Strategy

• Stay attuned of emerging trends in education and evaluate the relevance for Pharo School’s curriculum design and pedagogy.
• Identify potential partners that Pharo Schools can collaborate with to enhance global citizenship education, cultural exposure of students and teachers and visibility of Pharo Schools as a relevant player in education in Africa.
• Academic Development and Learning
• Take Pharo School’s mission and translate it into tangible and actionable guidance for all teachers and school leaders.
• Take responsibility for academic quality and rigor, encompassing lesson planning, lesson observation, learning assessment and all other aspects.
• Review the curriculum framework and develop strategies to blend and enhance it to deliver on our promises.
• Implement tools and standards to unify and ease the collection, creation and revision of all academic data analysis and intervention programs.
• Oversee and orchestrate the continuous professional development programmes for all teachers.
• Lead change effectively by reviewing, developing and maintaining the Pharo School Hallmark – our operating manual, setting standards for pedagogy, teachers, leadership, environment and curriculum.
• Management and Leadership
• Provide leadership to school principals with the goal, to drive efficiency in workforce planning for teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Review, update and maintain the Pharo School Hallmark and define necessary standards and requirements to achieve high level of academic performance in all schools.
• Develop an auditing framework for the Pharo Hallmark to allow for regular assessment of Pharo Schools.
• Perform school assessments, conduct a gap analysis and transparently report on the findings.
• Develop goals and action plans for each school to improve the overall compliance with the Hallmark.
• Collaborate with Heads of Education to develop continuous personal development strategies for all School Principals.
• Ensure the establishment of Professional Development Programs across the countries and collaborate with Heads of Education to monitor execution and evidence of teaching improvement.
• Develop policies and frameworks for the School Leadership to ensure child protection and safeguarding and an overall conducive and safe school environment.
• Align the school system with other international curricula and form partnerships with exam centers and certification bodies (SAT, IELTS, etc.) to enhance the value proposition for the community and important stakeholders.
• Compliance, Audit and Risk
• Collaborate with country-level leadership to ensure compliance of Pharo Schools with the operating standards of the Foundation and requirements of national and international regulators.
• Protect the Pharo Schools brand from undue risk exposure and mitigate where necessary.
• Work closely with Pharo School Nairobi’s school leaders to align the programme and school operations with the Vision, Mission and Values of Pharo Foundation and achieve the school’s ambitious financial and quality KPIs.
• Regular reporting on school performance and academic data in a transparent, structured and consistent format applicable for all Pharo Schools.
• Collaborate with School Principal to develop continuous personal development strategies for all teaching staff.
• Collaborate with School Leadership teams to review, assess and improve lesson planning, content mapping and timetables to achieve best academic results in compliance with the curriculum requirements.
• Prepare and implement robust educational processes and policies to prepare the school for scale and success.
• Develop appropriate quality assurance frameworks that ensure compliance with academic regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the academic accreditation process of Pharo School Nairobi and uphold the highest standards of compliance and safeguarding.
• Oversee financial management and ensure adherence to budgetary guidelines
• Ensure academic excellence through robust quality assurance processes

Qualifications and requirements

• Minimum eight (8) years of professional experience, with a minimum of four (4) years in leadership roles.
• Experience as a manager in for-profit schools or groups of schools is highly preferred.
• At least master’s degree in Education, Educational Administration, Educational Leadership or
• Curriculum Development.
• STEM experience is an added advantage.
• Experience in pedagogical improvement and implementation.
• Strong familiarity with Africa and its diverse needs and cultures, with an emphasis on East Africa.
• Strong relationship builder and communicator with experience leading diverse work teams, developing an organisation-wide strategy for programme excellence.
• Demonstrates integrity, strives for excellence in their work, and has experience of leading others
• to new levels of effectiveness and programmatic impact.
• Passionate about the Foundation’s vision and mission with the ability to promote and communicate the philosophy, mission, and values of the Foundation to external and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to travel 40 percent of the time to provide on-site leadership.
• Applications are received and reviewed by Human Performance Dynamics Africa (HPD-Africa) on a rolling basis. We may proceed with interviews and appointments as soon as strong candidates are identified. Therefore, early applications are highly encouraged, as the position may be filled before the stated deadline.
• If you are interested and meet the qualifications, please submit your application (CV and cover letter) to [email protected]