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  • Posted: Jan 30, 2023
    Deadline: Not specified
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    The International School of Kenya is well-known for its unmistakable culture of quality, exceptional care, and limitless opportunities. We instill a passion for and dedication to rigorous academic and personal exploration in our students. ISK students grow up in a community where every student is known and supported, and has the opportunity to personalize th...
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    Advancement Office, Administrative Assistant

    Scope of Responsibilities:

    ISK seeks an energetic, optimistic, creative person to serve as an Administrative Assistant, providing support to the Advancement Office. He or she will develop a commitment to ISK's Mission & Vision and will be the first point of contact for visitors to the office and must represent the school in a friendly, welcoming and professional manner.

    Specific Responsibilities:

    • Handle general inquiries by email, phone, and in person, with key responsibility for the daily management of the ISK Communications email account
    • Assist with managing ISK’s website content and photos
    • Maintain and update ISK’s online directory, the school’s master calendar and parent calendar
    • Ensure all Advancement Office documents are up to date and stored in folders complying with Data Protection Regulations
    • Assist in publishing ISK’s weekly newsletter The Mane - highlighting key events/activities at ISK
    • Assist in publishing The Pride- compiling articles, news pieces and photos/videos, in order to publish this quarterly newsletter
    • Conduct school tours with new/prospective families and alumni as required
    • Develop a working knowledge of the online admissions platform, Open Apply, in support of admissions
    • Create various slide show presentations/movies as required throughout the year
    • Assist with the organization of events, meetings, conferences
    • Maintain the department's filing systems, which include budgetary records, following up on office orders and payments, and Mpesa Paybill management
    • Ensure that the Advancement Office is kept clean and attractive
    • Ensure that the notice boards around campus remain attractive, informative and current
    • Perform other duties as needed or assigned by the Director of Community Relations & Advancement
    • Required Qualifications and Skills:
    • Diploma or higher qualification in Communications, Public Relations or Business Administration
    • Minimum of five years relevant administrative experience (Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Admissions, working with Alumni Associations within schools, etc.)
    • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills & organizational skills
    • Proficient IT competencies in Google docs, spreadsheets, sites, MS Word, PowerPoint, desktop publishing, database management systems, email and file sharing
    • Well versed in Social Media tools and trends
    • Proficient in the use of design software such as InDesign, PhotoShop and Canva
    • Fluent in Kiswahili

    Desired Competencies:

    • Demonstrated success working in a culturally diverse organization
    • Ability to maintain high performance standards with attention to detail
    • Outstanding collaboration and interpersonal skills, in particular the ability to remain calm and positive at all times when dealing with the public and with ISK community members
    • Self-motivated and able to work both individually and collaboratively with others, working with limited supervision
    • Ability to manage a large and diverse workload under pressure with competing priorities
    • Reliable and able to safeguard confidential information and demonstrates a professional and ethical approach to work
    • Commitment to continuous personal growth

    Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Qualities:

    • Bachelor’s degree in communications, business or related field
    • Experience working in a multicultural school environment
    • Knowledge of ISK and Nairobi business and cultural communities
    • Website development and maintenance experience

    Closing: 1 Feb, 2023

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    Arts Centre Supervisor

    Scope of Responsibilities:

    The Arts Centre Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the ISK Arts Centre, with a strong emphasis on sound, lighting, and technology. They are in charge of ensuring close and effective communication with all parties (Principals, CAD Coordinator, Creative Arts Supervisor, Arts Centre Assistant, CAD HOD, etc). This person is responsible for overseeing, organizing, and managing systems for the use of CAD related spaces, materials, resources, and the technical aspect for events

    Specific Responsibilities:

    • Provide technical support – lighting, sound, audiovisual as needed for school functions in and out of school in analogue and digital environments.
    • Lights, sounds, projections: set up, running, and troubleshooting as needed
    • Rehanging, focussing, patching, etc. lights
    • Working alongside teachers to look at scripts & offer advice in regard to lighting / sound for events, productions, and performances
    • Set up of equipment for classes / events / productions
    • Serve as the primary liaison and first point of contact with Operations, Functions, Advancement Office, etc. for all school and nonschool events, in particular supporting sound and light technology. This includes drama productions (set builds and strikes, etc), as well as other events such as International Day, PTO events, Advancement Office events, etc. This work will be supported in collaboration with the Arts Centre Assistant, especially for events that include the music and art departments, where the Arts Centre Assistant may take lead.
    • Be the first contact by outside groups wishing to rent part of the Arts Centre facility. Coordinate with the Advancement office to ensure correct payments are made for the facilities.
    • Develop the Arts Centre Facilities budget and manage orders for the Arts facilities (Auditorium, Black Box Theatre, etc.) in collaboration with CAD teachers.
    • Collaborating with the CAD Coordinator regarding visioning and developing the strategic technical road map for the Black Box Theatre and the Auditorium to ensure ISK has high quality equipment and facilities.
    • Support an updated inventory of technical and other equipment. Identify, follow up, maintain, repair, and replace items as needed. Support the updating and maintenance of a
    • Support successful events, and oversee protocols and procedures associated with the usage of ISK Arts Centre facilities.
    • Instruct students, where appropriate, in the operation of the technical systems.
    • Performing other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the supervisor.

