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Who We Are!
🌍 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.
What You’ll Do🌟
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).
Who You Are 🦸♀️
- Education: Degree in any related business field
- 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
Application Process: Rolling basis, interviews happening soon!
Terms
- Preferred duty station is in our office in Kampala, Uganda (alongside our 80 staff and 140 youth mentors).
- Compensation will be competitive for the social enterprise sector and commensurate with experience
- Benefits include health insurance and a generous vacation policy
Our Culture & Tenets(Values) 🌱
We’re ambitious. Are you? Educate! is growing fast, so new opportunities are opening up and expanding all the time. We’re inspired by people with drive, and we love to help them reach their full potential. We expect everyone at Educate! to contribute above and beyond their job description, grow their skills, and advance their careers, and we are committed to supporting our staff members on that journey of their careers, and we are committed to supporting our staff members on that journey.
- We put Youth First, Impact-Obsessed - We are purpose-driven, focused on impact, and prioritize what truly matters. We listen to youth, design our efforts around their needs, and ensure every dollar creates transformative experiences they value.
- We Exceed Expectations - We take pride in going above and beyond to achieve the best results—proactively identifying problems and seeking solutions without waiting or stopping at what's requested.
- We Are Always Learning - We are committed to seeking and applying new knowledge and ideas. We stay open-minded and continuously try new things, experiment, grow, and improve. We invest in learning for ourselves and our teams.
- We are One Team, Many Views - We value all individuals, believe diverse ideas and open dialogue drive excellence, foster a supportive and respectful environment where everyone can freely express themselves. We work as one team and prioritize the organization's mission over personal or team interests.
- We have the Startup Mindset - We innovate relentlessly to grow our impact, we never think “we have arrived” or “we’re done.”We constantly challenge the status quo, embrace change, and move quickly toward our vision. Unafraid of failure, we question anything that hinders progress.
Every person at Educate! — from interns to the executive director — is evaluated by how they live up to these five cultural tenets. They are at the core of how we achieve our mission and why we work as well as we do. Educate is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all who interact in our community. In creating this environment, we encourage people from a variety of cultures, backgrounds and life experiences to join our diverse team.
We’re committed to ensuring all candidates are screened for child and youth safety. As part of the process, you’ll need to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct. Educate! reserves the right to withdraw employment offers if any risks to youth are identified.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Educate!
AI Evaluator (German)
About the role:
We are looking for highly skilled AI Evaluators to support the development of advanced AI tools for grammar correction and proofreading. This project focuses on creating a rich and diverse dataset of written German text, annotated and corrected by humans.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to a set of prompts simulating realistic business or casual communication.
- Write clear, plausible short texts (3–4 sentences for business settings, 1–2 sentences for casual chat).
- Generate responses with intentional but realistic grammar, spelling, and structural errors.
- Review annotated message pairs (input text + corrected/proofread version) to ensure:
- All grammar/spelling/preposition/punctuation errors are corrected appropriately
- Meaning is preserved between input and corrected text
- Error types are classified correctly
- Explanations are clear and linguistically sound
Qualifications:
- German as a first language - C1 German proficiency
- English as a second language - B2 English proficiency.
- Ability to follow linguistic and situational writing prompts.
- Good written communication and creativity.
- 2 years working experience in a corporate/ business environment.
- 1 year working experience working as an AI Evaluator, data annotator, or similar role
- Strong computer literacy and fast, accurate typing skills are essential for navigating annotation tools and maintaining efficiency in text-based tasks.
- Strong logic, intuitive problem-solving and critical thinking; adaptability to the needs of the task. The candidate needs to be open-minded and welcome different viewpoints or solutions.
- Proactiveness, confidence to work independently without constant support. Reliability and being able to make good decisions on their own.
- Be a thought partner to delivery managers, input into the project delivery strategies, and share quality best practices to aid in achieving the project goals.
- Adapt quickly to evolving guidelines, new task types, and AI model updates in a fast-paced, iterative environment. Access to your own laptop for work
Preferred Qualifications:
- C1 or C2 English preferred
- Experience working with NLP/GenAI models is a plus
NB: This is a temporary, project-based position with the possibility of renewal. While this role will be on payroll, please note that benefits are not included as part of this position.
About Sama
Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We’re experts in data annotation, supporting text, 2D, 3D image, video, and sensor data for machine learning algorithms and generative AI models. Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards.
