Facilities Supervisor
Nova Pioneer is looking for a superstar Facilities Supervisor for our Tatu City Campuses. The Facilities Supervisor will identify and address safety risks on the different Campus grounds. This is an opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who shape the African Century.
About the Role
Skills and Qualifications required:
About the Role
Skills and Qualifications required:
About the Role
Skills and Qualifications required:
About the Role
Skills and Qualifications required:
Nova Pioneer is looking for a superstar Facilities Supervisor for our Tatu City Campuses. The Facilities Supervisor will identify and address safety risks on the different Campus grounds. This is an opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who shape the African Century.
About Nova Pioneer
Nova Pioneer is a pan-African,
independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible education from
pre-primary through secondary school. Nova Pioneer uses a unique, inquiry-based
learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead of telling them
the “what”. It allows them to form their own thinking through exploration, investigation,
and collaboration.
Learn more about our learning
approach here. Nova Pioneer currently has 6 schools in South Africa and Kenya
with a vision to launch 100 schools and reach tens of thousands of students
across the African continent in the next decade. To learn more visit www.novapioneer.com.
About the Role
Key responsibilities for the role
include:
·
Being the go-to-person on the team
when it comes to campus cleanliness, maintenance & repairs, facilities management,
security and utilities.
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Responsible for the operation,
supervision and maintenance of building systems to provide continuous supply of
water, electrical power, and other utilities required for operations.
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Inspect the building and other
structures to determine functional systems and detect malfunctions in need of
repair.
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Prepare a schedule for maintenance
matters with the operations team and agree when work will be carried out.
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Perform routine building maintenance
tasks in a timely manner.
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Minimize maintenance disruptions to
the running of the school.
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Adequately respond to maintenance
requests.
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Ensure that all building management
equipment has appropriate policy and standard level.
·
Respond adequately to emergencies or
urgent issues as they arise.
Skills and Qualifications required:
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2+ years experience in facilities
management.
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Degree or Diploma in a related field.
·
You strive for excellence in every
detail of your work and inspire and challenge everyone around you to do the
same. You take pleasure in excellence more than credit or status.
·
You demonstrate capacity to analyze
complex situations and solve problems.
·
You are a great communicator. You are
able to provide a clear and effective written and verbal communication to the
leadership team.
·
You have an exceptional ability to
think strategically and yet you sweat the small stuff—people see you as
unusually detail-oriented and conscientious.
·
You have the ability to exercise
discretion in handling sensitive matters.
·
You have a flexible and adaptable approach
to work.
·
You are proactive and have an
enthusiastic approach to work.
·
You are excited about our
organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge
yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.
How to Apply:
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite
you? If so, then apply Here: http://novaacademies.applytojob.com/apply/AfRcE4uLuu/Facilities-Supervisor
To apply, please complete the form on
the right hand side of this page. We cannot process applications that are
emailed to us.
Regional Operations Manager
Nova Pioneer is looking for a
superstar Regional Operations Manager for our Tatu City Campuses. The
Regional Operations Manager will be in charge of all our Kenya based campuses
and will ensure that they run smoothly. This is an opportunity to be a part of
an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators
and leaders who shape the African Century.
About Nova Pioneer
Imagine a world in which every young
person across Africa attends a school that truly sets them up for success in
the 21st century. A school that cares about individual students and allows them
to explore the world around them. A school that focuses more on developing
skills than on memorizing content. At Nova Pioneer, we have done more than just
imagine this future, we are bringing it to life.
Nova Pioneer is a pan-African,
independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible education from
pre-primary through secondary school. Nova Pioneer uses a unique, inquiry-based
learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead of telling them
the “what”. It allows them to form their own thinking through exploration, investigation,
and collaboration.
Learn more about our learning
approach here. Nova Pioneer currently has 6 schools in South Africa and Kenya
with a vision to launch 100 schools and reach tens of thousands of students
across the African continent in the next decade. To learn more visit www.novapioneer.com.
About the Role
Key responsibilities for the role
include:
·
Driving operational excellence in our
day-to-day operations of our schools.
·
Building the playbooks for how we
should be running operations now and as we think about scale across Kenya.
·
Building and leading training
programmes for the staff to execute those playbooks.
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Work with our property and facilities
team to build a robust maintenance plan to manage our buildings and campuses.
