Website: Website https://www.experienceeducate.org/

External Relations Associate

The ideal candidate should be happy to contribute in a supportive capacity to the team and will have an interest in building diverse institutional knowledge across the organization through varied projects.
A successful candidate should be a reliable self-starter with meticulous attention to detail and exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including some professional experience preparing content for internal and external audiences. However, the role is open to individuals with diverse experience and a variety of backgrounds.
The External Relations Associate will work closely with Educate!’s fundraising and communications teams, as well as program teams, to manage internal systems, develop high-quality content, and contribute to the ongoing management of stakeholder relationships.

While both roles have a dimension of communications and fundraising, the two roles will vary in the amount of time allocated towards each function.
The new External Relations Associates will join a motivated and passionate international team that is generating resources that will enable Educate! to positively impact young people across East Africa.

Performance Objectives

Fundraising

Within this role, you’ll work with Educate!’s fundraising and development team to ensure the organization meets and exceeds our obligations to current donors by keeping stakeholders informed on Educate!’s progress. Examples of potential projects include:

Write and project manage grant reports and proposals, working closely with Educate! teams across countries to gather information needed for reporting and donor materials.
Conduct field follow-ups and diligence requests from donors related to pending or submitted grant proposals.
Research new funding and prospective leads and support in the documentation and ongoing project management of these relationships.
Support the fundraising team in streamlining internal systems and processes to ensure grant reporting and compliance are effective and efficient.
Contribute to Educate!’s fundraising and relationship-building strategy at conferences through prospect research, event preparation, and outreach support.
Communications

You’ll work closely with our communications team to shape and execute the organization’s marketing and communications strategy, collaborating closely to produce content, manage and improve systems, and ensure consistent branding and messaging standards.

Work with Educate!’s communications team to support messaging and branding initiatives, overseeing systems for documentation and disseminating messaging to ensure consistency across the organization.
Manage a centralized dashboard for routine communications tasks with efficient coordination and execution.
Ensure Educate!’s internal and external communication channels are up to date.
Liaise with Educate!’s Communications Specialist to create compelling content, including impact stories, articles, blogs, social media posts, print publications, and email newsletters.
Draft proposals for speaking engagements and content for external sources to drive Educate!’s key thought leadership messages.
General Support

Educate! is growing quickly and we don’t always know everything the coming years will bring. We are looking for a team player who is happy to wear a variety of hats on Educate!’s External Relations Team, and tag in where there is a need. Some of the things we envision this role supporting include:

Draft a wide variety of internal and external communications to support Educate!’s fundraising and communications efforts.
Conduct donor research and/or sector research to inform Educate!’s development strategy.
Support Educate!’s executive team’s attendance at a variety of special events.
Troubleshoot and project manage tasks aimed at improving efficiency and coordination on Educate!’s wider External Relations Team, such as building or refining existing fundraising, communications, or compliance processes.
Build internal expertise on specific aspects of Educate!’s work.

Qualifications
This position is well-suited for those with 2-3 years of work experience. The ideal candidate is/has:

Strong project-management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Trustworthy, reliable, and responsive to changing priorities and workflows.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; experience drafting content for both internal and external stakeholders and tailoring communications for a variety of different audiences and purposes.
A collaborative and adaptable team player with strong EQ and interpersonal skills.
Comfortable tackling ambiguous projects and working across teams and functions.
Strong organization and time management skills, with experience operating alongside remote teams and teams dispersed across time zones.
A self-starter who takes initiative, can prioritize and manage multiple assignments, and work independently to meet deadlines.

Terms

The External Relations Associate (s) are full-time positions. A minimum two-year commitment is requested to best meet potential professional growth at Educate!.
The roles will be based in East Africa, with preferences for Kampala, Uganda and Nairobi, Kenya.
Willingness and availability to travel throughout East Africa to Educate! offices and regional events, as needed.

