Director of Operations
- Job Description:
This post is only for an Ethiopian national.
JOB FUNCTION:
Responsible for all duties that are not directly related to instruction and student achievement including assisting the Head of School in managing school activities; supervising of administrative support personnel; ensuring administrative and finance efficiencies’, coordinating activities such as special events; transportation and building maintenance.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervise and evaluate all staff under his/her supervision mentioned above.
- Manage all school scheduling, special events, field trips, cafeteria, transportation, maintenance, playgrounds and cleaning.
- Manage community use of school site.
- Responsible for school safety plan: disaster preparation, fire drills, student, staff and public safety, and student health.
- Maintain equipment, textbook and supply inventories.
- Coordinate with the Head of School to maintain a positive, safe learning environment for students by enforcing the school discipline plan.
- Responsible for school public relations and communications plan: promote the school and district through positive relations with community, businesses, parents and students.
- Maintain regular attendance.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
TEAM LEADERSHIP
MANAGEMENT
- Lead and manage larger school operations team. Staff could include: office manager, office assistants, non-instructional aides, cleaners, maintenance staff, transportation staff, and facilities service team members.
- Meet with school leadership team regularly to discuss goals, progress towards goals, trends and challenges, areas for growth, and action plans.
- Create a culture of service and support developing team members to excel in their roles and ensuring the school maintains operational excellence.
CULTURE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND RESPECT
- Communicate respectfully and thoughtfully with parent remaining sensitive to different families’ cultures, values and needs.
- Work with the school leadership team to implement the school’s mission; coordinate work and collaborate with the Sandford family.
- Assist in creating a school culture with staff, focused on strong academic achievement, fairness, respect and high expectations for behaviour.
- Ensure staff members understand the procedures and have the resources to operate effectively.
PROFESSIONALISM
- Collaborate with colleagues to continuously improve personal practice and achieve overall goals and mission of the school and the network.
- Access meaningful learning experiences (professional development opportunities, and ideas from colleagues and supervisors) and exercise judgment in accepting findings as valid for application.
- Reflect critically upon operational leadership experience, identify areas for further professional development as part of a professional development plan that is linked to school goals, access meaningful learning experiences, and listen thoughtfully to other viewpoints and respond constructively to suggestions and criticisms.
- Use feedback to inform and update Individual Professional Development Plan.
- Fulfil all outlined and related functions professionally and thoroughly.
Reports to: Head of School
Supervises: Housing/Property, Procurement, Facilities, Safety & Security, as well as Copy & Printing sections.
- Job Requirements:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in public school or a business of similar size and complexity.
QULAIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
- MSc/MBA Degree required with course work in Business Administration, Organisational Management, or related discipline desired.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Practices, policies and procedures involved in the functional areas assigned.
- Modern office practices, procedures and equipment.
- Excellent command of English (Oral and written)
- Research methods and report writing techniques.
- Laws, rules and regulations related to assigned activities.
- District organizations, operations, policies, procedures and objectives.
- Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
- Health and safety regulations.
- Principles and practices of administration, supervision and training.
- Technical aspects of field of specialty.
- Budget preparation and control.
- Staff discipline policies, procedures, laws and regulations.
ABILITY TO:
- Plan, organize, coordinate and control large group events, classified meetings, and community and family engagement events.
- Communicate effectively to various audiences.
- Prepare and deliver oral presentations.
- Work cooperatively with others.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
- Maintain records and prepare reports.
- Prioritise and schedule work.
- Train, supervise and evaluate personnel.
- Maintain current knowledge of technological advances.
- Analyse situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
- Understand and work within the scope of authority.
- Meet schedules and time lines.
- Plan and organize work.
- Use computer, telephone and alarm system proficiently.
- Manage conflict.
- How To Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to send their cover letter along with an updated CV and all necessary document Via E-mail: bezaye@sandfordschool.org
Closing date: May 11, 2024
- Posted:
- 04.26.2024
- Deadline:
- 05.11.2024
- Job Category:
- Business and Administration, Education, Management
- Employment:
- Location:
- Addis Ababa