·
Helping to monitor and manage the
operations budget & identify areas of savings / optimizations.
·
Support our School Operations Leader
in managing the various teams such as school admin, security and facilities.
Skills and Qualifications required:
·
A minimum of 4 years of related work
experience preferably in business operations, project management, marketing,
event management and/or finance operations.
·
At least 2 years spent in a
supervisory/leadership role demonstrating progressive responsibility.
·
You are a great communicator. You are
able to provide a clear and effective written and verbal communication to the
leadership team.
·
You have an exceptional ability to
think strategically and yet you sweat the small stuff—people see you as unusually
detail-oriented and conscientious.
·
You have the ability to exercise
discretion in handling sensitive matters.
·
You have a flexible and adaptable
approach to work.
·
You are proactive and have an
enthusiastic approach to work.
·
You are excited about our
organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge
yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.
How to Apply:
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite
you? If so, then apply Here: http://novaacademies.applytojob.com/apply/3wxcx2oKyO/Regional-Operations-Manager
To apply, please complete the form on
the right hand side of this page. We cannot process applications that are emailed
to us.
Learning Designer
Nova Pioneer is looking for a
superstar Learning Designer. As a Learning Design Associate, you will
revolutionize the way 21st century skills and knowledge are developed in
African schools. You will be a central member of the team that will develop the
learning model that we will use in our schools in Kenya and South Africa.
This is an opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools
that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who shape the African
Century.
About Nova Pioneer
Imagine a world in which every young
person across Africa attends a school that truly sets them up for success in
the 21st century. A school that cares about individual students and allows them
to explore the world around them. A school that focuses more on developing
skills than on memorizing content. At Nova Pioneer, we have done more than just
imagine this future, we are bringing it to life.
Nova Pioneer is a pan-African,
independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible education from
pre-primary through secondary school. Nova Pioneer uses a unique, inquiry-based
learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead of telling them
the “what”. It allows them to form their own thinking through exploration,
investigation, and collaboration.
Learn more about our learning
approach here. Nova Pioneer currently has 6 schools in South Africa and Kenya
with a vision to launch 100 schools and reach tens of thousands of students
across the African continent in the next decade. To learn more visit www.novapioneer.com.
About the Role
Key responsibilities for the role
include:
·
Use themes, big ideas, Cambridge
Curriculum, and Kenyan National Curriculum to create the day by day overview of
lessons.
·
Create year-long Scope &
Sequences for your subject areas and grade levels
·
Create detailed, inquiry-based lesson
plans using Reggio Emilia approach, blended learning, and small-group
instruction
·
Create materials that go along with each
lesson
·
Create a full unit’s worth of
material that culminates in Project Based Learning
·
Work with the Team Lead and classroom
teachers to revise lessons after they have been taught.
·
Work with learning designers in
Humanities and Math/Science to create integrated projects and investigations
·
Create strong
assessments/rubrics/continuums/checklists that allow each teacher to evaluate
students
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Create assessments that infuse
multiple assessment methods (Common Core, Creative Curriculum, Cambridge, etc.)
into the questions (upper primary).
·
Receive professional development on
the Nova Model of Learning Design, integrated curriculum design, STEAM,
Project-Based Learning
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Additional responsibilities as
assigned by your manager
·
Respond adequately to emergencies or urgent
issues as they arise.
Skills and Qualifications required:
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You have 3-4 years of experience in a
rigorous, high-expectations early primary setting
·
You have a track record of developing
creative and rigorous curriculum that has led to distinctive learning outcomes
and can demonstrate this through example products and references
·
You have a desire to further develop
your curriculum development skills and apply them to transform the lives of
African youth
·
You have strong writing skills and
are able to use those to create lessons that will help people learn it while
being engaged and interested
·
You are driven by data and can use
data from student assessments to strengthen lessons and spiral in key skills
·
You are excited about our
organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge
yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.
How to Apply:
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite
you? If so, then apply Here: http://novaacademies.applytojob.com/apply/UdRVS3Ce8M/Learning-Design-Associate
To apply, please complete the form on
the right hand side of this page. We cannot process applications that are
emailed to us.
Senior Operations Associate
Nova Pioneer is looking for a
superstar Senior Operations Associate for our Tatu City Campuses. The
Senior manager will be in charge of the day to day operations of our school
campuses to ensure that they run smoothly. This is an opportunity to be a
part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of
innovators and leaders who shape the African Century.
