Head of Education and Operations ,Tanzania

Title	Head of Education and Operations
Location	Tanzania
Programme	Social Development - Education
Agency	Aga Khan Education Services
Deadline	15 Jun 2013

Aga Khan Education Services: (AKES) currently operates more than 250 schools and advanced educational programmes that provide quality pre-school, primary, secondary, and higher secondary education services to students in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Tajikistan. More information....

The Position
The Aga Khan Education Service, Tanzania (AKES,T) is part of a global network of 250+ Aga Khan Schools established across East Africa, South and Central Asia. AKES,T is seeking to recruit a Head of Education & Operations to provide leadership and management for its four schools (Nursery schools, Primary School (IBPYP) and Secondary school (IGCSE / IBDP and National Curriculum) in Dar-es Salaam and Mwanza. The schools have a total enrolment of 1,660 and 120 teachers.

The key areas of activity include:

Strategy development and planning.

HR Management - recruitment, retention and professional development of the highest quality staff .

Instructional leadership- guiding and monitoring the delivery of curricula .

Financial Management - developing budgets and managing resources.

Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.

The key priorities as set by the Director of Education for the next 12-24 months are to: 

Establish sound systems and processes for accountability and quality assurance (both financial and programmatic) .

Contribute to the planning and roll out of a comprehensive HR and compensation plan for all staff (support, management and teaching) .

Oversee the development and implementation of individual school-level planning, to ensure that each school is well positioned to meet international standards of best practice.

Oversee the rehabilitation of all school facilities and faculty housing and determine a sustainable maintenance plan.

The Requirements
The successful candidate will have the following profile: 

Be a highly experienced educational leader with in-depth knowledge of local and international curricula.

Have a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in the global education arena and of effective frameworks for school improvement planning.

Have strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as cultural awareness and sensitivity, in order to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholder.

A postgraduate qualification in education leadership or curriculum would be an advantage.

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