🌍 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:
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.
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.
Educate! is looking for a Partnerships Delivery & Communications Specialist to help us deepen our most strategic institutional relationships while building the communications infrastructure that fuels Educate!'s next phase of funding growth. You will lead an account-based approach to institutional partnerships communication by mapping stakeholder relationships, coordinating engagement touchpoints, and developing high-quality external materials. This role sits within Educate!'s External Relations team and reports to the Director of Institutional Partnerships.
The right person for this role is an exceptionally strong writer and communicator who thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. You bring both the relationship instincts to represent Educate! with credibility externally and the operational discipline to manage grant compliance, reporting deadlines, and cross-functional coordination. You are energized by the idea that the work you do today is laying the groundwork for transformational funding at scale.
You will make sure Educate!'s partners always feel the human reality behind our work.
You will ensure that every touchpoint on key accounts adds value and moves the relationship forward.
You will turn required reporting into a showcase of Educate!'s impact, building partner confidence in what comes next
You will bring a startup mindset and operational discipline to move projects from idea to action.
Application Process Rolling basis, interviews happening soon!
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.
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.
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:
1) introducing an employment-focused school subject in secondary education, and
2) delivering livelihood bootcamps for out-of-school youth, with a focus on marginalized rural girls and young women.
Our work has been validated by several independent evaluations, which found positive outcomes on income, employment, gender equity, family planning and sexual and reproductive health, educational attainment, and climate change resilience.
To date, more than half a million youth have been meaningfully impacted across Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya, and along the way, Educate! has become the largest youth employment and skills provider in East Africa.
Educate!'s long-term vision is to design solutions that measurably impact millions of youth across Africa each year.
