Equity Group Foundation Job Vacancy : General Manager- Education & Leadership Development

Equity Group Foundation Job Vacancy : General Manager- Education & Leadership Development
February 19, 2015 Job Description



Equity Group Foundation (EGF) is a corporate foundation of Equity Bank Group. It was created in 2008 to undertake the social investment work of the bank. It focuses on 7 critical thematic areas; Education and Leadership, Health, Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Environment. EGF develops and implements high impact and sustainable programs targeting disadvantaged communities especially youth and women with a commitment to provide the tools for self-advancement. To achieve this, EGF leverages on Equity Banks physical (branch and agent network), technological (IT and Mobile) and human resources infrastructure, as well as its strong and respected brand to execute its programs, enabling it to rapidly reach scale.



Under the Education and Leadership Pillar, EGF is currently implementing 2 programs: 1) its flagship high school scholarship program the Wings to Fly and; 2) a tertiary education and Leadership program the Equity Africa Leaders Program (EALP). The Wings to Fly, provides education opportunity to bright students from disadvantaged homes around the country through comprehensive high school scholarship. The scholarship covers school fees, uniform, transport, books and pocket money. In addition, the program provides mentoring and leadership development to all its scholars in order to develop well balanced individuals who will transform their lives, those of their families their communities and ultimately the country. With Wings to Fly, EGF and its partners currently supports 10,377 scholars in over 600 schools around the country. A similar number will be supported in its second phase of the program to commence in 2016.



The EALP program is an internship based leadership development program which aims to create a community of change agents working together to champion the socio-economic transformation of Africa. The program admits the top performing boy and girl in their final high schools examinations, from every district of Kenya where Equity Bank has a branch. It offers paid internships in the Bank, with a college savings scheme to help them finance their university education. Interested scholars also receive college counseling to assist them gain admission to global universities. The program works with these scholars throughout their university schooling and beyond through various programs.

The Position

Key accountabilities
Leadership
Take responsibility for the overall leadership, implementation and management of the program to achieve the intended impacts on the scholars.
Participate in EGF strategic thinking and planning and serve as part of the organization’s leadership team
Remain current with developments on the field of educational field and bring best practice to the education program to provide continuous improvements in performance and learning outcomes for scholars in Wings to Fly and EALP programs


Management
Manage the day-to-day activities of the pillar including recruiting, selecting, orienting, and supporting program staff consistent with EGF policies and objectives
Provide oversight to program managers and other education program staff in both Wings to Fly and EALP to ensure high quality and timely delivery of program results
Continuously support improvement in implementation of pillar activities including in selection, mentoring, leadership development


Financial management
Prepare budgets forecasts with GM Finance, authorize pillar related expenditures schedules in line with program budget
Take on primary responsibility for efficient, cost-effective operations of the pillar


Reporting
Prepare monthly and quarterly reports of the performance of the program
Prepare quarterly board reports and present the same to the Board
Take responsibility for external reporting on the program to donors and partners
Build EGF and Education Pillar image by managing relationships with partners and other stakeholders in respect of day to day operations of pillar




Coordination

Work closely with other General Managers in the EGF to support successful

delivery of the program especially-
The GM Operations to maintain a strong partnership with the Bank which has a principle role in supporting execution of the program as well as providing local level support to scholars and District Scholarship Selection Boards
The Director of Education Innovations to further the use of various technology platforms and content to improve performance and learning.
The General Manager for Strategic Partnerships and Fundraising to continue developing new partnership to expand the funding and support base for the program and ;
With the General Manager Monitoring and Evaluation and to track progress and performance of scholars and to use the information to support improvements in program impact and to generate learning form the program
Work with the communications team to generate reports, stories and materials to communicate the impact of the program
Other duties/responsibilities as assigned by the Managing Director

Desired Skills and Experience

Master’s degree in education, development or related field.
Over 10 years experience designing, executing and evaluating education initiatives in low and middle income countries, especially in Africa.
Prior experience working on comprehensive education programs beyond scholarships aspects of education
Prior experience of working with and reporting to various stakeholders including donors and corporations
Strong knowledge and expertise in various theories and framework of education particularly in primary, secondary and higher education
Over 5 years of managing teams, both in headquarters and field staff
Strong writing and communications skill

How to Apply


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