Sustainability Associate 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:

Sustainability Associate 

Ref: STA/09/2015

 

The Sustainability Associate will play a central role in defining, implementing, and monitoring The Academy’s sustainability initiatives to drive resource mobilisation. 

Key responsibilities include developing, managing and tracking sustainability and business development initiatives of the Academy.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the management in defining goals, performance metrics and a long-range plan for sustainability at The Academy;


• Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness, document performance trends, and recommend and implement modifications to improve program effectiveness;


• Communicate and represent The Academy sustainability programs to the overall community (educators, learners, staff and parents);


• Liaison with groups, programs, offices and departments across The Academy to achieve sustainability objectives;


• Represent The Academy’s sustainability programs to the public; attend professional meetings as appropriate; interface with external organizations to fulfil and achieve sustainability objectives; and


• Research, disseminate and implement best practices from other institutions with regards to sustainability that can be applied to The Academy.

Person Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field ,


• At least 3 years of relevant experience with demonstrated ability in project management and sustainability efforts;


• Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment and to manage ambiguity;


• Excellent oral and written communication skills; and


• Good interpersonal, planning and organization 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.