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 26 schools in Kenya, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students.
We invite applicants for the following positions to be based in Nairobi, who will be responsible for providing the highest level of services.
Chief Accountant. We are looking for an excellent systems oriented accounting and finance professional with broad skills gained in a large organization with evidence of high performance across the whole spectrum of financial and management accounting, treasury management, tax, team building and presentations to senior management teams. A combination of a strong business degree, professional accounting qualifications (CPA/ACCA/CIMA) and strong IT capabilities are required.
Multiple Positions of Senior Curriculum Specialists, Curriculum Specialists and Associate Curriculum
Specialists. You will be responsible for developing and researching curricular materials, including schemes of work, detailed lesson plans, direct instruction scripts, student exercises, and student assessments. You are an excellent writer, especially in English.
Specialists. You will be responsible for developing and researching curricular materials, including schemes of work, detailed lesson plans, direct instruction scripts, student exercises, and student assessments. You are an excellent writer, especially in English.
Multiple positions of Training Facilitators for Teachers and School Managers. The Training Facilitator is
responsible for facilitating and implementing an intensive 7 week training program designed to develop strong future teachers. 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.
responsible for facilitating and implementing an intensive 7 week training program designed to develop strong future teachers. 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.
Multiple positions of Support Managers and Support Officers :- The Support Manager will be managing a team of 4-6 Support Officers (SO’s), who in turn, would be managing 6-8 schools directly.
Support Officers:- Is directly responsible for the growth, academic performance and monitoring of a group of schools in addition to managing and mentoring the staff at these schools. Act as the liaison between schools and HQ in providing critical information and feedback to/ from the schools, thereby ensuring complete adherence to our School-in-a-box model”
Senior Construction Supervisors and Multiple positions of Site Foreman:- The Senior Construction Supervisor is responsible for the construction work activities for the allocated school site. This begins with appraisal of proposed new sites, ensuring that prior arrangements are made for effective project start up, smooth work progress, effective decision making and finalised project close-out.
Site Foreman is to provide daily supervision and guidance for construction activities in our school construction sites located in various parts of the country. The individual must be very comfortable working in low-income communities inside the slums and should be able to handle the unique challenges of the construction process in these environments.
Construction Trainer:- Will be involved in several levels of training including site foremen, construction supervisors and project managers on an already established Bridge System of delivering construction. S/he shall be responsible for preparation, review and updating of training materials from time to time. Training may be carried out in various regions in the country.
Construction Researcher:- To take up the R&D role within our construction team so as to continuously query, interrogate, investigate and improve both our construction processes and products. The individual must be very comfortable working with processes and procedures as applied in low -income settlements and should be able to appreciate the unique dynamics of the construction process in these environments
Data Manager for Teacher Training:- This person is involved in managing the training database and analyzing data in daily and weekly reports.
You can apply and view detailed job requisitions on the Careers page at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com
Deadline for applications: 15th June 2011You can now click on this link www.kenyanvacancies.com to visit our sister website for more vacancies.
