Africa Regional Hub Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kenya.

📋 Description

• Provide overall leadership for the Africa Regional Hub.

• Determine regional priorities, allocate resources, and guide program direction.

• Ensure coherence and integration across Hub workstreams.

• Report on Hub performance, risks, and priorities to organizational leadership and the board.

• Define and drive a multi-year regional strategy that aligns with organizational objectives.

• Translate global strategy into regional priorities and integrate regional insights into global strategy.

• Establish annual workplan priorities and guarantee timely delivery.

• Build and lead a cohesive, motivated, and high-performing regional team.

• Directly manage regional hub staff and contractors, providing coaching, feedback, and opportunities for professional growth.

• Establish roles, workflows, meeting schedules, communication standards, and timekeeping practices.

• Foster relationships with Ministries of Education, donors, sector networks, and private-sector partners.

• Represent Team4Tech at regional and global events, conferences, and policy forums.

• Support negotiations, Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), and partnership agreements.

• Oversee NGO cohort training, engagement with Strategic NGOs and Learning Partners, and program delivery milestones.

• Set and implement quality standards for program design, facilitation, and materials.

• Utilize evidence, data, and monitoring & evaluation findings to inform program decisions, funder reporting, and thought leadership.

• Lead special funded initiatives, including multi-country AI capacity development and cascade training projects.

• Manage initiative-specific staff, consultants, and country leads according to timelines, budgets, and reporting requirements.

• Identify regional research and evidence-building priorities.

• Capture and disseminate regional lessons learned throughout the organization.

• Author or contribute to publications, reports, and conference presentations.

• Enhance Team4Tech’s reputation as a resource for African edtech and workforce development.

• Amplify the voices of NGO partners and staff in sector discussions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master's or equivalent) in international education, international development, education technology, public policy, business administration, or a related field.

• Over 15 years of progressive leadership experience in international development, education, or workforce development programming in sub-Saharan Africa.

• Direct experience leading AI for education initiatives in low-resource settings in Africa, including AI training content development or strategic AI advisory projects.

• Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and adaptive learning platforms.

• Strong regional networks in the international development and education sectors.

• Experience managing multi-country or multi-partner programs, ideally involving consortium structures.

• Experience designing and overseeing large-scale cascade or trainer-of-trainer program models with Ministries of Education.

• Experience representing an organization externally at a senior level.

• Ability to use monitoring & evaluation evidence and data to inform strategy and make course corrections.

• Proficiency in translating program data and evidence into strategic insights, funder-facing narratives, and sector-level thought leadership.

• Strong program and personnel management skills across multiple countries and time zones.

• Familiarity with the education, technology skills, artificial intelligence, and/or workforce development sectors in Africa.

• In-depth understanding of policy and infrastructure contexts across Africa.

• Significant experience in budget and grant management, including donor reporting and financial compliance.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Established network of relationships with Ministries of Education, NGOs, donors, and/or private-sector partners in Africa.

• Demonstrated ability to build trust and influence across diverse stakeholder groups.

• Fluent in spoken and written English.

• Willingness and ability to travel periodically, mostly locally and regionally within Africa, approximately 30–35% of the year.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance.

• Paid time off.

• Pension.

• Remote-first work arrangement.

• Periodic work-related travel opportunities.