Jobs at Food4Education

Leads operations across an assigned Kenyan region, overseeing kitchens, schools, Area Supervisors, performance, safety, service quality, utilization, and regional P&L. Translates organizational strategy into measurable plans, manages cross-functional support, drives cost and operational improvements, coaches managers, ensures controls and corrective actions, and supports new-region launches.

Owns Food4Education’s data platform, including source assessment, BigQuery architecture, ingestion pipelines, Airflow orchestration, dbt models, metric definitions, testing, data quality, protection controls, incident management, documentation, and knowledge transfer. The role supports migrations, integrations, reporting consistency, and multi-country expansion while partnering with engineering, BI, source-system owners, and business stakeholders.

Source and screen candidates, manage candidate communications, coordinate interviews and travel, maintain ATS records, track recruitment metrics, support employer branding, and ensure recruitment documentation and compliance. The role partners with hiring managers and HR stakeholders to deliver an effective recruitment process and positive candidate experience.

Coordinate Sage X3 ERP and Tap2Eat V2 implementation activities, maintaining schedules, milestones, RAID logs, governance materials, action items, status reports, document control, UAT and training logistics. Support steering committees, stakeholder communication, dependency tracking, readiness sign-offs, site visits, and PM-office initiatives. The role does not own the implementation plan, make functional or financial decisions, manage the vendor, configure systems, migrate data, or approve testing.

Provide technical assistance to develop and implement a sustainable school feeding program in Dire Dawa. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, government coordination, operational and policy framework development, monitoring and evaluation design, data governance, risk management, systems mapping, capacity building, and sustainability planning. The consultant will facilitate workshops, advise on Ethiopia’s political and institutional context, coordinate stakeholders, and produce work plans, progress reports, data governance recommendations, and a final assignment report.

Supports strategic internal consulting projects through analysis, research synthesis, presentations, dashboards, process improvements, stakeholder engagement, and change management. The role contributes to project tools, tracking systems, benchmarking, and knowledge management while helping cross-functional teams implement solutions that improve operations and support organizational growth.

Cultivate US-based corporate and major donors, manage donor engagement and stewardship timelines, develop partnership opportunities and employee activations, create compelling proposals and impact materials, and represent Food4Education at relevant conferences. The role supports annual fundraising goals, manages communications for approximately 100 prospective and current donors, and works closely with the Head of US Philanthropy to recruit corporate partners and raise funds.

The Legal Manager will lead compliance, legal risk mitigation, contract drafting and negotiation, corporate governance, employment law advice, dispute resolution, legal research, and oversight of external counsel. The role partners across the organization to maintain regulatory compliance, manage legal matters from initiation through closure, and provide practical advice supporting Food4Education’s growth. The position is based onsite in Nairobi with occasional domestic travel.

Manage grant reporting and proposal development, including donor reports, concept notes, proposals, and follow-up communications. Coordinate information across internal teams, maintain grant contracts and records, support donor visits, research fundraising opportunities, and provide giving-data analysis. The role also improves development workflows, manages deadlines, and builds relationships with donors and organizational stakeholders.

Leads Food4Education’s communications function, overseeing internal and external communications, executive messaging, media relations, reputation management, issues preparedness, communications planning, governance, and agency relationships. The role translates organisational priorities into integrated communications, strengthens employee engagement and corporate reputation, advises senior leaders, manages communications KPIs, and leads a high-performing team supporting the organisation’s expansion across Africa.

Own the IT Support function across offices, warehouses, kitchens, and field operations. Lead infrastructure reliability, enterprise networks, servers, hardware lifecycles, vendor management, support escalations, technology roadmaps, rollouts, automation, business continuity, security compliance, and team development. Partner cross-functionally to deliver scalable technology solutions, improve service quality, manage assets and procurement, and support organizational growth.

The Knowledge Management Specialist will establish organization-wide knowledge governance, taxonomy, document standards, and review processes. They will recruit and support departmental knowledge champions, implement and maintain a central knowledge repository or intranet, and partner with technology teams on rollout and adoption. The role will monitor usage analytics, gather feedback, improve content accessibility, and facilitate knowledge-sharing activities across the organization.