ALU

ABOUT ALU

ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose. Our students declare missions, not majors. They develop the real-world skills to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. And they take ownership of their learning from day one through our peer and student-led approach – because ALU believes in the power and agency of young people to start shaping the future right now.

Together with a world-class faculty and staff, our students are igniting a ripple of positive impact across Africa and the world.

HOW WE WORK

As a high-growth start-up, the ALU Team works in starkly different ways to traditional academic bureaucracies. We approach education from first principles, empower individuals to design, test, and implement creative new ideas, and work closely together to craft transformative learning experiences. We are deeply passionate about our students and excited by the challenge of building something entirely new.

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR A REIMAGINED AFRICA

The Mission The Center for a Reimagined Africa (CRA) equips Africa’s public sector leaders with the skills and experience needed to leverage digital technologies to improve service delivery and meet Africa’s public sector challenges. CRA launched the ALU Public Sector Fellowship in June 2022 to use best practices in digital technology and product management (an approach emphasizing placing users at the center of product/service design and delivery efforts and using user feedback and data to continuously improve while scaling) to accelerate execution in the African public sector. The fellowship also

focuses on leadership development through ALU’s signature V^3 (Vision, Virtue, Value) leadership model.

The fellowship brings together a group of public sector leaders who are working on significant priorities for their governments and equips them with a product management skillset to accelerate their ability to implement.

Learn more about the fellowship here.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The CRA seeks to conduct an evaluation of the Public Service fellowship’s first cohort of 22 fellows from 4 countries in Africa. The review's aims are broad but should include the following:

• Pro Assess the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of the curriculum and mentorship provided
• Evaluate the degree to which the fellowship facilitated skill development in digital technologies, product management, and leadership
• Measure fellows' satisfaction and perceived value of the fellowship
• Quantify the tangible impacts of fellows' projects on public sector efficiency and service delivery
• Assess the scalability and sustainability of developed products and initiatives
• Determine the fellowship's influence on participating institutions and ministries in terms of innovation culture and digital transformation
• Identify changes in policy or practice prompted by the fellowship's outcomes

The review would require travel to 4 countries: Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda between April and May 2024.

Expected Deliverables

• A comprehensive slide deck summarizing evaluation methodologies, findings, and actionable recommendations for future iterations of the fellowship.
• Detailed case studies of four exemplary fellow projects, highlighting successes and areas for improvement.

REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Over 10 years of experience in evaluation in education in Africa, preferably in higher education, or fellowships, or related field
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods, in particular interviews and focus group discussions, advanced data analysis skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Experience in stakeholder management
• Excellent attention to detail

Preferred

• Experience in leadership skills development, product development, and user research in the tech/IT field