Tanzania Enlightenment Development Innovations (TEDI), a dynamic youth-led non-profit, is transforming education in Tanzania through innovative digital solutions. As the implementing partner for the MsingiTek program in Tabora, TEDI is dedicated to empowering young learners in Standards 1, 2, and 3 by providing tablet-based learning to strengthen foundational literacy and numeracy skills. With a mission to “Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow,” TEDI is seeking passionate and driven individuals to join their team in two exciting roles: MsingiTek Field Officer and MsingiTek Program Manager. These positions offer a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on education in rural communities while working with cutting-edge technology and collaborating with government and community stakeholders.
Below, we detail the two job vacancies, including their descriptions, eligibility requirements, application processes, and how you can seize this opportunity to contribute to Tanzania’s educational transformation.
Job Listings1. MsingiTek Field Officer
Location: Tabora
Reports to: MsingiTek Program Manager
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 TEDI: Tanzania Enlightenment Development Innovations (TEDI) is a youth-led non-profit organization committed to transforming education in Tanzania through digital innovation. By establishing computer labs, delivering skills training, and advocating for policy reforms. As a select implementing partner for the MsingiTek program in Tabora, we are proud to help empower Tanzania’s young learners to reach their full potential.
About You: You are passionate about making a lasting impact in communities, driven by the belief that every child deserves the opportunity to thrive. You excel at building relationships, inspiring action and ownership in others, and strengthening capacity through guidance and feedback. Thriving in dynamic environments, you tackle challenges with integrity and creativity, using real-time data to track progress, lead meaningful discussions, and drive continuous improvement.
Your Goals: As our MsingiTek Field Supervisor you will oversee from 5 to 10 schools, ensuring the long-term success of the program. You will maintain functional hardware, ensure sessions run smoothly and on time, and provide every learner with their intended weekly minutes of learning (“time on task”). Your work will build the ownership and capacity of headteachers and teachers to sustain and enhance the program, boosting learner attendance and enrollment. Success will be measured by maintaining or improving time on task, and functional equipment, as ownership transitions fully to the schools, ensuring lasting impact.
Your Responsibilities: This is a snapshot of your responsibilities – it is not exhaustive, and we encourage you to take ownership of your role in ways that drive program success.
- Equipment and Infrastructure: Ensure the installation and completion of hardware, software, infrastructure, and security improvements in all your schools by the program launch date.
- Teacher Training: Host sessions to onboard schools on the program and thereafter on a need basis to identify best practices for equipment and session management; foster ownership of practices to minimize breakage and maximize learning (time on task).
- Community Sensitization: Conduct initial and ongoing sensitization efforts to engage and educate the community about the program, fostering their support and ensuring long-term sustainability (such as equipment ownership and care, student attendance).
- Data Reporting: Guarantee 100% of tablets report data accurately and on time. Quickly flag and resolve any issues with non-reporting tablets to maintain data integrity.
- Data Usage: Use collected data to deliver actionable feedback to stakeholders during meetings. Teach and empower stakeholders to value and use this data effectively and independently.
- School Oversight: For the first few months, visit each school every week, and after stabilizing at least every 2 weeks, increasing visits if performance lags. Provide daily remote follow-ups when necessary to address challenges or to celebrate successes.
- Problem Solving: Involve ward counterparts (WEOs) and, when appropriate, district officials to address challenges through joint problem-solving and shared ownership.
Your Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development, Education, or related field.
3 years of experience in community engagement and/or adult behaviour change initiatives.
- Experience working in rural communities, with familiarity with rural community dynamics.
- Experience working collaboratively with government counterparts at the ward or district level.
- Experience implementing or supporting digital or technology-based programs.
- Experience engaging with teachers and head-teachers.
- Experience with data and MEAL processes.
Your Skills:
- Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to build trust, foster ownership, and sustain participation with diverse stakeholders in rural and resource-constrained settings.
- Technical Problem-Solving: Skill in troubleshooting/maintaining basic hardware & software functionality.
- Data Aptitude: Ability to interpret data, identify trends, and provide strategic recommendations.
- Capacity Building: Skilled in mentoring adults to adopt new behaviors, practices, and tools.
- Collaboration / Facilitation: Ability to foster productive relationships and unite diverse stakeholders to facilitate joint problem-solving and shared ownership.
- Communication: Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
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.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development, Education, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in community engagement or adult behavior change initiatives.
- Familiarity with rural community dynamics and experience working with government counterparts.
- Willingness to work in Tabora and travel to rural schools regularly.
Important Dates:
- Application Deadline: Not specified in the provided information. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
- Program Launch Date: Not explicitly stated, but responsibilities include ensuring hardware and infrastructure readiness by the program launch date.
Application Guide:
- Prepare your application materials, including a CV and cover letter highlighting your relevant experience, skills, and passion for education and community development.
- Visit the application link: Apply Here.
- Complete the Google Form with accurate details and upload your CV and cover letter as required.
- Submit the form and retain a confirmation of submission for your records.
- For inquiries, contact TEDI at
[email protected] or call +255 719 192 621.
2. MsingiTek – Program Manager
Location: Tabora
Reports to: Executive Director
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 TEDI: Tanzania Enlightenment Development Innovations (TEDI). Is a youth-led non-profit organization committed to transforming education in Tanzania through digital innovation. By establishing computer labs, delivering skills training, and advocating for policy reforms. As a select implementing partner for the MsingiTek program in Tabora, we are proud to help empower Tanzania’s young learners to reach their full potential.
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 Program Manager, at scale, 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/breakage, and school engagement (attendance) 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.
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.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Public Administration, Community Development, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of program management experience and 3 years in rural community engagement.
- At least 3 years of team leadership experience, preferably with remote field-based teams.
- Willingness to work in Tabora and engage with stakeholders at various levels.
Important Dates:
- Application Deadline: Not specified in the provided information. Candidates are encouraged to apply promptly to ensure consideration.
- Program Launch Date: Not explicitly stated, but responsibilities include ensuring program readiness.
Application Guide:
- Prepare your application materials, including a CV and cover letter detailing your leadership experience, program management skills, and passion for education.
- Visit the application link: Apply Here.
- Complete the application form and upload your CV and cover letter as required.
- Submit the form and keep a confirmation of submission for your records.
- For inquiries, contact TEDI at
[email protected] or call +255 719 192 621.
