MsingiTek Program Manager at Asante Africa Foundation Tanzania

MsingiTek Program Manager

MsingiTek Program Manager at Asante Africa Foundation Tanzania April 2025

Title MsingiTek Program Manager

Reports to AAF Country Manager
Location SIMANJIRO – MANYARA

About MsingiTek:
MsingiTek
is a tablet based program that provides supplementary learning for
students in Standards 1, 2, and 3. By putting Imagine Worldwide’s
tablets and onebillion’s software in children’s hands, the program
provides a dedicated moment of individual learning, enabling students to
strengthen foundational literacy and numeracy skills. MsingiTek
contributes to children in Tanzania building the literacy and numeracy
skills needed to achieve their full potential!

About:
Asante
Africa Foundation is recognized for delivering educated resilient East
African youth who can confidently address life’s challenges, thrive in
the global economy and catalyse positive change. Our youth enter into
the community capable of managing obstacles and opportunities as they
arise. We tackle complex system level challenges that girls, boys and
particularly under represented and rural youth face.

Asante
Africa Foundation is a global alliance of 4-member organizations
(Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and USA) focusing on rural youth education and
skilling. Our team is composed of local implementation teams and
globally guided Boards (KE, TZ, UG and USA). Why not join an exciting
Asante Africa Foundation! As a selected implementing partner for the
MsingiTek program in Simanjiro – Manyara, we are proud to help empower
Tanzania’s young learners to reach their full potential. We’re looking
to expand to 100 schools in Manyara, if all goes well of which 50 in
Simanjiro where this person would be based.

About You:
You
are an experienced leader passionate about scaling impact in education.
You excel at managing teams, fostering accountability, and enabling
others to perform at their best. You thrive in dynamic environments,
using real-time data to inform decisions, guide problem-solving, and
drive continuous improvement. You are comfortable working with
government officials and engaging stakeholders at various levels from
the region to the ward and school level. You are also comfortable
raising difficult issues with Imagine Worldwide’s leadership, concisely
articulate challenges, and engage in solution-oriented discussions.

Your Goals:
As
MsingiTek Field Manager, you will lead a team of five Field Supervisors
(each overseeing 10 schools), ensuring high-quality implementation
across all schools. Working alongside your team in the field, you will
provide feedback, troubleshoot challenges, and reinforce best practices.
You will monitor program performance, resolve operational issues,
escalate structural issues, and build strong relationships with
government and community stakeholders to ensure long-term
sustainability. Success will be measured by key indicators such as
student time on task, equipment functionality and stakeholder ownership
across all the 50 schools you are overseeing.

Your Responsibilities:
This
is a snapshot of your responsibilities – it’s not exhaustive, and we
encourage you to take ownership of your role in ways that drive program
success.

• Lead and support five Field Supervisors, ensuring they know how to use the tools and data provided to them to succeed.
• Set clear expectations and track progress, using data to provide feedback and drive improvement.
• Visit
  each Field Supervisor weekly in the field, troubleshooting challenges,
  reinforcing best practices, and mentor for stronger execution.
• Foster a culture of accountability, trust, learning, and problem-solving within the team.
• Ensure
  high-quality implementation by monitoring time on task, hardware
  functionality, and school engagement across your portfolio of 50
  schools.
• Use data to identify risks trends, address gaps, and
  drive targeted interventions in collaboration with Imagine Worldwide and
  your government counterparts.
• Continuously assess team
  efficiency and resource allocation, exploring ways to improve
  effectiveness and reduce the implementation cost per learner.
• Represent the MsingiTek in existing government meetings on a need basis, ensuring alignment with government priorities.
• Maintain strong relationships with education officials and community stakeholders to foster long-term program ownership.
• Participate
  in weekly check-ins with Imagine Worldwide, sharing data, team and
  implementation insights, priorities and most importantly – transparently
  sharing risks and challenges.

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Public Administration, Community Development or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in program management of similar size/complexity as MsingiTek.
• 3+ years of experience in rural community engagement.
• 3+ years of team leadership experience, preferably managing remote field-based teams.
• Experience working with government stakeholders at various levels.
• Experience implementing technology-driven programs (preferred).

Your Skills:

• Team Leadership: Ability to mentor, support, and manage a high-performing team.
• Data Aptitude: Ability to interpret data, identify trends, and provide strategic recommendations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to build momentum with government and communities.
• Communication: Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Data aptitude skill

Your Traits: 

• Critical Thinker: You see beyond challenges, naturally identifying root causes and solutions.
• Results-Oriented: You focus on delivering impact and holding yourself and others accountable.
• Collaborative: You engage effectively with diverse stakeholders and inspire collective action.
• Humility: You listen, learn, and adjust your approach based on feedback and experience.
• Integrity: You lead by example, earning trust through action.
• Passion: You bring contagious energy and commitment to making a difference every day.

Application Process:
Please send your application to humanresources@asanteafrica.org with MsingiTek Program Manager – Tanzania and your name as the Subject line.
Please attach your CV, Expression of Interest (EOI) indicating how you are a good fit for the role and 2 references(referees).
Note, while the closing date of application is 10th May 2025, AAF reserves the right to close the vacancy once a suitable candidate has been identified. Early applications are encouraged.
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