Area Manager – Sahiwal

The Citizen Foundation; Sargodha Division; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Citizen Foundation is seeking an Overall Area Leader to manage academic leadership and the overall operations of schools within the area, including principals and fleet management. The role drives SSR improvements, fee collection efforts, and administrative data management across the region.

It also focuses on relationship management with community members, parents, and donors, fostering collaboration with other Area Managers to support regional development and best practices in education.

Job description

Overall Area Leadership

• Responsible and accountable for the entire academic leadership and management of Schools and entire cohort of Principals.
• Accountable for ensuring improvement in SSR, fee collection enhancement and day to day fleet management, Responsible for managing Area Administrator to perform overall administrative duties & Academic data management (analysis, verification & preservation)

Relationship Management

• Maintain communication with community members and encourage use of community resources where possible to facilitate schools if needed, encourage Principals to keep strong communication with Parents and occasionally attend Parent-Student meetings. Maintain liaison with donor on donor related education activities where required.
• Maintains communication with other AMs to ensure a strong collaborative working environment, seeks feedback as well as shares best practice to support over all region development

Quality of Principal

• Responsible for overall strengthening of Principal cohort to improve Principal Quality
• Work with the RHR Manager in recruitment of quality local Principals (including participation in Assessment Centers)
• Ensure full participation in PQI visits and monitoring regular academic feedback is provided to the Principals (including
• formally through appraisals) and monitor continuous improvement throughout the year. Where applicable support the Principal through PIP

Quality of Teacher

• Responsible for overall strengthening of Teacher cohort to improve Teacher Quality(Content through TCT and Pedagogy)
• Work with the Principals in outreach and recruitment of quality local Teachers especially in difficult locations, In charge of approving Teacher transfers and promotion recommendations
• Conduct minimum 1 classroom observation on every visit and ensure consistency in feedback

Quality of Schools

• Develop clear action plan for struggling schools in the area, implementation and regular follow up to ensure improvement
• Plan and develop strategies for area improvement (through AIP) clearly linked to whole school and area improvement.