Faculty Assistant Job in Kenya - M-PESA Foundation Academy

M-Pesa Foundation Academy

Recruitment of top talent for a world-class education institution

Our

client, the M-PESA Foundation Academy is a state of the art, mixed

boarding high school that will provide world-class Kenyan education. 

The

Academy will admit its first cohort of Form One students in 2016. It is

in this view that the M-PESA Foundation Academy is seeking to recruit

dynamic individuals with exceptional skills in the following capacities:

Faculty Assistant 

Ref: FA/09/2015

 

This role provides administrative to all teaching members of staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides support the preparation of letters, memoranda, reports, course materials, and presentations;


• Serves as principal contact and source of information for students, staff, faculty, and external stakeholders;


• Manages calendars, arranges for meetings, appointments and travel arrangements.


• Coordinates events, including conferences, seminars, and related activities.


• Purchases and maintains inventory of supplies for office or lab.


• Maintains custody of all correspondence, reports and documentation; and


• Answers and routes phone calls, mail and e-mail messages and may handle wide-range information dissemination.

Person Specifications

• Minimum Diploma in a business related field;


• Three plus years related experience with proven office administration and customer service skills required;


• Solid working knowledge of office processes and systems, and of related computer software and electronic communications tools;


• Proven interpersonal skills with experience providing complex administrative support to one or more people; and


• Ability to work across teams and with a variety of projects.

How to Apply

The

ideal candidates must embody Excellence, Responsible Citizenship,

Curiosity, Accountability, Leadership and Innovation – the values that

will drive life across all elements of The Academy for educators,

learners, and staff.

If you have the relevant qualifications and

experience, please email a cover letter and your CV quoting the

reference number of the job you are applying for in your email to

esd@deloitte.co.ke on or before 2nd October 2015 addressed to:

The Director

Executive Selection Division

Deloitte Consulting Limited

Email : esd@deloitte.co.ke

Nairobi, Kenya.

About us: The vision of the Academy is to develop transformational leaders

through innovative approaches to education. The core curriculum of the

Academy is the 8-4-4 curriculum. The academic concepts shall be covered

in exciting and innovative ways. 

Great focus will be

given to entrepreneurship and leadership, giving the students time to

learn outside the classroom, explore the arts and take part in sports. 

The Academy will serve talented but economically disadvantaged students with demonstrated leadership potential. 

The Academy will cultivate the students’ abilities to innovate irrespective of their academic strengths or weaknesses. 

As

such, students will work with teachers and one another to design

projects that can solve real world challenges. Students who graduate

from the Academy will be leaders in their fields of interest such as

business, academia, politics, sports and the arts. 

They will be the entrepreneurs and community leaders who will drive Kenya forward.