As part of the ongoing contribution to supporting alumni students to be ready for the job market, Bridge International Academies Foundation runs 3 cycles of internship each year. Each cycle runs for three months.


First Cycle: January - March
Second Cycle: May - July
Third Cycle: September - November


This internship targets Bridge Alumni students to provide them with a unique... platform to bridge the gap between academic learning and professional work and offers a range of opportunities for growth, learning, and exploration, setting a strong foundation for a successful career more

As part of the ongoing contribution to supporting alumni students to be ready for the job market, Bridge International Academies Foundation runs 3 cycles of internship each year. Each cycle runs for three months.


First Cycle: January - March
Second Cycle: May - July
Third Cycle: September - November


This internship targets Bridge Alumni students to provide them with a unique... platform to bridge the gap between academic learning and professional work and offers a range of opportunities for growth, learning, and exploration, setting a strong foundation for a successful career more

As part of the ongoing contribution to supporting alumni students to be ready for the job market, Bridge International Academies Foundation runs 3 cycles of internship each year. Each cycle runs for three months.


First Cycle: January - March
Second Cycle: May - July
Third Cycle: September - November


This internship targets Bridge Alumni students to provide them with a unique... platform to bridge the gap between academic learning and professional work and offers a range of opportunities for growth, learning, and exploration, setting a strong foundation for a successful career more

As part of the ongoing contribution to supporting alumni students to be ready for the job market, Bridge International Academies Foundation runs 3 cycles of internship each year. Each cycle runs for three months.


First Cycle: January - March
Second Cycle: May - July
Third Cycle: September - November


This internship targets Bridge Alumni students to provide them with a unique... platform to bridge the gap between academic learning and professional work and offers a range of opportunities for growth, learning, and exploration, setting a strong foundation for a successful career more

Working closely with the Communications Director, this role is pivotal in helping drive the communications and engagement strategy. The position holder will be assisting in the management of the organization’s reputation which safeguards the organization’s integrity and image. The position holder will be successful at creating high-quality communications materials to maximize impact, learning, and... knowledge of our programs. The person will be responsible for maintaining our digital archives and supporting the Director, Communications in content creation, events, and campaigns. This position reports directly to the Communications Director. 


What You Will Do


Support the development and distribution of publications, press releases, website content, photographs, videos, partnership marketing resources/materials, and other strategic and targeted communications as required to communicate Bridge Kenya and Uganda’s mission and impact.
Support the development and implementation of internal and external brand and communication strategies that align with the organization’s mission and audience needs as well as align it to progressive changes if any.
Provide support and participate in campaign activities directly handled by the communications team.
Keeping Bridge images and video libraries updated. 
Support the Communications Director in compelling positioning and developing marketing collaterals.
Support the maintenance of social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp); by generation and posting of content on the sites to increase visibility and foster positive engagement; Support the design and implementation of strategies to increase the number of followers at each site and website management.
Collect and document success stories, best practices, and impact stories from the field to share with donors and external audiences.
Support events in Kenya and Uganda by preparing communication materials and documenting events through photography and videography for promotional use.
In collaboration with the technical leads, initiate or accompany field visits to collect quality photos, quotes, and materials suitable for success stories and use in the communications work.
Ensure all communications materials are aligned with Bridge Kenya and Uganda brand guidelines, maintaining consistency across all platforms.
Monitor media alerts and relevant publications.
Create timely reports for all communication campaigns.


What You Should Have


A Degree in Communications or any other related field.
Proven ability to produce compelling material and stories for external audiences.
Proven ability to collate, produce, and edit multimedia content.
An awareness of the media and political landscape both locally and nationally.
Well-developed written and verbal communication skills to deal effectively, efficiently, and appropriately with internal and external stakeholders including the media.
Ability to successfully influence and negotiate with individuals and achieve objectives through excellent relationships.
Experience of collecting data from various sources, and ability to analyze and present findings clearly for internal and external communications including for press releases.
Proven ability to prioritize and organize own workload effectively and efficiently and meet deadlines.
Well-developed ability to work well with others as part of a team, provide support as required, and build and maintain effective working relationships.
Understanding and experience in using digital media and social media channels.
Membership of PRSK is an added advantage. more

As the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will have the opportunity to join and shape a fast-scaling global foundation by developing a highly effective talent pipeline for all positions in the program. This is a highly hands on, and analytical role with intense stakeholder and project management across the various teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to multi-task and take ownership... of the current talent acquisition  process from the get-go. Working closely with our Bridge leadership team and department leads, you will oversee staff and schools hiring.

