Director of Education, East Africa at Pharo Ventures Kenya Limited

Qualifications Requirements

• A graduate degree is required. The ideal candidate will also have furthered their Education (MA, Ed.D, Ph.D.) and/or have attained relevant Professional Qualifications.
• Preferably 10+ years’ experience, with the last 5 years being in a Senior Management role responsible for business effectiveness and brand excellence. (Experience in Education leadership is desirable but not a must for this position.)
• Strong management track record (within or outside the education sector) with demonstrable experience in successfully recruiting, retaining, and developing staff.
• Experience in scaling a business and managing a high degree of growth.
• Excellent operator with a record of accomplishment in implementing policies and processes, plus standardising these operating procedures across multiple entities or divisions.
• Excellent financial and commercial acumen
• Personal Attributes
• Passionate, driven, energetic individual with high social and emotional intelligence and excellent interpersonal skills.
• A natural and effective leader who can manage staff across different educational institutions in different countries with a collaborative approach.
• Excellent communicator who is fluent in written and spoken English.
• Open minded and flexible individual.
• Creative thinker who can think outside the box.
• An individual who respects and understands the local cultures and values and yet embraces and can work within European work ethics and standards.

Application Procedure
Review of applications will be on a rolling basis. In the event that we identify an outstanding applicant early in the search process, we reserve the right to appoint before the deadline. For this reason, we
encourage interested candidates to apply at the earliest possible time. Due to the high volume of applications expected, we regret that we will only be able to contact short-listed candidates.

To apply, please send the information below as a single PDF file to the following email addresses:
James Adair, Partner at James.adair@big5search.com
Eleanor Khupe, Consultant at Eleanor.khupe@big5search.com
A detailed CV and Cover Letter
A 1,000-word essay on:
What leadership experience have you gained that makes you the most qualified candidate for the role?
What challenges do you foresee/anticipate in leading the Education program at the Pharo?
Foundation and what strategies will you adopt to resolve these successfully?
A one-page list of five references with current addresses, phone numbers, and email contacts.