PYP Co-ordinator

About Us

The Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKESK) operates 11 schools in various cities in Kenya and provides nursery to senior secondary education in both the national and international curricula. It is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private development agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people of all faiths and origins in specific regions of the developing world.

The Aga Khan Academies are the only schools in Kenya offering the International Baccalaureate curriculum (IB) who are authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP). With over 1000 students, the AKAN is a multi-cultural school with a variety of nationalities represented in our student and teaching faculty. 

The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi - Junior School welcomes applications from dedicated and enthusiastic professional educators for the following positions:

Role Summary

The role of the PYP Coordinator is to facilitate continuous implementation of IB philosophies as well as to plan for professional development for all teachers, IB documentation, and to ensure inquiry based learning. The PYP Coordinator is responsible for partnering with school administration and IB as a data coach, instructional specialist, learning facilitator, school leader and catalyst for change.  The PYP Coordinator will play a key role in enhancing student learning by supporting instructional effectiveness through facilitation of teacher collaboration, individual coaching, professional development planning, facilitation and assessment of programs.  It is expected (with a degree of flexibility) that the PYP Coordinator will assist, model, team-teach and evaluate child centered, inquiry based learning within the classrooms.

Qualifications and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Education/Bachelor’s Degree with PGDE 

• 5 years’ teaching experience in a reputable school 

• Has received PYP focused professional development

• TSC registration certificate

Interested applicants should send their application letter, CV, copies of their certificates and testimonials to infoj@akesk.org by Friday 5th April 2019. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.