Growth and Expansion Manager Job at Nova Academies

About The Role

We are looking for an exceptional individual to be the cutting-edge of our work to rapidly expand our transformational education model. The Growth and Expansion Manager is always several steps ahead of most of the rest of the organization, analyzing new opportunities, leading projects to expand our schools into totally new geographic areas, and conducting negotiations with potential new partners, among many other critical activities. This Manager is a true jack-of-all-trades, building a complex financial model one moment and troubleshooting a delay on a construction site the next. The Manager is expected to be highly flexible in moving between projects alongside the Managing Director and other leadership based on the current needs of the organization.

The Growth and Expansion Manager will work closely with the Managing Director and Director of Operations for East Africa as well as coordinate projects across a range of other teams and individuals throughout the organization. However, the Manager must be able to also work highly independently to drive new initiatives with minimal direction. The Manager will also frequently represent the organization in external meetings and negotiations and will have exceptional interpersonal and strategic relationship building skills.

The Manager is expected to be highly analytical. Since your work will have major implications for the future of the organization, you will conduct detailed analysis of potential options and present your results and recommended solutions to the leadership of the organization.

About You

• You have 4+ years of experience in a rigorous, high-performing professional setting working on demanding analytical projects;
• You have strong people skills and are able to build strong relationships with colleagues and a wide range of external partners, negotiate effective deals, and skillfully resolve conflicts;
• You have exceptional analytical skills and have experience building complex financial and business models from the ground up;
• You have a strong track record of achieving high quality results quickly and can operate independently with limited direction and support;
• You have an exceptional ability to think strategically and yet you sweat the small stuff—people see you as unusually detail-oriented and conscientious
• You have strong project management skills with exceptional ability to manage multiple highly detailed and urgent work streams simultaneously;
• You are humble and have the highest integrity. You embrace our unique organizational culture and are ready to grow by acting on frequent intensive feedback from your colleagues;

Does working at Nova Academies excite you? If so, we are excited to meet you and hope to speak with you soon to explore whether you are a great fit to join us in building our ambitious vision.

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Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the right candidate is identified. Only qualified candidates will be invited for interviews. If you do not hear from us within 8 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.