Title: Head of Recruitment Selection and Matriculation
Positions: 1
Reporting to: CEO
Start date: Immediately
Contract duration: 1 year
Application deadline: Open until position is filled
About us
At Teach For Kenya (TFK), we believe that every child in Kenya, regardless of their socio-economic
background deserves an opportunity for an excellent education. Our mission is to build a
movement of diverse and capable leaders who will work to end educational inequity in our
country. We recruit, train, and place top university graduates and young professionals in
high-need primary schools across Kenya to serve as full-time teachers committed to transforming
the education outcomes of less-privileged children through significantly improving their
achievements and aspirations in a 2-year teaching fellowship.
Through the highly selective, highly rigorous Fellowship, participants (Fellows) develop critical
knowledge and a first-hand understanding of the education system in Kenya and the challenges it
faces. With intensive training and support from TFK, Fellows help transform the lives of their
students while enhancing their own leadership skills. Alumni of the program (and, over time, their
students) will become the next generation of Kenyan leaders in education, business, non-profits,
medicine, law, government, journalism, and other fields. Informed by their experience, they will
work from inside and outside the education system to affect the fundamental changes necessary
to ensure quality and equitable education for all children.
As a growing, non-profit organization working towards an ambitious goal in a challenging
environment, we are looking for an exceptional individual who embodies our core values, is
self-driven, is a strategic thinker, and is a skilled manager to join our dynamic staff and help fulfill
our mission.
Position Summary
The Head of RSM is responsible for providing expert strategic and operational support and guidance
to the hiring of highly qualified and motivated fellows within TFK. He/she will actively contribute to
the development and delivery of the department priorities through coaching and advising on good
hiring practices; guiding on relevant partnerships, seasonal calendar planning and execution of
hiring in line with diversity focus themes. As a people manager to succeed in this role you must be a
savvy leader, passionate about people, excellent PR for positioning purposes, excellent
communicator and networking skills and sharp resourcing skills.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Design a Recruitment and Selection Strategy (30%)
● Develop and execute a great recruitment and selection plan that is focused on targeting
the most promising leaders of our country to join the fellowship.
● Set ambitious goals for overall recruitment and matriculation cycle that are aligned with
Teach For Kenya’s mission and vision, in coordination with the Head of Programs & CEO.
● Design an action plan on how to achieve the goals.
● Identify and attract passionate talented university graduates and young professionals to join
and commit to a two-year teaching leadership fellowship.
● Meet promising high potential candidates one-on-one to get them invested into TFK and
to better understand how their career aspirations might fit into our work.
● Go out to universities and other youth events to inform and inspire talented young
graduates and professionals and get them to apply for the fellowship.
● Collaborate with the leadership team to ensure all selected applicants join and complete
fellowship. “Creating a movement of leaders to transform the future of education in Kenya
Develop a compelling Marketing and Branding strategy (20%)
● Conduct a targeted market research each year to understand motivations of prospective
applicants.
● Develop and execute marketing and communication campaigns centered on key
themes/messaging that appeal to university graduates and professionals.
● Create awareness of the fellowship program through marketing channels such as print,
social media, radio and television.
● Contribute to building a strong TFK brand.
● Build and maintain relationships with student leaders, administrators, faculty members,
career service representatives, advisors, and other key gatekeepers to help execute an
effective recruitment campaign.
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Build partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders (30%)
● Research top targeted universities to understand their structure and operation.
● Build relationships with university chancellors, heads of key departments, Deans, Professors,
career service heads and student bodies to get them invested in the recruitment campaign.
● Build partnerships with corporate companies and nonprofits to create awareness of the
Teach For Kenya fellowship and eventually for fundraising purposes.
● Write high-impact external communications (acceptance letter, etc.).
● Conduct information sessions and presentations on campus, in meetings and events;
communicate effectively and articulate Teach For Kenya’s vision, mission and the fellowship
benefits and value addition.
● Represent Teach For Kenya at conferences, professional associations, recruiting events,
Universities, etc. with the focus of expanding the talent pipeline.