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November 2, 2024
Senior Human Resource Officer Kenya

Performance Objectives
Staff Recruitment & Contract Management (30%)

Facilitate and assist hiring managers in the recruitment of new team members, encompassing the creation of Job Descriptions, advertising, CV screening, coordination of interviews, conducting reference checks, and organizing all recruitment documentation and files.
Manage the preparation and execution of contracts and addenda, provide electronic copies of contracts for external financial audits, and ensure signed probationary clauses.
Oversee internship applications and coordinate placement processes.
Draft and oversee contracts for our frontline teams, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

HR Admin & Benefits (20%)

Secure, track, and/or administer employee benefits including insurance
Provide assistance in obtaining and maintaining work authorization for foreign employees when required.
Organize and manage employee personnel files, along with other HR and administrative documents.
Leave management
Managing the staff files and ensuring completeness
Initiate HR-related funds requisitions and seek approval from the HR manager and other relevant stakeholders.

Staff Onboarding and Off-boarding (30%)

Coordinate onboarding schedules for new teams, ensuring a seamless integration process.
Collaborate with the HR manager to establish a check-in schedule for new hires.
Coordinate the provision of necessary work tools for new hires, such as HRMIS access.
Partner with the HR manager to enhance employee engagement and ensure a positive overall experience for staff.

HR Logistics support (20%)

Assist and coordinate both external and internal events for the teams.
Handle office errands, including visits to institutions like the NSSF offices to address HR-related matters.
Collaborate with operations to oversee the procurement of HR-related items.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in human resources or a related subject.
At least 4 years of professional experience, with at least 2 years of directly working in the HR Department or related field.
Passion for recruiting and developing top talent
Some experience working in a startup or social enterprise environment strongly preferred.
High level of computer literacy: Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
Fits our Five Cultural Tenets (see What is Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here.

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November 2, 2024
Program Manager

You are the right fit for this role if you;

Are a strong people manager and implementer who is able to translate vision into actions and gets things done as part of a team.
Have significant program management experience that enables you to immediately bring considerable strategic value to a project. Experience in managing a project at an early stage is preferred. Experience in leading innovation within an organization is also preferred.
Ability to guide others through major changes, encourage teamwork, develop team capabilities, and motivate contributors to meet deadlines.
Professional and interpersonal skills with the energy, vision and drive to succeed in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
Can serve as a custodian of the program culture, embodying Educate!’s cultural values, and effectively disseminating them to the frontline teams.
You thrive well in a highly collaborative environment and are obsessed with the common good and well-being of the frontline teams

Performance Objectives
Program Management and Quality Assurance (40%)

Lead execution of the Skill Up Educate!’s Bootcamp for out-of-school youth as per program design goals with key feedback collected and incorporated to improve product impact.
Inform, co-build and execute systems to maintain quality assurance, ensuring that the program is being delivered as designed.
Manage to key Bootcamp Performance Indicators set out to improve retention,& trainer engagement while fostering data driven decision making culture to the program team.
Anticipate risks and develop proactive courses of action in collaboration with the Director of Program Implementation/supervisor.
Collaborate with the field -Ops team to improve timely reporting and documentation of program activities.

Performance Management ( 35%)

Develop and maintain a positive, healthy high performance team culture that empowers the team to be responsive and agile with clear recruitment and monitoring strategy.
Co-lead initiatives for product strategy understanding, buy-in, and ownership for field teams in cultivating an environment of providing aligned relevant strategy feedback and co-creation
Monitor team performance and provide the right support to the team, provide coaching, feedback and mentorship to the team to minimize challenges and build pipeline.
Manage to set program goals while building an accountable work culture in reporting, teamwork and co-building for risker aspects with the frontline teams.

Financial Management (15%)

Draft and manage approved Skill Up Bootcamp Implementation budget as per organizational standards.
Take charge of monthly and quarterly program budgeting and operationalization with full team accountability and process follow through.
Uphold financial integrity standards ensuring program activities are run within budget making suggestions of budget savings, efficient Implementation within the cost model.

Partnership Engagement (10%)

Lead & grow partner engagement strategy leading off lessons to iterate forward strategy development and actions to leverage local actors in building product community ownership and support
Build field team capacity to establish scalable brands and partnerships relevant for smooth program delivery.
Benchmark working practices for partner engagement to leverage system and local actors for sustainable structures that benefit programs efficiently.

