Kiswahili Staff Author at Bridge International

What You Will Do 

• Develop content for Kiswahili from pre-school to primary level within given timelines.
• Create ,maintain and upload Schemes of Work and teacher scripts/guides/lesson plans from pre-school to primary level within agreed schedules.
• Set moderated tests, exams and other pupils’ assessments regularly.
• Monitor pupils’ assessments and results performance and innovate ways of infusing new ideas in the teaching and learning processes.
• Proactively look for ways of improving the pupils’ performance by coming up with new innovative ideas/concepts/procedures/approaches and consistently applies the 3Es (Economy, Efficiency and Excellence).
• Work to high standards of excellence to deliver results and show passion doing own work with minimum supervision to perform within targets.
• Update, review and test content products and teacher scripts as well as assessments from time to time by responding promptly to queries relating to them and prepare regular updates to supervisor of project.
• Conduct research and interpret the syllabus on related discipline to improve on learning outcomes.
• Manage writing schedules, extents/ page sizes and cost of projects within reasonable allowances.
• Collaborate with other team members within the department and the company to further the mission and goals of the company.
• Any other relevant responsibility assigned by the supervisor.

What You Should Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts or Education or related discipline
• Minimum of 2 years of teaching experience in relevant or related discipline
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Knowledge of Swahili,English plus an additional humanities subject is an added advantage
• Working knowledge of DTP (Desktop Publishing) is an added advantage
• Understanding of pedagogy
• Knowledge of the educational book publishing industry
• Working knowledge of editing and proofreading
• Project Management Skills
• Research Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Interpersonal and intrapersonal skills
• Flexibility and ability to change 

You’re also

• A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting things done.  You’re organized and responsive.  You take ownership of every idea you touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done.  You can multi-task dozens of such projects at once and never lose sight of the details.  Likely, you have some experience in a start-up or other rapid-growth company. 
• A networking mastermind– You excel at meeting new people and turning them into advocates.  You communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written and oral speech.  You can influence strangers in the course of a single conversation.  Allies and colleagues will go to bat for your ideas. 
• A creative problem-solver– Growing any business from scratch comes with massive and constant challenges.  On top of that, Bridge works in volatile, low-resource communities and runs on fees averaging just $6 a month per pupil.  You need to be flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably with the materials at hand.  Every dollar you spend is a dollar our customers, who live on less than $2 a day, will have to pay for. 
• A customer advocate– Our customers – these families living on less than $2 a day per person – never leave your mind.  You know them, get them, have shared a meal with them (or would be happy to in the future).  You would never shrink back from shaking a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person was wearing or looked like.  Every decision you make considers their customer benefit, experience, and value.
• A life-long learner – You believe you can always do better.  You welcome constructive criticism and provide it freely to others.  You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where you’ve missed things or failed today.