Summary
Date Posted: Friday, March 11, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Title: Senior Technical Mentor

Type of Contract: Permanent

Department/Team: Classroom team

Job Location: Nairobi

About Moringa School
• Moringa School is transforming higher education in Africa, starting with software development. In our current program, we transform ambitious amateurs to coding professionals.
• We are a premier advanced immersive program, training exceptional full-stack and mobile Software Engineers. Moringa School is currently expanding rapidly into other courses and geographies across Africa and are looking for top talent to accelerate our growth.
• Moringa School was named one of the ‘Top 10 Most Innovative Companies’ in 2018 by Fast Company.

Our Mission
• Moringa School's mission is twofold:
o To empower people &
o To transform education through rapid-iteration teaching.

Our Culture
• Employees enjoy a fun, collegial startup environment
• You will be surrounded by talented, friendly, brilliant, & mission-driven professionals who work hard to provide the best student experience of its kind in the world.
• We are committed to employee health & wellness- we truly believe that you need to take care of yourself first.
• We understand the value in remote working & support it as needed.

Why We Are Hiring For This Role
• To ensure classroom experience quality is upheld by creating the capacity that the classroom team needs to ensure this.

Responsibilities
• Carry out all TM responsibilities within the classroom
• Facilitate live teaching sessions of instructional content
• Lead classroom team to identify, compare, select, and support in implementing new classroom technology and solutions that meet the current and future needs of students and the business
• Support student growth through labs and practice sessions
• Provide timely and effective feedback on student work and assessments
• Support student development through one-on-ones and document notes and next steps from those conversations
• Leads in managing the legacy product and the implementation of pilots and new products
• Support in supervising classroom system infrastructure and help build quality assurance and data protection processes
• Coaches TMs and apprentice TMs under support of classroom leadership
• Personal professional growth: Moringa is part of your professional journey. It is up to you to decide how you want to grow through that journey, and to continuously improve in doing your work using the tools at your disposal.
• Provide logistical support for students to engage in pair programming and study groups
• Support classroom culture and relationship building with students
• Support students through grade appeals
• Support struggling students by developing targeted data-driven development plans

Key Competencies
• Can creatively solve tough problems, have strong critical thinking abilities
• Demonstrates ownership and proactively take initiative to solve problems and help others
• Have deep self- and situational awareness
• Exhibit enthusiasm for growth or show great technical skill.

Qualifications
• Degree/Diploma in Computer Science or related course
• 3-5 years of professional work experience
• Excellent reviews in the past appraisal (Minimum of performer)
• Previous work experience in an education institution is an added advantage
• Ruby/Python/Javascript framework / Java mandatory work experience (software development)
• Python/R mandatory work experience (data science)
• Ability to work with and mentor both students and fellow technical mentors
• Ability to lead, guide and manage a team with minimal support

Values Alignment: The Moringa Way
• Have each other’s back by figuring it out together to achieve a goal, support each other
• Value each person’s part by being inclusive and making time for connection
• Keep your eye on the ball by doing your part, taking responsibility for your actions and their outcomes
• Stretch your limits by being bold, believing that you and those around you have the potential to improve through intentional practice and feedback from others

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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