High School Teaching Job opportunity in Nyeri, Kenya

An upcountry based private school needs high school teachers for the following subjects:

Mathematics, English, Kiswahili, History, Geography, C.R.E, Biology, Agriculture, Physics and chemistry.

Applicants should have the following qualifications:

• Should have five years teaching experience in form four
• Must have attained a mean grade of 8.0 or B- at K.C.S.E.

The primary school section also seeks applicants for all subjects.
Priority will be given to teachers who have taught reputable schools and those who have five years experience.

Apply in confidence to: V.N.M
P.O Box 12148-10100
Nyeri

Teacher And Front Office Assistant-(Mimshach Academy)- Job In Nairobi

Mimshach Academy
P.O BOX 1382-00600
Ngara, NAirobi
E-Mail: mimshachacademy@yahoo.com
Web: www.mimshachacademy.org

Mimshach Academy Teacher And Front Office Assistant Jobs In Mathare North Area Three.
Mimshach Academy is located at the heart of Mathare area three, Ruaraka division, NAIROBI town.

The academy aims to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment where your child can learn and grow through creative play. We offer a secure and warm environment where children blossom. We see every child as being special and make learning fun. The Academy caters for children from 1.5 to 6 years.

We are seeking qualified candidates for the following positions to join our able team in May 2012.

Kindergarten Teacher 

Reporting to the school principal, the successful candidate should have experience dealing with day care to pre-unit classes.

Essential Functions

• Planning activities that meet the social, physical and emotional needs of the children
• Ensure the children are well when under his/her care
• Devises games and activities, and also provides playing equipment, and ensure the playing facilities and equipment are clean and safe
• Develop the lesson plans and schedule of activities for the kindergarten
• Supervise the children as they learn and play
• Devises activities that introduce math and grammar concepts and makes note of the children’s progress both socially and intellectually
• Discusses the children’s progress with their parents and keeps them informed

Qualifications

• A diploma or Certificate in Early Childhood Education (ECE) from KHA or equivalent college
• At least 3 years working experience in a kindergarten setting
• Ability to prepare teaching aids and lesson plans
• Ability to establish and enforce rules for behavior and class control
• Good organization and communication skill
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team player
• Ability to meet deadlines and sometimes work for long hours

Front Office Assistant

The successful candidate will provide overall administrative support for the school.

He/she will be expected to provide an effective, customer friendly reception, telephone handling and administrative support services for the school.

Essential functions

• Welcoming all visitors to the school and ensuring they sign the visitors books
• Receive all incoming calls and answer general enquiries
• Ensure that callers, parents and visitors to the school are dealt with in a courteous professional manner and directed to the appropriate member of staff
• Maintaining an inventory of school supplies and ensuring that there is always adequate supplies of school consumables, e.g. stationary, food etc
• Maintain a general filing system and ensure all correspondences are file all correspondences
• Maintain accurate records of absence, calls, messages, and orders, etc
• Collect and record all fees received from parents
• Manage and monitor the school petty cash
• Ensure that relevant basic information about the school is up to date and available for all visitors (timetables, term dates, and school events)
• Assist in First aid services in the school

Qualifications

• Diploma or certificate in Front office management from a recognized college
• At least one year working experience in a similar environment
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and organization skills
• Meticulous attention to detail in reporting the written or spoken messages of visitors or incoming enquiries
• Ability to prioritize enquiries for immediate attention

If you meet the above requirements, kindly Forward your resume to:
mimshachacademy@aol.com/ erickbeemay@aol.com for consideration or bring copies of your cvs and drop by the reception.

Canvassing by any means will lead to automatic disqualification and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

VSO Jitolee Primary Teachers and Education Managers Job vacancies in Kenya

Volunteer with VSO and make a change in the lives of communities around the world.

VSO Jitolee is a member of the VSO International Federation based in Nairobi, with a regional mandate to promote volunteerism and recruit skilled professionals from Kenya and Uganda.

The professionals serve as volunteers in VSO programmes in 40 countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Latin America.

In addition, we contribute to Kenya’s national development through working with local partners in the areas of disability, secure livelihoods and health.

