Job Title: Programs Associate Intern

About Metis

Every child in Kenya deserves to be safe, loved, valued, and successful. Yet, most Kenyan children finish primary school without meeting minimum literacy and numeracy proficiency, and we want more for them than that: the 21st-century skills to innovate, build relationships, and think critically. Kenya's Competency-Based Curriculum aims to deliver both, but faces major implementation gaps, and the wider education ecosystem remains fragmented, with organizations largely working in isolation from one another.

That’s why we exist.

Metis is a non-profit organisation with the mission to equip, connect, and amplify education leaders developing localised innovations for a world where all learners thrive. Our vision is that education systems across Africa provide learners—from cradle to career—with the skills, mindsets, and opportunities they need to thrive.

Since 2018, Metis has supported 170 changemakers through the Fellowship who, in turn, build high-quality learning experiences for over 1.5 million youth across Kenya. We host quarterly events, an annual learning summit for education practitioners, policymakers, and funders, and provide tools and training to support transformative education innovation and leadership. Learn more on our website. Our InnovatED program has brought tools of innovation to 7,000+ teachers across 1,000+ schools in Kenya.

About the Role 

You will be a key member of the program's team! The KET Associate will lead the day-to-day coordination of Metis's responsibilities within the Kenya EdTech Testbed, working closely with and reporting to the Fellowship Manager. You will drive the Fellows network across 40 schools per cohort year, coordinate closely with KET partners, and ensure Metis consistently delivers on the implementation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead Fellow Partners Coordination

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of Fellows across all 40 KET schools (with the Fellowship Manager and KET partners), including orientation.

• Coordinate Fellows' deployment, school assignments, and staffing, flagging adjustments to the Fellowship Manager as the program scales.

• Monitor Fellows' performance (feedback facilitation, classroom data collection, troubleshooting), escalating concerns as needed.

• Co-lead the annual Fellows convening with the Fellowship Manager.

• Ensure feedback sessions run consistently across schools and reach KET partners on schedule.

• Uphold facilitation quality and consistency across a geographically distributed network.

• Help build a strong teachers' community of practice with Fellows and KET partners.

Support Data Collection & Quality Assurance

• Oversee Fellows' use of data collection tools (classroom observations, surveys, feedback logs).

• Lead first-line data quality checks with EdTech EA's MEL Officer and research partners, looping in the Fellowship Manager on recurring issues.

• Flag data/implementation issues early to enable rapid course-correction.

Cross-Partner Coordination & Resource Support

• Feed field-level insight into the Steering Committee process, supporting the Fellowship Manager.

• Coordinate with testbed partners and school stakeholders (Heads of Institution, County Education Officers) to align field operations with program timelines.

  
  

• Support tracking of sub-grant disbursement and reporting with finance and the Fellowship Manager.

• Lead field monitoring logistics.

Reporting & Knowledge Management

• Produce internal reports on Fellows' performance, data status, and field risks (reviewed by the Fellowship Manager before wider circulation).

• Contribute field intelligence to KET's annual learning report and other evidence products.

• Maintain documentation of observation reports, training records, and school engagement history.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Perform any other duties and responsibilities which may be assigned by the management from time to time and which are related to the achievement of Metis's mission and vision. Your skills will be tapped for various special projects as necessary.

WHAT YOU BRING TO OUR TEAM

Passion  for  learning  design,  excellent  communication  (written  and  verbal)  skills,  strong cross-organisational coordination skills, ability to support distributed teams, experience with field data collection, strong community-building skills, good understanding of the Kenyan education system (including CBC/CBE, county-level education administration, and school-level operations), ability to prioritise and execute, proactivity, willingness to adapt to a fast-moving environment, and commitment to learning.

METIS VALUES