Deputy RESPECT Evangelist at Platinum Advisory Consulting

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent RESPECT at conferences, summits, pitch events, and roundtables across Africa.
• Build and maintain relationships with EdTech founders, donors, accelerators, and policymakers.
• Map out key ecosystems, track trends, and identify champions for RESPECT in different countries.
• Support and occasionally lead talks, panels, and webinars to advocate for the RESPECT approach.
• Work with the Communications team to prepare presentations, messaging, and talking points.
• Help localize and deliver the RESPECT message for different audiences and cultural contexts.
• Assist the RESPECT Evangelism Team in identifying, onboarding, and nurturing strategic partners.
• Help coordinate partner engagement efforts across country teams and program units.
• Track ecosystem engagement and support data-driven partnership prioritization.
• Contribute to blog posts, case studies, and articles that highlight success stories and emerging innovations aligned with RESPECT.
• Collect and share feedback from the field to inform messaging, product development, and implementation support.
• Represent RESPECT during in-country visits to meet with stakeholders and attend key ecosystem events.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Technology, Communication Studies, International Development, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience, ideally in EdTech, nonprofit partnerships, business development, Public Sector Agencies innovation, implementation and scaling.
• Familiarity with EdTech innovation, education systems, or public infrastructure in Africa is a plus
• Prior experience working in or across multiple African countries is strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of the African EdTech ecosystem, including policy, funding, access, localization and inclusion challenges
• Experience working with Edtech communities and contributing to open standards, or advancing for inclusive digital public good in education.
• Excellent public speaking, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong relationship-building and networking abilities.
• Strategic thinker with a collaborative, diplomatic approach.
• Strong writing skills (especially for blogs, pitch decks, and short-form content) in English and/or French.
• Comfort working in multicultural, and mission-driven teams.
• Familiarity with digital public goods, open-source tools, or systems thinking.