Tanza Education’s vision is to ensure that every Tanzanian student is equipped to thrive in an evolving world.

The organization believes that excellent people, systems, and structures are the backbone of achieving this vision. Tanza Education invests deliberately in its team and creates simple, robust, and adaptive systems and structures to achieve its goals.

As a selected implementing partner for the MsingiTek Program in Ruvuma and Morogoro, Tanza Education is proud to help empower Tanzania’s young learners to reach their full potential.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate is a strong field leader who can bridge strategy and execution. They should be able to think across a portfolio of schools and districts while remaining close enough to the ground to understand what is happening in practice.

The candidate should excel at building and strengthening systems that enable teams to perform effectively and sustainably. They should be able to create structured and scalable ways of working that are not dependent on one individual.

The successful candidate will thrive in complex, resource-constrained environments and know how to motivate a team toward shared goals. They should hold themselves and others to high standards while leading with urgency and humility.

Role Purpose

As District Lead, the successful candidate will be responsible for the performance of their assigned district. They will use data, coaching, and government relationships to drive continuous improvement.

Beyond program delivery, the District Lead will also support long-term sustainability by cultivating systems, habits, and local ownership. The role is designed to ensure the program performs well today while also becoming transferable to government structures and community stakeholders after external support steps back.

The District Lead will be a key architect of institutionalization at the district level by embedding MsingiTek’s model into the routines of government schools, strengthening the capacity of local education authorities, and ensuring that structures are replicable, accountable, and rooted in the communities served.

Key Responsibilities

District-level program oversight

The District Lead will own the performance of all schools across the assigned district.

Key duties include:

• Monitoring program KPIs, including tablet time-on-task, session completion, attendance, and data reporting rates.
• Holding the team accountable to performance targets.
• Identifying underperforming schools and districts early.
• Working with the team to develop and execute recovery plans.

Team leadership and coaching

The District Lead will directly manage and develop a team of 5+ Digital Education Supervisors.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting regular field visits alongside DES staff.
• Assessing the quality of school-level execution.
• Providing real-time coaching.
• Leading structured weekly check-ins, performance reviews, and team learning sessions.
• Creating a culture of accountability, problem-solving, and continuous growth.

Data-driven decision making

The District Lead will use program dashboards and field data to identify trends, prioritize support, and inform strategic decisions.

Responsibilities include:

• Synthesizing insights across the district portfolio.
• Communicating clear and actionable takeaways to the Program Manager.
• Ensuring DES teams collect timely and accurate data.
• Equipping DES staff to use data effectively in school-level conversations.

Government and stakeholder engagement

The District Lead will build and maintain strong relationships with government and education stakeholders across the assigned portfolio.

Responsibilities include:

• Engaging District Education Officers and Ward Education Officers.
• Working with other government counterparts.
• Representing the program at district-level meetings.
• Ensuring government partners are informed, engaged, and aligned.
• Supporting the annual Government Engagement calendar at district level.

Quality assurance and implementation fidelity

The District Lead will serve as the quality lead for the district portfolio.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting regular school observations.
• Carrying out implementation audits.
• Ensuring program delivery meets expected standards.
• Identifying systemic gaps.
• Developing targeted interventions.
• Escalating issues to the Program Manager with clear documentation and recommended solutions.

Capacity building and school ownership

The District Lead will ensure DES staff effectively build the capacity of headteachers and teachers to own, manage, and improve program delivery independently.

Responsibilities include:

• Championing the transition from supervised implementation to school-owned implementation.
• Monitoring school readiness.
• Deepening ownership over time.
• Supporting sustainable implementation at school level.

Operational coordination

The District Lead will coordinate with the Program Manager and operations team to ensure smooth field implementation.

Responsibilities include supporting logistics planning for:

• Cohort launches.
• Equipment installations.
• Community trainings.
• Teacher trainings.
• Equipment maintenance.
• Resource allocation across districts.

The District Lead will also proactively flag operational blockers, work collaboratively to resolve them, and ensure field staff have the resources needed to execute without disruption.

