The position

Aga Khan Education Services, Tanzania is currently seeking to recruit a Chief Executive Officer for AKES, Tanzania, which operates three schools in Dar-es-Salaam. The CEO will be responsible for leading day to day operations and a focus on continuous development and improvement of the current schools to ensure a values based 21st Century relevant education for Aga Khan Students.

To be the successful candidate, you will be a visionary and dynamic leader. You will demonstrate entrepreneurial instinct and have an extensive knowledge of contemporary developments in the global education arena. You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as cultural awareness and sensitivity. Highly qualified in business and education management, you will have substantial senior leadership experience, preferably within education organisations.

Policy and Strategy

  • Champion and provide leadership in rolling out the post-pandemic strategy set by the AKES Head Office (HO) and Board of Directors of AKES, Tanzania.
  • Create a five year detailed operating plan with key milestones linked to the strategy, the impact of the pandemic (or other such crises) and annual operating budgets.
Management
  • Promote an organisational culture and ethos that reflects the values of AKES and AKDN and fosters effective performance, high motivation and positive outcomes for the students and the adults connected with the Aga Khan Schools.
  • Ensure that AKES Tanzania’s operations are managed in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Oversee the design, delivery and quality of AKES Tanzania’s programmes and services.
  • Ensure that the physical facilities – schools, offices and faculty housing are safe, secure and well maintained.
HR Management
  • Facilitate the recruitment and retention of the highest quality staff throughout AKES Tanzania, ensuring that the organisation evaluates staff performance on a regular basis and provides professional development aligned to the organisation and individual staff members’ development goals.
  • Ensure that sound policies, processes and documentation are created and maintained with the aim of creating a positive working environment for all AKES staff, career pathways within the organisation and in line with relevant employment legislation.
Financial Management
  • In collaboration with the CFO, direct the development of AKES Tanzania’s annual budgets based on compliant, sound and informed knowledge, in line with agreed strategic and operating plans, solid performance data and market intelligence, including the impact of the pandemic.
Community Relationships
  • Serve as the primary spokesperson and representative for AKES Tanzania. Ensure that AKES Tanzania’s mission, programmes and services are consistently presented in a strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders.
  • Foster strong key stakeholder relationships, especially with parents, the Government, Ministry of Education and the wider community in collaboration with the Aga Khan Foundation and AKDN.

The requirements

Essential criteria for the role:
  • Qualified to post-graduate level, in business administration and education management/leadership.
  • Substantial senior leadership experience at a strategic level, and significant experience leading an education organisation with multiple schools.
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of the international education sector and international curricula.
  • Demonstrable experience and success in managing operations, financial and human resources.
  • Experience of change leadership and management.
  • Demonstrable experience of cultural awareness, understanding and sensitivity.
In addition, the ideal candidate will be/have:
  • Passionate about delivering high quality services to children and their families.
  • 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.
  • Positive and adaptable to changing circumstances and open to new ideas.
  • 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.

Sector

Social Development

About the Agency

The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, non-denominational educational networks in the developing world. AKES currently operates over 200 pre-primary, primary, secondary, and higher-secondary schools and programmes in diverse geographic locations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates. Schools offer their respective country's national curricula; some schools in East Africa and Bangladesh also offer international curricula (IB and British). AKES employs over 3,500 teachers and educates over 89,500 students. More information...

Region: Eastern Africa

Location: Tanzania

Salary: Salary and package to attract the best candidate

Job Expires: 07-May-2021

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