Job Description
- Low enrollment rate at all levels of education
- High dropout rate
- Low passing rate
- Unqualified workforce
- High unemployment rate
While many current social entrepreneurs in Ethiopia strive to innovate and create effective education solutions, most do not impact children’s educational outcomes at the scale or depth they desire. Common challenges include limited access to funding, political barriers within the education sector, difficulties in measuring and proving their impact, and a need for stronger strategic leadership within their organisations.
Reach for Change is collaborating with The Mastercard Foundation to run a three-year Ed-Tech Fellowship program which will strengthen the evidence-based nature of proven education solutions in Ethiopia and lay the groundwork for their future scaling. The support provided to a cohort of 12 establishedEd-Techs will intentionally create synergies with and integrate a range of Mastercard Foundation networks, partnerships and resources, both in Ethiopia and further afield. The cohort will also receive a grant in order to support their organisational development and readiness to scale.
Expected Short Term Outcomes of the program include:
The EdTech companies have improved capacity:
- To deliver theri impactful solutions at significant scale
- To generate evidence on the impact of their solutions on access to inclusive education and learning outcomes
- In marketing and creating marketing linkage
- To collaborate within the education sector and across sectors
- Conducting a week-long immersion/orientation program for 12 selected Ed-techs in Ethiopia.
- Develop content for and facilitate sessions that will lead to a shift in The Edtech’s mindsets, deepen their understanding of what scaling involves and improve their readiness to do so during the immersion week.
- Conduct a needs assessment to determine the individual training needs of 12 ed-tech entrepreneurs. This will include conducting personal interviews, potentially in conjunction with Reach for Change and other selected coaches and mentors.
- Facilitate sessions on scaling readiness topics including but not limited to the following:
- Introduction to scaling
- Innovations for scale
- Adapting business models for scale / Optimise business model for scale
- Strategies for scaling
- Provide on an individual needs basis, dedicated coaching and mentoring sessions for selected coaches and mentors virtually on a monthly basis for 6 months.
- Prepare and submit an end of immersion week report outlining the impact of the training support program, highlighting the learnings that can be incorporated into future programs, participant’s status and readiness for scale, additional support needs based on their progress during the immersion week.
Job Requirements
- Update the high-level strategy/plan for how you would approach this project and accomplish the goals listed in the project summary and scope.
- All necessary supporting documents.
- Your technical proposal should not exceed 4 pages.
All proposals should be sent to [email protected].
Timeline: The deadline for submission of proposals will be Monday 6th May 2024, at 23:59GMT.
More Information
- Address Ethiopia