Program Assistant
Silverleaf Academy
Job description
Reporting to: CEO
Location: Remote or Zanzibar and Arusha, Tanzania
Contract: 6-12 months volunteer position
Summary of Position
Silverleaf
Academy is looking for a Program Assistant who will support members of
the Silverleaf team by streamlining communication and organization. As
Program Assistant, you will be working primarily with Silverleaf’s CEO
and co-founder. You will assist with a wide variety of projects ranging
across human resources, IT, fundraising, systems and administrative
areas. This role requires excellent time management and organizational
skills, technological prowess, personability, and adaptability. Perhaps
most importantly, this role requires one to be a quick learner.
Moreover, new tasks will i
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nevitably arise which is why adaptability is
so crucial. It would be most beneficial for the applicant to have a
passion for education and a strong sense of social mission, thrive in a
fast-paced startup environment, excel at working autonomously and be
able to juggle multiple responsibilities.
The specific tasks of this position include:
Fundraising:
- Researching funding opportunities and identifying impact investors
- Maintaining relations with current funders as well as actively seeking out and applying for additional funding opportunities
- Managing existing donors (maintaining email correspondence, etc.)
- Reaching out to and coordinating with potential donors
- Managing correspondences for the CEO and assisting with meeting preparation
- Maintaining Silverleaf’s external image through regular communication with all stakeholders
- Seeking out and responding to media opportunities
- Updating website content
- Creating digital content
- Managing and publishing to social media accounts
- Managing communication that comes in through the website and general email account
- Coordinating with members of the Silverleaf team including teachers and management
- Working with management to build a strong Silverleaf team through recruitment and professional development activities
- Involvement in procuring supplies
- Working with management and others to determine hiring needs
- Writing job descriptions and disseminating them through appropriate channels
- Researching and pursuing new paths for recruitment
- Organizing retreats and planning meetings
- Working with the CEO to manage relations with the Board
- Drafting monthly updates for the board on our progress
- Researching potential new board members/advisors based on company needs
- Being on call from 8am-6pm East Africa Time
- Connecting and building relationships with key impact partners
- Assisting Silverleaf team with research and consultancy projects
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Qualifications/Experience:
- College graduate with strong academic record
- Experience with various technological resources
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, start-up environment
- Fluency in English and preferably fluency in Swahili
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Positive attitude, self-starter, entrepreneurial spirit, sense of humor and willingness to learn new things
- Commitment to excellence, outstanding work ethic, and attention to detail
- Resourcefulness and creative problem solving
Additionally, since we are a small but ever expanding enterprise, there is a high probability of upward mobility within Silverleaf Academy for driven and successful team members. Ultimately, this position will provide you with skills that will be useful for any future career, will make you more aware of your capabilities, and will be a test of your ability to maintain composure and internal harmony in the face of difficulties. We welcome your application and look forward to engaging with you.
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- Bachelor's Degree
FUNCTION
- Operations & Admin
- Education & Training
- 1-5 years
- Zanzibar City
- Tech Savy
- Fundraising
- Team Building
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Silverleaf is Tanzania's first chain of affordable pre-primary and primary schools, educating children aged 4-14. Their mission is to provide lower-middle income urban families with the highest quality education possible at the most affordable price. Silverleaf schools deploy a tablet-based curriculum inside every classroom, and adopt an innovative team teaching and in-service training approach. Their schools are designed to combat widespread student underperformance typically seen within highly resource constrained Tanzanian schools. It is their promise to the students and their parents that Silverleaf students will not leave without full mastery of the basic skills of writing, reading and counting, whilst also being prepared for a world where critical thinking, team collaboration, and entrepreneurship are paramount.
Apply by 09 January 2021.
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