Global Co-Curricular Director Job at Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is the world’s largest and fastest-growing chain of primary and pre-primary schools with more than 400 academies and 100,000 pupils in Kenya and Uganda.
We democratize the right to succeed by giving families living in poverty access to the high-quality education that will allow their children to live a very different life. We leverage experts, data, and technology in order to standardize and scale every aspect of quality education delivery, from how and where academies are built to how teachers are selected and trained, and how lessons are delivered and monitored for improvement. We are vertically integrated, tech-enabled, and on our way to profitability. Bridge expects to continue rapid expansion in East Africa, and has just launched operations in Nigeria in September 2015, with India to follow in 2016.


Job Title: Global Co-Curricular Director

About the Role

Parents care about more than just academic outcomes; they also care about their children’s opportunities for co-curriculars like debate team, football, singing, and so forth.

Your primary responsibilities will creating teacher guides for these programs. You will study existing programs at individual schools (Bridge and non-Bridge); find out what works that is not specific to a particularly talented individual; then create programs that can be effectively implemented by all Bridge teachers, paying proper attention to the cultural preferences of each country.

What you should have

A Bachelor’s degree
Experience in high-poverty schools, preferably in the developing world
Experience with centralized curriculum
Exceptional organization and project management skills
Strong people management skills with experience managing a large team of professionals
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage and execute large-scale projects
Experience with designing and implementing organizational systems
Ability to analyze data and effectively use data to inform decisions
Flexibility and a strong work ethic with an ability to overcome obstacles
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

How to Apply
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