Qualifications And Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience (4-5 years preferred).
Excellent program manager with people management skills. Managed a dynamic team
Comfortable managing a budget and using Excel; demonstrated project management experience; program management experience is required
Comfortable working and being in the field frequently.
Fluent in English and Kiswahili, with strong writing skills in both
Kenyan nationals only
A good fit with our Five Cultural Tenets (see “What is Educate! About?” Below; learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here.

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November 2, 2024
Learning and Development Designer Evaluation Associate Instructional Design Specialist

Performance Objectives
Curriculum content design and training

Contribute to ideation and strategy: work collaboratively with various team members on program ideation, product strategy, design and implementation of training strategy.
Contribute to program strategy and proposal development: i.e pre and post evaluation discussions and translation of impact results to support program strategy scoping and proposal development as informed by evaluation and impact results
Lead design output development: Oversee, lead and guide the content team on all design outputs related to the Program, including but not limited to training guides, SMS lessons and schedules, as required for each level of training as informed by program strategy and end-user feedback.
User discovery: work with strategist around design of our continuous user feedback process to inform new product designs for testing
Timely content delivery and training: lead, manage and track the end-to-end content design process to ensure timely delivery. Lead training of trainers for various teams expected to deliver content designed.

Experiments and A/B prototype design

Contribute to experimentation strategy: work with program leadership and teams on program experimentation strategy
Program Experiments Design; Develop experiment hypotheses and indicators, define learning path and create data collection and analysis tools. Create experiment budgets.
Develop experiments report and product iteration proposals for Design experiments: Lead documentation of experiment lessons, data analysis and develop experiments reports with clear proposals for product iterations to strengthen product quality.

Team leadership: Coach and support the design teams

Lead the Design Team: Establish and maintain a strong, positive, and engaged team culture. Coach and support team to deliver quality designs & results in a timely way through providing continuous feedback loops and 1:1 conversations.
Lead hiring of Design support Teams: Provide oversight of departmental designer needs, initiate and lead hiring processes for any additional designers needed on the team.
Create and manage implementation of design work plans: Set the design periodic work plan and manage the team to design milestones. Review team drafts ensuring they meet product design principles and language.

Program learning strategy

Coordinate Product learning Strategy and Agenda: Collaborate with different department leads to set and align on the learning agenda for the product. Set up periodic touch points to check the progress of the learning strategy implementation.
Create learning tools and templates: Lead the creation of product strategy learning data collection tools and reporting templates.
Analyze data to inform program design: Analyze data from the learning agenda, develop reports with recommendations to inform program design

Qualifications

Experience in program development – either program, (user) experience or education design- or research & development for program development
Knowledge and experience in designing and implementing behavioral change
Understanding and application of human-centered or iterative design approaches
Engaging and interactive communicator with a passion for coaching team members
A strategic thinker, Collaborative, data-oriented approach to problem-solving
Fits our Five Cultural Tenets (see What is Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here

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November 2, 2024
Climate Change Consultant (Education) Policy Research Specialist

Objectives and Scope of the Consultancy
To Development of Educate!s Climate Change Action Plan
In the process of ensuring that Educate!’s product offering is cognizant of an ever-changing climate, we are committed to developing a comprehensive climate change strategy. Educate! is seeking the services of a consultant to support this process. This Terms of Reference (TOR) sets out the first formal step in the process, which is mainly an analysis of:

Where are we now?: a) An assessment of Educate!’s current approach to climate change in relation to its i. Strategic plan ii. 3 solution lines (School Solution, Education Systems Solution, and Out-of-School Youth Solution) iii. Theory of change (how youth climate action/resilience etc. fits into our theory of change)

Output: A SWOT analysis of where E! is regarding climate change opportunities, threats, weaknesses, and strengths. What is the broader research link between education and climate and the tangible/direct claims that can be made related to E!’s climate impact within our messaging? Analysis of how Climate action fits into our Theory Of Change and articulate pathways for youth to use the key skills developed through the Educate! Programs to achieve climate change and gender-related outcomes.