Founded in 2008 on the belief that “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”, Sama is driven by the mission to expand opportunities for those who are underprivileged. As a certified B-Corp, Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 15,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 69,000 workers and their dependents.
Today, our vision is to provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection.
For more information, visit www.sama.com.
More information can be found at:
- Featured in Forbes: How Ethical Is Your AI?
- Sama Honored on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies — the Inc. 5000
- Reversing Poverty - Ted Talk by our founder Leila Janah
Our Culture:
Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.
Our Benefits:
Sama offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a full benefits package, including: medical, dental, and vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, life, and AD&D insurance, employer-matching Group RRSP, generous holiday and vacation policies, a monthly fitness stipend, monthly cell phone reimbursement and professional development opportunities. Our Talent Acquisition team would be happy to discuss our benefits packages with you in more detail during the interview process.
At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Sama
About the Job:
We invite you to join our talent pool as an AI Evaluator, where you will contribute to the advancement of cutting-edge Natural Language Processing (NLP) models. In this role, you will ensure the high quality of AI-generated writing and create original content that enhances the AI’s capabilities. Your insights into client needs and best practices will be instrumental in driving our success and shaping the future of AI-driven content.
Why This Role is Open: As our AI solutions continue to grow and evolve, we are seeking skilled AI Evaluators to help us fine-tune, review, and improve the performance of our models. This is an evergreen position, meaning we are continuously seeking talented individuals for this role. We accept applications on an ongoing basis because we frequently have openings as we expand. If you’re passionate about AI and are looking for a dynamic opportunity, we encourage you to apply now, even if there is no immediate opening.
What to Expect: By joining our AI Evaluator Talent Pool, you’ll be among the first to be considered when positions open up. We are actively reviewing candidates and expect to invite selected individuals for an assessment within the next few weeks. Once assessed, you'll be kept informed of any openings and have a priority spot in the hiring process when roles become available.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write detailed top-tier original content that demonstrates great creativity and an excellent grasp of English grammar and comprehension.
- Evaluate, edit, and improve the quality of AI-generated writing as well as that from humans-in-the-loop.
- Rate the quality of AI-generated content on rubrics such as grammar, brevity, and correctness.
- Be a thought partner to Delivery managers, input into the project delivery strategies, and share quality best practices to aid in achieving the project goals.
- Deliver just-in-time coaching/mentorship support to production teams on new or changing project instructions as well as “refreshers” on existing instructions on an as-needed basis.
- Manage investigations of escalations to understand the root cause(s), work through the remediation actions, and champion the recovery process.
- Manage the performance and quality of your team through coaching and mentoring to improve writing quality.
- Be a master of the Sama platform.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Have completed a Bachelor's degree or higher in English or Literature.
- Fluency in English at C1/C2 level. Excellent English grammar and comprehension.
- A critical eye and the ability to clearly explain the strengths and weaknesses of a given piece of text.
- Excellent sense of writing style.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of experience in a creative writing role.
- Experience working with NLP/GenAI models is an added advantage.
- Strong critical thinking, reasoning, and exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrable ability to perform well in a rapidly changing and extremely global team.
- Excellent attention to details.
- Passion for our mission of ensuring a world-class support experience for our community and customers.
- Experience as an editor is an added advantage.
Application Process:
Once you’re part of our talent pool, here’s what you can expect during the interview process:
- After submitting your application, if you're shortlisted, we’ll invite you to a 60-minute in-person/ virtual assessment.
- If you pass the assessment, we’ll let you know via email.
- Once a project is ready to go live, those who’ve passed will be invited to training (this can happen anywhere from a few days to a few weeks after the assessment, depending on the project timeline).
- Kindly note that a valid Police Clearance Certificate (Certificate of Good Conduct) is a mandatory requirement for consideration into training.
We’ll provide helpful feedback along the way so you know where you stand and feel supported throughout the entire process.
About Sama
Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We’re experts in data annotation, supporting text, 2D, 3D image, video, and sensor data for machine learning algorithms and generative AI models. Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards.
Founded in 2008 on the belief that “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”, Sama is driven by the mission to expand opportunities for those who are underprivileged. As a certified B-Corp, Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 15,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 69,000 workers and their dependents.
Today, our vision is to provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection.
For more information, visit www.sama.com.
More information can be found at:
- Featured in Forbes: How Ethical Is Your AI?
- Sama Honored on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies — the Inc. 5000
- Reversing Poverty - Ted Talk by our founder Leila Janah
Our Culture:
Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.
