EXP Training Coordinator job at Educate

Africa has the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. By 2035, the continent is poised to contribute more young people to the global workforce each year than the rest of the world combined.

At Educate! we're obsessed with impact. We leverage iterative learning to build highly scalable youth employment solutions aimed at unlocking the potential of the world’s youngest continent.

Educate! prepares youth in Africa to learn, earn and thrive in today’s economy by:

• Introducing an employment-focused school subject into secondary and
• Delivering livelihood boot camps for out-of-school youth, with a focus on marginalized rural girls and young women.

To date, more than 500,000 youth have been meaningfully impacted across Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and along the way, Educate! has become the largest youth employment and skills provider in East Africa.

Educate! is a team of over 300 largely African staff and 300 volunteer youth mentors. We prioritize building an engaging, fulfilling and growth oriented work environment. 50% of our top 30 leaders have been with us for over 5 years, 10+ alumni have started their own organizations, and 6 current or former team members were Acumen Fund East Africa fellows.

We have been backed by top foundations such as Imaginable Futures, Livelihood Impact Fund, Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall, CIFF and Echidna Giving. Educate! won a 2018 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize and a 2015 WISE Award, and has been highlighted by the World Bank’s S4YE's Impact Portfolio, an Al Jazeera documentary, BBC, The Brookings Institution as one of 14 case studies on scaling education, and the Gates Foundation as a Goalkeepers Accelerator. In 2022, we received a catalytic investment from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott to scale our systems change work.

Educate!'s long-term vision is to design solutions that measurably impact millions of youth across Africa each year.

Good to note: To Our Awesome Applicants! ??

We know that incredible candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply!

We’re looking for passionate individuals who believe in our mission and can bring unique perspectives to our team—not just those who check every box. We value diversity and strongly encourage women and individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Position Overview

Do you have a passion for high-quality, high-impact training? Educate! is looking for an experienced and detail-oriented EXP Training Coordinator to be the driving force behind training excellence across the EXP product. This role is responsible for the end-to-end coordination, execution, and quality stewardship of all EXP trainings, from mentor induction to in-term delivery. You will ensure every training session is executed with the fidelity and quality defined by the EXP learning experience, using data to monitor performance, enforce standards, and ensure the program maintains its high bar for quality on the frontline. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are committed to maintaining consistent, high-quality programming that impacts youth, this role is for you.

Responsibilities or duties

Training Execution & Quality Stewardship (40%)

• Trainings across regions are delivered consistently to the intended quality standard.
• Mentors demonstrate readiness and confidence before deployment and during delivery.
• Training quality issues are identified early and addressed before they become systemic.
• There is visible consistency in how EXP trainings feel and are experienced on the ground.
• Conducting TOTs with the facilitators before induction and when need arises.

End-to-End Training Project Management (30%)

• All EXP trainings are delivered on time, within budget, and with clear ownership.
• Training plans are well-planned, well-coordinated, and executed in the field.
• Dependencies across teams are anticipated and managed proactively.
• Training-related risks are surfaced early and mitigated effectively.

Data-Driven Training Monitoring, Learning & Enforcement (20%)

• Training quality decisions are grounded in clear data and evidence using quality led retrospectives and feedback loops.
• Dashboards and monitoring tools are actively used to manage training performance.
• Persistent quality issues trigger timely and appropriate corrective action.

Training Experiments Execution & Product Collaboration (10%)

• Training-related experiments are executed reliably and as designed on the ground.
• Field execution of experiments is consistent enough to produce usable signals.
• Product teams receive clean, timely insights from training execution, not noisy or anecdotal feedback.
• Clear ownership exists between Product (design and analysis) and Implementation (execution).

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Education:

• Degree in any related business field

Experience needed

Experience (Non-negotiable):

• Looking for a leader who has demonstrated strong Facilitation, coaching, project coordination, and basic Design Skills
• Takes personal initiative, is a problem solver, and passionate about Training, brings the E! vibe and is a good collaborator
• Candidate must be a graduate of Educate! Youth Entrepreneurship Training (YET)
• Should have trained youth or mentors for at least 2 years in either Exp or EBA
• Has played a master Trainer role before or built Trainer/ mentor capacity in a facilitator role for at least 2 years ( all within Educate)

Key Skills:

• Strong training and Facilitation skills
• Creativity & Problem-solving
• Coordination and planning
• High personal initiative and ownership
• Data-driven leadership with the ability to work with data and dashboards to inform decisions.
• Respected communicator & collaborator who can influence without formal line management.
• Willingness to be in the field for extended periods of time, conducting or overseeing training.
• Fits our Five Culture Tenets (see What is Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here

What We Offer 

• A vibrant, mission-driven environment with a supportive and fun team.
• Learning & growth opportunities

• Trainings across regions are delivered consistently to the intended quality standard.
• Mentors demonstrate readiness and confidence before deployment and during delivery.
• Training quality issues are identified early and addressed before they become systemic.
• There is visible consistency in how EXP trainings feel and are experienced on the ground.
• Conducting TOTs with the facilitators before induction and when need arises.
• All EXP trainings are delivered on time, within budget, and with clear ownership.
• Training plans are well-planned, well-coordinated, and executed in the field.
• Dependencies across teams are anticipated and managed proactively.
• Training-related risks are surfaced early and mitigated effectively.
• Training quality decisions are grounded in clear data and evidence using quality led retrospectives and feedback loops.
• Dashboards and monitoring tools are actively used to manage training performance.
• Persistent quality issues trigger timely and appropriate corrective action.
• Training-related experiments are executed reliably and as designed on the ground.
• Field execution of experiments is consistent enough to produce usable signals.
• Product teams receive clean, timely insights from training execution, not noisy or anecdotal feedback.
• Clear ownership exists between Product (design and analysis) and Implementation (execution).

• Strong training and Facilitation skills
• Creativity & Problem-solving
• Coordination and planning
• High personal initiative and ownership
• Data-driven leadership with the ability to work with data and dashboards to inform decisions.
• Respected communicator & collaborator who can influence without formal line management.
• Willingness to be in the field for extended periods of time, conducting or overseeing training.

• Degree in any related business field
• Looking for a leader who has demonstrated strong Facilitation, coaching, project coordination, and basic Design Skills
• Takes personal initiative, is a problem solver, and passionate about Training, brings the E! vibe and is a good collaborator
• Candidate must be a graduate of Educate! Youth Entrepreneurship Training (YET)
• Should have trained youth or mentors for at least 2 years in either Exp or EBA
• Has played a master Trainer role before or built Trainer/ mentor capacity in a facilitator role for at least 2 years ( all within Educate)