School Principal at Furaha Community Foundation

We seek someone with the vision, expertise and experience that will lead the school, build on its outstanding quality and reputation, and continue to develop its leadership and national standing.

Job Purpose: Reporting to the chief executive the incumbent will serve as the team leader of the school and implement the educational objectives of the institution so as to yield the highest standards of student achievement and academic excellence.
The incumbent will also provide effective instructional leadership and build constructive relationships with parents and other education stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain an appropriate education philosophy through professional leadership, counselling and motivational expertise which secures the institutions success so as to attain the ultimate education goals and objectives of the organization.
• Responsible for all areas of curriculum and instruction by shaping a vision of academic success for each learner.
• Assess and identify capacity gaps in teaching and support staff and organize for training and development opportunities.
• Prepare and supervise the preparation of reports, records, lists, and other paperwork appropriate for the effective administration of the school.
• Provide leadership in guiding the various co-curricular activities and school based events and external activities including school trips, competitions among others.
• Maintain high standards of student behavior and apply appropriate behavior modification interventions when required.
• Build a strong and cohesive culture supported by effective, consistent systems and structures.
• Grow the leadership engine through coaching and providing the middle management team with greater leadership responsibilities.
• Set targets and goals for school staff through a participative process and develop strategies that will enable them to achieve these objectives.
• Continually evaluating existing progress and practices, and curriculum content to ensure they are met satisfactorily.
• Participate in the recruitment and evaluation of the school’s academic staff in liaison with the HR Department.
• Build effective relationships with parents, education partners and external stakeholders through effective communication to allow for appropriate and timely sharing of information.

Qualifications 

• Must posses a bachelor degree and or diploma in Education related degree.
• Must have a minimum of 4 years demostratable management experience.
• Proven leadership ability in school administration, curriculum interpretation, staff development, classroom instruction ,lesson plans and student assessment.
• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills that enables open communication with parents teachers and learners.
• Female candidate are encouraged to apply.