Africa Regional Hub Lead

ABOUT TEAM4TECH

Team4Tech (www.team4tech.org) envisions a world where all learners have equitable access to quality education for improved socioeconomic mobility. We advance this mission by serving as an impact accelerator for community-based education NGOs in low income communities, providing them with technical, pedagogical and operational support to help them build the durable skills their learners need for future employability. Over the past 14 years, we have supported more than 1,400 NGOs in 110 countries, improving learning opportunities and developing durable skills for 60M under-resourced learners.

Team4Tech’s accelerator programming contributes to UN SDG 4 - to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Using evidence-based practices that promote education for employability, our accelerator programming, co-designed with community-based and education-focused NGOs operating in low-resource environments, includes:

• A robust, global online Community of Practice (CoP) to engage with free education and technology tools, workshops, certification courses, learning cohorts, and other resources;
• Facilitated regional hubs (in Africa, South Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the USA & Canada) for localized knowledge sharing and collaboration;
• Access to skilled volunteers and educational resource partners to deliver pro bono capacity-building projects; and
• Access to funding, amplification, and coaching to further promote NGO sustainability.

The rapid evolution of generative AI brings a new opportunity for personalized adaptive learning at scale for learners in under-resourced contexts around the world. Team4Tech is building upon the technical and pedagogical foundations we have helped develop with NGOs globally to now develop their capacity to use AI to enhance their education programs. Over the past two years, we have become the leading AI accelerator for education NGOs in low income contexts by delivering GenAI capacity building training cohorts for 80+ NGOs in more than 20 countries.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Africa Regional Hub Lead must bring a combination of experience leading complex teams and initiatives, including direct management of senior program staff; in-depth understanding of the edtech and employment space in Africa; the ability to think strategically, link regional work to global trends, and expand Team4Tech's thought leadership on the continent; and the gravitas to represent the organization externally at high-level regional and global fora.

Specifically, the Africa Regional Hub Lead will:

Provide overall leadership of the Hub

• Serve as the decision-maker on regional priorities, resource allocation, and program direction
• Ensure coherence and integration across all Hub workstreams
• Report on Hub performance, risks, and priorities to organizational leadership and the board as needed

Define and drive a cutting-edge regional strategy and translate the strategy effectively into annual workplanning

• Develop Team4Tech’s multi-year regional strategy aligned to organizational goals and grounded in emerging trends in African edtech, employment, and workforce development
• Translate global organizational strategy into regionally relevant priorities, and ensure regional learning informs global strategy in return
• Define the Africa region’s annual workplan priorities based on the overall strategy and effectively utilize Team4Tech’s program management tools to ensure on-time delivery of workplan requirements

Build a cohesive, motivated, and high-performing regional team with clear expectations, responsibilities, coordination and communication structures, and deliverables

• Directly manage all regional hub staff and contractors, providing coaching, performance feedback, and professional development support
• Establish clear roles, workflows, meeting cadences, communication norms, and timekeeping practices across the regional team to ensure accountability and reduce duplication
• Foster a strong team culture that supports collaboration, accountability, staff retention, and alignment with organizational values

Serve as the organization's senior representative with Ministries of Education and other key external stakeholders

• Build and maintain high-level relationships with Ministries of Education, donors, sector networks, and private-sector partners across target countries
• Represent Team4Tech at regional and global convenings, conferences, and policy forums
• Support negotiations, MoUs, and partnership agreements as required for the programs in the Africa region

Ensure all programmatic activities are delivered on time, to a high standard of quality, and grounded in the evidence base

• Oversee other regional hub team members in the execution of NGO cohort trainings, Strategic NGO and Learning Partner engagement, and program delivery milestones
• Set and implement quality standards across program design, facilitation, and materials, in line with organizational best practices
• Ensure program decisions and adjustments are informed by evidence and data, drawing on regional M&E findings and organizational learning

Take on a substantial leadership and management role for special funded initiatives for the Africa region, including multi-country AI capacity development programming

• Serve as the senior accountable lead for one or more discrete, funder-specific initiatives operating alongside core Hub programming, such as multi-country AI capacity development projects that involve cascade training activities with Ministries of Education
• Directly manage initiative-specific staff, consultants, and/or country leads, ensuring delivery against funder timelines, budgets, and reporting requirements
• Balance this dedicated initiative leadership with the broader Hub leadership responsibilities above, prioritizing across both portfolios and flagging resourcing conflicts to organizational leadership as needed

Act as a key contributor to organizational monitoring, evaluation, and research, and feed regional priorities and learning into the M&E system

