Organization: Bridge International Academies
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Bridge
International Academies is the world’s largest and fastest-growing chain of
primary and pre-primary schools with more than 400 academies and 120,000 pupils
in Kenya and Uganda. We democratize the right to succeed by giving families
living in poverty access to the high-quality education that will allow their
children to live a very different life. We leverage experts, data, and
technology in order to standardize and scale every aspect of quality education
delivery, from how and where academies are built to how teachers are selected
and trained, and how lessons are delivered and monitored for improvement. We
are vertically-integrated, tech-enabled, and on our way to profitability.
Bridge expects to continue rapid expansion in East Africa, and will be
launching operations in Nigeria in September 2015, with India to follow in
2016.
Job Summary: The Planning Manager will steer the planning
operations for Bridge International Academies. Bridge Uganda will be scaling up
quickly, and we expect to hire someone with deep physical planning experience
in Uganda who understands the necessary regulatory bodies and individuals to
work with, and who know how to manage and motivate a team under time pressure and
with clear targets.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The incumbent will be in charge of coordinating
the planning approval processes across all team members, including keeping
the rest of Development/Bridge informed of progress - Guiding team and taking a deeply hands-on
approach on drafting and compiling Planning briefs, public notices, site
location plans, and other necessary documentation - Keenly tracking deliverables, documenting,
reporting progress and making sure the planning approval processes proceed
as planned - Ensuring that team executes on targets within
stated timeframes – working as hard as needed to make this happen
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Bridge
International Academies Planning Manager vacancy should hold a Degree(s)
in planning from a recognized university - At least eight years’ experience working in
physical planning/change of use; very experienced at preparing planning
briefs - Two years’ experience in leading a team
- Prior government work experience is an added
advantage - Broad knowledge and understanding of
building/planning codes in Uganda - Appropriately registered with the relevant
professional bodies - Very detail-oriented, organized, and
hands-on; willing to travel frequently at short notice to get things done - Experience motivating a field-based team to
achieve targets - Strong computing skills (e.g. Microsoft
Office) - Excellent oral and written communication
skills - Project Management skills
- A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting
things done. You’re organized and responsive. You take ownership of every idea you
touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging
others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. You can multi-task dozens of such
projects at once and never lose sight of the details. Likely, you have some experience in a
start-up or other rapid-growth company. - A networking mastermind – You excel at meeting new people and
turning them into advocates. You
communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written
and oral speech. You can influence
strangers in the course of a single conversation. Allies and colleagues will go to bat for
your ideas. - A creative problem-solver – Growing any business from scratch
comes with massive and constant challenges. On top of that, Bridge works in
volatile, low-resource communities and runs on fees averaging just $6 a
month per pupil. You need to be
flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably
with the materials at hand. Every
dollar you spend is a dollar our customers, who live on less than $2 a
day, will have to pay for. - A customer advocate – Our customers – these families
living on less than $2 a day per person – never leave your mind. You know them, get them, have shared a
meal with them (or would be happy to in the future). You would never shrink back from shaking
a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person
was wearing or looked like. Every
decision you make considers their customer benefit, experience, and value. - A life-long learner – You believe you can always do
better. You welcome constructive
criticism and provide it freely to others.
You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where
you’ve missed things or failed today.
All
suitably qualified candidates who wish to apply for this vacancy are encouraged
to send their updated CVs and cover letters online at the web link below.
Deadline: 15th February, 2016
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