Head of Technology and Learning Innovation 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:

Head of Technology and Learning Innovation 

Ref: TLI/09/2015

 

The primary role of the Head of Technology and Learning Innovation is to lead innovation in the area of design and technology-enhanced pedagogy in teaching and learning.

Key Responsibilities

• In liaison with the Director of Teaching and Learning, develop strategies to enhance learning experiences across online, blended and technology-enhanced initiatives;


• Provide design consultation for individual teachers to advance innovative digital learning initiatives


• Mobilize the staff to facilitate knowledge sharing;


• Demonstrate and share a passion for digital learning in a collaborative environment;


• Conduct and disseminate research and analysis on new and emerging technologies, instructional design theories, and approaches;


• Work with teachers to design and develop new courses, enhance programs and strengthen digital engagement tools; and


• Help design new tools, templates, and resources that support teachers’ innovation in digital education.

Person Specifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree and five or more years’ experience in instructional design, instructional technology, educational technology;


• Demonstrated experience designing and developing digital and blended learning courses


• Strong commitment to teamwork and problem solving, as well as the ability to act independently


• Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills


• Demonstrated experience working across learning management system;

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.