We are recruiting a dynamic individual to lead on the relationship development and project management of EduSpots’ income generation projects through school, university and NGO partnerships. 

Location: Remote working (home-based in Ghana, with some domestic travel)

Reporting to: Head of Global Operations 

Hours: Full-time

Salary: 5000-8000 cedis/ month gross, dependent on experience.

Summary

EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and community-orientated UK and Ghanaian registered charity which connects, trains, and equips grassroots voluntary educators (named ‘Catalysts’) to drive community-led change through education spaces named ‘Spots’. Our vision is of a world in which communities unite to create the futures they want to see, through education.

Since 2016, through collaborating with over 400 local voluntary community educators and actors – named ‘Catalysts’ – who take a central leadership role in the development of the network, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community-led and owned education spaces named ‘Spots’’. Together, we are developing a model for a community-led education space with accompanying network engagement that could have global relevance. Read our model of change document here.

Our Ghana-based team creates collaborative learning opportunities through three leadership programmes for Catalysts which are increasingly facilitated by the EduSpots app: the Ignite, Catalyse and Inspire Mentoring Programmes. These enable the Catalysts to lead EduKidz (early years education), DigLit (digital literacy), EcoSTEM (STEM and environmental education) and Ignite Equity (gender equity) clubs for learners typically aged 3-16, alongside locally designed education projects, reaching over 10,000 learners of all ages annually. Read our 2023 Annual Report here and our recent independent evaluation here.

We are in an exciting period of our development, having more than doubled our income, programme breadth and reach in the last two years, with a recent independent evaluation by Expectation State offering further evidence in support of our model’s outcomes. We have been recently selected for two accelerator programmes, who are supporting us as we consider the scaling potential of our model. In the period, we are aiming to double our network reach, bringing an additional 50 Spots into the network.

We won the Tes International Award in 2018 and the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and we were recently selected as a finalist for the 2023 Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize. In 2021, our Founder was a Finalist in the UNESCO-backed $1 million Global Teacher Prize.

We are excited by our future. Do visit www.eduspots.org for further information.

The Role 

In 2026, EduSpots is launching ‘EduSpots Unlocked’ as we look to share and sell aspects of our training, resources and tools in 2026. The Educational Partnerships Manager will lead on the project management of EduSpots’ income generation projects through school, university and NGO partnerships. 

The Educational Partnerships Manager will be a personable relationship builder, with outstanding skills in project management, proven abilities in marketing programmes and an understanding of high quality education delivery if not an education specialist themselves. 

They will be able to thrive in a fast-paced and fast-changing environment, able to identify opportunities and respond effectively, unlocking wider educational change through effective partnership development with a strong focus on income generation. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

EduSpots Unlocked 

• Oversee the project management of ‘EduSpots Unlocked’, working closely with the Global Head of Operations and CEO to identify market opportunities for selling Eduspots’ training, tools and services. 
• Support with the project management of sharing aspects of EduSpots’ training, resources and tools for free. 
• Lead on the marketing, management and evaluation of EduSpots’ online courses programme, working with schools, companies and individuals across the world. 
• Supporting the development and design of tools involved in EduSpots Unlocked. 
• Monitor student and partner participation and ensure certification in line with agreed guidelines. 
• Support the development of wider educational partnerships for income generation. 
• Organise fee-based education sessions involving members of the programmes team.
• Support with report writing and handbook development.  

School-based Fundraising 

• To lead on the management of school fundraising partnerships, liaising with school and university partners across the world. 
• To work with the CEO to develop and deliver fundraising campaigns with a focus on schools and universities in the UK. 
• To organise learning sessions for schools across the world for a fee. 

Partnerships Coordination and Support 

• Meeting with organizations that ask to partner with EduSpots to understand their offer to EduSpots, feeding back to the senior leadership and CEO. 
• Supporting wider partnerships administration and events management. 
• Overseeing the organization of WhatsApp Online Communities, as needs emerging, including for the EduCitizens Group. 

Wider responsibilities 

• Support donor visits and occasional Spot visits.
• Contribute to EduSpots’ professional development programme for staff.
• Proactivity input into EduSpots’ wider organisational strategy
• Support emerging organizational needs as required. 

Skills, Experience and Attributes

Essential

• Experience in developing relationships with schools and NGOs. 
• Experience of developing and maintaining successful income generating relationships (e.g. with schools, corporates, individuals, communities), and identifying new market opportunities. 
• Proven track record of successful income generation from individuals or communities – ideally in a similar education / international development organisation 
• Excellent project management skills and experience. 
• Strong communication and marketing skills, including experience of email marketing. 
• Strong understanding of education, with educational design skills. 
• A strong understanding of education in the Ghanaian context. 
• Ability to work effectively in a remote based role with minimal day-to-day support 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment, and receive multi-directional feedback promptly. 
• An ability to lead interactive education and professional development sessions.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, ability to work to tight deadlines.
• An understanding of the value of WhatsApp for collaborative learning opportunities and an enjoyment of engaging on WhatsApp and wider social media. 
• Strong IT skills – Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Canva, social media. 
• Alignment with EduSpots’ core values of care, passion, teamwork, sustainable impact, community leadership and play. 

Desirable

• Understanding of community-led models of development
• Basic design skills (Canva)
• Experience of working in cross-cultural environments. 
• An ability to facilitate strong education sessions with classroom or wider education experience. 

How to apply:

• Please send your CV along with a covering letter (max 2 pages) explaining your interest in EduSpots and how your skills, experience and attributes meet the criteria we are looking for. Please send your application to recruitment@eduspots.org.

Deadline for applications: 28th February 2026