About Onja
Onja is a social enterprise training underprivileged youth into worldclass software developers.
We find the brightest students in Madagascar who can’t afford to continue their education, and train them in English language and software development. After just twoandahalf years they are ready to work as remote frontend software developers in international tech teams.
Once in a job, our developers earn a good salary that helps them support their families and pay forward the opportunity to a new wave of students. They unlock exciting careers that fulfil their potential, and accelerate the development of their nation (see ‘How Onja Works’ below).
Our first cohort, ‘Wave 1’, consists of nineteen talented and committed graduates who are now working remotely for our partner companies in Europe and the US. With this immensely successful first cohort, and a proven social model, our goal is now to scale our impact: we aim to take on 360 new students over the next four years.
Our fastgrowing team is very united, committed to the mission, and hardworking, but we also maintain a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere that you’ll find everywhere in Madagascar.
Onja is located in Toamasina, a lively city with beautiful beaches, nice restaurants, and with plenty to do and see. Toamasina is Madagascar’s second largest city (population 300,000) yet is surrounded by plenty of natural beauty, and even has a national park nearby.
About the FrontEnd Course Designer role
From 2020 to 2021 we developed and delivered a fulltime course that allowed twenty students to progress from absolute beginners to industryready software developers, and they are now all working in USEuropean tech teams remotely from Madagascar.
Our challenge now is to scale our organisation, bringing opportunities to hundreds, moving to thousands of students. Your mission as our FrontEnd Course Designer is to rebuild this course, from the ground up, into a highly scalable onlinestyle programme.
Responsibilities
This is a pivotal role for Onja at this exciting time. We are poised to grow fast and our dream is to train thousands of new students each year. You will be setting the foundations not just for this first cohort but the waves of youth that will follow in future years.
Requirements
What you can expect
Start date
We are ready for you now, but generally allow for two to three months from the time the contract is signed.
How Onja Works
Onja is a social enterprise with a sustainable model:
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