Where is the market?:
A global and regional benchmark analysis of up to 10 (to be agreed upon) youth-/education-focused institutions and their approach to climate change.

Output i: A matrix table that answers the following questions:

Which 10 youth-/education-implementing organizations are recognized as leaders in this space, and what are their approaches to climate change programming?
Who are their funders?
What are their impact numbers, strategy, and incentives to climate action or youth programming?

Output ii: 2-3 Case studies of innovative organizations and their approach to integrating climate change education into their programming.

An analysis of global, regional and national climate change education-related policies, including national and/or regional climate change strategies, plans and priorities (to be agreed upon).
A mapping of climate change funding and funding trends that are youth-/education-focused, leading to a proposal of up to 5 top funders. A benchmark analysis of up to 5 (to be agreed upon) funding organizations focused on funding climate change education initiatives.

Output: A matrix table that answers the following questions:

What are the opportunities and entry points for programming on climate change education and/or youth climate action (i.e gender)?
What are the priorities for policymakers, funding/strategic partners, and influencers in the education, livelihoods, and entrepreneurship space?
What are the climate change funding and funding trends, specifically for bi-lateral/multi-lateral funders and who are these funders?
Which climate initiatives carry the most value for funders (for instance, is it getting youth into green jobs, building advocacy and problem-solving skills, climate change education, climate change/green economy-focused projects, or a combination)?
What do funders and practitioners consider “climate change” focused businesses to be? How broad is the range and how much does it vary by funder (or org/practitioner)?
What are the messages, trends, and priority areas in climate change education for youth climate action for key funders and influencers of interest to Educate! (such as girls and climate change)?
How do climate change education and youth climate action priorities influence funding opportunities (e.g. are there youth climate change-specific funding opportunities or are they mostly mainstreamed)?
In which ways are youth engaged and incentivised to strengthen their adaptation and resilience to identified risks?
What are past, ongoing, and planned climate change education and youth climate action initiatives and programmes from public, private and social sectors?
What can we do next?:
A proposed climate change action plan/strategy with 5-10 concrete/practical steps to further integrate climate change as a fundamental pillar for the organization. What are our low-hanging fruits? What would it take for us to have a product/boot camp that is climate change focused?

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November 2, 2024
Finance Manager

Performance Objectives

Financial Management & Oversight

Provide leadership to the finance and accounting areas of the organization, proposing and implementing improvements in processes to increase efficiency
Provide useful financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing strategy, and provide guidance and analysis to executive and operational management to improve results.
Maintain control of the following areas: general ledger, accounts payable, expense reports, and payroll.
Prepare a variety of ad hoc financial scenarios as requested.
Ensure full compliance with Kenya Revenue Authority, NGO Board and returns requirements
Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for decision making
Overall responsibility for maintenance of internal control systems
Collaborate and lead finance functions with Educate! team, especially with the budget owners/managers.
Provide finance support and collaborate closely with the operations team
Key contact with bank support personnel and Tax Advisors
Periodic meetings with the Regional Finance team (Managing Director and CFO) for all Educate! accounting needs and deliverables
Work in close collaboration with other contracted finance support teams

Financial Control & Accounting

Observe and implement all Educate! accounting systems, payments, bookkeeping, and statutory filing.
Ensure that all financial transactions are processed accurately, in a timely manner, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles through the Quickbooks system, identifying and correcting any variances.
Develop, implement, and maintain processes and controls that are current best practices related to transaction processing.
Manage, oversee, process (as appropriate), all of the following transactions: payroll, accounts payable, revenue and expense, fixed assets, cash, bank reconciliations, and allocations.
Perform month-end closing procedures, including account reconciliations, and updating schedules.
Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
Revenue management & improvement of payment systems