Reporting and communication

The District Lead will provide regular and structured updates to the Program Manager.

Reporting areas include:

• District performance.
• Team progress.
• Key challenges.
• Emerging risks.
• Lessons learned from the field.
• Practices that are working and can support broader program learning.

Qualifications

Applicants should have the following qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development, Education, Social Sciences, Project Management, Public Administration, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in program implementation, field operations, education programs, community development, or similar roles.
• At least 1–2 years of experience supervising, coordinating, or supporting field-based teams.
• Experience working in rural or low-resource settings.
• Experience engaging with government stakeholders, preferably at district, ward, or school level.
• Experience using data, reports, dashboards, or monitoring tools to support program implementation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
• Experience in education, EdTech, tablet-based learning, MEAL, or basic technology troubleshooting will be an advantage.

Required Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Ability to build trust, foster ownership, and sustain participation among diverse actors in rural and resource-constrained settings.

Technical problem-solving

Ability to troubleshoot and maintain basic hardware and software to ensure continuous functionality.

Data aptitude

Ability to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.

Capacity building

Ability to mentor adults to adopt new behaviours, use new tools, and strengthen performance over time.

Collaboration and facilitation

Ability to guide groups to work together effectively, support joint problem-solving, align interests, and make collective decisions.

Communication

Ability to convey information and feedback clearly and respectfully across cultures, languages, and levels, both verbally and in writing. The candidate should be able to use storytelling and messaging that inspire, motivate, and engage others.

Desired Traits

The ideal candidate should demonstrate the following traits:

• Results-oriented: Focuses on delivering impact and holding themselves and others accountable.
• Critical thinker: Looks beyond challenges to identify root causes and practical solutions.
• Collaborative: Engages effectively with diverse stakeholders and inspires collective action.
• Relentless passion: Brings energy, commitment, and a strong desire to make a difference every day.
• High standards: Strives for excellence and believes that only the best effort creates lasting impact.
• Integrity in action: Does what is right, even when it is difficult, and earns trust through actions.
• Leading with humility: Listens, learns, and adjusts based on feedback and experience.
• Growth mindset: Believes everyone is on a journey of learning and improvement.
• Better, together: Values differences and believes team strength comes from diversity.

• Monitoring program KPIs, including tablet time-on-task, session completion, attendance, and data reporting rates.
• Holding the team accountable to performance targets.
• Identifying underperforming schools and districts early.
• Working with the team to develop and execute recovery plans.
• Conducting regular field visits alongside DES staff.
• Assessing the quality of school-level execution.
• Providing real-time coaching.
• Leading structured weekly check-ins, performance reviews, and team learning sessions.
• Creating a culture of accountability, problem-solving, and continuous growth.
• Synthesizing insights across the district portfolio.
• Communicating clear and actionable takeaways to the Program Manager.
• Ensuring DES teams collect timely and accurate data.
• Equipping DES staff to use data effectively in school-level conversations.
• Engaging District Education Officers and Ward Education Officers.
• Working with other government counterparts.
• Representing the program at district-level meetings.
• Ensuring government partners are informed, engaged, and aligned.
• Supporting the annual Government Engagement calendar at district level.
• Conducting regular school observations.
• Carrying out implementation audits.
• Ensuring program delivery meets expected standards.
• Identifying systemic gaps.
• Developing targeted interventions.
• Escalating issues to the Program Manager with clear documentation and recommended solutions.
• Championing the transition from supervised implementation to school-owned implementation.
• Monitoring school readiness.
• Deepening ownership over time.
• Supporting sustainable implementation at school level.
• Coordinating with the Program Manager and operations team to ensure smooth field implementation.
• Supporting logistics planning for cohort launches, equipment installations, community trainings, teacher trainings, and equipment maintenance.
• Proactively flagging operational blockers, working collaboratively to resolve them, and ensuring field staff have the resources needed to execute without disruption.
• Providing regular and structured updates to the Program Manager on district performance, team progress, key challenges, emerging risks, lessons learned, and successful practices.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Community Deve