EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
REF: TSOSJ/HR/ACDM/04/17
Position: Academic Manager
Duty Station: Arusha
The School of St Jude is a 100% charity-funded education institution that provides free, high-quality primary and secondary scholarships to 1,800 of the poorest and brightest students in the Tanzanian region of Arusha.
We are looking to appoint an individual to oversee and support the Secondary and Primary School activities to ensure school objectives are attained.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for community development and a strong interest in NGOs.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Provide overall leadership for the allocated campus, working in collaboration with the Managing Director
- Contribute to the overall leadership and planning and vision for the future of the school through membership of the School Management Team.
- Support the mission and strategic objectives of The School of St Jude.
- Facilitate and assist improvement in teaching and learning.
Academic Responsibilities
- Supervise the Primary and Secondary School Headmasters.
- Supervise and coach Headmasters to ensure students and Staff discipline is improved and is in line with the School values; respect, responsibility hones and Kindness.
- Oversee academic performance management process, including
- Oversee and ensure that timetables and class schedules are designed properly.
- Oversee and ensure that all Schemes of Work, Lesson Plans and teaching techniques support and work towards the vision and mission of the school.
- Oversee to ensure strategies are developed to monitor implementation of the scheme of work by 100%.
- Oversee and ensure that all Headmasters meetings are of good quality and are maintained.
- Ensure accountability to Government Departments is maintained and all school procedures remain transparent and meet the requirements of the Government Inspectors.
- Monitor to ensure compliance with the government policies and procedures.
- Oversee to ensure students’ performance is turned around to top ten national results of all levels from Primary to Secondary.
Student and Staff Welfare Responsibilities
- Oversee to ensure that staffs and students welfare issues are handled with cautious.
- Oversee and ensure that all boarding decisions and management are handled effectively.
- Oversee and ensure that all parent concerns and issues are addressed appropriately and promptly.
- Oversee and ensure that all students’ academic needs are addressed appropriately and promptly.
Transportation Responsibilities
- Oversee and ensure that students and teachers are provided with necessary and correct transportation.
Staffing Responsibilities
- Oversee to ensure that all necessary positions are staffed with appropriate and effective personnel (teaching, non-teaching and leadership, etc.)
- To assist leaders to identify training needs and trainers/training institutions and come up with a training plan for professional development aim of increasing the quality of service provided by the school.
Budget & Resource Responsibilities
- Oversee and ensure all academic issues are incorporated into the budget during budget planning process in collaboration with the Finance Team and anything that is not budgeted for gets prior approved by the respective authority/board Committee.
Communication Responsibilities
- Collaborate in Headmasters meeting and Communicate regularly with School Director about progress and issues in the School.
- Communicate academic performance to the School Director.
Grounds and Building up-keep Responsibilities
- Oversee to ensure Headmasters prepare a plan to look around school buildings and environment to ensure they are properly maintained.
Security Responsibilities
- Oversee to ensure staff and students are trained on the regulations for safety and security of the school property including offering regular Fire drills, reporting procedures for theft or damage to property.
- Ensure student are living in a secured environment and are protected against any abuse between themselves or with staff members.
- Whenever travelling on School buses, the employee is expected to help ensure of good behaviour & safety of Students and fellow staff members.
Other Duties
- Participate and support fellow staff in school mission related activities such as all School Celebration Days throughout the year.
- Participate in student selection process, in particular working after hours on rest days and public holidays up to 20 Saturdays per annum.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by Manager.
Academic Qualification:
- Minimum of a BSc/BA in Education or any related field/MA in Education will be preferred.
- Must have 5-7 years of working experience managerial positions.
Skills, Key Attributes and Required experience
- Exceptional project management skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal English.
- Ability to work collaboratively with Western and Tanzanian staff to achieve the best possible outcomes.
- Must have a number of years’ experience of primary/secondary leadership
- A passion for promoting and growing the school
- Highly effective communicator – visible, engaging and approachable; able to foster relationships with staff, students and the school community
- Demonstrated ability to lead and value a motivated team of educators
- A strong commitment to professional development for staff and self
- An experienced and effective classroom teacher
- Strong management skills, including ability to priorities and delegate.
- Expected to work during some school holidays and Saturdays when required.
Attributes you need to be a successful St Jude’s international staff member
- Be flexible, open-minded, and tolerant and appreciate the complexities of working in a rapidly growing charity in a developing country.
- Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to make a positive difference performing a variety of tasks; from the mundane to the fun and interesting!
- Work well independently and as part of a team of Tanzanian staff and international volunteers.
- Have good emotional and physical health and the energy and drive to take on new challenges.
What we can offer you!
- A minimum 2000USD gross per month paid in Tanzanian Shillings + benefits such as on-site accommodation and flights.
- International Employees Benefits Package including: house benefit allowance and access to furnished on-campus accommodation (WiFi included); plus contract completion bonuses.
- Opportunities for Career Development.
- Welcoming community of international and local employees.
- Two weeks paid Christmas holiday in addition to the annual 28 days leave.
How to Apply
Complete the following:
- A Cover letter (subject line must include the reference number: TSOSJ/HR/ACDM/03/17).
- Up to date Curriculum Vitae.
- A completed Application form DOC.
- Email the document to [email protected]
- Apply by 31st January 2018, SUBJECT LINE MUST INCLUDE THE REFERENCE NUMBER.
Use your skills to help one of Africa’s most successful international education charities!
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