Vacancy title:
GSN Regional Manager

Jobs at:
Wadhwani Foundation

Deadline of this Job:
30th October 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 12th October 2018 , Base Salary: Nof Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

The Wadhwani Foundation is a philanthropic organisation founded by Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, whose mission it is to "accelerate economic development in India and other emerging economies."[1] The Wadhwani Foundation principally works through partnerships with like-minded individuals, organisations, corporations, and governments

JOB DETAILS:

Wadhwani the Foundations comprising of Wadhwani Charitable Foundation and Wadhwani Operating Foundation are working with the primary mission of accelerating economic development in emerging economies through large-scale job creation with presence in Asia, Africa and Latin America operating in association with governments, corporates, mentors, investors and educational institutes.

GSN Regional Manager

•  Job TypeFull Time
  
•  QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  
•  Location Nairobi
  
• Job Field Administration / Secretarial
  

Job Description

Responsibilities:

•  This role is one of high importance and impact to launch and manage GSN initiative in North Africa. This will involve interface with national APEX bodies in Industry, Education and Investors, as well as Educational Partners to deliver a new paradigm of industry driven mainstream education
  
•  The Regional Manager will own all activities related to launching and making the GSN program in the region successful while working with local partners
  
•  Key activities will be in the area of planning and implementation of all SDN related activities and interfacing with partners.
  
•  Create a detailed project plan, monitor actions and ensure timely completion of deliverables to meet the objectives
  
•  Be connected with designated points of contact from the Industry – Companies and Associations – to facilitate an industry driven program.
  
•  For use of own or specially developed curriculum, be the liaison between the Education partner and the Industry sector skills council/companies’ points of contact
  
•  Ensure Curriculum covers all aspects of training – Classroom instruction material, Faculty Guide, Learners/Student guide.
  

 In addition, help arrange Faculty Development training through Subject Matter Expert(s) from SSCs/Industry (with industry input/participation). This may involve identification, networking and development of Master Trainers who can deliver the Faculty Training courses.
Requirements:

•  Master’s degree or other equivalent degree
  
•  Experience of at least 15-18 years in the vocational training and skilling sector; Exposure to the education structures and systems. Experience setting up projects from scratch; Experience in training and development using current tools.
  
•  Experience should include interfacing with higher educational institutes, government departments and other entities.
  
•  Strong analytical, conceptual and strategic planning skills. Excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills.
  Communications: Excellent oral and written English skills.
  
•  Able to develop documents and other write-ups for communication on paper, via the web and other means.
  
•  Ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences including students, teachers, principals, government as well as industry personnel.
  
•  Project Management: Strong program management skills. Ability to break up a complex deliverable into a project plan with realistic tasks.
  
•  Ability to manage aggressive deadlines with ownership and required hard work to keep to deadlines.
  
•  People/Team Skills: Highly presentable and pleasant. Confident and able to interface with senior faculty/ industry experts/ Education Partners and government officials to derive results. High energy, exhibiting passion and drive for their work and able to rally other people around common goals. Work as an independent contributor and also as coordinator in a team.