Details
Employer Name: Istiqaama
Organization Type: NGO
Role: Experienced
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Zanzibar
Kaskazini Pemba
Kaskazini Pemba
Application Deadline: 30-03-2017
Listed on: 09-03-2017
Job Opportunity – Headmaster
Istiqaama for Development, shortly Istiqaama is an Islamic
charity organization established in 2004 by a group of Muslims who seek the Almighty`s pleasures, based in Chake Chake Pemba- Zanzibar.
It is a non-profitable organization targeting to uplift the lives of marginalized societies and individuals, irrespective of social spheres, gender or age.
In supporting the education sector, Istiqaama through its fund has built schools, institutes and Islamic madrasas which provide a better knowledge to the Islamic society. Many children are now having access to both religious and secular education.
Farahedy Secondary School is one of the schools built and managed by Istiqaama, founded in 2008 and its first intake was in 2009. It was built under the sponsorship of Zanzibar Children’s Fund. The school was established in pursuance of the society’s objective to provide quality education and excellent moral training and discipline to the Muslim youth in Zanzibar.
The School has evolved into a successful secondary school providing a high standard of education. Our CSE results have continued to improve over the years and are well above local and national averages.
We are seeking a creative, dynamic, motivated and energetic individual to fill the position of Headmaster of Farahedy Secondary School.
Position title: Headmaster
Reporting to: Technical Director of Istiqama for Development
Location: Chake Chake Pemba
PRIMARY FUNCTION
To provide professional leadership for the school which secures its success and improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its students and good standards of learning and achievement.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities of Headmaster will include but not limited to:
i. Hold and articulate clear Islamic values and moral purpose focused on providing a World class Education to the students and reflecting the character of the school.
ii. Demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitudes towards the students, staff, parents and members of the local and wider community.
iii. Demand ambitious standards of achievement, support and challenge, instilling a strong sense of accountability in staff for the impact of their work on students' outcomes.
iv. Ensure that all those involved in the school are committed to its aims, motivated to achieve them, and involved in meeting long, medium and short term objectives and targets which secure the educational success of the school.
v. Promote creativity, innovation and the use of appropriate new technologies to achieve excellence.
vi. Maintain sound procedures for the security, supervision and maintenance of the school environment, ensuring that all Health and Safety regulations are met.
vii. Provide educational leadership, which includes Staff development and growth, Curriculum implementation and evaluation and implementation of comprehensive plan for the school.
viii. Build and maintain a high performance culture leading to high standards of teaching and learning throughout the school and hold the school accountable for student achievement.
ix. Streamline an effective administrative and management structure that can effectively utilize the resources to run day -to-day affairs of the school.
x. Build a collaborative learning culture with other schools, agencies and partners (especially with the schools with higher performance) continue to build effective learning to promote excellence in teaching and learning.
Qualifications and Experiences
1. Bachelor’s degree in education or relevant academic field.
2. Minimum of 7 years’ experience including 4 years’ education administrative experience and 3 years’ Secondary school teaching experience.
3. Proven successful leadership and management experience at least in a senior team or as a Headmaster or Deputy Headmaster will be an added advantage.
4. Recent and relevant training and professional development in relation to secondary school curriculum, management, teaching and learning will be an added advantage.
Other Essential Requirements for this post:
1. Excellent oral and written communication skills in both Kiswahili and English.
2. Excellent Computing and data management skills and use of ICT as a teaching, learning, communication and administrative tool.
3. Willingness to embrace new ideas and be comfortable with and proactive in change.
4. Proven ability to develop a clear vision of the school’s future development.
5. Self-motivated person able to work without close supervision
6. Proven ability to promote a strong, positive ethos and maintain high standards of behaviour.
7. Self-starter & highly motivated and very hard working individual
8. Should be a modern administrator able to running things in modern way.
Salary and Benefits
Istiqaama for Development offers excellent salaries and additional benefits
APLICATION
If you believe you are the ideal person we are looking for, submit the cover letter describing why you are the right candidate for this position and curriculum vitae detailing your experience with three referees either physically at the school premises or emailed to wwael935@hotmail.com copied to abdulbasitr@hotmail.com and zahor2@yahoo.com with “Application of Headmaster’s post” as the subject line. Deadline for application is: 30th March, 2017. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 5 days after the closing date
Istiqaama for Development, shortly Istiqaama is an Islamic
charity organization established in 2004 by a group of Muslims who seek the Almighty`s pleasures, based in Chake Chake Pemba- Zanzibar.
