About Ubongo
Ubongo is a non-profit social enterprise with the mission of
using top quality, localized edutainment to help Africa’s 500 million kids
learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives. Over 17 million
families learn with Ubongo weekly on TV, radio and web, and the organization is
growing rapidly with the goal of having accessible and localized Ubongo
edutainment in all countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2025.
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Ubongo is looking for a growth-stage CEO to lead through Ubongo’s next phase of Pan-African growth and achieve long term sustainability of the organization’s impact. Ubongo has grown from a small Tanzanian startup founded in 2013 to a multi-country organization reaching millions of users in 9 languages, with rigorous evidence of impact. Ubongo’s HQ is in Dar es Salaam, and is currently a team of 51 Ubongoers based in 8 countries.
To learn about Ubongo and the organization’s impact, head
over to their website.
Key Responsibilities | CEO – Ubongo
- Leading
and nurturing the terrific team of Ubongoers to achieve our mission and
vision.
- Taking
Ubongo truly Pan-African, sustainably driving growth of our impact and our
organization.
- Setting
Ubongo’s short and long term strategy in coordination with the board and
Ubongoers, and assure that we’re effectively implementing that strategy
towards our objectives and vision.
- Upholding
and representing Ubongo’s core values of Ubunifu (creativity),
Ustahimilivu (grit), Upendo (love) and Utu (shared humanity).
- Cultivating
Ubongo’s strong culture as their team and organization grow, with a focus
on diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Leading
and developing Ubongo’s senior management team, and ensure that they too
are equipped to lead and develop their own teams to fulfil Ubongo’s
objectives and to thrive in their work. We’ve got a great team of
Ubongoers and are ready to upskill and develop leaders and talent across
the organization.
- Partnering
with Ubongo’s Chief Operating Officer, grow Ubongo’s organizational
systems, processes, policies and culture so Ubongo can thrive as it grows.
- Partnering
with Ubongo’s Chief Business Officer in developing funding streams,
partnerships, marketing and distribution strategies to increase Ubongo’s
reach, engagement, impact and sustainability. Additionally, build upon
Ubongo’s successes to date and explore new opportunities and approaches.
- Partnering
with Ubongo’s Chief Innovation Officer (current CEO Nisha Ligon hopes
to transition to this role), ensuring that Ubongo innovates inclusively with the
communities it serves, and designs to solve the most pressing challenges
for Ubongo’s users, clients, partners and team.
Reports to: Ubongo International Board of
Directors
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Does this sound like you?
Critical Requirements for the role (Must Haves)
- Proven
experience at CEO or senior leadership level within
an impact focused organization working and/or scaling across multiple
countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Experience
with strategic planning, performance management, managing a P&L/
budget, and overseeing change management at a department or organization
level.
- Proven
ability to build and lead high-performing, multicultural teams and
cultivate organizational culture.
- Experience
with non-profit or social enterprise fundraising and revenue generation,
and familiarity with the development sector and donor community.
- Track
record of ensuring robust governance and compliance within an organization
or department, and experience or readiness to take full organizational
leadership within Ubongo, reporting to and working closely with Ubongo’s
board.
- Understanding
of ethical, regulatory, compliance, safeguarding and legal
responsibilities for a multi-country organization that works for and with
children, and commitment to ensuring Ubongo upholds the highest standards
across these areas.
Preferred Requirements for the role (Nice to Haves)
- Experience
in the education and/or media sectors is a plus but not required.
- Multilingual,
or with a strong appreciation of how language shapes learning and culture.
Ubongo operates in mostly English, with some Kiswahili, plus it adapts and
distributes content in 7+ other languages.
Candidate Attributes (Culture Fit)
- Of
African origin or with strong roots in Africa.
- An
ethical leader of leaders, committed to empowering and equipping those
around them, and leading us towards a shared vision.
- Exemplify
Ubongoers Principles and live our values of Ubunifu (creativity),
Ustahimilivu (grit), Upendo (love) and Utu (shared humanity)! Read about
our team and our Ubongoers principles here.
- An
eagerness to learn, adapt, fail fast and fail forward with humility and
openness. We work in a rapidly changing world, and no one knows all the
answers. As Ubongoers we openly share our challenges and failures to
ensure that we are always learning.
- A
willingness to travel extensively within Africa and internationally.
- A
passion for kids and the next generation! We’re an edutainment company
that does it for the kids.
The deadline for submitting the application is 31 August
2021.
