Lead Instructional Coach: Kenya

Instill Education is on a mission to transform teaching, learning, and leadership in every classroom on the African continent. We believe that our teachers and school leaders are the greatest levers for change in the education system.  We recently became an accredited higher education institution in South Africa and launched a game-changing mobile app (Upskill@Instill) that offers self-paced, bite-sized modules to help teachers in the professional development journey. More than 50,000 teachers in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria have already enrolled in our professional development modules and joined a pan-African community of peers and experts who provide support and feedback along the way.

We are looking to hire a Lead Instructional Coach to work collaboratively with teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders; they can help to create a learning environment where all students can succeed.

What makes you a great candidate?

You are ambitious, hungry to learn, and have a deep passion for education. You want to work in a fast-paced business environment and grow with a young organisation that seeks to change the face of education across the African continent. You want to learn how a start-up works by getting your hands dirty and getting involved in every aspect of the business. You are excited by the challenge of immersing yourself in new contexts and tackling complex problems. You are not afraid of failure and are driven to improve through robust, data-driven decision-making and feedback. When evaluating your candidacy, we will look for the following:

• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion
• Ambition to take ownership of challenges and  grow with the business
• Exceptional critical thinker with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated passion for educational development, and closing educational equity gaps, and are strongly aligned with our vision, mission, and values

What does the role entail?

As the Lead Instructional Coach you are responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the curriculum and instruction for our leveraged leadership, school management team training programme. The Lead Coach’s role includes being the lead faculty member in Kenya, developing and managing Kenyan faculty members, taking the lead on programme design, and acting as a link between Instill coaches and programme participants (namely school management teams in affordable private schools).

More specifically, you will:

• Serve as our primary instructional lead on our largest in-service programme in Kenya

• In partnership with Instill’s Chief Learning Officer, design a comprehensive development programme for Instill Kenyan faculty

• Manage a caseload of school management team cohorts to support them in creating a culture of data-driven decision-making, school culture, and lower primary literacy and numeracy development within participating schools that leverage ongoing teacher professional development

• Develop and implement a coaching methodology to ensure the success of programme participants (namely school management teams) and programme coaches

• Support with leading and facilitating instructional sessions and developing Instill coaches

• Collate and interpret performance data to inform continuous programme improvement

• Conduct routine monitoring of key performance metrics and develop strategies to respond to and/or enhance programme delivery and expertise

• Support in the development of a “cohort culture” that aims to create a positive programme experience and helps create a sense of lasting community

• Serve as a direct contact for participants providing on-programme support and addressing their programme-related questions via WhatsApp/email or any other agreed-upon platform

• Be available for consultations with participants, faculty, and programme stakeholders

• Support in the development and maintenance of a strong, inviting, and engaging working culture at Instill Education

• Perform other duties as assigned

Selection Criteria:

• A bachelor’s in education degree is required, an advanced degree is strongly preferred
• At least eight cumulative years of school leadership experience as a head teacher, deputy head, or equivalent role
• Prior experience as a curriculum support specialist is strongly preferred
• Strong command of CSO/ TUSOME TOT changes and dedicated CSO/ TUSOME TOT experience is required
• Experience supporting and coaching teachers in high-needs communities
• Demonstrated learner academic achievement data
• Familiarity with instructional leadership practices, such as teacher observation and coaching, leading data analysis with teachers, leading school culture, and/or leading continuous professional development sessions for teachers
• You can lead teacher-training sessions and support coaches coaching leadership teams
• You are an outstanding written and oral communicator
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• A demonstrated passion for education in under-resourced communities and commitment to diversity

Anticipated start: 1 January 2024

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Do our values resonate with yours?

We believe in owning our mission to transform education across Africa. We aim to dream big, work collaboratively, have the courage to learn from failure, and embrace ingenuity. We create practical, inclusive solutions for the communities we serve. If you share our commitment to this challenge, join us in making a profound impact on our education systems.