It is a non-profitable organization targeting to uplift the lives of marginalized societies and individuals, irrespective of social spheres, gender or age.
In supporting the education sector, Istiqaama through its fund has built schools, institutes and Islamic madrasas which provide a better knowledge to the Islamic society. Many children are now having access to both religious and secular education.
Farahedy Secondary School is one of the schools built and managed by Istiqaama, founded in 2008 and its first intake was in 2009. It was built under the sponsorship of Zanzibar Children’s Fund. The school was established in pursuance of the society’s objective to provide quality education and excellent moral training and discipline to the Muslim youth in Zanzibar.
The School has evolved into a successful secondary school providing a high standard of education. Our CSE results have continued to improve over the years and are well above local and national averages.
We are seeking a creative, dynamic, motivated and energetic individual to fill the position of Headmaster of Farahedy Secondary School.
Position title: Headmaster
Reporting to: Technical Director of Istiqama for Development
Location: Chake Chake Pemba
PRIMARY FUNCTION
To provide professional leadership for the school which secures its success and improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its students and good standards of learning and achievement.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities of Headmaster will include but not limited to:
i. Hold and articulate clear Islamic values and moral purpose focused on providing a World class Education to the students and reflecting the character of the school.
ii. Demonstrate optimistic personal behaviour, positive relationships and attitudes towards the students, staff, parents and members of the local and wider community.
iii. Demand ambitious standards of achievement, support and challenge, instilling a strong sense of accountability in staff for the impact of their work on students' outcomes.
iv. Ensure that all those involved in the school are committed to its aims, motivated to achieve them, and involved in meeting long, medium and short term objectives and targets which secure the educational success of the school.
v. Promote creativity, innovation and the use of appropriate new technologies to achieve excellence.
vi. Maintain sound procedures for the security, supervision and maintenance of the school environment, ensuring that all Health and Safety regulations are met.
vii. Provide educational leadership, which includes Staff development and growth, Curriculum implementation and evaluation and implementation of comprehensive plan for the school.
viii. Build and maintain a high performance culture leading to high standards of teaching and learning throughout the school and hold the school accountable for student achievement.
ix. Streamline an effective administrative and management structure that can effectively utilize the resources to run day -to-day affairs of the school.
x. Build a collaborative learning culture with other schools, agencies and partners (especially with the schools with higher performance) continue to build effective learning to promote excellence in teaching and learning.
Qualifications and Experiences
1. Bachelor’s degree in education or relevant academic field.
2. Minimum of 7 years’ experience including 4 years’ education administrative experience and 3 years’ Secondary school teaching experience.
3. Proven successful leadership and management experience at least in a senior team or as a Headmaster or Deputy Headmaster will be an added advantage.
4. Recent and relevant training and professional development in relation to secondary school curriculum, management, teaching and learning will be an added advantage.
Other Essential Requirements for this post:
1. Excellent oral and written communication skills in both Kiswahili and English.
2. Excellent Computing and data management skills and use of ICT as a teaching, learning, communication and administrative tool.
3. Willingness to embrace new ideas and be comfortable with and proactive in change.
4. Proven ability to develop a clear vision of the school’s future development.
5. Self-motivated person able to work without close supervision
6. Proven ability to promote a strong, positive ethos and maintain high standards of behaviour.
7. Self-starter & highly motivated and very hard working individual
8. Should be a modern administrator able to running things in modern way.
Salary and Benefits
Istiqaama for Development offers excellent salaries and additional benefits
APLICATION
If you believe you are the ideal person we are looking for, submit the cover letter describing why you are the right candidate for this position and curriculum vitae detailing your experience with three referees either physically at the school premises or emailed to wwael935@hotmail.com copied to abdulbasitr@hotmail.com and zahor2@yahoo.com with “Application of Headmaster’s post” as the subject line. Deadline for application is: 30th March, 2017. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 5 days after the closing date
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