Educate! Director of Program Implementation, Out of School Youth Jobs in Uganda
Educate! Director of Program Implementation, Out of school youth Jobs in Uganda
Position Overview Educate!, a fast-growing and award-winning social enterprise, is seeking a Director of Program Implementation for Out-of-School Youth to launch an innovative new product for out-of-school youth in Uganda. In our first ten years, Educate! became the biggest youth skills provider in East Africa by scaling our proven in-school model to impact hundreds of thousands of youth in Uganda and Rwanda. In 2021, our top priority across the organization is testing a bootcamp model for out-of-school youth, beginning in Uganda. We already have evidence that this type of model can lead to better life outcomes for youth and are looking for the right person to lead development and execution of a strategy to test and eventually scale this model.
In this role, you’ll lead a team to plan, test, launch, and manage programs for out-of-school youth in Uganda, driving towards Educate!’s long-term vision of designing solutions that measurably impact millions of youth across Africa every year. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing a program at an early stage and successfully implementing initiatives that have achieved measurable results. This opportunity has all the challenges and excitement of a startup, with the benefits of building off a proven model at an organization with a strong reputation and track record
You are the right fit for this role if you;
Are a strategic thinker who can move deftly from vision to execution—perceiving emerging opportunities, building a goal-oriented strategy, aligning internal and external stakeholders around a shared vision, and driving implementation.
Have significant program management experience that enables you to immediately bring considerable strategic value to a project. Experience in managing a program at an early stage is preferred. Experience in leading innovation within an organization is also preferred.
Ability to guide others through major changes, encourage teamwork, develop team capabilities and motivate contributors to meet deadlines.
Professional and interpersonal skills with the energy, vision and drive to succeed in a fast paced, high performance culture.
Strong analytical skills to identify business opportunities
Demonstrated financial acumen, good understanding of
budgeting and experience drafting proposals.
Performance Objectives
Implementation Strategy (40%)
Serve as a thought partner to the Director of Program Strategy in shaping the initiative’s vision and trajectory, and lead the effort to operationalize that vision.
Create a strategy to recruit thousands of Out of School Youth
Deliver a high-impact Out of School Youth Program
Manages the team’s capacity to research, respond to, and execute on new opportunities
Team Leadership (25%)
The OOSY Strategist is accountable for leading a cross-functional team to advance the Uganda Out of School Youth program, including maintaining a high level of communication and collaboration across the unit’s staff.
Manage the team to achieve program objectives
Establish and maintain a strong, positive and engaged team culture
Maintain oversight of work allocation and capacity
Conduct and participate in hiring processes as needed
Serve as a coach and mentor to staff empowering the team to achieve exceptional results
Learning & Impact (20%)
Provide leadership on product development (research, prototyping, development, iteration and piloting) and experiments.
Coordinate the team to learn quickly and maximize data usage for informed decision-making.
Budget & Proposals (15%)
Oversight of program finance and administration activities including creation of budgets and drafting of funding proposals.
Provide support for grant-writing when needed, and lead interactions with local partners.
Align program strategies with available funding opportunities to expand organizational impact.
Qualifications
Preferred Experience: Experience in youth development programs, proposal writing and managing a program at an early stage.
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of work experience
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Educate! Director of Program Implementation, Out of School Youth Jobs in Uganda
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