School Headmaster at Makeni Institute Trust

Makeni Institute Trust is a Boys Boarding school located in a serene and tranquil environment in the heart of Makeni.

We endeavor to provide a stimulating and exciting learning atmosphere for both learners and Staff. As a school our goal and objective is to ensure our graduates are not only academically able but that they are also good at hands-on skills.

A vacancy has arisen for a VASTLY EXPERIENCED HEADMASTER.

YOU WILL BE A PERSON WHO:

• Has risen through the ranks of Teaching at respectable schools, preferably international schools
• Is of sober character
• Full Grade Twelve Certificate, with a minimum of Merits in Maths and English
• Hold a Degree in Educational Leadership or related qualification
• Hold a teaching qualification
• At least FIVE years’ experience managing a school, preferably a boarding school of repute.
• Between 40 and 50 years

The successful candidate will further DEMONSTRATE the following competencies:

• Driving for Results Achievement: The drive and actions to set challenging goals and reach a high standard of performance despite barriers
• Initiative and Persistence: The drive and actions to do more than is expected or required in order to accomplish a challenging task
• Monitoring and Directiveness: The ability to set clear expectations and to hold others accountable
• Planning Ahead: A bias toward planning to derive benefits or avoid problems
• Influencing for Results Impact and Influence: Acting with the purpose of affecting the perceptions, thinking and actions of others
• Team Leadership: Assuming authoritative leadership of a group to benefit the organization
• Developing Others: Influence with the specific intent to increase the short- and long-term effectiveness of another person
• Problem-Solving and Analytical Thinking: The ability to break things down in a logical way and to recognize cause and effect
• Conceptual Thinking: The ability to see patterns among seemingly unrelated things
• Self-Confidence: A personal belief in one’s ability to accomplish tasks and the actions that reflect that belief.

.