2 Job Positions at Ntare Louisenlund Community Benefit Company: (Deadline 31 May 2024)
Director of Hospitality at Ntare Louisenlund Community Benefit Company: (Deadline 31 May 2024)
Director of Hospitality
- Ntare Louisenlund School Careers
- Rwanda
- Campus Life / Residence Life
- Hospitality Management / Event Management
- Boarding School
Ntare Louisenlund School is seeking a reliable and Director of Hospitality to join our boarding school team. The Director of Hospitality will play a vital role in managing campus life at our boarding school, including planning and carrying out special events. Can you imagine helpings to design the school of the future by promoting personalized learning and twenty-first century skills? If so, please consider applying. We’re looking to fill the following position for Ntare Louisenlund School (international curriculum) starting on 01/08/2024.
Who we are:
Ntare Louisenlund School (Rwanda) aspires to become the premier institution in Africa, dedicated to fostering excellence in education. Through the Rwanda plus-STEM program, the school aims to attract the finest talents in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology, serving as a catalyst for innovation, entrepreneurship, and future-shaping endeavors. Situated on a sprawling 60-hectare campus in Rwanda’s Bugesera District, a brief forty-five-minute drive from Kigali, the school is designed to accommodate up to 1,000 boarding students.
Ntare Louisenlund School is committed to delivering an exceptional international education, empowering students to seek scholarships at the world’s leading universities. The student body will comprise two halves, with a portion selected through a rigorous assessment and funded by appropriate scholarships (plus-STEM stream), and the remainder consisting of students from across Africa pursuing the IB Diploma with their families financing the education. Seeking candidacy as an IB World School, Ntare Louisenlund School plans to offer the IB Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme.
Operated and managed by Ntare Louisenlund CBC, in collaboration with Stiftung Louisenlund, a renowned institution with over 70 years of experience running a secondary boarding school in Germany, Ntare Louisenlund School strives for comparable excellence at both locations in Germany and Rwanda. A strategic partnership with the Rwandan government is envisioned to identify plus-STEM students eligible for government scholarships.
Your challenge and responsibilities:
This position requires a proactive, organized, and adaptable individual with a passion for working with people and experience in hospitality and event management. The Director of Hospitality is a member of the Senior Management Team, who is directly responsible for Campus Life. One of their main challenges is fostering a welcoming environment on campus for students, staff, Ntare Louisenlund families, and guests. They serve as a liaison between the Head of School and the boarding house personnel, facilities management, dining services, head of transport, and relevant external stakeholders. As a member of the SMT, the Director of Hospitality reports directly to the Head of School.
Your Main Responsibilities:
- Developing a welcoming culture at the school for all stakeholder groups, including students, their families, staff, and guests.
- Oversight of campus life, including the residential program and boarding facilities.
- Direct supervision of the lead houseparent (matron/housemaster) and responsibility for the houseparent team.
- Oversight of dining services, including catering for special events.
- Event management, including timely planning, coordinating and implementing all special events on campus.
- Organizing official campus visits and welcoming special guests.
- Oversight of facilities management, including regular communication and planning with the facilities manager.
- Welcoming new members of staff to campus, in collaboration with the HR Manager, and, where appropriate, organizing their residential accommodations together with the Facilities Manager.
- Additional duties assigned by the Head of School related to campus life or hospitality management.
Your Profile:
- Master’s degree in hospitality and/or event management is required; additional certifications or relevant qualifications will be considered.
- Proven experience as an event or hospitality manager or director of campus/residence life.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a professional and courteous demeanor.
- Proficiency in office software applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact professionally with diverse stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion in handling sensitive information as a member of the SMT.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in all aspects of work.
- Customer service-oriented mindset with a positive attitude and willingness to assist others.
- Fluency in English is required; additional language proficiency, particularly in Kinyarwanda, is an advantage.
- A proactive and service-oriented approach to supporting the needs of the Headmaster and the school community.
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and situations
We offer:
- A fully equipped school campus with excellent facilities in a beautiful natural setting in Bugesera.
- Optional campus housing on a first-come-first-serve basis.
- An exceptional in-house professional development programme with travel opportunities for further professional development.
- Small learning groups.
- An extensive and diverse co-curricular programme and the possibility of taking part in or offering co-curricular experiences for students.
- Collaboration with an experienced, internationally recognized school in Germany.
- Various partnerships with external educational partners.
- A committed, dedicated, and team-oriented staff.
- An attractive compensation package based on your level of experience. All staff salaries are paid in RWF.
How to Apply:
Can you imagine working to help us design the school of the future? Then you should apply by 31/05/2024 to careers@ntare-louisenlund.org and share an updated CV, motivation letter and certified electronic copies of degrees and relevant certificates. CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please indicate in the subject line while applying as “Director of Hospitality”.
Dean of Student Life at Ntare Louisenlund Community Benefit Company: (Deadline 31 May 2024)
Dean of Student Life
Ntare Louisenlund School is seeking a committed, experienced secondary school educator to serve as our Dean of Student Life. Can you imagine helping us to design the school of the future in Rwanda by promoting personalised learning, student agency, and twenty-first century skills? If so, please consider applying.
