Education Outreach Officer Job in Kenya

Tiny Totos’ Education Outreach Officer for Impact Capital Advisors

Background: ICA is a Nairobi-based company that provides consulting services to various clients, primarily in the impact investment, sustainable finance and social enterprise space.

ICA also runs its own social enterprise – Tiny Totos Kenya – a programme that aims to establish a franchise of safe, affordable and sustainable daycare delivering best of class services to preschool children and parents living and working in Nairobi’s urban slums.

ICA is currently seeking a dedicated and experienced individual bringing a combination of Montessori education qualifications and community outreach experience to manage, implement and oversee the ongoing education training and outreach work ICA is engaged in through the Tiny Totos’ Kenya programme.

With a primary focus on Tiny Totos’ community-based daycare entrepreneur clients, their staff, the children attending their schools and the parents whose children they look after, the ICA Education Outreach Officer will need to have pronounced interpersonal skills to complement their teacher qualifications.  

Working for a dynamic organization in the impact investing world, this position also offers the successful candidate a unique opportunity to get hands on exposure to and mentorship in the dynamic world of social enterprise and impact investing.  

Note: the position can be structured with flexi-hours including Saturdays and therefore might particularly suit a part-time student or working mother.

Location: Office in Westlands, Nairobi; position will however require the chosen candidate to spend 80% of their time with clients in communities in Nairobi.

Reports to: Ultimately to the ICA Managing Partner, but their direct line manager for operational supervision purposes will be the Tiny Totos’ Buiness Development Manager

Duties & Responsibilities
 

The core duties and responsibilities of the Tiny Totos’ Education Outreach Officer include:

• Designing and implementing an education training programme in Montessori methods for each of the Tiny Totos’ daycare partners
• Ensuring that the daycare partners have the minimum necessary equipment required to run their daycare programme
• Ensuring that the daycare partners are effectively implementing the education programme, as per the terms of their partnership agreements
• Ensuring that the daycare partners understand the reporting systems designed and introduced by the Tiny Totos’ Business Development Manager and are effectively implementing them.
• Visiting each daycare partner per week and spending adequate time with each (eg half a day). 
• Getting to know the daycare children’s parents, and assisting the Tiny Totos’ Business Development Manager in designing and implementing outreach programmes targeting the childrens’ parents, with a view to getting them more engaged in and supportive of their schools.
• Writing weekly reports summarizing day visits and findings of these to share and discuss with the broader team during weekly team meetings.
• Keeping track of and recording all expenses incurred from e.g. equipment purchase or training events with receipts to share with the ICA Office Assistant.
• Typing up reports and minutes as required by the ICA Managing Partner and other staff.
• Implementing the monthly nutritional and developmental health assessment of daycare children.
• Seeking opportunities for ICA and Tiny Totos’ to expand their service delivery whether through networks, contracts or grants.
• Representing ICA and Tiny Totos to the public, meetings and as the main face in the office at all times in a dignified, articulate manner.
• Providing any other support that may be reasonably be required and requested by the ICA Managing Partner, direct line manager, donors, partner or other staff.

Experience & personal qualities

• Communication skills in both Kiswahili and English.
• Diploma in Montessori method required.
• At least 2 years’ practical teaching experience of small children.
• At least 2 years’ experience (acquired personally or through work experience) in underprivileged urban neighbourhoods.
• Written English to a standard where monthly reports and other documents are easily understood by a native English speaker.
• Competent computer skills especially in MS word, MS excel and email.
• An ability to work independently
• Excellent organisational skills, flexibility and an ability to prioritise. 
• A self-starter, with initiative.
• An individual with pronounced interpersonal skills, skilled at building and maintaining relationships, with an ability to command attention and respect, and an ability to be respectful in return.
• A team player who can work well with colleagues from different backgrounds.

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Applications: CV and cover letter to be sent to info@icaafrica.com

Deadline: 24th December 2014