Our Benefits:
Sama offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a full benefits package, including: medical, dental, and vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, life, and AD&D insurance, employer-matching Group RRSP, generous holiday and vacation policies, a monthly fitness stipend, monthly cell phone reimbursement and professional development opportunities. Our Talent Acquisition team would be happy to discuss our benefits packages with you in more detail during the interview process.
At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Sama
About the Job:
We invite you to join our talent pool as an AI Evaluator, where you will contribute to the advancement of cutting-edge Natural Language Processing (NLP) models. In this role, you will ensure the high quality of AI-generated writing and create original content that enhances the AI’s capabilities. Your insights into client needs and best practices will be instrumental in driving our success and shaping the future of AI-driven content.
Why This Role is Open: As our AI solutions continue to grow and evolve, we are seeking skilled AI Evaluators to help us fine-tune, review, and improve the performance of our models. This is an evergreen position, meaning we are continuously seeking talented individuals for this role. We accept applications on an ongoing basis because we frequently have openings as we expand. If you’re passionate about AI and are looking for a dynamic opportunity, we encourage you to apply now, even if there is no immediate opening.
What to Expect: By joining our AI Evaluator Talent Pool, you’ll be among the first to be considered when positions open up. We are actively reviewing candidates and expect to invite selected individuals for an assessment within the next few weeks. Once assessed, you'll be kept informed of any openings and have a priority spot in the hiring process when roles become available.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write detailed top-tier original content that demonstrates great creativity and an excellent grasp of English grammar and comprehension.
- Evaluate, edit, and improve the quality of AI-generated writing as well as that from humans-in-the-loop.
- Rate the quality of AI-generated content on rubrics such as grammar, brevity, and correctness.
- Be a thought partner to Delivery managers, input into the project delivery strategies, and share quality best practices to aid in achieving the project goals.
- Deliver just-in-time coaching/mentorship support to production teams on new or changing project instructions as well as “refreshers” on existing instructions on an as-needed basis.
- Manage investigations of escalations to understand the root cause(s), work through the remediation actions, and champion the recovery process.
- Manage the performance and quality of your team through coaching and mentoring to improve writing quality.
- Be a master of the Sama platform.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Have completed a Bachelor's degree or higher in English or Literature.
- Fluency in English at C1/C2 level. Excellent English grammar and comprehension.
- A critical eye and the ability to clearly explain the strengths and weaknesses of a given piece of text.
- Excellent sense of writing style.
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of experience in a creative writing role.
- Experience working with NLP/GenAI models is an added advantage.
- Strong critical thinking, reasoning, and exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrable ability to perform well in a rapidly changing and extremely global team.
- Excellent attention to details.
- Passion for our mission of ensuring a world-class support experience for our community and customers.
- Experience as an editor is an added advantage.
Application Process:
Once you’re part of our talent pool, here’s what you can expect during the interview process:
- After submitting your application, if you're shortlisted, we’ll invite you to a 60-minute in-person/ virtual assessment.
- If you pass the assessment, we’ll let you know via email.
- Once a project is ready to go live, those who’ve passed will be invited to training (this can happen anywhere from a few days to a few weeks after the assessment, depending on the project timeline).
- Kindly note that a valid Police Clearance Certificate (Certificate of Good Conduct) is a mandatory requirement for consideration into training.
We’ll provide helpful feedback along the way so you know where you stand and feel supported throughout the entire process.
About Sama
Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We’re experts in data annotation, supporting text, 2D, 3D image, video, and sensor data for machine learning algorithms and generative AI models. Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards.
Founded in 2008 on the belief that “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”, Sama is driven by the mission to expand opportunities for those who are underprivileged. As a certified B-Corp, Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 15,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 69,000 workers and their dependents.
Today, our vision is to provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection.
For more information, visit www.sama.com.
More information can be found at:
- Featured in Forbes: How Ethical Is Your AI?
- Sama Honored on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies — the Inc. 5000
- Reversing Poverty - Ted Talk by our founder Leila Janah
Our Culture:
Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.
Our Benefits:
Sama offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a full benefits package, including: medical, dental, and vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, life, and AD&D insurance, employer-matching Group RRSP, generous holiday and vacation policies, a monthly fitness stipend, monthly cell phone reimbursement and professional development opportunities. Our Talent Acquisition team would be happy to discuss our benefits packages with you in more detail during the interview process.
At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Sama