VSO Jitolee is currently looking for committed education professionals with skills and experience in the following areas:

Primary Teachers (ED-01-KE)

• Experience in teaching all areas of primary curriculum for children between the ages of 5 to 15 years.
• Successful and enthusiastic classroom teaching with good experience of active learning, student-centred teaching and continuous assessment at primary level.
• Experience in developing teaching materials.
• Knowledge and experience of current developments ¡n education, particularly in raising standards of achievement and of education.
• Experience in designing and facilitating training courses for primary teachers.
• Ability to work independently to plan activities.

Education Managers (ED-02-KE)

• Strong management background in education.
• Knowledge in training materials development.
• Experience in classroom observation and educational action research.
• Ability to conduct inspections and/or devise systems for school inspections.
• Experience in leading staff in curriculum development.
• Experience in conducting baseline research and training needs analyses, designing, organising and delivering training and coaching for primary teachers.

You have a university degree ¡n Education and more than 5 years work experience ¡n the skill areas above. 

You are willing to work in another country for 1 to 2 years, and ready to depart within the next
3-4 months. 

Your knowledge of working with vulnerable groups is a distinct advantage. 

Knowledge of French language will be an asset.

We will support a modest lifestyle, cover your travel expenses as well as provide medical and insurance cover. 

In addition, you can count on our support in preparing you for the personal and professional
challenges that lie ahead. 

Volunteering with VSO is a life changing experience for individuals who want to make a difference by sharing their skills, and an opportunity for professional and personal growth.

If you meet the above criteria, please log on to:www.vsojitolee.org and apply online or submit your CV via email to : vsojitolee@vsoint.org

Kindly ensure that you include the skill reference number (e.g.ED-O1-KE) in your application, for the skill area you are applying. We will only respond to shortlisted applicants.

VSO values inclusion and seeks to have a diverse workforce and therefore welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.www.vsojitolee.org

Head Teacher and Teachers-(Lions Club of Nakuru Schools )- Jobs in Kenya

Lions Nursery School is one of the Lions Club of Nakuru schools which offer both 8-4-4 syllabus and British System of Education.

We seek to fill the following positions with effect from January 2012.

Head teacher

Qualification/Attributes:

• Degree/Diploma in Early Childhood Education from a recognized University/College.
• At least 5 years experience in a similar position.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

Teachers

Qualifications/Attributes:

• Diploma in Early Childhood Education with a bias of Montessori approaches.
• 3 years experience with proven track record of competence.

Interested candidates should send their applications with copies of Certificates by 9th December,2011 to:

The Administrator,
Lions Club of Nakuru Schools, 
P.O Box 12109,Nakuru 20100

Vanessa Grant Girls’ School Teachers, Secretary and Cateress Jobs in Rongai, Nakuru, Kenya

Vanessa Grant Girls’ School, Rongai, (Nakuru)

(Not-For-Profit Trust)

Teaching Vacancies

This outstanding new school opened in January 2010 with 55 pupils. In 2011 there were 115. For the 200 students expected in 2012, we are looking for exceptional teachers in the following subjects: Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Kiswahili, History, Business Studies, Geography, English and Computer studies.

Ability to offer a combination of at least 2 subjects to KCSE examination level and extra-curricular activities will be a definite advantage. Enthusiasm and willingness to contribute to a dynamic boarding school are essential qualities.

School Secretary: Strong computer skills in all Microsoft packages required as well as fluency in both written and spoken English. Minimum of three years experience.

Cateress: Minimum of a diploma in Food and Beverage or Catering and 2 years experience in a similar position.

Application and documents to: 

The Principal,
P.O Box 14, Rongai,
(Near Nakuru) 20108.

Email: jw@ vggs.org

Closing Date: Wednesday 7th December

Interviews will be held in December and only those who are shortlisted will hear from us.

Pupil vacancies: Interviews for Form One places 2012 in progress by appointment, contact as above.

Website: www.vggs.org

Experienced Nanny Job opportunity

Kenya Sitters Enterprises is a company that helps to provide reliable nannies to parents of children ages 0- 9 years.

Our client is looking for a nanny who is a good English speaker and has experience looking after a 6 month old baby ie feeding, bathing etc

Requirements

• The ideal candidate should be mature
• Have no criminal record
• At least one year experience working with babies and little children
• Have basic First Aid skills
• Having a diploma in Early childhood or any other related course is an added advantage

The candidate should preferably reside in Westlands, Nairobi or in nearby neighbourhoods

Please send your resume and short profile to info@kenyasitters.com

Deadline: 22nd November 2011

Recruiting Officer (Schools) - Education Industry-Job in Nairobi Kenya

Dynamic People Consulting is recruiting for aRecruiting Officerfor one of its clients in the education industry.