Financial Reporting & Budget Management

Ensure the monthly budget balances report is up to date and shared with budget holders
Confirm expense codes on all requests as they are received, correct where necessary through the budget manager.
Minimize the number of errors from the team through constant feedback and also in reporting.
Prepare and analyze accurate monthly financial and management reports, including; income statement, balance sheet, budget and variance, projections and forecast, and cash flow
Submit accurate, complete and timely management reports.
Coordinate the preparation of the audited financial statements and all tax returns
Reporting as needed to the regional finance team on Educate! financials
Involved in the preparation of periodic budgets and updates
Collaborate with budget managers by sharing budgets and providing support and clarity where needed
Ensure budgets are entered into the accounting system
Ensure BVA reports are prepared and have clear explanations at month-end
Share monthly BVA reports with budget holders for ease of planning
Share quarterly BVA reports with clear explanations with Educate!
Monitor the budget memos and update the approved budgets and Quickbooks with the Budget Memos where needed
Offer periodic training or refresher training to the teams aimed at improving financial management, discipline and accountability as stipulated in our policies and procedures.

Grant Project Accounting and Management

Manage the grand project budgeting, budget management and reporting
Develop and maintain grant project documentation, including financial reports and compliance records.
Assess potential risks and challenges that may impact project expectations and success and communicate these risks to the relevant internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
Certified public accountant (CPA, K) or ACCA qualification
Finance & Accounting experience working in a non-profit environment
Minimum of 7 years of finance and accounting experience, including finance, accounting, audit, and analysis (including gathering, evaluating, presenting, and reporting financial information to management and external stakeholders).
Minimum of 3 years of managerial experience leading finance teams and cross-function collaborations.
Minimum 3 years of grant project management experience
Proven experience handling $1+ Million annual budgets
Solid experience in coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting.
Proficiency with Quickbooks Online and excellent Excel skills.
Entrepreneurial drive and proven ability to take ownership and lead the team’s combined learning.
Collaborative, data-oriented approach to problem-solving
Demonstrated ability to work in a self-directed manner, seeking out areas that need attention rather than being asked to look at specific problem areas.
Consistently asks for help and seeks advice from colleagues to let the best idea or process win.
Engaging and interactive communicator with a passion for coaching others
Passion for Educate! the mission is a must, but past work in education or youth development is not required. We value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from people with a variety of backgrounds. Background working with and promoting youth agenda in a non-profit set-up is an asset.
You fit our Five Cultural Tenets (see Educate! Culture below)

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November 2, 2024
Consultant on Project-Based Assessment

Background

We are looking for an Assessment Consultant with expertise in Project-Based Assessment and learning assessment data use. The Consultant will support our Education System Solutions (ESS) work in Rwanda. We have already partnered with governments in Rwanda and Kenya to support skills-based curriculum reforms through our education system solutions, and results from a rigorous impact evaluation have shown that our cost-effective solutions create a real impact on youth through national education systems. The Consultant will work closely with the Group Strategist Scale, Sustainability, government advocacy experts, and our programs teams in Rwanda. The work will be geared towards developing approaches to scaling project-based assessment. This will include strategies for learning assessment data-use to inform decision-making on teaching, learning, and assessment interventions, as well as teacher professional development needs. These will support long-term changes to education systems and meaningful, sustainable curriculum and assessment reforms.

Scope of Work

We are looking for an experienced Consultant who will lead the work and deliver on the following:

Desk research on scaling of project-based assessments by looking at assessment systems that promote project based learning at the secondary school level
Review pilot study findings on project-based assessment and offer insights, lead a process to draw out key insights and recommendations on approaches to scaling project-based assessment
Desk research on learning assessment data-use for decision-making on teaching, learning, assessment, and education sector policy priorities.
Develop a process that supports the team to work through and answer these questions with government partners:

What decisions and actions could data generated through an assessment management information system inform?
How can we build the capacity of system actors to identify the questions they can answer with this data, build the infrastructure for the system to analyze said data, and incentivize system actors at different levels to use that data to inform decisions?

