Vacancy title:
Head of School

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Education]

Jobs at:
Braeburn Schools

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, October 15 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 13 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Purpose

The Head of School (HoS) is effectively overall in charge of the School. They are ultimately responsible to define, communicate, and embed a robust vision for the school clearly linked to the school’s guiding statements and in line with the broader strategic objectives of Braeburn Schools Limited.

They report directly to the Chief Education Officer and the CEO and indirectly to Exco members. The Head of School leads the School’s Senior Leadership Teams and has ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the School’s day-to-day operations, the school’s strategic development plan, and the subsequent annual school improvement plans.

The Head of School personally supervises the school’s financial, operational, and HR managers to ensure optimum efficacy. The Head of School is responsible for school improvement and for maintaining high standards of student outcomes and academic performance through leading their respective Heads of School and leadership teams.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership to develop a vision and strategy (short, medium, and long-term) to guide school operations and lead the Headteachers and leadership team to implementation.
• Be responsible for the growth of their school(s), specifically identifying new opportunities and business plans and presenting to the CEO for approval.
• Drive student enrollment through exceptional standards of external engagement and in partnership with marketing and admissions teams.
• Be ultimately responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students (& staff) by ensuring that all staff, and those connected to the school share this commitment and responsibility.
• Influence change and new processes by evolving skills, technologies, applications, and practices for the continuous exploration of data to gain insight that will lead to data-driven decisions.
• Guide, develop & mentor a team of staff who provide operational, technical, and administrative support to the school(s).
• Build a collaborative learning community within which students, faculty, and staff feel a sense of belonging and a joy for learning by being a strong, present, and visible leader.
• Set a culture of high expectations and academic excellence by developing a robust pedagogical strategic vision and driving academic standards according to the expectations of the Braeburn family of schools.
• Challenge the school’s staff body by leading by example and embodying outstanding standards of professional conduct.
• Participate fully in the Braeburn family of International Schools, providing leadership, expertise, and collaborating with colleagues in our other schools.
• Establish strategic relationships and partnerships to support the student experience.
• Inspire a culture of innovation and collaboration that allows time and space to explore and experiment with digital tools.
• Maintain and build upon positive relationships with parents.
• Connect deeply with staff and students and uphold a welcoming, safe, and respectful culture.
• Engage meaningfully with the wider Kenyan community as an outward-facing and charismatic ambassador for your School.
• Ensure the school is compliant with all legal requirements, statutory bodies, Company Policies, and relevant external accreditation agencies.

Key Outputs/Deliverables

• Lead in the enrollment decision-making process, ensuring that enrollment projections are met or exceeded.
• Lead in the key performance indicators for academic, operational, and financial objectives through close monitoring and corrective action.
• Lead the schools’ strategic plans and be accountable for school improvement and student outcomes.
• Create a motivated and high-performing staff team with clear roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities, ensuring their wellbeing and workload is monitored.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Please email your application addressed to the Chief Education Officer, Mr. John Herbert at HOSApplication@braeburn.ac.ke.

Your application must consist of:

• A Covering Letter
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three (3) professional referees
• Duly completed Employment Application Form (download here)

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