    Required Qualifications, Skills and Qualities:

    • Diploma or higher qualification in the arts.

    Skills:

    • Mic patching / programming
    • Lights patching / hanging / focussing
    • Light and sound design
    • Equipment maintenance
    • Excellent organization skills.
    • Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
    • Self-directed, and highly motivated to achieve independently.
    • Exceptional interpersonal skills; out-going personality who enjoys meeting new people and can communicate easily with people of all ages and from all cultures and walks of life.
    • Demonstrated success working in a culturally diverse organization.
    • Good command of the English language, written and oral.
    • Creativity.
    • An energetic, optimistic, efficacious attitude to life and work.
    • Has a professional and ethical approach to work.
    • Commitment to continuous personal growth.
    • A passionate commitment to ISK’s Mission and Vision of ISK.

    Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Qualities:

    • Bachelor’s Degree
    • Educational certificate
    • Commitment to collaborative planning
    • Flexibility and creativity
    • Maintains cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
    • Experience using QLab Software

    Closing: 7 Feb, 2023

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    High School Music Teaching Assistant

    Scope of Responsibilities:

    ISK seeks an energetic, optimistic, creative person to serve as an Administrative Assistant, providing support to the Advancement Office. He or she will develop a commitment to ISK's Mission & Vision and will be the first point of contact for visitors to the office and must represent the school in a friendly, welcoming and professional manner.

    Overall Responsibilities:

    • Collaborate with colleagues.
    • Communicate regularly with the classroom teachers.
    • Attend relevant departmental, divisional and K-12 professional meetings as necessary.
    • Promote a positive learning environment.
    • Assume personal responsibility for meaningful professional growth as an educator and musician.
    • Perform other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the supervising Music Teacher or school administrator.

    Specific Roles/Responsibilities:

    • Prepare the classroom for lessons – set up stands and chairs, arrange instruments, sanitize as needed between lessons.
    • Accompany ensembles, either on piano or other instrument as needed.
    • Lead small groups of students in the classroom and in sectional rehearsals, using techniques as modeled by the classroom teacher.
    • Support classroom logistics, which might include taking attendance and carrying out classroom-related errands as requested.
    • Organize instrument storage spaces, materials, bulletin boards, music stands and other displays.
    • Help with documentation, photocopying, filing, organizing music and other clerical duties.
    • Maintain an inventory of music resources including equipment and costumes; catalogue and maintain the music library.
    • Supervise students as determined by teachers and administration. Using conflict resolution strategies to assist students to resolve problems both in and out of the classroom. Reinforce social expectations for children by using appropriate language.

    Required Qualifications, Skills and Qualities:

    • Diploma/Degree in Education or Music
    • Music Education/experience/certificate required
    • Minimum 2 years relevant teaching or classroom experience
    • Piano and sight reading proficiency for accompanying ensembles
    • Experience in piano performance and accompaniment
    • High level of musicianship on a brass or woodwind instrument
    • Good command of the English language, written and oral
    • Positive, helpful, efficient in whatever capacity is required to assist the Music Department teachers in creating enriching musical experiences for all students
    • Familiarity with the music curriculum
    • Professional and ethical approach to work
    • Commitment to continuous personal and professional growth
    • Commitment to Mission, Vision, Educational Aims and Values of ISK.

    Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Qualities:

    • Bachelor’s Degree
    • Student-centered and nurturing personality
    • Ability to repair instruments would be an asset
    • Commitment to collaborative planning
    • Flexibility and creativity
    • Showing initiative and the ability to work independently
    • Use music notation software for transposition and transcription purposes.
    • Basic Math skills
    • Word processing skills

    Closing: 9 Feb, 2023

    Method of Application

    Qualified candidates should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and at least three recent references (including a supervisor's) and their contacts, in one PDF file to recruitment@isk.ac.ke no later than the stipulated deadline

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