Position: Leadership Lecturer, Rwanda
Location: Kigali,
Rwanda
Rwanda
Duration: 2-year
minimum commitment, full-time
minimum commitment, full-time
Description
Reporting to the Chief Academic Officer, the
Leadership instructor will play a lead role in ensuring smooth and effective
delivery of the Leadership curriculum. This is a unique opportunity for an
innovative teacher.
Leadership instructor will play a lead role in ensuring smooth and effective
delivery of the Leadership curriculum. This is a unique opportunity for an
innovative teacher.
Career Growth and Development
Akilah invests in significant professional development opportunities for all
team members. Due to rapid growth of the organization, we regularly have new
roles opening up and there are many opportunities for career development and
growth.
Akilah invests in significant professional development opportunities for all
team members. Due to rapid growth of the organization, we regularly have new
roles opening up and there are many opportunities for career development and
growth.
How to Apply:
Please visit AkilahInstitute.org/careers
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Deadline for application:
June 15, 2014
Ideal start date
July 14, 2014
Desired
Skills and Experience
Skills and Experience
Qualifications and Skills:
- Masters preferred, or Bachelors degree, in
Humanities (Leadership and related fields) - A minimum of 2 years teaching experience
- Leadership experience in workplace or
community - Excellent communication skills both oral and
written - Basic ICT skills (Word, excel, PowerPoint,
internet use) - Demonstrated passion for working with young
women, empowering them through education, an unshakable belief in their
potential, and a commitment to the mission of Akilah - Excitement about working in a vibrant and
evolving start-up environment - Extraordinarily resilient, positive and
pro-active character - Strong organizational and time management
skills with exceptional attention to detail - An engaging and collaborative leadership style
with mature interpersonal skills and the ability to juggle and manage
multiple, competing priorities and deadlines. - Ability to adapt curriculum for cultural and
situational relevance - Understanding of leadership culture and
professional expectations of companies in Rwanda, East Africa and internationally
- Willingness to engage in meaningful dialogue
on topics such as gender equality, ethical leadership, civic
responsibility, social change and human right - Willing to engage students in many methods of
instruction – individual and team based learning, small groups and
large groups, etc - Comfortable including visual, auditory and
kinesthetic components into the classroom
About this
company
company
The Akilah Institute for Women is the
only Higher Education Institute dedicated exclusively to women in Rwanda and
Burundi. Akilah is a college that offers a unique model of market-relevant
education empowering graduates for success in careers and leadership roles.
Students select to major in Entrepreneurship, Hospitality Management, or
Information Systems.
only Higher Education Institute dedicated exclusively to women in Rwanda and
Burundi. Akilah is a college that offers a unique model of market-relevant
education empowering graduates for success in careers and leadership roles.
Students select to major in Entrepreneurship, Hospitality Management, or
Information Systems.
The future peace and stability in East Africa lies
in the hands of young women who have the leadership skills and wisdom to create
jobs and build businesses that will lift their communities out of
poverty. At Akilah, we bring together the most promising female
leaders from Rwanda and Burundi for an innovative three-year program that
prepares them for professional careers and leadership roles. Ninety-seven
percent of our current students are the first in their family to go to college.
One-third of our current students are the heads of their households.
in the hands of young women who have the leadership skills and wisdom to create
jobs and build businesses that will lift their communities out of
poverty. At Akilah, we bring together the most promising female
leaders from Rwanda and Burundi for an innovative three-year program that
prepares them for professional careers and leadership roles. Ninety-seven
percent of our current students are the first in their family to go to college.
One-third of our current students are the heads of their households.
Akilah aims to build future generations of women
leaders and professionals in Africa through the development of a network of
campuses. Akilah will graduate 1,200 students by the year 2020.
leaders and professionals in Africa through the development of a network of
campuses. Akilah will graduate 1,200 students by the year 2020.