The Recruiting Officer will manage large scale recruitment drives for the schools which are located in the slum areas of Nairobi.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute recruitment plans in coordination with relevant departments- including activity flows, budgets and cost tracking and regular feedback on key aspects of the recruitment process
• Evaluate and implement improved systems for HR processes and procedures specific to teachers and school managers in coordination with relevant HQ departments
• Participate actively in the teacher and school manager forums together with school operations teams
• Institute a system for capturing HR issues arising from the schools and provide a feedback mechanism for resolving challenges. Develop an automated system in coordination with the IT Department for monitoring the teachers hotline
• Review current HR recruitment processes and recommend an efficient and streamlined work plan for screening multiple candidates in a single day for teachers and school manager positions
• Use existing and develop new screening assessments (for example, math and English tests, written applications, public speaking exercises, mock sales pitches, personality and aptitude tests)
• Evaluate and improve the process of administering, scoring and conducting final round of interviews with relevant department members
• Implementation of HR software solution to manage database, and hiring process and tracking, including database of CVs and contact info, results of interviews, etc
• Establish HR policies and procedures specific for teachers and school managers, provide an overview of benefits and entitlements and carry out an on boarding process
• Represent HR in the Training Programme and facilitate sessions on appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines
• Conduct annual salary reviews if/when required in coordination with relevant departments

The successful candidate should have the following qualification

• Minimum of 5 years experience with recruiting and managing hiring processes for a company with high volumes of new hires
• Bachelor Degree in either Human Resource Management, Administration, Social Sciences
• Experience in managing human resource issues for a company with complex human resource needs
• Systems-oriented, and have experience in developing systems and processes to manage a complex hiring process for many positions simultaneously
• Strong ability to quickly understand what is required of a position, define the detailed requirements, and know how to source, screen and interview people who will fit that role
• Function well in a fast-paced, informal environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high

If you meet the requirements, please send your CV and indicate your current and expected remuneration to recruitment@dpckenya.com

Trainers-Institute of Advanced Technology (IAT) -Jobs in Kenya

Institute of Advanced Technology (IAT), is a leading ICT & Business training academic institution with branches in Nairobi, Nakuru & Mombasa, and seeks to recruit Trainers to teach in our busy End User Department.

We are looking for candidates between 20 and 26 years, who hold a Diploma with a minimum of Credit in Computer Science, IT and/or Business; have a C in Mathematics and a C+ in KCSE aggregate.

This person must also be able to demonstrate the following attributes, among others:

• Self-Motivation with a desire to develop a strong IT based career.
• Excellent Communication & interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility; can work on weekends (Sat & Sun) and early morning hours
• Able to work in any of our branches - in Nairobi, Nakuru or Mombasa.
• Have a keen interest in teaching first time IT students.

Selected instructors will have an opportunity to join IAT’s degree programmes at an attractive subsidized rate.

Only those who meet the above criteria should send their applications, quoting their current remuneration and enclosing copies of their KCSE and Diploma certificates with their CV’s to any of the IAT Centres or to:

The HR Department, 
Institute of Advanced Technology, 
P.O. Box 165, 00618 
Ruaraka, Nairobi 

or email hr@iat.co.ke,

To reach us on or before 5:00p.m on Wednesday 23th November 2011.

Applicants must call the HR Department on (020) 2308872 / (m) 0725867519 on 28th November 2011 before 2:00p.m. to find out if you are short-listed for the next stage of the recruitment process.

School Manager - (Fountain Group of Schools)-Job in Kenya

Fountain Group of Schools wishes to recruit a suitably qualified manager to manage the schools as a business concern for and on behalf of the Fountain Group of Schools Board.

The proposed manager should be a self driven individual with strengths in marketing, public relations and financial literacy who will oversee the marketing drive, operations and financial accountability for the school.

The position will constitute of a three months contract at first and then upon satisfactory performance the incumbent will have the option of employment on a permanent basis.

If you have the experience, the skills and the motivation to manage and develop a profitable private school, please write a three pages report detailing your experiences and achievements particularly in a school based environment. An education based  qualification is not mandatory.

Send your report to vacancies@fep-group.com.

