We are looking for a superstar with outstanding instructional leadership to serve as the School Principal at our Eldoret Girls Campus .  This is an opportunity to help create a transformative school model with the future of Africa’s youth at stake. 

　　ABOUT YOUR ROLE

　　Nova Pioneer already has 16 schools on the continent - 7 in Kenya and 9 in South Africa. You will be responsible for leading the Nova Pioneer culture as the instructional leader and building manager in the school campus. You are responsible for setting and implementing the school vision for success and strategic plan. You are responsible for leading cohesively in a team, maintaining positive, constructive and professional relationships with teachers, students, their families, and colleagues and contributing as a part of the regional leadership team to support the growth and health of the collective Nova Pioneer brand.

　　This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.

　　Key responsibilities of the role include: 

　　Living the Nova Culture

　　Fully embrace Nova Pioneer’s values and promote them to students, staff, other faculty, parents and members of the outside community  

　　Live the culture principles inside and outside of the classroom and school.

　　Lead cohesively in a team, being respectful of each person's contribution and style.

　　Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with teachers, students, their families and colleagues.

　　Attend daily team, weekly staff and other meetings that arise throughout the school year

　　Contribute as a part of the regional leadership team to support the growth and health of the collective Nova Pioneer brand.

　　The School Principal, with the support of the Senior Director of Schools, East Africa and the Chief of Schools Officer, shall have responsibility for the following key areas:

　　Vision and Leadership

　　Crafting, articulating and executing on a compelling short- and long-term vision for the development of the school’s culture, academics and programs.

　　Managing the execution of the daily operations of the school, and supporting all members of the community in meeting the mission, vision and instructional model of Nova Pioneer

　　Using data driven decision making to create and implement and a yearly strategic plan

　　Establishing and maintaining an extremely strong and vibrant school culture consistent with Nova’s core culture principles.

　　Manage teaching and learning, and the  academic outcomes of all learners

　　Building a thriving school community that has high satisfaction ratings from all stakeholders.

　　Building strong relationships with teammates with a focus on team culture and individual coaching and development

　　Building strong relationships with students that push them to live our the culture principles, achieve academic excellence and grow into innovators and leaders

　　Building strong relationships with the parents of all students in the school and managing all issues and concerns they may raise

　　Leading the team mate hiring and onboarding processes for the school.

　　Coaching, Developing and Managing the school leadership team, all teachers and support teammates using the Managing the Nova Pioneer Way framework

　　Creating and supporting marketing opportunities to grow enrollment and lessen attrition.

　　Planning and supporting the  implementation of Open Days, Academic events, community events, student events and parent-centered events. 

　　Liaise and work collaboratively with other functions that support the school (Talent, Operations, Admissions and Marketing, Property, Collections and Finance)

　　Manage and support central teams in meeting regional or school specific outcomes.

　　Organisation and Administration skills

　　Providing overall management of the school, including the planning and overseeing of the daily time tabling of classes.

　　Manage the execution of school activities aligned to the teacher duty schedules as well as morning, break time, and lunch supervision. 

　　Support, maintain and action effective data management systems such as student records, teacher records, attendance, etc.

　　Collect, analyze, share and interpret internal and external school assessment data and ensure that data is used strategically to improve student academic performance.

　　Oversee planning, execution and analysis of intervention programs targeted at needs of diverse academic subgroups, whether remedial or enrichment. 

　　Implement systems for report cards, national assessments, MAP results and reporting other grades to parents.

　　With the support of the Finance team,  manage the school and operational and staffing budget to 0% variance - ensuring school-based procurement is managed within the budget and at a high standard

　　Preside over the health and safety committee and ensure all health and safety procedures and protocols are  implemented. 

　　Ensuring Deans are managing clubs, competitions and other campus events. 

　　With the support of the property and operations team, oversee the school facilities management - ensure campus health, safety and security, campus facilities and cleaning are up to the required standard;

　　Ensure that campus-required hiring, people development and HR-related matters are closely managed and communicated to relevant teams

　　With the support of the Marketing team, take active leadership and ownership in the school's admissions process and enrollment efforts as well as student retention.

　　Teacher Development 

　　Lead the coaching and development of other leaders in the school, including Deans and Grade Level leads to be exemplars in all aspects of the Nova Pioneer Model. 

　　Leading Dean and teacher development to ensure a campus that displays exceptional inquiry instruction. 

　　Leading Dean and teacher development to ensure a campus that excels in implementing data driven instruction. 

　　Ensure Deans oversee the attendance roster and roster of absent teachers and ensure effective teacher substitute plans as necessary, using on campus teachers and calling on talent to support for long term absences 

　　Develop a school environment which is supportive of learning and high achievement among the students.  

　　Lead and support the monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning across the school and contribute to school self-evaluation and the development of improvement plans.

　　Facilitate collaboration among teachers within/across grade levels and subject areas

　　Create and manage appropriate and high impact  staff professional development

　　Communication   

　　Develop and roll out effective communication systems with students, team, parents and the wider community, in collaboration with the external relations team.

　　Communicate with students, staff and parents in a positive, friendly and professional manner.

　　Responsible for managing communication systems -Zen Desk, Newsletters, Class Dojo, Kid Connect, EdAdmin, etc.

　　ABOUT YOU

　　You have 5+ years of experience in a rigorous, high-expectations school setting including instructional leadership roles (e.g., Dean of Instruction, Dean of Students, Deputy Head, teacher coach, etc.). More years of experience or experience as a Head of School is highly valued but not a prerequisite.

　　You have a TSC number and certificate.

　　You have a minimum qualification of a Bachelor's Degree in Education; a Masters degree in Education Management/Administration is desirable. 

　　You are widely recognised as a highly effective teacher and can model what great, inquiry-based teaching looks like.

　　You consistently seek out opportunities to grow, whether by asking others for feedback, forming communities of learning with other school leaders, or seeking out training.

　　You have a track record of improving other people’s performance through coaching, building uncommonly strong relationships, developing creative training sessions and sharing feedback.

　　A strong community leader, with the ‘head and heart’ to foster a caring community.

　　You have an exceptional ability to think strategically—and are  unusually detail-oriented and conscientious.

　　You are excited about our organisational culture—and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback.

　　You have a desire to further develop your leadership skills and apply them to transform the lives of African youth.

　　HOW TO APPLY

　　To apply, please complete the form on the right hand side of this page. We cannot process applications that are emailed to us.

　　Please note:  You are encouraged to attach your resume in PDF format to protect formatting.

　　Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the right candidate is identified. Only qualified candidates will be invited for interviews.  

　　WORKING AT NOVA PIONEER

　　Nova Pioneer is a place where our people experience tremendous growth, fast! We invest heavily in the growth of our people because it leads to greater mastery in both us and our students. “Novaneers” work harder and work longer hours than at most schools but as a result, the growth they experience is extraordinary. We offer consistent and ongoing professional development and provide clear career pathways that ensure that our people are always achieving their personal and professional best. Nova Pioneer has a highly energetic, entrepreneurial environment where our people get to bring their creative and innovative ideas to life. We look for people who are flexible and who are able to adapt and respond quickly to adversity with a positive, can-do attitude (there are no problems, only solutions!). We welcome challenges and roll with the punches because it makes us, and our students, better. There is no problem too big for us! We work hard but we also have a lot of fun together. We bring infectious energy and enthusiasm to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning. Read more about our culture principles here.

　　Nova Pioneer will never request an application fee from candidates. If you are contacted with a request to pay a fee from someone claiming to be a Nova Pioneer Talent or Recruitment representative, please do not pay them and report it to us immediately on [email protected] or [email protected].

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