Youth Leader Positions_Uganda

Position Overview  

Educate!, a fast-growing and award-winning social enterprise, is seeking for self-driven, highly enterprising and enthusiastic candidates to fill the Youth Leader Positions_ Jinja, Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Rubaga, Mpigi, Mukono, and Mayuge in Uganda to support in the mobilisation of ambitious youths, recruit and support a team of mentors that will be delivering the skills-based course & mentorship to the youths, support in Monitoring, Evaluation & database; and field logistics management and will report to the assigned Program Quality Officers.

The right candidates for these opportunities are excited about working with young and ambitious youth, self-driven, passionate about our mission of creating leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa, and committed to being part of a high performing team!

Sound like you or someone you know? Read below, visit our careers page to learn  more about Educate!,  

About Educate!   

By 2035, Africa will contribute more people to the workforce each year than the rest of the world combined. Educate! leverages an obsession with evidence and iterative  learning to tackle one of our planet's greatest challenges — unlocking the potential of its  youngest continent.  
Educate! prepares youth in Africa with the skills to succeed in today’s economy. We've  created a 100-hour experience that delivers the most essential skills youth need to  transition to work, combining training, mentorship, and practical experience starting a  business. We deliver this experience to youth in 3 ways: directly to schools, integrated  into education systems, and through bootcamps for out-of-school youth. 
All three delivery channels have been validated by several independent evaluations, and  to date, more than 200,000 youth have been meaningfully impacted by this model across Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya. Along the way, Educate! has become the largest youth  skills provider in East Africa.

Educate! is a team of over 210 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, Big Bang  Philanthropy, #startsmall, 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. By 2025, we aim to scale our annual reach by 4x and  measurably impact over 400,000 new youth with the essential skills they need to succeed in life. 

Performance Objectives  

Mentor Recruitment 10%

● Use mentor recruitment strategy to inform candidates for recruitment as per the mentor role profile.

● Source for motivated mentor candidates & hold interviews. 
● Timely Submission of mentor required paperwork.
● Keep CU to capacity including backup options at hand.
● Manage mentor exit smoothly while observing mentor exit strategy as stipulated in the mentor and Youth leader handbook.
● Keep Mentor Recruitment Officer & Field Operation Coordinator team updated on community unit dynamics that best suit recruitment needs.
● Ensure that mentors are introduced & taken through their work standards during the orientation.
● Keep track of the mentor recruitment paperwork & have them uploaded on the google drive as guided by the management.

Data Quality Checks (Audits 30%)

● Model & maintain high data management integrity when handling data requests in person & virtually especially from face to face & virtual program monitoring forms.        
● Collaborate with M&E during & after the Exp 4.0 implementation on any data collection efforts.
● Monitor/ observe at least each mentor once every program cycle & submit observation forms.
● Review mentor Activity tracker photos from each mentor once a week & during peer circle meetings.
● Support mentors in meeting monitoring targets by running weekly check in & driving    mentor targets.
● Responsible for scholar list reporting & mentor recruitment procedures.

Data Collection & reporting (20%)

● Coordinate all survey activities in the Cu & ensure accuracy & timely execution of reporting.
● Lead student focus groups to check on Exp quality implementation in the Cu
● Collaborate with the PO to support focus groups discussions when & as required.
● Ensure quality implementation of the program through rigorous monitoring & providing quality program feedback
● Support M&E in the dissemination & collection of the scholar centricity forms
● Work with M&E to provide feedback on any data collection tools & also to improve on   the data collection processes.
● Setting timeliness & ensuring that mentors adhere to the reporting submission timelines.
● Train mentors on the importance & usage of the data collection tool in the Cu
● Compiling updated mentor lists in their community unit.
● All data is collected in real time and work on all data mentors are missing

● Run weekly mentor check in on scholar drops while reconciling with monitoring systems.

● Ensure that mentors have updated graduation data.

● Support mentors on offline reporting & tracking of scholar data.

Monitoring EXP 4.0 Sessions (40%)

● Plan & observe mentors group mentoring & Skills lab & business model assessment.
● Provide mentors with feedback on managing sessions, conference calls especially during best practice Wednesday & also observe remote work standards.
● Provide feedback to the mentors directly depending on the quality of the SLs & VGMs sessions delivered and share this feedback with the Exp team.
● Inform the mentor performance tracker based on the submission of the mentor in class session observations/monitoring report and data collection
● Collaborate with Po to inform training gaps on sessions delivery

Qualifications

●   Diploma in Education, with at least 1 year of teaching experience
●    Basic computer literacy and experience: MS Word, Excel, Power point, Email, google drive etc.
●   Engaging and interactive trainer with passion for coaching team members, with experience in training and capacity building.

● A good fit with our Five Cultural Tenets (see “What is Educate! About?” Below; learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here.  

Terms 

● Salary is commensurate with experience
● Attractive Benefits & Perks including Medical Insurance.
● Location: Candidates should be residents of Jinja, Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Rubaga, Mpigi, Mukono, and Mayuge
           

What Is Educate! About?  

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 in their careers, and we are committed to supporting our staff members on that journey.

1. We put Youth First, Impact-Obsessed - We never forget that Educate! exists  to impact youth. We are purpose-driven. We obsess over impact daily and if it  doesn’t lead to impact, we want nothing to do with it. We prioritize interacting  with and listening to youth. We design and manage the organization to ensure  every dollar creates transformative experiences that youth value.

2. We Exceed Expectations - We take pride in going above and beyond to achieve  the best results. When we know what needs to be done, we do it. We don’t wait to  be asked and we don’t stop at what is asked of us. We look for solutions as much  as we identify problems.

3. We Are Always Learning - We are committed to seeking and applying new knowledge and ideas. We stay open-minded. We know there is always another  way and we are excited to learn about it. We continuously look for resources of all  kinds from multiple disciplines. We try new things, experiment, grow, and  improve. We invest in learning for ourselves and our teams. 

4. We are One Team, Many Views - We say what we think while treating each  other well. We believe that all people have the same inherent value and that  diverse ideas and open dialogue fuel excellence. We constantly strive to create an environment where everyone can and does express themselves freely. We support  and respect each other as people and colleagues.

5. We have the Startup Mindset - We will always keep innovating to grow our impact. We aspire to be game-changing. We never think “we have arrived” or  “we’re done.” We question the status quo in our industry. We move fast and  embrace change to move towards our long-term vision. We’re not afraid of failure.  We interrogate anything that slows us down.  

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

Application Process

Intrigued? Apply directly to Or visit our website on You will be asked to upload a resume, indicate the position and the location you are applying for .
Deadline for sending applications is Friday 1st, December 2023.