About EduSpots
EduSpots connect, train and equip over 250 local volunteers who drive community-led change in rural Ghana and Kenya through education centers named ‘Spots’. Our Ghanaian staff team lead programmes in leadership, literacy development and STEM and sustainability, enabling our local volunteers to impact an estimated 15,000 learners annually in underserved communities. We won the Tes International Award in 2018 recognising us as the best UK international education project, and our Founder was recently selected as a Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize in partnership with UNESCO.
Student Ambassador Network
We are creating a dynamic ambassadors network to enable people of all ages to support EduSpots’ work whilst connecting with key issues in education and international development in the process. Our EduSpots Student Ambassadors are students across the world who support our work by organizing fundraising events, resource drives, and setting up EduSpots clubs within their schools and universities. Whilst contributing, they will have the opportunity to engage deeply with complex issues in sustainable international development through online courses and talks, and connect with a network of other volunteers and students across the world.
The Student Ambassador Network Manager is responsible for leading and providing guidance and support to our EduSpots Ambassadors across the network as they conduct these activities and learn about development, and helping to drive the impact and growth of this network in the longer term. This would suit someone interested in development education.
Key duties and responsibilities:
Plan and chair monthly Ambassador Network meetings where Ambassadors can collaborate, sharing ideas and activities they’ve organized.
Support Ambassadors with organizational tips and clear process structures for fundraising event planning.
Update and create our handbook to support Ambassadors, using Canva’s design programme.
Check in regularly with Student Ambassadors to make sure they are engaged and confident in how to conduct their current activities.
Respond to questions that EduSpots Ambassadors raise via email, WhatsApp and Zoom when appropriate.
Post Ambassador-related highlights on social media feeds.
Support and work alongside the Ghanaian University Ambassadors Network Manager.
Key person qualities
Please send an updated CV and brief cover letter indicating your reason for interest in this specific role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for dynamic, experienced and values aligned trustees to join our Global and Ghana Boards at this exciting stage of EduSpots’ development.
Background
EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and community-orientated UK and Ghanaian registered charity which connects, trains, and equips grassroots voluntary educators (named ‘Catalysts’) to drive community-led change through education spaces named ‘Spots’. Our vision is of a world in which communities unite to create the futures they want to see, through education.
Since 2016, through collaborating with over 400 local voluntary community educators and actors – named ‘Catalysts’ – who take a central leadership role in the development of the network, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community-led and owned education spaces named ‘Spots’’. Together, we are developing a model for a community-led education space with accompanying network engagement that could have global relevance. Read our model of change document here.
Our Ghana-based team creates collaborative learning opportunities through three leadership programmes for Catalysts which are increasingly facilitated by the EduSpots app: the Ignite, Catalyse and Inspire Mentoring Programmes. These enable the Catalysts to lead EduKidz (early years education), DigLit (digital literacy), EcoSTEM (STEM and environmental education) and Ignite Equity (gender equity) clubs for learners typically aged 3-16, alongside locally designed education projects, reaching over 10,000 learners of all ages annually. Read our 2023 Annual Report here and our recent independent evaluation here.
We are in an exciting period of our development, having more than doubled our income, programme breadth and reach in the last two years, with a recent independent evaluation by Expectation State offering further evidence in support of our model’s outcomes. We have been recently selected for two accelerator programmes, who are supporting us as we consider the scaling potential of our model. In the period, we are aiming to double our network reach, bringing an additional 50 Spots into the network.
We won the Tes International Award in 2018 and the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and we were recently selected as a winner of the 2025 Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize Winner. Our CEO/Founder was a 2021 Global Finalist in the UNESCO-backed $1 million Global Teacher Prize and is a 2025 UNESCO Youth for Peace Young Leader
We are excited by our future.
About this voluntary role
Time: Approximately 4-8 hours per month
Location: Remote
Role type: Voluntary
Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and compliance of the charity with UK and Ghanaian law and Charity Commission guidance. Working alongside staff and advisory group members, they should maintain oversight of global strategy delivery, funding, finances and risk management. Most trustees also have a particular focus on one area of work, with a particular need for the following specialisms:
Fundraising and partnerships (Ghana or global)
Finance and operations (Ghana-based)
Law and compliance (Ghana and Global)
Communications, marketing, PR and advocacy (Ghana and Global)
Leadership programmes and education (Ghana and Global)
Monitoring, evaluation and learning (Ghana and Global)
Organisational development and business planning in a scale-up context (Ghana and Global)
EduSpots seeks trustees and Directors who can understand and represent our work, including those who have experience living or working in Ghana, or who have links to wider West Africa.
Trustees are expected to join online board meetings four times a year, with an aim to make one of these an in-person meeting.
Trustees should be hands-on team players with a genuine passion for educational equity and community-driven models of development.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Ensuring the board fulfils its duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of the Charity, including but not limited to operating within its charitable objectives, reviewing and responding to major risks and opportunities and ensuring strong systems are in place to ensure financial accountability.
Taking ownership for one thematic area of work, and providing high level guidance and advice to the staff team on that topic.
Attending quarterly Board meetings, reading documents in advance and actively participating in discussions.
Actively promoting the organisation’s work through their networks and positively representing the organisation at all times.
Supporting the CEO and key senior staff through informed questioning and oversight to ensure the organisation’s legal responsibilities and strategic objectives are achieved.
Desired Skills / Experience
Knowledge & Experience
Experience of charity governance.
Experience in leading the strategy of an organisation.
Ability to support and inspire a fast-paced, ambitious team.
Experience of working in an education-focused charity or business, ideally within an African context.
Personal Qualities & Skills
A genuine passion for our educational model, and community-driven development.
A team player, aligned with our collaborative model of organisational development.
Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to create positive working relationships and motivate staff, volunteers, and a range of stakeholders at all levels in a cross-cultural environment.
Ability to foster a culture of respect, honesty and commitment to our values and organisational aims.
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