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Chief Executive Officer
Job description
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.

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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
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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.

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.