Nairobi, Kenya

The position requires a team player who is performance driven with a high level of integrity, attention to detail, problem solving skills and resilience.

• Market and recruit leads in the community to participate in a multi-week training program aimed at training and hiring successful teachers and Academy Managers.
• Vet candidates for the training by administering, marking and recording selection assessment during the recruitment drive.
• Work with Data Entry and Call Centre staff to inform all passed trainees of their invitation to training.

• Provide daily training and facilitation, following highly detailed guidelines and word-for-word scripts to train a large group of new teachers.
• Observe trainees during lesson practice and fill out observation forms to be used as part of their evaluation assessments.
• Evaluate trainees’ performance using their assessment and practice scores and give appropriate feedback and coaching for improvement.
• Provide weekly feedback on training content, actively tracking specific needs for improvement in video, handouts, and PPT sessions.
• Manage the overall daily operations of the training room, from room set-up, to trainee management and attendance to data management to assistance with hiring decisions and issuing of contracts.
• Invigilate, mark and input weekly assessment test scores into the database.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of teachers and Academy Managers after the training through academy visits and detailed observations and audits.

• Bachelors Degree required
• Minimum of two years of post-undergraduate, full-time work experience, preferably in education or training
• Must have experience leading training sessions, preferably for groups of 50 or more adult participants

• Results-oriented with a “can do” attitude; willingness to do whatever necessary to get the job done
• Experience working within low income communities or slums
• Experience delivering complex trainings to individuals with less formal education and work history, different educational backgrounds, skills levels and economic status
• Must have excellent organization and time management skills
• Must be comfortable giving and receiving detailed feedback in order to improve performance
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required
• Strong computer skills, including PowerPoint and Microsoft Word
• While your presence may be required at headquarters for a few days, your job requires you to travel around Kenya 100% of the time for recruitment drives or to live at a residential training site.
• Able to work long hours, including every Saturday and/or Sunday during the recruiting and training cycles.