Evaluation Officer - Survey Ops

Educate!
Educate!

Operations

Arusha, Tanzania

Posted on Jun 22, 2026

Who We Are!

🌍 Africa has the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. By 2035, the continent is poised to contribute more young people to the global workforce each year than the rest of the world combined.

At Educate! we're obsessed with impact. We leverage iterative learning to build highly scalable youth employment solutions aimed at unlocking the potential of the world’s youngest continent.

Educate! prepares youth in Africa to learn, earn and thrive in today’s economy by:

  1. Introducing an employment-focused school subject into secondary and
  2. Delivering livelihood boot camps for out-of-school youth, with a focus on marginalized rural girls and young women.

To date, more than 500,000 youth have been meaningfully impacted across Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and along the way, Educate! has become the largest youth employment and skills provider in East Africa.

Educate! is a team of over 300 largely African staff and 300 volunteer youth mentors. We prioritize building an engaging, fulfilling and growth oriented work environment. 50% of our top 30 leaders have been with us for over 5 years, 10+ alumni have started their own organizations, and 6 current or former team members were Acumen Fund East Africa fellows.

We have been backed by top foundations such as Imaginable Futures, Livelihood Impact Fund, Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall, CIFF and Echidna Giving. Educate! won a 2018 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize and a 2015 WISE Award, and has been highlighted by the World Bank’s S4YE's Impact Portfolio, an Al Jazeera documentary, BBC, The Brookings Institution as one of 14 case studies on scaling education, and the Gates Foundation as a Goalkeepers Accelerator. In 2022, we received a catalytic investment from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott to scale our systems change work.

Educate!'s long-term vision is to design solutions that measurably impact millions of youth across Africa each year.

Good to note: To Our Awesome Applicants! 🚀💫

We know that incredible candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply!

We’re looking for passionate individuals who believe in our mission and can bring unique perspectives to our team—not just those who check every box. We value diversity and strongly encourage women and individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Position Overview

Educate! is seeking a driven, organised, and collaborative 2 Evaluation Officers with outstanding data collection, people management, and communication skills to support data collection and management of evaluation projects in its Tanzania office. The Evaluation Officer will be responsible for supervising data collection teams. He/she has direct contact with enumerators across multiple sites and is responsible for providing support to the enumerators as well as the Evaluation team to ensure that the field survey activities are implemented with efficiency. In ten years of operating in East Africa, one of Educate!’s differentiating factors has been our commitment to impact evaluation and learning, and we believe that continuing to invest in research & development is a key component of continued growth and innovation. As the Evaluation Officer, you’ll work closely with our Evaluation associate and Specialists, as well as with our programs, design, and innovation teams, to implement our evaluation activities in Tanzania.

What You’ll Do🌟

Enumerator Training and Management (40%)

  • Lead and manage teams of enumerators, providing guidance, support, and supervision to ensure the successful implementation of the data collection at hand.
  • Maintain a database of enumerators, coordinating recruitment, documenting performance across multiple rounds of data collection and updating the database accordingly
  • Training and supervising teams of enumerators or Educate! Staff

Survey management (30%)

  • Oversee and coordinate data collection activities in the field, ensuring that data is collected accurately and consistently, and meet by-product evaluation requirements.
  • Communicate regularly with the Evaluation team and leadership to provide updates on data collection progress, challenges, and achievements.
  • Address challenges and unexpected issues that arise during data collection. Implement effective solutions to ensure project goals are met.
  • Uphold ethical standards in data collection

Field survey planning (20%)

  • Support with preparing various requisitions related to data collection and field team management
  • Identify and assess potential risks associated with field data collection and enumerator management. Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimise the impact on product evaluations.

Support to the Field Survey Officer (10%)

  • Though not a priority, the supervisor could support with preliminary analysis and tool design; this is an area they can grow into.

Who You Are 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Monitoring & Evaluation, other Social Sciences, OR at least 3 years of relevant work experience in a similar role
  • Minimum of 1 year of work experience (including internships and fellowships) for candidates who meet the academic qualification.
  • Experience in a similar role or in managing teams is required. This may include experience in field operations, data collection, project management, or related areas.
  • Ability to lead and manage a team of enumerators, provide guidance, and ensure the successful execution of field data collection
  • Fluent in Excel, PowerPoint, and mobile data collection tools e.g. ODK or surveyCTO
  • Self-motivated, highly organised, and meticulous with a strong commitment to rigour. Capable of identifying and addressing challenges that may arise during data collection. Skilled in building and maintaining positive relationships with team members, stakeholders, and community members.
  • Passionate about working with youth to promote entrepreneurship, adept at thriving in diverse, multicultural environments, proactive and well-organised to meet deadlines, confident, quick to adapt, and open to learning.
  • Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and unforeseen challenges, with excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills in both Swahili and English.
  • Willing to travel frequently and/or for significant time periods within product operation sites in Tanzania.
  • Fits our Five Culture Tenets (see What is Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here

What We Offer

  • A vibrant, mission-driven environment with a supportive and fun team.
  • Competitive salary based on experience.
  • Learning & growth opportunities

Application Process: Rolling basis, interviews happening soon!

Terms

  • Location is Arusha and Mwanza, Tanzania

Our Culture & Tenets(Values) 🌱

We’re ambitious. Are you? Educate! is growing fast, so new opportunities are opening up and expanding all the time. We’re inspired by people with drive, and we love to help them reach their full potential. We expect everyone at Educate! to contribute above and beyond their job description, grow their skills, and advance their careers, and we are committed to supporting our staff members on that journey of their careers, and we are committed to supporting our staff members on that journey.

  1. We put Youth First, Impact-Obsessed - We are purpose-driven, focused on impact, and prioritize what truly matters. We listen to youth, design our efforts around their needs, and ensure every dollar creates transformative experiences they value.
  2. We Exceed Expectations - We take pride in going above and beyond to achieve the best results—proactively identifying problems and seeking solutions without waiting or stopping at what's requested.
  3. We Are Always Learning - We are committed to seeking and applying new knowledge and ideas. We stay open-minded and continuously try new things, experiment, grow, and improve. We invest in learning for ourselves and our teams.
  4. We are One Team, Many Views - We value all individuals, believe diverse ideas and open dialogue drive excellence, foster a supportive and respectful environment where everyone can freely express themselves. We work as one team and prioritize the organization's mission over personal or team interests.
  5. We have the Startup Mindset - We innovate relentlessly to grow our impact, we never think “we have arrived” or “we’re done.”We constantly challenge the status quo, embrace change, and move quickly toward our vision. Unafraid of failure, we question anything that hinders progress.

Every person at Educate! — from interns to the executive director — is evaluated by how they live up to these five cultural tenets. They are at the core of how we achieve our mission and why we work as well as we do. Educate is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all who interact in our community. In creating this environment, we encourage people from a variety of cultures, backgrounds and life experiences to join our diverse team.

We’re committed to ensuring all candidates are screened for child and youth safety. As part of the process, you’ll need to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct. Educate! reserves the right to withdraw employment offers if any risks to youth are identified.

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