Job Title: Education
District Manager
Category: Full
time, contract
Location: Isibania,
Kuria West, Kenya.
Applicants must currently live in the region, or be willing to
relocate for this position.
Nuru International Kenya is an NGO with a mission of ending
extreme poverty. With programs in agriculture, education, community economic
development, and healthcare, Nuru’s Education Program aims to increase literacy
levels among primary school-aged children in a sustainable and scalable way.
Our team works with public, primary schools and facilitates
literacy-focused programs during breaks in the school schedule to complement
and reinforce the Kenyan curriculum.
We are looking for a District
Manager to fill
the vacant position in Kuria West District.
The Nuru Education District Manager is a newly created role.
The position may be staffed internally from Nuru Kenya staff or
externally, as determined by the Education Program Manager and in coordination
with the Chairman of Nuru Kenya.
Contract specifications will be in accordance with those
established in the employment contract.
This job description is a complement to the employment contract.
Job performance will be evaluated based on the principles
presented in this document.
It is the employee’s duty to understand and perform these
duties.
Manager: Education Program Manager, Chairman Philip Mohochi
Job responsibilities:
- Accomplish
the goals of Nuru Kenya and the education program in a sustainable and
scalable way.
- Develop
high level program strategy including, but not limited to: sub-location
scaling, outreach interventions, curriculum development, leadership
development, and staffing.
- Manage
the Training Manager and Program Leaders and oversee the success and management
of their teams.
- Manage
logistics of the outreach and learning center programs, plan and
effectively implement scaling strategy, and coordinate with the Monitoring
and Evaluation team.
- Maintain
excellent, collaborative relationships with school administration,
teachers, community leaders, community members and Ministry Officials.
- Ensure
the tracking and use of operational and impact metrics from M&E.
- Mentor
Education staff and facilitate professional development across the team,
focusing on management capacity and building perspective about the global
education sector.
- Collaborate
with the Education Training Manager in the development of curriculum and
professional development modules for the Education team.
- Coordinate
the development and implementation of sub-location scaling. Project
financial and staffing needs in preparation for scaling.
- Routinely
conduct strategic planning to ensure that Nuru Education can meet all
programmatic goals.
- Create
and maintain the budget for Nuru Education.
- Builds
and maintains relationships with Kenya government officials. Obtains
necessary Ministry approval for all programs at appropriate junctures.
Writes 6 month Ministry report on Education team’s progress.
- Represent
Nuru Kenya / Education to the general public and government.
- Sets
and achieves short- and long- term goals related to the program.
- Maintain
a presence in the field for at least 10% of the week, supervising programs
and providing feedback/guidance.
If the district manager is staffed by a current Nuru Kenya
staff, the candidate must:
- Demonstrate
an ability to achieve all the above job functions during a trial period,
after which an evaluation would be made to determine effectiveness.
- Submit
to a trial period with no promise of continued employment in the DM
capacity if unable to demonstrate the ability to achieve job
responsibilities.
The successful candidate must present the following
qualifications & competencies:
- University
degree in education, international development, project management, or
related area
- Speak
fluent English (mandatory), Kiswahili (mandatory) and Kikurian (preferred)
- At
least 3 – 5 years upper management experience. Demonstrated ability to
competently manage 30+ subordinate staff
- Possess
intermediate computer skills (Word, Excel, internet, email)
- Demonstrated
ability to operate in both office and field settings
- Demonstrated
ability to form working relationships with subordinates and peers
- Skilled
in budgeting and planning under tight deadlines
- At
least 3 years of experience developing literacy curriculum
- At
least 3 years of developing and conducting training sessions
- Ability
to use data from monitoring and evaluation to make programmatic decisions
- Demonstrated
responsibility in managing and tracking complex budget expenditures
- Long-term
commitment to ending extreme poverty in rural areas of Kenya
Application Process:
Interested applicants must submit the following:
- A
CV that includes the applicant’s current phone number and email address
- A
cover letter expressing why he/she is interested in the role
- Three
professional references with contact information
- A
copy of school transcripts as well as any relevant certificates that the
candidates has obtained
Applications must be submitted by January 31,, 2013.
Please submit your application to the Nuru Education team by
mail or by email at
Nuru Kenya - Education Team
PO Box 176
Isibania, Kenya 40414
or education.jobs@nuru.co.ke.