage 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 thrive 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 current 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. Jacobs Prize and a 2015 WISE 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 Gates Foundation 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 believe in our mission and can bring unique perspectives to our team—not just those who check every box. We value diversity and strongly encourage women and individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
Position Overview
At Educate!, we’re obsessed with impact. We leverage 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 efficiently 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 continuous 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 enable 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 all on-the-ground logistics and partnerships - securing sites, preparing participants, provisioning resources, and engaging stakeholders to enable smooth program delivery.
- Marketing and Communications: Manages brand, storytelling, and outreach, driving awareness, engagement, and communication with key audiences and stakeholders.
- Technology and AI - Builds and scales systems, and AI solutions that enable efficient operations, strengthen decision-making, and support impactful program delivery across the organization.
Think of this as an open invitation to join our talent community.
If you believe your skills and experience could add something special to our team, we’d love to hear your story. Tell us:
- What drives you
- What you’ve built or contributed to
- The kind of problems you’re excited to solve next
When the right opportunity comes along, we won’t just be looking at resumes, we’ll be looking for people who are aligned with our mission and ready to make an impact.
Your next chapter could start here. Let’s stay connected.
Our Culture & Tenets(Values) 🌱
We’re ambitious. Are you? Educate! is growing fast, so new opportunities are opening up and expanding all the time. We’re inspired by people with drive, and we love to help them reach 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 achieve 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 ideas. 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 all individuals, believe diverse ideas and open dialogue 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 Mindset - We innovate relentlessly to grow our impact, we never think “we have arrived” or “we’re done.”We constantly challenge the status quo, embrace change, and move quickly toward our vision. Unafraid of failure, we question anything that hinders progress.
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 achieve our mission and why we work as well as we do. Educate is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all 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 all candidates are screened for child and youth safety. As part of the process, candidates must successfully complete our standard background verification and safeguarding review in accordance with local legal standards. Educate! reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment if any screening results indicate potential risks to youth.
