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Chief of Staff, Office of the COO
2026-02-25T19:00:29+00:00
EIDU
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Telecommunications
Business Operations,Management,Project Management
KES
MONTH
2026-03-09T17:00:00+00:00
8

What We Do

In a few years, smartphones will be ubiquitous even in the least developed regions of the world. We believe there is immense potential in harnessing them as a teaching tool - it all depends on the software. EIDU is creating an app-based learning environment that enables children aged 3-5 to develop cognitive abilities on their own. Starting with ...

What you will do:

Program & Delivery Design:

  • Coordinate cross-functional design and review processes to ensure alignment across Learning, Research, Country, Finance, Government Relations, and Fundraising
  • Ensure that insights from research, implementation experience, and stakeholder feedback are integrated into program refinements
  • Collaborate with Learning and Data to ensure program design choices are reflected in measurable indicators and operational targets
  • Support standardization of delivery approaches across countries while maintaining contextual flexibility

Organizational Execution and Decision Processes

  • Facilitate cross-functional review and refinement of EIDU’s core organisational metrics and operational targets, in collaboration with Learning, Data, and Strategy.
  • Define clear decision “triggers” that connect performance indicators to strategic and operational actions and escalation pathways
  • Strengthen how data is used across countries and functions to improve focus, efficiency, and execution discipline at scale

Organizational planning

  • Lead cross-functional alignment on annual goals and quarterly planning cycles
  • Ensure operational targets and key metrics are embedded within planning and review processes
  • Develop content and agendas for senior leadership meetings, ensuring data and progress against targets inform strategic prioritisation
  • Align staffing and funding plans with organizational goals and priorities in collaboration with People and Finance

Strategic initiatives & organizational priorities

  • Drive or support high-priority cross-cutting initiatives identified by the COO, such as risk management, strategic procurement, cross-country coordination, or expansion efforts.
  • Provide structured analytical and execution support to senior leaders on time-bound strategic priorities

What you should bring:

  • The desire to use your skills to bring about positive social change.

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably including analytical coursework

Experience:

  • 5–8 years of experience in roles such as management consulting, strategy and operations, business intelligence, product or program management, or similar fields
  • Working in or supporting organizations operating in low-resource or Global South contexts
  • Influencing senior stakeholders and driving cross-functional initiatives
  • Entrepreneurial / startup experience preferred
  • Coordinate cross-functional design and review processes to ensure alignment across Learning, Research, Country, Finance, Government Relations, and Fundraising
  • Ensure that insights from research, implementation experience, and stakeholder feedback are integrated into program refinements
  • Collaborate with Learning and Data to ensure program design choices are reflected in measurable indicators and operational targets
  • Support standardization of delivery approaches across countries while maintaining contextual flexibility
  • Facilitate cross-functional review and refinement of EIDU’s core organisational metrics and operational targets, in collaboration with Learning, Data, and Strategy.
  • Define clear decision “triggers” that connect performance indicators to strategic and operational actions and escalation pathways
  • Strengthen how data is used across countries and functions to improve focus, efficiency, and execution discipline at scale
  • Lead cross-functional alignment on annual goals and quarterly planning cycles
  • Ensure operational targets and key metrics are embedded within planning and review processes
  • Develop content and agendas for senior leadership meetings, ensuring data and progress against targets inform strategic prioritisation
  • Align staffing and funding plans with organizational goals and priorities in collaboration with People and Finance
  • Drive or support high-priority cross-cutting initiatives identified by the COO, such as risk management, strategic procurement, cross-country coordination, or expansion efforts.
  • Provide structured analytical and execution support to senior leaders on time-bound strategic priorities
  • Influencing senior stakeholders
  • Driving cross-functional initiatives
  • Analytical skills
  • Execution support
  • Strategic prioritization
  • Risk management
  • Strategic procurement
  • Cross-country coordination
  • Expansion efforts
  • Data analysis
  • Operational planning
  • Program design
  • Delivery standardization
  • Stakeholder feedback integration
  • Measurable indicator definition
  • Operational target setting
  • Decision process facilitation
  • Performance indicator analysis
  • Escalation pathway definition
  • Efficiency improvement
  • Execution discipline
  • Annual goal setting
  • Quarterly planning
  • Senior leadership meeting agenda development
  • Staffing plan alignment
  • Funding plan alignment
  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably including analytical coursework
  • 5–8 years of experience in roles such as management consulting, strategy and operations, business intelligence, product or program management, or similar fields
  • Working in or supporting organizations operating in low-resource or Global South contexts
  • Influencing senior stakeholders and driving cross-functional initiatives
  • Entrepreneurial / startup experience preferred
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Chief of Staff, Office of the COO

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Telecommunications, Category: Business Operations,Management,Project Management]

Jobs at:
EIDU

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, March 9 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 25 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

What We Do

In a few years, smartphones will be ubiquitous even in the least developed regions of the world. We believe there is immense potential in harnessing them as a teaching tool - it all depends on the software. EIDU is creating an app-based learning environment that enables children aged 3-5 to develop cognitive abilities on their own. Starting with ...

What you will do:

Program & Delivery Design:

  • Coordinate cross-functional design and review processes to ensure alignment across Learning, Research, Country, Finance, Government Relations, and Fundraising
  • Ensure that insights from research, implementation experience, and stakeholder feedback are integrated into program refinements
  • Collaborate with Learning and Data to ensure program design choices are reflected in measurable indicators and operational targets
  • Support standardization of delivery approaches across countries while maintaining contextual flexibility

Organizational Execution and Decision Processes

  • Facilitate cross-functional review and refinement of EIDU’s core organisational metrics and operational targets, in collaboration with Learning, Data, and Strategy.
  • Define clear decision “triggers” that connect performance indicators to strategic and operational actions and escalation pathways
  • Strengthen how data is used across countries and functions to improve focus, efficiency, and execution discipline at scale

Organizational planning

  • Lead cross-functional alignment on annual goals and quarterly planning cycles
  • Ensure operational targets and key metrics are embedded within planning and review processes
  • Develop content and agendas for senior leadership meetings, ensuring data and progress against targets inform strategic prioritisation
  • Align staffing and funding plans with organizational goals and priorities in collaboration with People and Finance

Strategic initiatives & organizational priorities

  • Drive or support high-priority cross-cutting initiatives identified by the COO, such as risk management, strategic procurement, cross-country coordination, or expansion efforts.
  • Provide structured analytical and execution support to senior leaders on time-bound strategic priorities

What you should bring:

  • The desire to use your skills to bring about positive social change.

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably including analytical coursework

Experience:

  • 5–8 years of experience in roles such as management consulting, strategy and operations, business intelligence, product or program management, or similar fields
  • Working in or supporting organizations operating in low-resource or Global South contexts
  • Influencing senior stakeholders and driving cross-functional initiatives
  • Entrepreneurial / startup experience preferred

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, March 9 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 25-02-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 25-02-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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