Bridge International Academies Administrative Assistant (Conferences) Jobs in Kenya

Brief Description

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for supporting Trainers to implement an intensive 7 week training program designed to develop strong future teachers.

The Administrative Assistant position requires a team player with initiative, problem solving skills and enthusiasm for teaching. Training occurs in a very fast-paced environment and requires a dedicated and organized Administrative Assistant.

The Administrative Assistant will facilitate some activities and provide support to Trainers.

Description

Locations:

Nairobi - 4Nakuru - 2Naivasha - 1Eldoret - 3Embu - 1Kisumu - 3Administrative Assistant (Conferences)

2 months contract

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa.

Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a highly successful business at the central level.

We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, with approximately 35 more opening in January and plan to rapidly scale the Company to serve more than 1 million students across continents.

About this position

Bridge International has developed an extremely detailed and rigorous instructional approach to enable a broad universe of potential teachers from local slum neighbourhoods to be extremely effective in the classroom. Our teachers come to us with a minimum of secondary school certificates, some with and some without previous teaching experience.

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for supporting Trainers to implement an intensive 7 week training program designed to develop strong future teachers. The Administrative Assistant position requires a team player with initiative, problem solving skills and enthusiasm for teaching.

Training occurs in a very fast-paced environment and requires a dedicated and organized Administrative Assistant. The Administrative Assistant will facilitate some activities and provide support to Trainers. This is a 3 month position, extendable to the right candidate.

Job Responsibilities

Provide assistance to conference trainees to answer their questions during attendance and breaks. Assist with gathering information about trainees and updating records using a computer. Make phone calls to trainees for attendance purposes. Document trainees’ concerns, questions and other information on a computer and share this data with Trainers on a daily basis Use a form to record trainees’ participation during training sessions and document any questions they asked. Work within a team to oversee detailed documentation of attendance, scoring of tests, and trainees’ participation scores Observe practice classroom lessons and fill out observation forms for individual trainees. Give short reading tests to trainees and record results. Provide support in other areas, as requested by Trainers. Must have experience as an administrative assistant, preferably to support a large training group Computer literacy, including MS Office Must demonstrate a high level of professionalism and integrity in speech and behaviour Outgoing, energetic and friendly personality who is able to manage stress well Excellent oral and written communication skills required Must be comfortable giving and receiving feedback in order to improve performance. A Bachelor’s degree is required Experience in customer care is preferred Must be able to manage multiple tasks and be well organized