Events
Manager - CEI Programme
Nairobi,
Kenya
Fixed
Term Position to January 31st 2014
GEMS
Education Solutions is a division of GEMS Education, an established education
provider with over 50 years of experience.
Our
experienced professionals partner with governments to deliver efficient, high
quality public education to meet and raise the expectations of families and
communities around the world.
Our
team comprises leading experts in education reform, curriculum development,
teaching and learning practices as well as program design and evaluation.
We
focus on the specific needs of school systems in emerging as well as developed
economies.
The
Backround and Role
Education
innovations in the non-state sector are rapidly emerging in low and middle
income countries.
While
a handful of innovations capture global attention, there is very little
information on the scale, scope, and impact of the numerous organisations and
social enterprises that make up the non-state sector in education.
To
address this information gap, the Results for Development Institute (R4D) will
launch the Center for Education Innovations (CEI). CEI aims to increase access
to quality education for the poor by identifying, analyzing, and connecting
non-state education innovations.
GEMS Education Solutions will serve as CEIs in-country representative in East Africa, helping to raise CEI’s profile and cultivate a network of CEI stakeholders (including program implementers, policy makers, researchers, and funders).
The
Events Manager will support a research project, designed to identify, analyze,
and connect non-state education programs/innovations in East Africa.
The
Profile of Candidate
You
will be an experienced Events Manager and will meet the following requirements;
- Experience
of organizing networking events.
- Experience
of speaking at events and publicizing information and research.
- Experience
of developing marketing material (such as press releases, etc.)
- Experience
of using a range of social media including social networking and blogs.
- Experience
of producing good quality written material.
- Excellent
team working and a willingness to show initiative and creativity.
- Excellent
communication skills and experience of liaising with different groups.
- A
sound understanding of public policy and political systems in Kenya.
- Some
experience of qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis.
- A
good knowledge of Microsoft Office, and other relevant software that can
support research analysis.
- An
interest (and ideally experience of working) in education policy and
practice.
- A
relentless and tenacious spirit and who are willing to stick with a
problem until they find a solution.
The Application Process
If
you believe you are able to meet our requirements and are attracted to this
exciting challenge, please submit a CV with recent photograph, along with your
formal letter of application and details of two referees to
jamie.wilkes@gemseducation.com
Please
quote ‘Events Manager 2013’ in the title of your email.
The
deadline for applications is Friday 5th April, 2013