● Formalize partnerships with various institutions through MOUs
Candidate experience (20%)
● Design a robust assessment centre for screening purposes (including selection
competencies and application design).
● Create structures and processes that enable efficient and effective execution and
collaboration towards goals as per plan.
● Create a system that tracks prospective applicants from when they express interest to when
an offer is made. Collect, analyze and consistently use recruitment data to inform strategic
decisions.
● Spearhead the application design and selection processes and competences.
● Recruit and oversee volunteer campus ambassadors in top universities across Kenya.
● Cultivate fit for role profiles in line with diversity goals, retention competencies and TFK key
themes for alignment purposes
● Source and create professional development opportunities for them.
● Capturing and investigating in-depth data and evidence to analyze trends, monitor progress
to goals, and adapt and iterate on strategies
● Recommend relevant automation tools
● Set and achieve ambitious matriculation goals for accepted Fellows.
● Manage applicant communications to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction
Education and Experience:
● Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, HR or a related field with at least 5 years of
relevant work experience (5 of which should be at the supervisory level).
● Demonstrated knowledge in hiring
● 3 years of working experience in a busy environment with a proven track record in NGO
hiring. At least two years in a managerial position
Competencies, skills and Attributes.
● Technical skills in recruitment.
● Ability to conduct extensive campus pitch/drive.
● Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
● Ability to work under short deadlines with competing priorities
● Ability to collaborate successfully in a remote working environment
● Strong work ethic and sense of possibility.
● Desire and ability to effectively operate independently and as part of a team in a
high-intensity, high-uncertainty start-up environment, with a results-oriented culture.
● Strong organization with proven time management skills and experience creating efficient
systems to juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
● Past success managing teams to achieve ambitious results.
● Ability to develop and execute a complex Recruitment, Selection and Matriculation strategy
efficiently.
● Ability to build and sustain strong relationships with a diverse pool of individuals. •
● Ability to compellingly present to small and large groups. •
● Ability to identify clearly the attributes of high-potential candidates for the TFK Fellowship,
which will enable them to be effective leaders in the classroom and beyond.
● Ability to clearly articulate in writing our vision, goals and work, and address effectively the
barriers and motivations of different individuals.
● Experience collecting, analyzing and using data to inform strategic and tactical decisions.
Key Performance Indicators
1. Number of competitive fellows recruited in line the mapped themes
2. Quality of fellow profiles
3. 100% documentation/reports on fellow profiles for reporting purposes
4. Compliance i.e. availability of candidate information inline with the policy
5. Error-free, complete, accurate, and timely proposals
Leadership Competencies
● Performance Management: Manage employee performance, e.g., through Weekly/monthly
continuous performance discussions and feedback provision. Translate strategy into
executable plans while motivating your team with clear direction by setting clear goals and
KPIs each quarter.
● Coach, mentor, and facilitate the development of direct reports.
● Behavioral Role Model: Emulate TFK’s core values through your behavior and rewarding staff
and demonstrate this consistently.
● Team Engagement: Engage their employees and manage diversity within the workplace, i.e.,
through meetings, decision-making, Managing the team budget, allocating resources
efficiently and effectively, and defining the annual team calendar and action plan. Build a
strong collaborative team culture that values relationships and results.
Our Offer: We Provide
1. A competitive salary
2. The challenge of taking on management responsibility for a growing team
3. The opportunity to shape the development of Teach For Kenya
4. A full-time job-based in Nairobi in a dynamic team with flat hierarchies
5. International cooperation and professional development through active exchange
with our partner organizations in over 60 countries in the Teach For All network
6. A chance to make history!
How to apply:
Please email your resume with 3 professional referees and a one-page cover letter to
[email protected] . Please indicate the position you applied for in the subject line of your
email. Your cover letter should include why you are interested in Teach For Kenya and this
position. Also complete this form Head of Recruitment Selection and Matriculation – Google
Forms for your application to be complete. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For
more information about Teach For Kenya, visit us at www.teachforkenya.org
