Deputy RESPECT Evangelist

About the Client

The Spix Foundation is a US-based nonprofit organization with bright new offices in Nairobi, Kenya. We have already launched Version 1 of the world's first free and open source Digital Public Infrastructure for Education (DPI-Ed), as called for by the African Union Development Agency's African EdTech Vision 2030: Vision and Plan ). That DPI-Ed is called the RESPECTTM Platform. RESPECT makes it easy for Ministries of Education to embrace Africa's new EdTech Vision. RESPECT makes it easy for EdTech developers to scale their apps online or offline, across languages, and across jurisdictions – and to get paid by the Spix Foundation based on their app's usage. RESPECT makes it easy for educators to use a single sign-on for all RESPECT CompatibleTM apps, and for those apps to interoperate smoothly. RESPECT makes it easy for EdTech researchers to have the world's best data on student-courseware interactions. RESPECT is the disruptive technology that will turn Africa's struggling EdTech industry into a global exporter of the world's best courseware by 2030. To do this, we need your help If you want to lead Africa's EdTech industry to global leadership, while ensuring that all of Africa's educators and students have access to the world's best EdTech apps, then join us, work hard, learn fast, and make a difference every day

Job Purpose:

As Deputy RESPECT Evangelist, you will play a key outward-facing role in growing the RESPECT movement across Africa. You will work alongside the Head of Office, Africa to engage Ministers of Education, government agencies, EdTech entrepreneurs, funders, and ecosystem leaders, building trust, momentum, and collaboration. Your focus will be on raising awareness of the RESPECT Platform – a Digital Public Infrastructure for Education (DPI-Ed) – showcasing successful adoption stories, identifying aligned opportunities, and facilitating partnerships that enable African EdTech solutions to scale more effectively. You will speak at events, attend strategic gatherings, and travel widely across the continent to represent RESPECT within the context of the African Union Development Agency's African EdTech Vision 2030: Vision and Plan ).

This is a career-making opportunity to build a highly influential network across the African education and technology landscape.

Function:
 
RESPECT Evangelism

Reports to
: 
Head of Office, Africa

Level:
 
Senior & Strategic

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent RESPECT at conferences, summits, pitch events, and roundtables across Africa.
• Build and maintain relationships with EdTech founders, donors, accelerators, and policymakers.
• Map out key ecosystems, track trends, and identify champions for RESPECT in different countries.
• Support and occasionally lead talks, panels, and webinars to advocate for the RESPECT approach.
• Work with the Communications team to prepare presentations, messaging, and talking points.
• Help localize and deliver the RESPECT message for different audiences and cultural contexts.
• Assist the RESPECT Evangelism Team in identifying, onboarding, and nurturing strategic partners.
• Help coordinate partner engagement efforts across country teams and program units.
• Track ecosystem engagement and support data-driven partnership prioritization.
• Contribute to blog posts, case studies, and articles that highlight success stories and emerging innovations aligned with RESPECT.
• Collect and share feedback from the field to inform messaging, product development, and implementation support.
• Represent RESPECT during in-country visits to meet with stakeholders and attend key ecosystem events.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Technology, Communication Studies, International Development, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience, ideally in EdTech, nonprofit partnerships, business development, Public Sector Agencies innovation, implementation and scaling.
• Familiarity with EdTech innovation, education systems, or public infrastructure in Africa is a plus
• Prior experience working in or across multiple African countries is strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of the African EdTech ecosystem, including policy, funding, access, localization and inclusion challenges
• Experience working with Edtech communities and contributing to open standards, or advancing for inclusive digital public good in education.
• Excellent public speaking, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong relationship-building and networking abilities.
• Strategic thinker with a collaborative, diplomatic approach.
• Strong writing skills (especially for blogs, pitch decks, and short-form content) in English and/or French.
• Comfort working in multicultural and mission-driven teams.
• Familiarity with digital public goods, open-source tools, or systems thinking.

What is on Offer

• A purpose-driven role contributing to transformative digital infrastructure in education.
• Flexible working environment.
• A collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package aligned with experience, with the opportunity for international exposure
• The opportunity to build something that truly matters from the ground up.

How to apply:

If you meet the above job requirements, we would like to connect with you. To apply, please submit your updated CV with a short cover letter explaining why you are a good fit to 

 within the deadline

Deadline:
 September 7, 2025

Safeguarding, Inclusivity and Equality
: All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, race, colour, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic that has no bearing on the ability to perform the required job duties.

Data Protection
: By submitting your application, you confirm that the submitted information is true and authorize Natural Justice to use your personal data to further process your engagement for lawful purposes related to the organization's vision, including conducting background checks.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates who qualify for the next recruitment stage will be contacted.

Disclaimer:
 Please note that we do not charge a fee at any stage of this recruitment process.