Training Facilitator (School Managers) Job Vacancy - Bridge International Academies

Training Facilitator (School Managers)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa.

Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a highly successful business at the central level. We now have 25 schools in Kenya, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students.

About this position

Bridge International Academies is urgently looking for a Training Facilitator. This position will be reporting to the Director – School Managers/Support Officer training

Bridge International has developed an extremely detailed and rigorous operational approach to enable School Managers (SM’s) to run our low-income schools effectively. A successful School Manager is one who has an entrepreneurial ability with a flair for marketing and the skills to manage a team effectively, in addition to being able to follow the processes to the detail.

Success of a Bridge school largely depends on the School Manager who come to us with a minimum of secondary school certificates, but with almost or zero experience in education or management. As a result, training plays a very critical, if not the most important role, in producing a successful School Manager.

The Training Facilitator is responsible for facilitating and implementing an intensive 8 week training program designed to develop successful future School Managers. The Training Facilitator position requires a team player with initiative, problem solving skills and enthusiasm for teaching. Training occurs in a very fast-paced environment and requires a dedicated Training Facilitator.

Job Responsibilities 
  • Provide daily training and facilitation, according to detailed guidelines and session scripts created to potential School Managers, who will work in challenging settings.
  • Must be skilful in managing large groups of people (60 and above adult trainees).
  • Document all trainee concerns, questions, accomplishments and outcomes and report to his/her supervisor on a daily basis.
  • Work with a team to make improvements to presentations
  • Manage conference assistants to oversee documentation of attendance, trainee test scores, and trainees’ participation scores for sessions.
  • Evaluate and record test scores for all the exercises that need to be ranked to monitor the progress made by a potential SM
  • During the non-training period, visit schools periodically and identify training gaps as appropriate while watching the School Managers in their actual roles.
Position Requirements:
  • Must have experience facilitating and delivering training sessions, preferably for large groups of 60 or more participants.
  • Strong computer skills, including Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, video and internet.
  • Must demonstrate a high level of professionalism and integrity in speech and behaviour.
  • Outgoing, energetic and friendly personality who is able to manage stress well.
  • Experience using hands-on training methods such as large group discussion, demonstrating how to use tools, small group discussion, and observation and providing feedback using a rubric.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
  • Must have excellent paper and computer organization skills.
  • Must be comfortable giving and receiving feedback in order to improve performance.
  • Prior experience training large groups (60+ people) over several weeks is a plus.
  • Supervisory/management experience is a plus.
  • A Bachelor’s degree is required.
Applicants should go to Bridge International Academies websitewww.bridgeinternationalacademies.com – job postings- where all the new jobs are listed.

Deadline for applications: 22nd February 2011
         
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