You’re an extremely effective communicator, both written and verbal, and are  energized by interacting with people, building relationships, and networking. These things come  naturally to you and are what you crave in your working life. A keen sense of ownership, speedy  execution, and scrappiness is a must. The candidate is equally comfortable as an individual contributor as well as a leader who can drive the efforts of a team. This role reports directly to both our People Director and dotted reporting to the Managing Director 

What You Will Do


Work with hiring managers and their teams to oversee recruitment efforts, across both support staff and school hiring in Bridge. You will take lead on all staff hiring and oversee a Talent Acquisition Officers focussed on schools hiring across Bridge Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and India – Andhra Pradesh.
Partner with the People team to project and meet teacher and academy manager hiring needs to ensure we have full coverage of all permanent and substitute teachers, and academy managers.
Support the People team with placement of the hired teachers and academy managers in each recruitment cycle.
Partner with department leads and the People team for internal hiring efforts (internal recruitment is the assessment of employees for different or more senior roles). 
Use social media, job boards, internet sourcing, and other technical means to source  candidates for open jobs for current open roles and identify future talent needs and proactively  recruit and source candidates. 
Develop and maintain networks that ensure we meet our needs for teachers, academy managers and the staff that support delivery in our schools. This could be through targeted community outreach, and partnerships with teacher training colleges.
Manage the recruitment process and life-cycle, including initial assessments, interviews, and  offers.
Guide hiring managers and decision makers by providing valuable insight and hiring and  employment data. 
Manage relationships with recruiters, academic and professional groups, and with a wider  audience through use of social media and other targeted outreach to key audiences; including  coordination of on-campus recruiting, job fairs, conferences, and other opportunities to connect  with audiences interested in for-profit education space. 
Leverage a candidate experience focused; coach and mentor a team on meticulous candidate  management using an applicant tracking system to track applicants from the selection phase  through to on-boarding. 
Create and deploy various hiring strategies and initiatives – around sourcing and hiring practices, talent attraction, employer branding, outreach and partnership programs and internships.
Review current processes objectively, and relentlessly focus on iteration – across quality of hire, time to hire and experience.
Candidate experience focused; meticulous candidate management using an applicant tracking system to track applicants from the selection phase through to on-boarding. 


What You Should Have


Bachelor’s degree with superior academic performance.
3+ years within Talent Acquisition; we particularly value experience in extreme growth situations. Experience recruiting for field teams is preferred.
Extensive headhunting / direct recruitment experience, particularly with building diverse teams.
Prior experience within a fast-paced, metric driven Talent Acquisition organization (in-house / corporate or agency), as well as in designing and implementing talent acquisition solutions encompassing talent attraction and outreach programmes to build for longer-term talent pipeline.
Curiosity, grit and a relentless spirit to uncover talent across Kenya and Uganda.
Experience with establishing and maintaining senior stakeholders, internally and externally, demonstrating the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations for hiring partnerships. more

Impactful Education: Make a difference in children's lives by delivering high-quality education.
Innovative Approach: Embrace technology-driven teaching methods to enhance learning outcomes.
Professional Growth: Continuous training and development opportunities to hone your skills.

Qualifications:

Diploma, or ECDE trained teachers

Impactful Education: Make a difference in children's lives by delivering high-quality education.
Innovative Approach: Embrace technology-driven teaching methods to enhance learning outcomes.
Professional Growth: Continuous training and development opportunities to hone your skills.