• Champion the strategic use of M&E data for regional decision-making, funder reporting, and organizational thought leadership, in partnership with the Regional Hub Director's operational M&E oversight
• Identify regional research and evidence-building priorities, including opportunities for rigorous evaluation in collaboration with the M&E Working Group
• Ensure lessons learned at the regional level are captured and shared across the organization to strengthen the broader evidence base

Position the Hub as a driver of organizational and sectoral thought leadership

• Author or contribute to publications, reports, and conference presentations that showcase regional innovations and evidence
• Cultivate the Hub's reputation as a go-to resource on African edtech and workforce development trends among peer organizations, funders, and policymakers
• Identify opportunities to elevate NGO partners' and staff voices in sector conversations, panels, and publications

WHO YOU ARE

A passionate advocate for Team4Tech’s mission and values. You share Team4Tech’s vision and passion to expand access to quality education and economic opportunity for under-resourced learners by leveraging technology, skilled volunteers and training resources. You thrive in an organization that believes in empowering everyone as a learner and everyone as a teacher.

AI Capacity Builder & Strategist: You possess direct experience leading AI for education initiatives in low-resource settings in Africa, AI training content development, or strategic AI advisory projects. You understand how to leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) and adaptive learning platforms to optimize pedagogical outcomes through evidence-based teaching and learning practices. Your exposure to AI has equipped you to lead thoughtful collaborations with NGOs in Africa, expanding best practices in AI implementation.

A versatile and well-rounded educator and project manager. You bring 15+ years of applicable experience in education and/or program management, ideally leading technology strategy and implementation in an educational setting. You have strong regional networks in the international development and education sectors. You also have an excellent understanding of project management techniques and methods, and you exhibit organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

A thoughtful relationship builder who develops rapport easily and fosters long-term connections. You are an ambitious go-getter, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You have a warm, energetic, and authentic personality that translates to building lasting relationships both internally and externally.

A well-organized and resourceful team player. You are experienced in managing multiple projects and tasks, proactively and independently addressing challenges as they arise. You have a mind for operations and efficiency, and strategically use limited resources to create systems and processes.

A professional with extensive experience supporting education NGOs and systems in Africa. You have a track record of working in diverse cultural settings and are comfortable traveling locally and regionally within Africa as well as internationally. Your exposure to international education contexts has equipped you with insights and sensitivities crucial for collaborating and communicating across cultures.

Education

• Advanced degree (Master's or equivalent) in international education, international development, education technology, public policy, business administration, or a related field

Experience

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in international development, education, or workforce development programming in sub-Saharan Africa
• A strategic thinker who can balance big-picture vision with hands-on operational oversight
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-country or multi-partner programs, ideally involving consortium structures (NGOs, Ministries of Education, private sector partners)
• Experience designing and overseeing large-scale cascade or trainer-of-trainer program models in coordination with Ministries of Education
• Experience representing an organization externally at a senior level with government counterparts, funders, and at sector convenings
• Experience using evidence and data from M&E systems to inform organizational strategy and course corrections, ideally with exposure to designing or overseeing M&E frameworks in a multi-country context
• Demonstrated ability to translate program data and evidence into strategic insights, funder-facing narratives, and sector-level thought leadership

Technical/functional skills

• Strong program and people management skills, including experience building and leading a large, cohesive team across multiple countries and time zones and using technology tools for effective team management, program planning, and tracking
• Strong familiarity with the education, technology skills, Artificial Intelligence, and/or workforce development sector in Africa; in-depth understanding of the policy and infrastructure context across the continent
• Significant budget and grant management experience, including donor reporting and financial compliance requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience contributing to thought leadership such as reports, publications, conference presentations, or similar

Relationship/networking

• Existing network of relationships with regional stakeholders, including Ministries of Education, NGOs, donors, and/or private sector partners in the education/AI/technology space in Africa
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and influence across diverse stakeholder groups, including government officials, funders, and grassroots implementers

Languages

• Fluent spoken and written English required
• French or Portuguese proficiency would be a plus

REPORTS TO

Team4Tech’s Chief Program Officer

LOCATION AND TRAVEL

This position is for a local hire in Africa (Nairobi, Kenya preferred). Team4Tech is a remote-first workplace. All roles are full-time and remote, with the expectation that the employee is willing and able to travel periodically.

The candidate is expected to travel mostly locally and regionally within Africa, approximately 30-35% of the year, for various work-related activities.

COMPENSATION

Salary is commensurate with experience and geographic location, ranging from KES 650,000-800,000 monthly. Standard benefits package for Kenya based employees include health insurance, paid time off, pension, etc.

TO APPLY

Please submit your application through our Breezy HR portal. Only applications submitted through our Breezy HR portal will be considered at this time.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and handled with confidentiality. Preference will be given to applications received by September 18th, 2026. Desired start date in November 2026.