Qualifications and Experience

A postgraduate degree in social sciences or development studies in international education
Prior experience with and knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods and sampling strategies
Proven experience in developing, assessing, and evaluating project-based assessment projects in education programs (preferably in schools within Eastern Africa/ sub-Saharan Africa)
Proven track record of working on learning assessment data analysis/assessment tools with governments within Eastern Africa
East African candidates are preferred but not essential

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November 1, 2024
Finance Manager

Performance Objectives

Financial Management & Oversight

Provide leadership to the finance and accounting areas of the organization, proposing and implementing improvements in processes to increase efficiency
Provide useful financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing strategy, and provide guidance and analysis to executive and operational management to improve results.
Maintain control of the following areas: general ledger, accounts payable, expense reports, and payroll.
Prepare a variety of ad hoc financial scenarios as requested.
Ensure full compliance with Kenya Revenue Authority, NGO Board and returns requirements
Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for decision making
Overall responsibility for maintenance of internal control systems
Collaborate and lead finance functions with Educate! team, especially with the budget owners/managers.
Provide finance support and collaborate closely with the operations team
Key contact with bank support personnel and Tax Advisors
Periodic meetings with the Regional Finance team (Managing Director and CFO) for all Educate! accounting needs and deliverables
Work in close collaboration with other contracted finance support teams

Financial Control & Accounting

Observe and implement all Educate! accounting systems, payments, bookkeeping, and statutory filing.
Ensure that all financial transactions are processed accurately, in a timely manner, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles through the Quickbooks system, identifying and correcting any variances.
Develop, implement, and maintain processes and controls that are current best practices related to transaction processing.
Manage, oversee, process (as appropriate), all of the following transactions: payroll, accounts payable, revenue and expense, fixed assets, cash, bank reconciliations, and allocations.
Perform month-end closing procedures, including account reconciliations, and updating schedules.
Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
Revenue management & improvement of payment systems

Financial Reporting & Budget Management

Ensure the monthly budget balances report is up to date and shared with budget holders
Confirm expense codes on all requests as they are received, correct where necessary through the budget manager.
Minimize the number of errors from the team through constant feedback and also in reporting.
Prepare and analyze accurate monthly financial and management reports, including; income statement, balance sheet, budget and variance, projections and forecast, and cash flow
Submit accurate, complete and timely management reports.
Coordinate the preparation of the audited financial statements and all tax returns
Reporting as needed to the regional finance team on Educate! financials
Involved in the preparation of periodic budgets and updates
Collaborate with budget managers by sharing budgets and providing support and clarity where needed
Ensure budgets are entered into the accounting system
Ensure BVA reports are prepared and have clear explanations at month-end
Share monthly BVA reports with budget holders for ease of planning
Share quarterly BVA reports with clear explanations with Educate!
Monitor the budget memos and update the approved budgets and Quickbooks with the Budget Memos where needed
Offer periodic training or refresher training to the teams aimed at improving financial management, discipline and accountability as stipulated in our policies and procedures.

Grant Project Accounting and Management

Manage the grand project budgeting, budget management and reporting
Develop and maintain grant project documentation, including financial reports and compliance records.
Assess potential risks and challenges that may impact project expectations and success and communicate these risks to the relevant internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
Certified public accountant (CPA, K) or ACCA qualification
Finance & Accounting experience working in a non-profit environment
Minimum of 7 years of finance and accounting experience, including finance, accounting, audit, and analysis (including gathering, evaluating, presenting, and reporting financial information to management and external stakeholders).
Minimum of 3 years of managerial experience leading finance teams and cross-function collaborations.
Minimum 3 years of grant project management experience
Proven experience handling $1+ Million annual budgets
Solid experience in coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting.
Proficiency with Quickbooks Online and excellent Excel skills.
Entrepreneurial drive and proven ability to take ownership and lead the team’s combined learning.
Collaborative, data-oriented approach to problem-solving
Demonstrated ability to work in a self-directed manner, seeking out areas that need attention rather than being asked to look at specific problem areas.
Consistently asks for help and seeks advice from colleagues to let the best idea or process win.
Engaging and interactive communicator with a passion for coaching others
Passion for Educate! the mission is a must, but past work in education or youth development is not required. We value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from people with a variety of backgrounds. Background working with and promoting youth agenda in a non-profit set-up is an asset.
You fit our Five Cultural Tenets (see Educate! Culture below)

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October 30, 2024
Consultant on Project-Based Assessment