We will interview people as they send reports on first come first serve basis up to 10th November 2011.

Office Assistant -(Nairobi Waldorf School)- Job in Karen

The Nairobi Waldorf School is one of 2,500 international schools around the world that offers the Steiner/Waldorf curriculum to children from 18 months of age to 13 years.

The school is not-for-profit and is managed by a Board of Trustees which comprises of parents and teachers.

This trust currently runs two multi-cultural schools in Karen and Kileleshwa.

Read more about us on www.nairobiwaldorfschool.ac.ke

Due to growth, the Karen school now seeks to employ a warm, pleasant and skilled office assistant who meets to work closely with the School Administrator.

The Office Assistant is responsible for giving all visitors to the school, whether in person or via telephone and e-mail, a pleasant first encounter.

He/she is also a liaison between the school and all stakeholders of the school.

Roles and responsibilities

• Take calls, messages, greet visitors and prospective parents and direct them to the concerned staff members as is needed.
• Develop and maintain the school’s teaching and learning materials inventory system.
• Typing and processing various documents, as and when required.
• Keeping a daily check on the e-mail that is sent to the office along with answering them and taking care of correspondence as directed.
• Dispatching duties to varied staff members as and when required.
• Maintaining a clean reception area, making it ready for the visitors, etc.
• Making transport arrangements of staff members and visiting mentors, if they have been dispatched on a work-related trip.
• Maintaining and keeping a record of parent contact lists and making sure that the changes are keyed in from time to time.
• Assisting in the completion of pupils’ progress reports.
• Keeping a check on all the things that are required in the office and ordering them accordingly.
• Issuing of games kits, library books and class materials.
• Oversee the packing, assembling and dispatching of varied packets.
• Scheduling meetings, preparing the agenda and taking minutes at such meetings.
• Update the notice boards by posting and removal of outdated materials
• File all correspondence and retrieving of information from active files or archives upon request.
• Maintain a School transport register and pupil’s transport schedule.
• To provide First Aid and arrange for hospital follow up or emergency evacuation if necessary
• Keeping track of leave schedules

Skills

• Typing speed of at least 50 words per minute
• Good grooming
• excellent interpersonal skills
• effective verbal, listening and written communications skills
• attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• very effective organizational skills
• computer skills including spreadsheets, word processing programs and e-mail at a highly proficient level
• time management skills

Education and experience

• Certificate/Diploma in Secretarial Studies or Front Office Management
• At least 2 years experience preferably in an educational institution
• Certificate in First Aid

Send cover letter and CV only to admin@nairobiwaldorfschool.ac.ke by 9th November 2011. 

No other attachments please. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

Braeburn Schools -Teaching and Laboratory Technician- Job vacancies in Kenya

The Braeburn Group of International Schools has 7 school compounds across Kenya.

Our children represent over 80 nationalities and we pride ourselves on the quality of education we provide.

All Braeburn Schools follow the National Curriculum of England and Wales. We prepare students for IGCSEs, A Levels, International Baccalaureate (IB), and National Diploma.

The following positions are available:
IGCSE and A Level Mathematics and Physics
IB HL and A Level Mathematics
IGCSE and A Level History or Geography
IGCSE and A Level Art
Laboratory Technician
All applicants must have the relevant professional qualifications.

Previous working experience in a British Curriculum school will be an added advantage.

Closing Date for applications: 19 October 2011

All Braeburn employees are expected to commit themselves fully to the curricular and extra-curricular aspects of the schools.

Apply immediately enclosing a letter of application, full CV, a recent passport photograph and the contacts of two referees via email to:

Email: peninah.wamwati@braeburn.ac.ke

More details can be found on our website: www.braeburn.com

Office assistant, Computer technician, workshop technician and food and clothes technician (Rev. Muhoro School for the Deaf ) Jobs in Mukurweini, Kenya

Rev. Muhoro School for the Deaf seeks KCSE holders, above 24 years for posts of:

Office Assistant

• KATC II & MS Office

Computer Technician

• Diploma in ICT & Hardware

Workshop Technician

• Carpentry, wood, metal / ceramics works certificate

Food and Clothes Technician

• Certificate in both.

Sign language knowledge will be an advantage.

