Tongston is a pan-African group of companies connecting entrepreneurship and education through finance, media, consulting and training. Tongston, with special focus on secondary education, partners with educators, parents, students, profit and non-profit enterprises, social influencers, investors and government, whilst leveraging on media, learning and finance, to transform secondary schools into entrepreneurship institutes, secondary teachers to entrepreneurial educators and secondary students to entrepreneurial learners.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Teacher Trainer & Curriculum Integration Specialist
Location: Abuja (may occasionally be required to travel to other states)
Job Type: Part Time / Full-Time
Job Field: Education / Business Development / Training
Start Date: January 2021 (with availability for limited scope of work from mid-September - November 2020)
About the Role
The position requires:
- Facilitation and delivery of entrepreneurship education sessions for secondary school teachers based on our proprietary curriculum developed and tested in-house and
- Supporting schools integrate the entrepreneurship into all subjects to be taught to students and delivered by the teachers.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Collaborate with management to design and prepare educational aids and materials, as well as program's marketing strategies
- Direct and deliver group seminars/workshops/training sessions and lectures
- Train and guide support trainers/facilitators
- Follow-up, supervise and guide the implementation of practices taught in the training sessions
- Support secondary schools in integrating Tongston's enterprenuership education model and curricula
- Develop, maintain and manage a comprehensive stakeholder database particularly of schools and educators
- Prospect, interact and engage new and existing school and educator clientele and other partners
- Identify new opportunities for Tongston's products and services
- Conduct business, market research and user surveys for Tongston's products and services
- Evaluate and enrich training and development programmes based on company training needs, principles and accepted educational techniques
Qualifications
Education:
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree, though a Masters or Doctorate/PhD in education is an added advantage.
- A certification in a business-related field will be an added advantange.
- A minimum of 3-5 years proven experience as a practitioner/trainer/teacher/lecturer in any of these professional fields: Project Management; Secondary School
- Teaching/Administration; Finance, Sales & Business Development; Psychology & Counselling; Human Resource Management; Life Coaching; and Career Development & Mentorship.
- Work experience that cuts across education, consulting, business and media in a collaborative and innovation-driven environment is useful.
- Solid knowledge of the latest educational & corporate training techniques.
- Prior business development experience or marketing experience will be an added advantage.
- Proficiency in key applications - MS Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Corel Draw, Adobe Systems and any other required applications.
- Proficiency in cloud software applications (Skydrive, DropBox, Google Docs, Outlook).
Skills and Competence:
- Creativity, Innovation and Problem-Solving Skills
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills especially stage presence in addressing audiences of 100 to 500 people
- Excellent time management, planning and organizational skills
- Self- Management
Remuneration
- Competitive Pay (for up to NGN50,000 - N100,000 monthly based on availability, payable daily or weekly
- Flexible schedule and remote working opportunities
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter & CV to: info@tongston.com using the Job Title as subject of the email.
Note: Shortlisted Candidates will be invited to a series of competency-based tests, interviews and assessment centres.