Regional Operations Manager at Nova Pioneer

Job description

Nova Pioneer is looking for a superstar Regional Operations Manager for our Tatu City Campuses. The Regional Operations Manager will be in charge of all our Kenya based campuses and will ensure that they run smoothly. This is an opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that are developing generations of innovators and leaders who shape the African Century.

About The Role

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Driving operational excellence in the day-to-day operations of our schools.
• Building the playbooks for how we should be running operations now and as we think about scale across Kenya.
• Building and leading training programmes for the staff to execute those playbooks.
• Work with our property and facilities team to build a robust maintenance plan to manage our buildings and campuses.
• Helping to monitor and manage the operations budget & identify areas of savings/ optimizations.
• Support our School Operations Leader in managing the various teams such as school admin, security and facilities.

About You

Skills and Qualifications required:

• A minimum of 4 years of related work experience preferably in business operations, project management, marketing, event management and/or finance operations
• At least 2 years spent in a supervisory/leadership role demonstrating progressive responsibility
• You are a great communicator. You are able to provide a clear and effective written and verbal communication to the leadership team
• You have an exceptional ability to think strategically and yet you sweat the small stuff—people see you as unusually detail-oriented and conscientious
• You have the ability to exercise discretion in handling sensitive matters
• You have a flexible and adaptable approach to work
• You are proactive and have an enthusiastic approach to work
• You are excited about our organizational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback