company profile
The Pharo Foundation (the “Foundation”) is a privately funded entrepreneurial organisation that runs philanthropic programmes as well as for-profit social enterprises. The Vision of the Foundation is an economically vibrant and inclusive Africa. The Mission is to achieve the Vision by investing in the human and physical capital of Africa, with a strong focus on job creation.
Established in 2011 as a UK based non-profit, the Foundation has since made a strategic shift to directly design and implement its own programmes to ensure greater engagement with communities, better results and increased accountability.
At the end of 2019, the Foundation also started its Pharo Ventures franchise to prioritise sectors where the Foundation believes a real impact can be made by establishing self- sustaining businesses, which focus on job and economic value creation.
The Foundation has a programme office in the Benishangul Gumuz regional state in Ethiopia with further expansion plans in the Amhara region, whilst our work in the regional capital Assosa mainly focuses on health, agriculture and education. The Foundation has been implementing an integrated livelihood development programme, which includes agriculture, water, health and education components. In Homosha district, The Pharo School operates as a full boarding school with a capacity of over 240 students and a primary school in Assosa. The schools aim to achieve the highest standards of pedagogic, intellectual and personal development to its students. As the Foundation aims to provide the highest quality education to the children and young adults of Ethiopia, we are also actively looking to build a driven and passionate team drive these initiatives.
Headquartered in London, the Foundation also has an operational head office in Nairobi (Kenya) with country offices in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Assosa), Somaliland (Hargeisa) and Rwanda (Kigali).
Position summary
The Head of Education position is a key leadership role within the Foundation that will be entrusted with the overall responsibility of developing and managing the Foundation’s education strategy and activities in Ethiopia.
The position is based in Addis Ababa and will report to the Director of Education, East Africa, (Kenya) and the Country Representative (Ethiopia). This is a high level, well-remunerated role that will give the right candidate an excellent mix of challenge and fulfilment.
The role encompasses executing all aspects of the educational strategy and operations, from early childhood to secondary school programmes as well as higher education and vocational schools. Other components of the role include designing curriculums, overseeing academic standards, recruitment of staff and students, well-being of students, future expansion plans, financial budgeting, financial management and controls and managing positive external relationships with community and governmental stakeholders.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Strategy
Academic
Human Resources Development and Management
Financial Management
Policy Development
Compliance, Audit and Risk
Stakeholder Relationships
Operations Management
Reporting
Role: Head of Education Ethiopia, based in the Addis Ababa Office
Reporting to: Director of Education, East Africa (Kenya), Country Representative (Ethiopia).
Functional Relationships: Finance and Administration Manager (Ethiopia), HR Manager (Ethiopia), Finance Manager (London), Heads of Education (Somaliland and Rwanda), Director of Academics, Education Business Manager and Head of Career Counselling and College Preparation.
Direct Reports: Education coordinators/officers based in programme areas, Principals/Heads of Schools of Pharo Schools in Ethiopia.
Qualification Requirements
Behavioural Competencies