We’re looking to fill the position starting on 1st August 2024. The position is part-time (25% release time) and combinable with teaching one of more of the following subjects: English, German, Kinyarwanda, French, Integrated Humanities, Interdisciplinary Sciences, Mathematics, Visual Arts, Design, and PE. Please refer to our IB Middle Years Programme Teacher job description.
Who we are:
Ntare Louisenlund School (Rwanda) aspires to become the premier institution in Africa, dedicated to fostering excellence in education. Through the Rwanda plus-STEM program, the school aims to attract the finest talents in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and technology, serving as a catalyst for innovation, entrepreneurship, and future-shaping endeavors. Situated on a sprawling 60-hectare campus in Rwanda’s Bugesera District, a brief forty-five-minute drive from Kigali, the school is designed to accommodate up to 1,000 boarding students.
Ntare Louisenlund School is committed to delivering an exceptional international education, empowering students to seek scholarships at the world’s leading universities. The student body will comprise two halves, with a portion selected through a rigorous assessment and funded by appropriate scholarships (plus-STEM stream), and the remainder consisting of students from across Africa pursuing the IB Diploma with their families financing the education. Seeking candidacy as an IB World School, Ntare Louisenlund School plans to offer the IB Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme.
Operated and managed by Ntare Louisenlund CBC, in collaboration with Stiftung Louisenlund, a renowned institution with over 70 years of experience running a secondary boarding school in Germany, Ntare Louisenlund School strives for comparable excellence at both locations in Germany and Rwanda. A strategic partnership with the Rwandan government is envisioned to identify plus-STEM students eligible for government scholarships.
Your challenge and responsibilities:
The Deans of Student Life are responsible for accompanying and closely monitoring the personal development of students in the respective year group of the IB Middle Years Programme. Their students’ social and emotional learning and wellbeing are their top priorities in this role. With the inclusion of all possible sources of information and with the help of suitable measures, the education and care of the students is to be optimized in cooperation with the relevant caregivers and thus each individual student is to be supported and challenged in the best possible way according to their given potential.
In terms of holistic development, this includes all aspects of education and care, both in the classroom and in the co-curricular context of the boarding school. The Deans of Student Life report to the school principal of the IB World School. They are members of the pedagogical leadership team and follow the directives of both the respective principal and the Head of School.
In addition to his/her responsibility for the aforementioned areas, the Dean of Student Life is specifically accountable for the following areas:
- Supporting their students, in particular organizing individual learning and talent development, identifying and promoting special talents and determining support and development measures
- Shared responsibility for safety and the implementation of school and boarding school policies, rules, and regulations
- Collaboration in recruiting and marketing for new students, recommendations for admission and termination of student contracts to the Head of School and the respective principal.
- Working together with the SA/CAS Coordinator, the Director of Hospitality, and the Lead House Matron to support the co-curricular offerings for the school (CAS/SA experiences, boarding activities and events, weekend programme, educational partnerships, class trips, etc.)
- Supporting and guiding mentors according to the school’s mentoring concept
- Implementing the learner portfolio
- Designing and implementing SEL/wellbeing initiatives in the IB World School and developing a SEL/wellbeing concept
- Approving and overseeing students’ requests for special leaves of absence, and informing all necessary stakeholders
- Supporting students in taking advantage of Global Education opportunities
- Conducting disciplinary meetings with the students in a timely manner in coordination with matrons, house assistance, and if necessary, initiating required actions, and informing all necessary stakeholders
- Coordinating and managing activities to support children with special needs and creating Individualized Education Programmes (IEP) for them
- Helping to coordinate the school assembly with the Head of School, Principal and other members of the pedagogical leadership team
- Co-facilitating pedagogical team meetings (mentors and houseparents in a given year group).
Your profile:
- You have a teacher certification and/or experience working as a teacher (preferably in the IB Middle Years Programme or Diploma Programme).
- You have experience working in a boarding school and/or in planning and delivering co-curricular experiences or campus life activities.
- You are passionate about education and enthusiastic about working together with young people.
- You have experience with Social and Emotional Learning education and working to promote student wellbeing.
- You are interested in working to shape the Nature Louisenlund Pedagogy for the 21st century.
- You are willing to familiarize yourself with the unique pedagogical concept of Ntare Louisenlund and to take part in professional development workshops, as well as the school development process.
- You are passionate about and/or supportive of the school’s focus on excellence in holistic, STEM education.
- You speak and write English fluently and are competent in using English as a language of instruction (exceptions include foreign language courses).
We offer:
- a fully equipped school campus with excellent facilities in a beautiful natural setting in Bugesera.
- optional campus housing for international staff on a first-come-first-serve basis.
- an exceptional in-house professional development programme with travel opportunities for further IB professional development.
- small learning groups.
- an extensive and diverse co-curricular programme and the possibility of taking part in or offering co-curricular experiences for students.
- collaboration with an experienced, internationally recognized school in Germany.
- various partnerships with external educational partners.
- a committed, dedicated, and team-oriented faculty and boarding school staff.
- an attractive compensation package based on your level of experience. All staff salaries are paid in RWF.
Can you imagine working to help us design the school of the future? Then you should apply by 01/06/2024 to careers@ntare-louisenlund.org and share an updated CV, motivation letter and certified electronic copies of degrees and relevant certificates. CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please indicate in the subject line while applying as “Dean of Student Life”.
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