Future Opportunities at Educate!

About this role

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…