Regional Manager - Education

Permanent employee, Full-time · EIDU Kenya

About Us

We believe that all children should be given the chance to reach their full potential. However, more than 600 million children in the world do not achieve foundational skills like literacy and basic numeracy – despite the majority of them going to school. 


At EIDU, we are creating the next-generation ed-tech platform for children who lack access to the high-quality education that all children deserve. We currently serve over 350,000 active students in Kenya, and we look forward to serving up to 30 million students by 2030. External researchers conducted a year-long randomised control trial, midline results indicate that having EIDU in schools adds the equivalent of at least 0.8 years of learning development. We also have fascinating projects with leading technology companies to further enhance learning outcomes through AI. 


EIDU is funded by well-known development agencies, foundations, and impact investors and we are about to scale our programs rapidly through partnerships with governments.


With a mission like EIDU’s, diversity of thought and background within our team is crucial. We value those who can bring a diverse perspective to our platform and help us provide high-quality education to as many children as we can across the globe.


 If you'd like to learn more about us, visit our website at eidu.com
What you will do:
  • Lead in County engagements and facilitating contract signing with counties.

  • Lead in County contract renewal and payment follow up. 

  • Facilitate communications between EIDU and the Counties including organising monthly County stakeholders meetings.

  • Recruit, train, and support EIDU Education Officers as well as conduct regular performance appraisals.

  • Oversee daily operations and ensure each EIDU Officer delivers on their partner mentorship and individual KPIs.

  • Supervise budget and optimization, prevent fraud and ensure financial discipline among EIDU Officers.

  • Guide EIDU Officers in developing a clear travel plan and workflow for each week.

  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to manage Master, TOT, Government Staff, and other County stakeholder trainings.

  • Accompany field teams and government officers in conducting school visits.

  • Use data from multiple sources, including your own field visits, quality assurance audits, and lead EIDU Officers to improve their oversight and mentoring  for government officials and Teachers. 

  • Provide EIDU Officers with day to day oversight, guidance and coaching. This includes facilitating regular touchpoints with EIDU Officers, reading and responding to reports submitted by the EIDU Officers, and providing feedback on their work. 

  • Coach EIDU Officers in their use of data to provide data-driven oversight and guidance for government officials.

  • Provide EIDU Officers with all training necessary for their success, including their onboarding, professional development, and “train the trainer” sessions for content that EIDU Officers need to deliver to their government officials.

  • 100% field based job with occasional travel to the Nairobi support office.

  • Other duties as assigned.

What you should bring:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Education, Management or a related field from accredited university and minimum of 7 years experience in the education field.

  • Minimum of 4 years of training experience and team management/leadership experience including direct supervision of field teams.

  • Prior experience within a fast-paced, high-growth, metric-driven operational organisation will be an advantage.

  • In-depth understanding of traditional and modern training methods (including workshops, simulations, e-learning and coaching).

  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, and other stakeholders, at County level.

  • ICT skills: G-suite, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, task and Issues management (e.g., Asana, CRM), Android Smartphones.

  • Ability to work in a start-up environment navigating complex and fast-changing circumstances.

  • Experience in mentorship and coaching of youth and adults. 

  • Management of education based teams a plus. 

  • Belief in data-driven decision making. 

  • Collaborative leader with strong relationship building skills. 

  • Strong interpersonal skills. 

  • Strong communication skills. 

What we offer:
  • An international and passionate team, who support and help each other grow to achieve the great goal we set out for

  • A financial runway that ensures you have the security and resources you need to excel in your role.

  • A modern company culture that emphasises transparency and freedom. We care about results, and believe people work best when given the freedom to structure their work themselves, so there is a high degree of flexibility with regard to working hours and vacations, and the option to work in a hybrid manner.

  • An open environment where feedback is welcomed, promoting mutual growth and transparency.

  • Unconventional and unique experiences given the environment that we operate in: low-cost devices, limited connectivity, non-tech-savvy users, and massive scale.

  • A (seriously) unparalleled equity scheme.

  • A multicultural work setting.

  • Social impact like no one else: we are working to fix one of the world's biggest problems.

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