About Nova Pioneer
Imagine a world in which every young
person across Africa attends a school that truly sets them up for success in
the 21st century. A school that cares about individual students and allows them
to explore the world around them. A school that focuses more on developing
skills than on memorizing content. At Nova Pioneer, we have done more than just
imagine this future, we are bringing it to life.
Nova Pioneer is a pan-African,
independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible education from
pre-primary through secondary school. Nova Pioneer uses a unique, inquiry-based
learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead of telling them
the “what”. It allows them to form their own thinking through exploration,
investigation, and collaboration.
Learn more about our learning
approach here. Nova Pioneer currently has 6 schools in South Africa and Kenya
with a vision to launch 100 schools and reach tens of thousands of students
across the African continent in the next decade. To learn more visit www.novapioneer.com.
About the Role
Key responsibilities for the role
include:
·
Driving operational excellence in our
day-to-day operations of our schools
·
Assist with implementation of any and
all initiatives put forth by Operations team.
·
Leads and/or provides support in the
execution of projects related to school goals – renovation, construction, new
policies/systems, etc.
·
Ensures smooth campus operations
(including evening and weekend activities) by liaising closely with resident
teaching staff and operations team.
·
Supports in the successful running of
various aspects of school operations – Library, Student Support Services,
Kitchen operations, Sports Activities, etc.
·
Assists in forecasting and managing
the school facilities budget.
·
Assists in doing various cost
analysis to identify operational improvements
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Responsible for planning, assigning
and directing contract/casual staff, including cleaning and security staff
·
Responsible for appraising staff
performance; rewarding and disciplining contract/casual staff; and addressing
complaints and resolving problems.
Skills and Qualifications required:
·
A minimum of 3 years of related work
experience preferably in business operations, project management, marketing,
event management and/or finance operations
·
Superior problem solving and planning
skills
·
Highly developed organizational,
communication and presentation skills
·
A high degree of computer literacy
·
Superior interpersonal skills as
demonstrated by the ability to form professional relationships at all levels
the organization and with appropriate external stakeholders
·
Overseas work experience within a
multicultural environment would be advantageous
How to Apply:
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite
you? If so, then apply Here: http://novaacademies.applytojob.com/apply/Kq4pJOg4NC/Senior-Operations-Associate
To apply, please complete the form on
the right hand side of this page. We cannot process applications that are
emailed to us.
Please note: Where a copy of your
resume is required, copying and pasting from a formatted document e.g.
Microsoft Word may not result in the formatting transferring correctly to the
final resume. You are encouraged to attach your resume in Microsoft Word® or
PDF format to protect formatting.
Applications for this role will close
on 2nd March 2018. All applications will be reviewed and applicants
notified of next steps within a week after this closing date. There are a
series of stages in the Nova Pioneer interview process and candidates will be moved
forward in the process depending on their success in the previous stage. The
process is as follows:
·
Phone interview: a short conversation
to understand your skills and experience a little better.
·
Practical demonstration of what you
can do: you will complete a written task or a demonstration related to the role
you are applying for. Teachers participate in a half-day selection day at one
of our campuses as well as deliver a lesson to a class.
·
In-person interviews: at this point
you will visit one of our schools to meet the team and participate in a series
of in-person interviews.
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Final interview: you’ll have a final
conversation with the hiring manager before decisions are made.
Working at Nova Pioneer
Nova Pioneer is a place where our
people experience tremendous growth, fast! We invest heavily in the growth of
our people because it leads to greater mastery in both us and our students.
“Novaneers” work harder and work longer hours than most schools but as a
result, the growth they experience is extraordinary.
We offer consistent and ongoing
personal development and provide clear career pathways that ensure that our
people are always achieving their personal and professional best. Nova Pioneer
has a highly energetic, entrepreneurial environment where our people get to
bring their creative and innovative ideas to life.
We look for people who are flexible
and who are able to adapt and respond quickly to adversity with a positive,
can-do attitude (there are no problems, only solutions!). We welcome challenges
and roll with the punches because it makes us, and our students, better. There
is no problem too big for us! We work hard but we also have a lot of fun
together. We bring infectious energy and enthusiasm to everything we do because
joy fuels the hardest work and learning. Read more about our culture principles here.
