Global Partnerships Manager, Experience AI

Summary

Join the Raspberry Pi Foundation as a Global Partnerships Manager to support the Experience AI program in Africa. This 12-month consultancy (with possible extension) involves managing partnerships with educational organizations, overseeing grant processes, and ensuring program success. You will work collaboratively with internal and external teams, including senior stakeholders. The role requires strong project management skills, data analysis capabilities, and experience in developing successful partnerships in Africa. Based remotely in Kenya with travel to South Africa and the UK, this position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to a meaningful mission.

Requirements

• A track record of developing successful partnerships in Africa, ideally including grant management
• Experience of supporting educational programmes in education settings globally, ideally at scale and involving digital skills, computing, or digital making
• A track record of effective and efficient project management, including collaboration across internal teams and external organisations, managing multiple strands of work, delegation to peers, and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal communication skills; you should be capable of presenting effectively and representing Experience AI’s unique benefits to audiences including senior stakeholders
• Excellent writing skills; you should be able to write clearly and concisely for different audiences including formal reports, blogs, and social media
• Good data and analytical skills, and the ability to use data effectively to improve what we do
• Interest and knowledge of the AI landscape, particularly in education
• Experience working as part of a remote team
• You must be eligible to work in Kenya

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess potential Experience AI partners in Africa based on set criteria
• Ensure that potential partnerships are mission-aligned and maximise impact for underserved and educationally disadvantaged young people and communities
• Oversee and manage the process of awarding grants to partner organisations, as required
• Support selected partners to understand requirements, agree to achievable key results for reach and impact, contribute to due diligence checks, and sign formal agreements
• Programme manage and monitor the set-up, implementation and offboarding of Experience AI partnerships in Africa, supporting partners to deliver agreed outcomes to a high standard
• Identify and correct challenges that are impacting our ability to meet these outcomes in both the short and long term
• Contribute to the development and implementation of systems and processes as the programme grows
• Work collaboratively across our Learning, Marketing, Digital Products, Fundraising, and Impact teams to deliver, evaluate, promote, and report on Experience AI partnerships as well as identify areas for improvement
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders and delivery partners, building trust and sensitively navigating challenges
• Represent Experience AI at relevant events and meetings, including external events
• Support the creation of a community of practice for Experience AI partners in Africa