Qualifications:

P1, CBC Diploma, education degree or ECDE trained teachers

About The Role

The People Operations Team is responsible for all the touchpoints of managing the employee lifecycle, including but not limited to offer letters, contracts, benefits, performance management tools, and employee off-boarding with both local laws and company policies.
People Operations uses data from employee lifecycle management to improve employee management and effectiveness,... ensuring all components of the People Group are using data to drive decision-making.
Effective programming within People Operations ensures that employees are seamlessly supported through their employment touchpoints, and that core employment structures and compensation strategies are used effectively to attract and retain high performing employees within the constraints of business operations.
The Officer, People Operations is responsible for supporting specific administrative, operational and quantitative tasks that contribute to attaining the above objectives of the People Operations Team. This role will report to the Manager, People Operations.

What You Will Do

Separations Process: lead and "quarterback" separations processes, including department, asset, and financial handovers - involves IT, Admin, and Payroll Accountant
Onboarding Process: lead and "quarterback" teams from IT, Admin, etc. in ensuring that staff are successfully on boarded
Payroll Verification: work with Payroll Accountant to ensure that all contractors and employees are properly represented with the right deductions/additions, if any. Generate monthly report for managers on headcount
Staff Benefits: supporting staff with questions about health coverage, managing additions to coverage, dealing with other health coverage issues
Asset Management: ensure that all staff have the assets they need; deal with asset recovery processes and exchanges/one-off needs. Heavy interfacing with IT and Admin
Leave Management: assist employees with leave, generate monthly report for managers on leave balances
Disciplinary Procedures: work with the Manager, People Operations and Director, People as needed on managing these procedures
Staff Documentation: ensuring that offer letters, contracts, probation confirmations, and change of status documents are appropriately handled

What You Should Have

Bachelor's degree from a reputable university.
Minimum 2 years of full-time work experience after graduation from your undergraduate degree.
Strong adherence to systems and processes.
Experience working with a culturally and socioeconomically diverse workforce.
Excellent email, Excel /spreadsheet, MS Word/word processing skills ; technologically competent/quick learner.
Work experience in fast-growth, rapid-scale contexts, particularly with large numbers of field staff.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
High energy and enthusiasm level; willingness to do whatever necessary to get the job done.
Experience in a challenging, dynamic and complex business environment.

You’re also

A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting things done. You’re organized and responsive. You take ownership of every idea you touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. You can multi-task dozens of such projects at once and never lose sight of the details. Likely, you have some experience in a start-up or other rapid-growth company.
A creative problem-solver – Growing any business from scratch comes with massive and constant challenges. On top of that, Bridge works in often fragile, sometimes volatile low-resource communities and with complex government systems. You need to be flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably with the materials at hand.
A relentless advocate – The children we serve and teachers we empower never leave your mind. You know them, get them, have shared a meal with them (or would be happy to in the future). You would never shrink back from shaking a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person was wearing or looked like. Every decision you make considers their benefit, experience, and value.
A malleable learner – You believe you can always do better. You welcome constructive criticism and provide it freely to others. You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where you’ve missed things or failed today.
A data-driven decision-maker – When making decisions, you don’t rely on your intuition alone. You collect data, you analyze it and make decisions with clear justifications.
A curious investigator – You ask why a lot. You don’t just take what you see and accept it. You wonder why it is that way, and are aware that the world we see is created by human choices and actions – and it could be different. You wonder, and see the world as wonderful even when you want to change a part of it that is unjust. more

About The Role

The Academic Manager for Bridge Nigeria will ultimately be responsible for educational outcomes across schools.
The Academic Manager will design, lead, and improve all academic decisions, policies, and initiatives for the Bridge Nigeria programme. This work will require collaboration across key functional areas such as content creation, printed teaching and learning materials,... and teacher training. The Academic Manager will also work with schools and civil society to understand the effectiveness of Bridge Nigeria and incessantly work to iterate and improve.This work will be codified in a yearly academic plan including all policies for all facets of Academics, which the Academic Manager owns.
The academic plan is a dynamic document. First and foremost, the Academic Manager is responsible for the creation, maintenance, implementation, and ongoing iteration of the academic plan to ensure that it optimises learning across elements of the school experience (for students, teachers, head teachers, and community stakeholders. The Academic Manager also works to ensure that academic plan is understood both within the Bridge Nigeria team. This includes defending Bridge Nigeria structured pedagogy approach and educating fellow staff members and school communities on the programme’s philosophy around targeted instruction aligned to true learning levels. Buy-in for the academic plan among all internal and external stakeholders - driven by a clear understanding of the plan’s logic and value - is critical to ensure that the academic programme and policies are implemented effectively.
Within the Bridge Nigeria team, the Academic Manager will work with all departments to ensure that the academic plan is being implemented with fidelity and that the programme more broadly is being delivered in a way that maximises students’ opportunity to learn. This means obsessing over the details of implementation. Are teachers delivering lessons consistently and as intended? Are books being used properly? Are policies being enacted in practice as they are outlined in writing? The Academic Manager questions and validates every assumption using strong primary source data. This requires working through different departments and teams in order to define the key questions around implementation, collect and analyse data, and define the details of any required improvement plan.



