Student Enterprise Manager 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:

Student Enterprise Manager 

Ref: SEM/09/2015

 

The Student Enterprise Manager will be responsible for growing the business development function of the Academics Department.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and commercialization of the projects designed in the entrepreneurship program within the Academy;


• Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships for the Academy for successful implementation of the entrepreneurship projects.


• Conduct market research and develop new business ideas for enhancing the Academy’s sustainability; and


• In liaison with the faculty in the entrepreneurship department, cultivate and direct staff and students on best practices as well as mentoring them on their progress within the enterprise function at the Academy.

Person Specifications

• A minimum Bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship or related field;


• At least three years of experience in an education setting, is required, alongside proven experience of enterprise development in business of related context.


• Demonstrated coaching skills;


• Creativity and energy; and


• Good stakeholder management skills;

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.