Education Programme Manager

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an Education Programme Manager to oversee all education-focused external content and programming for the Africell Impact Foundation, based in Africell’s London head office.

Role overview

This is an exceptional opportunity for a dynamic, mission-driven professional to take ownership of Africell's external-facing education portfolio and drive it to the next level. As Education Programme Manager, you will be the strategic and operational lead for all Africell's external-facing education-related projects and initiatives, spanning our markets in sub-Saharan Africa and extending to international partnerships and platforms.

You will report to the head of the Africell Impact Foundation. You will work closely with colleagues across Africell’s London headquarters and in-country teams, as well as with partners ranging from local universities to international development organisations. You will collaborate where necessary with Africell’s internal-facing Head of Learning and Development.

This role calls for someone who is as comfortable designing strategy as they are rolling up their sleeves to get things done. You will be energetic, creative, and both passionate about and knowledgeable of the transformative power of education in Africa.

The role is based full-time in London, United Kingdom, and may involve occasional travel.

About Africell Group

Africell is a pan-African mobile network operator with US ownership and headquarters in London.

Africell serves millions of customers in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, The Gambia and Sierra Leone. Since launching in 2000, Africell has introduced mobile technology into some of Africa’s complex geographical and political environments, established deep community bonds, and contributed materially to the continent’s wider economic and social development.

Africell’s products and services - which includes voice and SMS, data, mobile money, and corporate services – are all about creating connection. This means that everyone who works here is part of one of the most exciting stories of our time: the digital revolution sweeping through the continent with the world’s youngest and fastest growing population.

Africell has almost four thousand full-time employees. Roles include engineering, IT, strategy, marketing, legal, finance, logistics, human resources, social impact, communications and public affairs. Overseen by a group leadership team based in London, each of Africell’s individual operating companies enjoys a high degree of autonomy while being an integral part of the broader Africell story.

Africell has an entrepreneurial culture in which ideas are backed up with action and unconventional thinking is welcomed. Africell rewards people who are comfortable with a degree of risk and uncertainty; who relish new demands and unfamiliar challenges; who can work at pace; and who bring creative flair to their professional duties.

The Africell Impact Foundation is the social impact arm of Africell Group. It focuses on two core areas: education and entrepreneurship, and arts and culture. In each area, Africell uses its specialist expertise and resources to create opportunities for students, artists, athletes and entrepreneurs, enabling them to be more successful and creative in their endeavours.

The ideal Education Programme Manager

• You will speak and write fluent English. You will ideally also be competent in French, Portuguese, Lingala, Krio, Wolof or another language relevant to Africell’s subscriber base.
• You will already have the legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom and will not need Africell sponsorship now or in the future.
• You will have a high-scoring bachelor’s degree in any subject from a well-ranked university or college.

You will have the personal skills, attributes, strengths and characteristics including:

• A creative mindset: you will be able to generate, pitch and follow through on unconventional ideas that push the boundaries of corporate communications and advance Africell’s interests.
• International perspective: you will be able to visualise and activate linkages within and between Africell’s operating markets, and between Africa and key international hubs.
• Editorial rigour: you will maintain exceptional quality, accuracy, variety and style in all Africell-related communications, requiring minimal editorial supervision.
• Confidence and resourcefulness: you will be able to work independently and autonomously in a fluid, entrepreneurial and occasionally unstructured environment.
• Design aptitude: you will have some experience in or aptitude for basic graphic design (presentations, brochures, newsletters, etc.), using Microsoft and Adobe tools and other third-party tools such as Canva.

What will you be expected to do?

Programme Strategy and Leadership

• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for Africell's external-facing education programmes, aligned with the Africell Impact Foundation’s themes and Africell Group's wider goals as a telecommunications operator.
• Define KPIs and impact metrics for all education initiatives, and report regularly on progress.
• Identify new opportunities — whether in technology, pedagogy, or partnership — that could extend Africell's educational reach and impact.

Partnership Management

• Manage and deepen Africell's existing relationships with local and international educational institutions, including universities, schools, government bodies and NGOs, as they pertain to our external-facing education initiatives.
• Lead on the development of new partnerships — scoping, negotiating and formalising agreements with potential academic and institutional partners in Africell's operating markets and internationally.
• Serve as Africell's primary relationship manager for education partners, ensuring all partnerships are productive, professionally managed and mutually beneficial.

E-Learning Platform

• Take ownership of SOMA, Africell's proprietary e-learning platform, overseeing its roadmap, content strategy, and operational performance.
• Work with internal and external technology teams to ensure the platform is well-maintained, user-friendly and continually improving in both reach and quality.
• Develop and commission relevant, high-quality content in collaboration with educational partners, subject matter experts and content creators.
• Monitor platform usage and learner outcomes, using data to drive continuous improvement and to demonstrate impact to stakeholders.

Project and Operations Management

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of Africell's external-facing education projects, managing timelines, budgets and resources effectively.
• Work with Africell Group's in-country teams in Sierra Leone, The Gambia, DRC and Angola to ensure education programmes are delivered consistently and to a high standard at the local level.
• Manage relationships with suppliers, contractors and consultants engaged to support education programme delivery.

Social Impact and Communications

• Work with Africell's communications team to ensure education programmes are effectively profiled — through the Africell Impact Foundation's annual report, social media, press and other channels.
• Develop compelling impact narratives and case studies that bring Africell's education work to life for diverse audiences, including the Board, corporate stakeholders and the public.
• Support fundraising and grant applications where relevant, articulating the impact and ambition of Africell's education portfolio to potential funders and partners.

What makes Africell different?

• Purpose-driven work: Every call connected, every byte of data delivered and every mobile money transaction completed brings someone closer to opportunity, education or a loved one. Your work matters.
• Growth opportunities: We invest in our people through training, mentorship, and career mobility, including travel opportunities and partnerships with some of the world’s top educational institutions.
• Inclusive culture: We promote and empower local talent and maintain an environment in which diverse perspectives are encouraged.
• Innovation at heart: We understand our African operating markets deeply, and we tailor our technology, services and branding to meet their specific needs, challenges and values.
• Community impact: We support the communities we operate in, not just through mobile services, but through jobs, partnerships and development initiatives.

Your next chapter starts here

If you want to operate at the forefront of mobile telecommunications, make a real difference in Africa and grow your career, then Africell welcomes your application. Come build Africa’s digital future with us.