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Project Coordinator/Logistician

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa.

Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a highly successful business at the central level. We now have 25 schools in Kenya, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students.

Position: Project Coordinator/Logistician
Location: Bridge International Academies head office
Reporting to: Research Project Manager

Essential Requirements
  • A diploma or higher in Business administration or social sciences.
  • At least two years experience in field work and/or social research in which one year should be in handling logistics related to data collection/field activities.
  • Fluency in both English and Swahili, written and spoken
  • Ability to multi task
  • Exceptional attention to details
  • Proficiency in Ms Office
  • Demonstrated ability to function as a member of a team
  • Willingness to work in a fast paced work environment with minimum supervision
Desirable Qualities
  • Bachelors degree in business administration
  • Good judgment in trouble shooting, problem solving, awareness of own limitations, strong inter-personal skills and internal motivation essential
Job Summary:

With guidance from the Research Manager, the project coordinator will facilitate the smooth flow of the research activities through preparation of data collection materials, scheduling of field work and updating of work plans, and handling of all the logistics of data collection work.

Duties and responsibilities:
  • Be involved in preparation of data collection materials including questionnaires, maps and other materials required by the data collection team.
  • Update the research work plans as per the duties assigned to the data collection team
  • Coordinate delivery of information and feedback from the data collection teams
  • Troubleshoot and provide support on logistical on issues related to data collection work
  • Follow directions and instructions from project manager
  • Act as the liaison between the research team, HR, finance, and administration on the needs of research department
  • Project and follow-up new procurement needs of the research department
  • Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Research Manager
How to apply

Applicants should go to Bridge International Academies website – job postings - where all the new jobs are listed

Deadline for applications: 28th March 2011