[Hiring] Africa Regional Hub Lead @Team4Tech

Role Description

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.

• 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 work planning
• 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 work plan priorities based on the overall strategy and effectively utilize Team4Tech’s program management tools to ensure on-time delivery of work plan 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

Qualifications

• A passionate advocate for Team4Tech’s mission and values.
• AI Capacity Builder & Strategist: Direct experience leading AI for education initiatives in low-resource settings in Africa.
• A versatile and well-rounded educator and project manager with 15+ years of applicable experience in education and/or program management.
• A thoughtful relationship builder who develops rapport easily and fosters long-term connections.
• A well-organized and resourceful team player experienced in managing multiple projects and tasks.
• A professional with extensive experience supporting education NGOs and systems in Africa.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master's or equivalent) in international education, international development, education technology, public policy, business administration, or a related field.
• 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.
• Experience designing and overseeing large-scale cascade or trainer-of-trainer program models.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to translate program data and evidence into strategic insights.

Benefits

• 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.

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.

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.