Send application, 1 page CV and relevant copies by 27/9/11 to

The Secretary BOG,
278-10103, Mukurweini
Tel. 020 3526498

Email: revmuhoro@gmail.com

Recruiting Officers (Bridge International Academy-Schools) Careers in Kenya

Recruiting Officer (Schools)

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Number of Positions: 2

About Bridge International Academies

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 have launched 37 schools in Kenya, with approximately 35 more opening in January and plan to rapidly scale the Company to serve more than 1 million students across continents.

About this position

Bridge International Academies is looking for an individual with a successful track record of processing and interviewing large numbers of applications.

This position requires someone with high demonstrated energy levels, who is extremely motivated to succeed and is accountable for results.

This position reports to the Human Resource Manager (Schools) and the primary goal is to lead these large scale recruitment drives for our schools which are located in the local income areas and/or informal settlements of Nairobi and beyond.

Because of the eventual size of our operations, the company will eventually need to hire thousands of new teachers each year and hundreds of new school managers to manage this undertaking.

It is critical to our success to be able to design and manage streamlined selection, recruiting, and hiring processes to find the right people and to do so in a cost-effective manner. It is the role of the Recruiting Officer to lead this process while working with the rest of the HR team to support the Human Resource for the schools.

Overall Responsibility

Providing day to day human resource services and execution in the areas of recruitment, induction, staff records management, staff medical services liaison, leave administration, HR reporting and assisting in any HR projects that may come up from time to time as well as development of improved tools and processes to enhance the HR function for schools.

The role and responsibility for this job may change over time, but initially will include, but not be limited to:

Key tasks and deliverables

Recruitment

• Develop and execute recruitment plans in coordination with School Operations and relevant departments- including activity flows, budgets and cost tracking and regular feedback on key aspects of the recruitment process
• Responsible for the full cycle of scheduling, recruiting, ,testing, interviewing, for and during the hiring of school managers, teachers, land scouts, site foreman. This will include building systems to optimize the process.
• Use existing and develop new screening assessments (for example, math and English tests, written applications, public speaking exercises, mock sales pitches, personality and aptitude tests)
• Provide input in the evaluation and improvement of the process of administering, scoring and conducting final round of interviews with relevant department members
• You will be responsible for the hiring of other employees who support recruitment for schools (recruiting assistants, marketing, and postering). This will include but is not limited to all the administrative communication with the candidates, interviewing, training, and performance management.
• Ensure that recruitment data management of all relevant HR information into the database related to school employees is entered and updated regularly
• Work closely and support School Operations and the Training Department on all aspects of teacher/school manager recruitment

Induction of new staff

• Develop and conduct HR briefing/orientation in coordination with the Training Department.
• Represent HR in the Training Programme and facilitate sessions on appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Provide an overview of benefits and entitlements and carry out an on boarding process.
• Oversee the collection of all the necessary personal details to ensure the new employees register with all the required agencies like KRA, NSSF, NHIF, etc. For the teachers and School Managers this will also involve working with the NSSF and NHIF to process all the candidates during training.

Contract and Data Management

• You will be responsible for the expeditious issuance and signing of contracts for school employees.
• You will work together with the Finance department to ensure all school employees have been entered into the payroll system correctly and all employees who have been terminated have been removed.
• You will help manage the databases in coordination with IT to maintain relevancy and correctness of information
• You will provide data/information on transport subsidies for multiple locations which will be updated on quarterly basis

Leave administration

• Maintain an up to date data base of staff leave entitlement and utilization in line with leave policy guidelines.

HR Reporting

• Track and provide for monthly payroll preparation and company reporting relevant data about HR activities to be incorporated into monthly, quarterly and annual reports. This includes changes in headcounts, leave status, gender and age distribution, absenteeism reports and other reports in the HR scorecard
• Analysis of staffing distribution into full time, permanent substitute, backup on a monthly basis
• Preparing monthly reports to provide a summary of key HR events during the month.

HR Projects

• Participate in the HR budgeting process
• Support new HR projects that may be initiated by senior management.
• Propose and supervise HR process improvement initiatives.

Performance management

• Maintain a data base of staff contract dates and communicate to Head of School Operations on due dates for appraisals, contract renewals, probationary reviews and contract end dates.
• Support your supervisees in the performance management process and appraise them accordingly
• Provide ideas/support in the development of appropriate staff appraisal results management systems to ensure appropriate information and follow up of results.

