Head of School

hace 1 mes


Buenos Aires, Argentina Still I Rise - NGO A tiempo completo

**Head of School - Still I Rise International School of Nairobi, Kenya**
- **Location**: Nairobi, Kenya
- **Staff Category**:International Staff
- **Contract**: 12 months fixed term with possibility of renewal

**Job description**

**Still I Rise is an international NGO with a humanitarian mission to provide protection and quality education to refugee and underprivileged youth.**

**We are now seeking a determined, passionate and education professional leader in school management to hire as Head of Still I Rise International School of Nairobi, Kenya**

In the world’s first school providing International Baccalaureate exclusively to vulnerable minors, asylum seekers and refugees, we are passionately engaged in one of the most ambitious, unique and exciting educational projects: to offer the very highest quality of schooling experience to some of the most disadvantaged children in the area, free of charge. We provide the curricular and extracurricular opportunities usually only afforded to the wealthy, with high ambitions and a value-driven mindset. We intend that our graduates, who enter as beneficiaries, will leave as empowered leaders with a heart for changing their community and the world for the better. We are now seeking a brave, open-minded and determined Head of School to join our team.

**SCHOOL MANAGEMENT**
- Working closely with the Program department on passing on the Organisation’s vision and mission, within the program, whilst ensuring topmost quality at all times.
- Lead, chair, and coordinate the local management team (admin, HR, logistics, finance, education, safeguarding and security)
- Effectively represent SIR at different forums/levels. Interact with local stakeholders on behalf of Still I Rise to ensure our program is well received in the hosting community,
- Prepare weekly progress reports to be shared with the Programs Department, ensure timely submissions of work plans and other deliverables required by donors and/or relevant remote departments
- Supervise recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff, with the support of the HR department.
- Ensure robust implementation of HR strategies such as performance management and monitoring systems.
- Oversee program’s procurement and processes as required based on program implementation’s needs
- Conduct regular monitoring and reporting on financial management aspects: timely forecasting, preparation and execution of procurement plan, budget vs actual, spending analysis and establish cross linkages with work-plan progress.
- Provide strategic oversight towards documentation and sharing of knowledge and emerging best practices.

**EDUCATION**
- Supervise the educational development of the program
- Advising on the Student Selection process, covering community-based efforts and in-school activities
- Advising and assisting in the formulating and reviewing of school policies
- Coordinating the timetable so that the requirements of the programme are met
- Setting the standards of curriculum development to reach the expectations of regional and national governmental bodies as well as Still I Rise and the International Baccalaureate.
- In coordination with on-site and remote colleagues, overseeing the successful roll-out of the features specific to Still I Rise International Schools.
- Manage the team to create a student-centered, home-like environment which achieves happy students enjoying academic and extracurricular exploration and success.

**STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT**
- Liaise as necessary with ministry officials and district education representatives.
- Acting as a contact point between the IB regional office and Still I Rise International School of Nairobi on all matters regarding the MYP, ensuring that the school meets all IBO regulations, standards and practices in order to achieve Candidacy status followed by Authorised School status.
- Working with the IB regional office to ensure the school addresses the MYP requirements for authorization (and evaluation when appropriate)
- Contributing to the promotion the MYP, within and outside the school
- Ensuring families and caregivers are well informed about IB MYP developments and school activities
- Intradepartmental coordination to ensure finance, fundraising and impact reports deliveries

**CHILD PROTECTION & SAFEGUARDING**
- Collaborate closely with the Education department and Child Safeguarding & Protection to address student concerns, implement behavior plans, and streamline with extracurricular psychosocial activities. All relevant information, policy and behavioral support plans should be shared internally and then be constantly implemented by the local education team in accordance with the code of conduct and child protection and safeguarding policy (i.e. respecting the privacy of beneficiaries).

**Essential Skills & Requirements**
- 5 years of working experience in leadership position within Education & Operations management, including managing teams and providing financial



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