Education Program Manager at So They Can (STC) Kenya

Job Description

Reports to: Country Manager/East African Education Manager

Objective of the post

To develop, manage and deliver Education Program of So They Can Kenya. So They Can Kenya delivers it works through a Public-Private Partnership with the Government through the Ministry of Education. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with Country Manager and the East African Educational Manager to develop, manage and deliver Education Program of So They Can Kenya 
• Liaise with both local Teachers Service Commission, County Director of Education and other stakeholders to fact-check and inform all educational programmes at our partner schools.
• Develop educational networking opportunities and pursue them for the benefit of the Program
• Via our Teacher Development Project deliver professional development opportunities for teaching staff at our partner schools 
• Provide supportive management to the Education team
• Actively build the capacity of education program staff, ensuring each staff member has a specific capacity development plan, receives opportunities for training, mentoring and on-the-job learning opportunities and achieves his or her KPI.
• Coordinate and facilitate staff meetings with agenda items and deliverables
• Serve as a liaison/spokesperson for the education team by reporting directly to the Country Manager and Head of Education.
• Prepare highly professional monthly and quarterly project review reports
• Coordinate with the M&E team on the development of monitoring tools and collection of quality data and provide guidance to improve data systems.
• Explore funding opportunities and develop quality grant applications
• With the support of the head teachers lobby and support teachers to use experiential and inquiry-based learning techniques in their teaching throughout our partner schools
• Remain current on the ongoing changes made to public schools and curricula that inform project development 
• Take charge of all Educational Program documentation including annual project and budget planning and monitoring reports
• Coordinate timely payments and reimbursements for educational needs in collaboration with the finance department.
• Manage and implement ongoing community education projects
• Set up and establish IT learning facilities when deemed appropriate
• Oversee implementation and monitoring of Msomi Scholarship programme
• Be the person ultimately responsible and reporting to the Country Manager on all educational matters through regular reporting.
• Ensure all So They Can policies,