Latest Job Vacancies at Bridge International Academies

About the Role

• The Teacher at Bridge is responsible for managing and overseeing the operations of a class in all respects and delivering lessons.
• The role holder is ultimately responsible for the smooth running of the assigned class and the academic achievement of its pupils.
• This job requires a strong presence around the academy and the local community. 

Responsibilities
What You Will Do:

• Instructional delivery – use our latest technology to deliver all Bridge content and lesson notes, which come fully prepared on a tablet.
• Raise pupil achievement – be accountable for the learning needs of all pupils, and do what it takes to help them improve 
• Parent relations – maintain positive relationships and close communication with parents on their child’s progression
• Customer outreach – conduct various forms of customer outreach ranging from door-to-door canvassing to academy-hosted events in order to attract new pupils to Bridge
• Grow professionally – attend periodic re-trainings for professional development
• Academy collaboration – support other members of your team and Academy Manager, organize co-curricular activities to make Bridge a vibrant and healthy academy in your community.
• And any other related duties that are in line with your training and competencies.

Requirements
What You Should Have:

• University Degree in Education or NCE or Post Graduate Diploma in Education. TRCN (Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria) Certificate is an added advantage.
• Prior teaching or mentoring experience not necessary but encouraged (we will train you).
• Ability to address the parents with utmost respect and solve the problems with right solutions.
• Passion, love and patience for children – particularly those in the age group you want to teach.
• Proven track record of professionalism, punctuality, discipline and compliance.
• Strong English skills (speaking, reading, writing) and local language skills. 
• Open attitude to try new things and stamina for teaching a full class day (7AM - 5PM Monday - Thursday and 7AM-3PM Friday), grit to persevere in challenging situations.
• Engages effectively with parents, and is prepared to speak with parents and engage with the community outside of the teacher timetable.
• Thrives within structure and is open to prepared teacher guides; is able to follow detailed and multi-step instructions.
• Shows potential for strong classroom management and will have pride in teaching a large class.
• A desire to grow personally and professionally including the ability to learn quickly and follow the policies of a multinational organisation; internal promotions are encouraged.
• Hobbies to share as co-curricular activities with the larger academy.

Skills:
You’re also:

• A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting things done. You’re organised 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 networking mastermind – You excel at meeting new people and turning them into advocates.  You communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written and oral speech. You can influence strangers in the course of a single conversation. Allies and colleagues will go to bat for your ideas. You have an existing network from prior experience in the country, preferably in the regulatory, education, or business sectors.
• 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.

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Job Summary

• Bridge International Academies is looking for Associates, School Inspection to make daily visits to the various academies, perform audits and report to the headquarters, ensure academies are in compliance with policies and provide either positive or negative feedback which in turn provides valuable insights into critical business issues. 

Job Description

• School Inspection (QA) is the monitoring and evaluation of our academy operations (facilities, materials & supplies, personnel and processes) against set Bridge standards and policies to ensure total compliance.
• QA ensures all our schools are compliant with procedural requirements through frequent school observation visits and audits of academy operations.
• This team collects and analyzes data to provide valuable insights into critical operational issues that need to be addressed to ensure a consistent service level standard is achieved across each school.
• As an organization that operates at scale, ensuring set Bridge standards are maintained across every single school is integral to success of our model 

Responsibilities
What You Will Do:

• Ensure schools are compliant with procedural requirements through processes of quality control and audit checklists of academy operations and management tools, materials and processes by: 
  • Paying visits to a set schools each day (as assigned by the School Inspection Manager)
  • Performing audits via the smartphone 
  • Reporting the information back to HQ.
  • Provide valuable insights into critical operational issues based on school visit observations
• Work with HQ to ensure that the school teaching and management systems and tools are well implemented and maintained as per Bridge standards at individual schools both by School Heads and by teachers. 
• School Inspection Associates will travel every single day to schools and are expected to spend a fair amount of time on the road. 

Requirements
What You Should Have:

• High Diploma or University graduate 
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple tasks within tight deadlines
• Hard working with a positive can-do attitude; is able and willing to take on any challenge
• Able to "stand his/her ground" and not be convinced by any School heads , teachers or anyone to change the audit information
• Mature and independent - supervision will largely be done from HQ while you operate in the field
• Adept at using the smartphone and email programs
• Aptitude for learning new IT systems/applications 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills 
• Prior experience conducting audits or experience in a School Inspection role is a plus
• Willingness to travel every day in all weather 

Skills:
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 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.

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About the Role

• The Academy Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing the operations of the Bridge Academy in all respects.
• The role holder is ultimately responsible for the smooth running of the Bridge school, the academic achievement of its pupils and the management of its staff.
• This job requires a strong presence around the academy and the local community.

Responsibilities
What You Will Do:

• Academy management - ensure that the academy’s financial, operational, and instructional goals are met leveraging smartphone and computer tablet technologies to manage operations and track oversight; escalate any problems immediately.
• Implement and enforce approved education and administrative policies as directed.
• Community relations - develop and maintain strong relationships with local leaders and organisations to advocate for higher-quality education and promote Bridge.
• Parent outreach - conduct various forms of customer outreach ranging from door-to-door canvassing to academy-hosted events in order to attract new pupils to Bridge.
• Customer relations - maintain positive relationships with existing families to ensure their loyalty, timely fees payments, and word-of-mouth recommendations; be accountable and ensure all parent queries are responded to in a timely manner.
• Academic oversight - Supervise and mentor teachers to ensure pupils are receiving a world class education; recruit new teachers as needed.
• Supplies and facility maintenance - ensure the academy has all of the resources needed to teach pupils, and that its environment is clean, safe, and conducive for learning; manage non-academic staff.
• Financial sustainability - ensure the academy is able to grow and pay all staff salaries and vendors on time by ensuring all pupils' fees are paid on time and academy spending is on budget.
• Any other related duties that are in line with your training and competencies.

Requirements
What You Should Have:

• University Degree in Education or NCE or Post Graduate Diploma in Education. TRCN (Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria) Certificate is an added advantage.
• A well liked teacher (or youth leader) with at least 2 years of teaching experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in managing a team of 5 to 10 people is an added advantage.
• Experience in fee management and enrolment and oversight of other teachers as an added advantage.
• Motivated in doing something for the development of the community.
• Ability to address the parents with utmost respect and solve the problems with right solutions.
• Ability to handle a team and face challenges on day to day operations.
• Ability to assess a team of teachers in respect to their deliverables.
• Innovative with an appetite for trying out new things.
• Should not be too comfortable in delegating and therefore comes with expectations of support staff.
• Respected in the community with a strong connection with the community.
• Should not have a criminal history.
• Positive and never-say-die attitude, extroverted and sunny.

Skills:
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 networking mastermind – You excel at meeting new people and turning them into advocates.  You communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written and oral speech. You can influence strangers in the course of a single conversation. Allies and colleagues will go to bat for your ideas. You have an existing network from prior experience in the country, preferably in the regulatory, education, or business sectors.
• 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.