Area Education Manager – Gadap West I

DESCRIPTION

Overall Area Leadership

• Responsible and accountable for the entire academic leadership and management of Schools and entire cohort of Principals.
• Accountable for ensuring improvement in SSR, fee collection enhancement and day to day fleet management, Responsible for managing Area Administrator to perform overall administrative duties & Academic data management (analysis, verification & preservation)

Relationship Management

• Maintain communication with community members and encourage use of community resources where possible to facilitate schools if needed, encourage Principals to keep strong communication with Parents and occasionally attend Parent-Student meetings. Maintain liaison with donor on donor related education activities where required.
• Maintains communication with other AEMs to ensure a strong collaborative working environment, seeks feedback as well as shares best practice to support over all region development

Quality of Principal

• Responsible for overall strengthening of Principal cohort to improve Principal Quality
• Work with the RHR Manager in recruitment of quality local Principals (including participation in Assessment Centers)
• Ensure full participation in PQI visits and monitoring regular academic feedback is provided to the Principals (including
• formally through appraisals) and monitor continuous improvement throughout the year. Where applicable support the Principal through PIP

Quality of Teacher

• Responsible for overall strengthening of Teacher cohort to improve Teacher Quality(Content through TCT and Pedagogy)
• Work with the Principals in outreach and recruitment of quality local Teachers especially in difficult locations, In charge of approving Teacher transfers and promotion recommendations
• Conduct minimum 1 classroom observation on every visit and ensure consistency in feedback

Quality of Schools

• Develop clear action plan for struggling schools in the area, implementation and regular follow up to ensure improvement
• Plan and develop strategies for area improvement (through AIP) clearly linked to whole school and area improvement.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s / Master’s in Education from a reputed institution

EXPERIENCE

At least 3 years of experience as a principal