What You Will Do

Advocate for learning outcomes and serving as the Bridge Nigeria academic expert for other departments
Lead creation, execution, and interdepartmental coordination of the core academic systems and policies in the programme through creation, implementation, maintenance, and iteration of the Academic Plan
Provide feedback to the Instructional Design team, in order to improve learning outcomes and culturally contextualise what is taught in Lagos and Osun
Conduct necessary market and regulatory research to inform instructional systems and policies (timetable, teacher specialty configurations, academic calendar, retention policies, exam policy, placement policy)
Regularly review of data on academic performance and school health to validate current approaches, improve day-to-day implementation, and prepare justification for future changes
Manage the Academics team based in your programme, including but not limited to the Academic Officer who is in schools daily, doing observations of lessons.
Report to the Managing Director

What You Should Have

The Academic Manager must be a data-driven individual with experience developing and managing cultures of high performance and high expectations. You must be a great academic leader who understands exceptional instruction and can motivate and support others in realising a vision of academic excellence. Ideal candidates have worked in organisations with one or more of the following characteristics:

a proven track record of generating large learning gains at scale
structured pedagogy.
targeted instruction based on the level of the learner, especially in literacy and/or numeracy



In addition, the Academic Manager must:

Be bought into structured pedagogy.
Be able to think about what works at a single school and also what works at one thousand schools
Be a self-starter and problem-solver, who thinks three and four steps ahead.
Be hard working and collaborative, with the tenacity to plough through challenges and an appreciation for teamwork toward achieving a shared vision.
Be a fast learner and someone who is able to flourish in fast paced, dynamic, and sometimes ambiguous environments
Be both detailed and results-oriented, driven by the data that will allow us to know what is working and what isn’t working for kids.
Have strong project management skills and excellent organisational skills, with keen attention to detail and ability to follow up systematically on a broad set of initiatives and decisions
Be an effective, articulate communicator who can represent NewGlobe to external audiences.
Be humble and ready to “roll up your sleeves” to get things done

Education and Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field; graduate degrees preferred
At least 5 years of work experience, including in a leadership or management position
Experience working with Secondary schools as a teacher, school leader, or as part of a project
Strong understanding of instructional design and instructional quality, including effective literacy and numeracy teaching and learning materials

You’re also

A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting things done. You’re organized and responsive. You take ownership of every idea you touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. You can multi-task dozens of such projects at once and never lose sight of the details. Likely, you have some experience in a start-up or other rapid-growth company.
A creative problem-solver – Growing any business from scratch comes with massive and constant challenges. On top of that, Bridge works in often fragile, sometimes volatile low-resource communities and with complex government systems. You need to be flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably with the materials at hand.
A relentless advocate – The children we serve and teachers we empower never leave your mind. You know them, get them, have shared a meal with them (or would be happy to in the future). You would never shrink back from shaking a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person was wearing or looked like. Every decision you make considers their benefit, experience, and value.
A malleable learner – You believe you can always do better. You welcome constructive criticism and provide it freely to others. You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where you’ve missed things or failed today.
A data-driven decision-maker – When making decisions, you don’t rely on your intuition alone. You collect data, you analyze it and make decisions with clear justifications.
A curious investigator – You ask why a lot. You don’t just take what you see and accept it. You wonder why it is that way, and are aware that the world we see is created by human choices and actions – and it could be different. You wonder, and see the world as wonderful even when you want to change a part of it that is unjust. more