Jobs at Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)

Aga Khan Education Services, Kenya is seeking to recruit a Special Advisor who will be responsible for evaluating current and past five-year performance, designing detailed action plans for schools’ improvement addressing areas identified from performance evaluation, and support the Board and the CEO in implementing of the action plan to improve overall institutional performance for the Aga Khan schools in Kenya.

Key deliverables include:

Performance Analysis and strengthening of operations and operating models

• Carry out a detailed analysis of current and past five-year performance
• Prepare and propose a detailed action plan to address areas of improvement and areas of enhancements
• Support the Board and the CEO in implementing operational and system-level improvements and enhancements to strengthen the AKES, Kenya operations in all functions
• Provide any other support requested by the Board of Directors

Strengthening of the international curriculum schools, One School Vision  

• Work with school leadership and the CEO in aligning academic systems and processes at the school to ensure smooth transition from Nursery to Senior School
• Review student achievement levels and teaching and learning practice at the school, recommend and implement measures to enhance implementation of the IB curriculum at the Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi
• Support the development and implementation of strategies to enhance school performance to international benchmarks

Implementation of a sound operating model for national curriculum schools

• Evaluate schools’ performance of the Aga Khan national curriculum schools, including educational results, teaching and learning systems and processes and school administration
• Assess leadership and staff capacity and skills, and develop a development strategy to expand the capacity of the faculty and leadership
• Support school leadership and the CEO in leading change at the school level
• Guide the development and implementation of whole school improvement plans with specific strategies to enhance teachers’ accountability and capacity to deliver a strengthened implementation of the curriculum to achieve higher student achievement levels
• Assess the status of implementation of the recent, revised national curriculum system at the Aga Khan national curriculum schools

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Master’s level qualifications in Business or Non-profit Administration and Education
• Significant Experience in leading and guiding a network of schools, with proven track record of improving teaching and learning and achieving high student results
• Experience in the international education sector and managing national curricula
• Demonstrable experience of cultural awareness, understanding and sensitivity
• Demonstrable experience in leading people to deliver results
• Demonstrable experience in developing leadership to realize their full potential
• Change management agent

In addition, the ideal candidate will be/have:

• Passionate about delivering high quality services to children
• Advocate for diversity, pluralism and the unique place and contribution every individual makes to the community
• An individual who demonstrates a real sense of professionalism, commitment and integrity
• High level networking and negotiating skills
• Ability to develop relationships, build trust and command respect
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiastic and reliable with personal impact and presence
• Inquisitive and able to think creatively, solve problems and make decisions based on sound judgment, drawing on expertise from others

Closing: 25 July 2022

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The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa is recruiting a PYP Music teacher on a 6 months contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing each student’s skills, understanding and confidence in music at the appropriate level. S/he will also be responsible for creating awareness and enjoyment of music as well as raising the standards of students’ attainment and achievement.

Duties & Responsibility

•  To plan curriculum documents in a collaborative manner to reflect the standards and practices of the Academy and the PYP. 
• To engage in effective teaching practice that embraces inquiry teaching and learning methods and differentiate activities to meet the needs of all students. 
• To authentically assess, record and track the progress of all students.  
• To communicate necessary programme information to all stakeholders.  
• To resource programme needs effectively and ensure careful maintenance of existing inventory. 
• To actively participate in the life of the Junior School and the Academy as a whole, in and out of normal school hours.  

The requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
• At least 2 year experience in early years/primary
• Must have a TSC certificate or an internationally recognized teaching qualification.
• Prior experience teaching music is required.

Closing: 31 July 2022