School Administrator at Cradle to Crayon School

Job description

• Policy making, conceptualizes the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program.
• General Coordination: ensures that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial and organizational structure of the school system.
• Defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the pupil.
• Administering the 'student lifecycle' from registration or admission to graduation or leaving;
• Servicing committees including academic boards, governing bodies etc
• Providing administrative support to an academic team
• Coordinating examination and assessment processes;
• Maintaining high levels of quality assurance,
• Using information systems and preparing reports;
• Managing budgets and ensuring financial systems are followed;
• Liaising with partner institutions, other institutions, external agencies, government departments and prospective pupils;
• Organizing and facilitating a variety of educational or social activities.
• Maintenance of all School property and ensure efficient record keeping

Desired Skills and Experience
Ability to deal positively with change;
Strong interpersonal skills, to relate effectively with others at different levels including students, academics and colleagues in other areas of education administration;
Good written communication skills;
Being a good team member;
Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively;
IT skills including word processing, spreadsheets, databases and use of the internet.