Bridge International Academies is the world’s largest education innovation company serving the 700 million families who live on less than $2 USD per day. We strive to provide the highest quality education product to the more than 100,000 students who attend Bridge’s more than 400 nursery and primary schools across emerging markets in Africa and (soon to ...
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Coordinate the Management of Bridge Kenya Community Schools in collaboration with the Director of Schools.
Supervise and Manage Community engagement strategy for building powerful community schools
Develop, manage and supervise PTA engagement activities in day to day running of the schools
Coordinate schools, supplies, grounds, and overall inventory management; principal supervision and mentorship; and more – including accountability measures
Coordinate community outreach across all Bridge Kenya communities including advertisements, events, communications, programmes, promotions and more aimed at parents, community leaders and influencers, and general public
Spend time in Bridge Kenya communities developing knowledge of the communities as well as driving customer insights and critical business issues opportunities
Assist in recruiting, induction trainings, workshops, and on-going professional development
Oversee the collation of information from all departments; maintain weekly trackers, supervise data collection from field; work with assigned partners and Director to increase community linkages.
Ensure that schools` grounds and buildings are maintained, oversee repairs, and training principles.
Develop and work with Parent Teachers Associations, Community Leaders in developing strategic plans for school management.
Oversee activities of the department in the absence of the Director.
What You Should Have
A Bachelor's degree in Social sciences, Community Development, Business Management or in any relevant field
At least 5 years relevant experience, including extensive experience in operations, programme management, managing field teams, retail, sales, and customer strategy
Prior experience working within a fast-paced, metric driven sales organization; start up or high-growth company experience preferred
Experience working with low income customers; community engagement in the education or health sector is a major plus
Experience planning events; interacting with major stakeholders; community, business and government
Passion for Bridge Kenya’s vision of democratizing the right for all children to succeed