Director of People

About Us

We believe that all children should be given the chance to reach their full potential. However, more than 600 million children in the world do not achieve foundational skills like literacy and basic numeracy – despite the majority of them going to school.

At EIDU, we are creating the next-generation EdTech platform for children who lack access to high quality education that all children deserve. We currently serve over 770,000 students in Kenya, Nigeria, and Pakistan and are aiming to serve tens of millions within the next few years. In a year-long randomised control trial conducted by external researchers, midline results indicated that learners that used EIDU advanced their skills 58% faster. We also have fascinating projects with leading technology companies to further enhance learning outcomes through AI.

EIDU is funded by well-known development agencies, foundations, and impact investors and we are about to scale our programme rapidly through partnerships with governments.

With a mission like EIDU's, diversity of thought and background within our team is crucial. We value those who can bring diverse perspectives to our platform and help us provide high-quality education to as many children as we can across the globe.

If you'd like to learn more about us, visit our website at or watch our two-minute video.

About the role

As our Director of People, you'll be responsible for driving our people strategy through a period of high growth and increasing complexity. You'll implement systems that scale, build an inclusive, thriving, and high-performance culture, that empowers our team across multiple countries to do their best work. This is a key leadership role that is equal parts strategic and hands-on, influencing the direction of the organization at every level.

What you will do:

• Lead People Strategy: Design and execute a holistic people strategy aligned with our mission and scale trajectory. Partner closely with executive leadership and key stakeholders to guide strategic decisions.
• People Operations and Employee Relations: Have Global oversight of HR compliance according to each country's employment act/labor laws and provide guidance in employee relations matters, HR policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Culture & Leadership: Champion a culture of impact, innovation, and radical ownership across distributed teams. Guide people managers to set goals, manage their team, and improve efficiency while upholding accountability and high performance.
• Organizational Design & Growth: Build scalable org structures, define job architectures, and enable international expansion with thoughtful people infrastructure.
• Learning & Development: Build and scale a dynamic learning ecosystem that nurtures continuous growth, role mastery, leadership development, and a strong feedback culture. Provide leadership coaching to managers; support emerging leaders and build career paths.
• Talent & Performance: Oversee recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and succession planning.
• People Team Leadership and Operations: Serve as a member of the Leadership team, contributing to the development and execution of the organizational strategy and cascading organizational goals to the people team. Oversee core People Operations including compliance, benefits, payroll, and employee relations across entities. Develop and oversee programs that promote employee engagement and well-being, ensuring a motivated and high-performing workforce.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Advance DEI across the employee lifecycle and embed equity in policies and practices.

What you should bring:

• Qualification and background

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business, or related field. Advanced degrees (e.g. MBA, MA in OD) and/or certifications in coaching, facilitation, DEI, or Agile HR are a plus

• 10+ years in People/HR, with at least 3–5 years at Head-of or Director level
• Track record of success in fast-scaling organizations (100–500+ employees), preferably in tech, and/or social enterprise, or purpose-led environments is ideal

• Strategic People Expertise

• Strong command of organizational development, workforce planning, and designing scalable people systems

• Experience in aligning people strategy to business strategy, with measurable impact on company performance

• Learning & Development Vision

• Demonstrated ability to build and scale learning frameworks—ranging from onboarding, functional training, to leadership development

• Experience designing internal academies, mentorship initiatives, or learning journeys tied to growth trajectories

• Global & Cross-Entity Operations

• Proven ability to navigate complexity across multiple geographies and legal entities.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks, labor laws, and HR operations across Africa, Europe, or other emerging and global markets

• Cultural Stewardship & Change Leadership

• Deep capacity for shaping and evolving culture in high-growth environments

• Change management skills with an empathetic, human-centered lens—especially during periods of reorganisations or international scale-up

• Influence, Communication & Stakeholder Navigation

• Executive presence and strong communication skills; able to inspire, influence, and build trust across all levels

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and building consensus in distributed, multicultural environments

• Coaching & Mentorship

• Ability to foster internal leadership pipelines and provide developmental support to early-career and senior staff alike

• Background in coaching frameworks, preferably ICF-certified or similar is a plus

• Data-Informed & Commercially Astute

• Comfortable with people analytics, using data to inform decisions on engagement, retention, productivity, and talent risk

• Commercial awareness and understanding of how people impact organizational outcomes

What we offer:

• A chance to directly contribute to solving a pressing global problem.
• Being a part of an international and passionate team located in Kenya, Germany, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
• A (seriously) unparalleled phantom stock programme.
• A financial runway that ensures you have the security and resources you need to excel in your role.
• An open environment where feedback is welcomed promoting mutual growth.
• Senior leadership role with direct influence over EIDU's global success
• High degree of flexibility with regard to working hours and vacations.