Background

We are looking for an Assessment Consultant with expertise in Project-Based Assessment and learning assessment data use. The Consultant will support our Education System Solutions (ESS) work in Rwanda. We have already partnered with governments in Rwanda and Kenya to support skills-based curriculum reforms through our education system solutions, and results from a rigorous impact evaluation have shown that our cost-effective solutions create a real impact on youth through national education systems. The Consultant will work closely with the Group Strategist Scale, Sustainability, government advocacy experts, and our programs teams in Rwanda. The work will be geared towards developing approaches to scaling project-based assessment. This will include strategies for learning assessment data-use to inform decision-making on teaching, learning, and assessment interventions, as well as teacher professional development needs. These will support long-term changes to education systems and meaningful, sustainable curriculum and assessment reforms.

Scope of Work

We are looking for an experienced Consultant who will lead the work and deliver on the following:

Desk research on scaling of project-based assessments by looking at assessment systems that promote project based learning at the secondary school level
Review pilot study findings on project-based assessment and offer insights, lead a process to draw out key insights and recommendations on approaches to scaling project-based assessment
Desk research on learning assessment data-use for decision-making on teaching, learning, assessment, and education sector policy priorities.
Develop a process that supports the team to work through and answer these questions with government partners:

What decisions and actions could data generated through an assessment management information system inform?
How can we build the capacity of system actors to identify the questions they can answer with this data, build the infrastructure for the system to analyze said data, and incentivize system actors at different levels to use that data to inform decisions?

Qualifications and Experience

A postgraduate degree in social sciences or development studies in international education
Prior experience with and knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods and sampling strategies
Proven experience in developing, assessing, and evaluating project-based assessment projects in education programs (preferably in schools within Eastern Africa/ sub-Saharan Africa)
Proven track record of working on learning assessment data analysis/assessment tools with governments within Eastern Africa
East African candidates are preferred but not essential

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October 30, 2024
Communications Specialist – East Africa

Performance Objectives
Create compelling content, including impact stories, articles, blogs, social media posts and graphics, to support Educate!’s thought leadership and fundraising strategy.

Draft, edit and project manage collation of real-life case studies and success stories that provide evidence of Educate!’s impact.
Suggest ideas for impact stories, social media posts, articles and blogs.
Run our LinkedIn channel, including posting and analytics.

Build systems and processes for collating stories from the field.

Work closely with in-country teams to develop and maintain effective communication plans for gathering the information needed for content creation.
Develop relationships with Educate! program officers, youth leaders and mentors, as well as external stakeholders for the purpose of story gathering.
Manage a database of impact stories and build a local network of photographers and videographers.

Become the link between program and country teams in East Africa and the global communications and external relations function.

Work with the Director of Marketing & Communications to create content/thought leadership material to advance our org-wide priorities.
Become an internal “expert” on specific products, solutions, or aspects of Educate!’s work that we can promote externally.
Coach colleagues in East Africa on best practice in communications and troubleshoot to develop solutions as they arise on projects and systems.

Qualifications
This position is well-suited for those with 8-10 years of communications experience. The ideal candidate will have:

Extremely strong written communication skills; comfort generating copy is a must.
Experience in digital communications is a big advantage, as is any experience in media creation.
An understanding of how to adapt and tailor communications, both written and verbal, for a variety of different audiences and purposes.
The ability to review, summarize and present a high volume of information quickly and accurately with advanced structuring, writing and editing skills.
Strong verbal communication skills, project management, and social judgment for cultivating relationships with colleagues in program and country teams, external stakeholders and young people.
Passion and interest in youth development.
Excellent organization and time management skills; experience working with a remote team to successfully manage multiple projects with competing timelines.
High degree of proficiency working in a fast-paced, flexible, goal-oriented environment, with the highest level of personal and professional integrity.
A self-starter, able to prioritize and manage multiple assignments and competing projects, take initiative, and work independently to a deadline.
Willing to travel around East Africa up to once every two months to report on Educate!’s programs.

We’re also requiring for this position:

Degree in a related area
Bachelor’s Native proficiency in spoken and written English

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October 29, 2024