Senior Education Manager

Fast growing company in the Education industry seeks a Senior Education Manager. The company offers a unique education experience, building the future of higher education, where they aim to inspire the community to dream bigger and to give them tools to evolve with a changing world.



 

The candidate will recruit and project manage a teaching team of Head Teachers (industry professionals) and Teaching Assistants, for all local and international programs. This person will be a people leader and responsible for managing a small team to assist with these efforts. 

This role is based in Cape Town. 

 

Core involvements include, but not limited to:
Hire, onboard and manage Head Teachers and Teaching Assistants to ensure educational practices are carried out consistently and efficiently. 
Build a world-class portfolio of company partnerships to create internship experiences for our students. This will involve establishing new relationships, maintaining existing ones and representing the company through your professionalism.
Help conceptualise and implement new educational products.
Manage the implementation of academic programs, working closely with the Program and Teaching teams to ensure partner and student satisfaction.
 

The role is suited to :
Graduate degree in a related field. MBA or Masters-level qualification advantageous
5 - 7 years Education industry experience, 3+ years managerial level. 
Higher Education and/or EdTech industry experience vital.
Experience in recruiting industry professionals as teachers throughout varied industries. 
Strong communication and presentation skills that combine with commercial acumen to create proposals for internal clients and prospective companies.
Excellent project management skills with ability to think through short and long term strategy. 
Knowledge of course industries and the ability to translate that knowledge into a vision of value for potential partners.