Job Description: Education Projects Manager
Pursue is seeking a passionate and driven individual to oversee our Education programmes in an exciting community transformation programme in rural Kenya. Pursue is a CBO based around Butere in Kakamega county, working to empower communities by addressing a number of causes of poverty. We run two Education programmes which the Education Projects Manger would be responsible for: adult literacy classes, and a teacher development programme in rural primary schools which seeks to improve standards of teaching and learning.
The initial job is
a 12 month contract with a gross salary of 27,000KSH per month.
Please note that this
role is based around Sabatia/Butere and therefore the successful candidate
would be expected to live within close proximity to this area.
Key Responsibilities
The roles and
responsibilities of this position would be as follows:
- Research and develop training curriculum and
accompanying training materials for Teacher Development Seminars, ECD
Seminars and School Leaders Training
- Deliver training sessions to teachers and school
leaders from rural primary schools
- Mentor school leaders in rural primary schools to
further their skillset in school management, including monitoring of
teaching and learning; school strategy; budgeting and financial record
keeping
- Seek to improve the quality of teaching and
learning in rural primary schools through classroom observation and
teacher mentoring, whilst providing teachers clear developmental feedback
with measurable targets
- Plan and deliver adult literacy classes in rural
communities
- Oversee the day to day running of the
Pursue:Education team
- Monitor Education staff performance, including
regularly observing staff delivering trainings and provide developmental
feedback with measurable targets
- Oversee data collection of all Pursue:Education
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of
Pursue:Education projects through data analysis
- Manage the budget for Pursue:Education projects
- Oversee the implementation of the Pursue:Education
strategic plan, which includes recruitment of new schools to the programme
and expansion into new communities
- Coordinate and deliver training opportunities for
Pursue:Education staff and other community members when required
- Liaise and work hand-in-hand with relevant
government authorities
- Any other reasonable tasks as assigned by their
manager
Qualifications
- Bachelors in Education
- TSC registered
- At least 6 years experience in the Education
profession
- In-depth knowledge of the Competency Based
Curriculum
- Good communication skills
- Pro-active problem solver
- Proven track record of managing people to a high
standard
- Competent ICT skills, including knowledge of Excel
- Good communication skills in both English and
Kiswahili
- Ability to work under pressure and effectively
problem solve
- Ability to work both alone and in a team situation
- Experience of working in school leadership
positions
- Experience of working in the NGO/ not-for-profit
sector
- Experience of writing and developing curriculum
materials
- A personal Christian faith
- Familiarity with the Butere area
- We are seeking an individual who possesses the key
values which Pursue holds to: integrity, dedication &
compassion.
How to apply:
Please submit your cover
letter and CV to the Country Director, Benson Haduli, at the following email
address: pursuekenyacbo@gmail.com
The closing date for
applications is Wednesday 19th May 2021. The first round of
interviews will be held by phone, and the second round will be in person in
Butere during the week commencing 24th May.
Only successful candidates
invited for interview will be contacted.