Other tasks

• Participate actively in the teacher and school manager forums together with school operations teams
• Institute a system for capturing HR issues arising from the schools and provide a feedback mechanism for resolving challenges. Develop an automated system in coordination with the IT Department for monitoring the teachers hotline
• Support the process of establishing of HR policies and procedures specific for teachers and school managers,
• Any other duties that may be delegated to you in line with your role.

About You

• Minimum of 5 years experience in recruiting and managing hiring processes for schools with high volumes of new hires
• Bachelor Degree in either Human Resource Management, Administration, Social Sciences
• Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management from a reputable institution
• Membership to a HR Professional body
• Knowledge of the Labour Laws of Kenya
• Experience in managing human resource issues for a company with complex and growing human resource needs
• Policy and systems-oriented with experience in developing systems and processes to manage a complex hiring process for many positions simultaneously
• Strong ability to quickly understand what is required of a position, define the detailed requirements, and know how to source, screen and interview people who will fit that role.
• Function well in a fast-paced, informal environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high
• This position requires a lot of travelling hence one should be ready and willing to travel at short notice.
• Strong negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Must possess computer skills

In order to be considered for this position all candidates must register and upload their CV’s on our website at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com

Recruiting Assistants (Bridge International Academies-Schools) Careers in Kenya

Recruiting Assistant (Schools)

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Number of Positions: 4

About Bridge International Academies

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 have launched our first twenty-six schools in Kenya, have eleven more opening in September 2011 and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across Africa.

About this position

Bridge International Academies is looking for an individual with a successful track record of processing and interviewing large numbers of applications for recruitment.

This position requires someone with high demonstrated energy levels, who is extremely motivated to succeed and is accountable for results.

This position reports to the Recruiting Officer (Schools) and the primary goal is to manage large scale recruitment drives for our schools which are located in the local income areas and/or informal settlements of Nairobi and beyond.

Because of the eventual size of our operations, the company will ultimately need to hire thousands of new teachers each year and hundreds of new school managers to manage this undertaking.

It is critical to our success to be able to design and manage streamlined selection, recruiting, and hiring processes to find the right people and to do so in a cost-effective manner. It is the role of the Recruiting Assistant to support this process whilst overseeing a small team of temporary workers.

Hiring responsibilities will include:

• Teachers & School Managers from the low income areas and/or informal settlements where our schools are launched

More specifically:

• As a lead up to the recruitment exercise, organizes meetings with the local community and identifies key people who will provide support in advocacy and sourcing for prospective candidates from the slums
• Directs and supervisors the temporary support personnel to ensure that the ‘call for interviews’ Bridge posters are strategically displayed in the communities.
• Designs leaflets and posters specifying recruitment dates and times and circulates to the community, chiefs, church leaders etc
• Identifies recruitment site and schedules mass screening and interview day(s). Keeps supervisor abreast of potential problem areas, identify and recommend solutions
• Preparing of materials needed for the recruitment process i.e. tests, writing materials, chairs, desks, tents etc in good time prior to the recruitment process
• Supervising of support staff during the recruitment process to maximize efficiency
• Assists in the recruitment of teachers and school managers, including keeping computerized roster of applications, evaluating candidate applications, administering exams, reviews and evaluates work of temporary contractors.
• Ensuring contracted teachers and school managers are issued with employment contracts and assisting them in the contract interpretation i.e. conditions of employment, working hours, benefits etc
• Assists in interpretation and processing of benefits/entitlements, issuance of contracts and maintenance of various personnel records and files
• Participates actively in the teacher and school manager forums together with School Operations’ teams
• Recommends any improvements to the recruitment process
• Prepares on own initiative, correspondence, reports, evaluations and justifications, as required, on general personnel issues related to teachers and school managers for improved human resource management by the department

About You

• Minimum of 3-4 years experience with high volume screening and recruiting
• Diploma in either Human Resource Management, Administration, Social Sciences
• Computer skills in Microsoft Windows products including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Interacts with and works well with others in various fast changing, environments/ situations including a strong sense of community networking and listening skills
• Effective problem solving skills; able to prioritize, manage time and orchestrate multiple tasks simultaneously
• Able to maintain self-confidence and high self esteem in tasks requiring prospecting for teacher and school manager candidates
• Able to effectively work both independently and in a team environment
• Able to spend a high percentage of time in the low income areas and/or informal settlements.

How to apply

Submit a cover letter, CV and view detailed job requisitions on the Careers page at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com