Girls’ Boarding Secondary School Headmistress

Required Degrees: ? Postgraduate degree
Fields of Expertise: Headmistress, Boarding School
Salary: Negotiable

Details: The vision of Pharo Girls’ Boarding Secondary School, Homosha, is the all-round
academic and personal development of girls to reach their highest potential and become
future leaders and role models.
We aim to foster the intellectual and personal development of promising girls in
Benishangul-Gumuz Region so that they are inspired to achieve academic excellence, to
be capable of serving the society in whatever walk of life they follow, and to become
economically self-reliant. We strive to provide a stimulating, enriching and forward
thinking learning and living environment for girls, where achievement, enterprise,
creativity and leadership are nurtured and developed.
We value critical thinking, leading by example and responsibility.
We are striving to make the school ready to receive its first students of 60 to 70 girls in
Grade 9 in September 2018 (the beginning of the 2018/19 Ethiopian academic year). We
expect that the school will reach its maximum capacity of 200 students in its fourth year
of operation in 2021/22. The Headmistress is expected to take up her role at the
beginning of the third quarter of 2018.
Purpose
The purpose of the Headmistress role is to:
 Offer exemplary leadership, inspiration and guidance
 Play a major role in the strategic planning for the whole school
 Oversee the academic community
 Set up and maintain the systems that are necessary for such a school
 Manage the day to day routines of the school ensuring excellent academic
performance
 Ensure the provision of personal, emotional and health care protection and support
for students
 Recruit locally, train and handover to a successor within 3 to 5 years.
The position is best suited to an experienced headmistress who is considering a life
changing and challenging experience in a setting that is perhaps different from where
she has gained most of her prior experience. It is likely to be fulfilling to an individual who
would like to use her experience, personality and drive to help in the establishment and
the running of an institution that will be seen as a model for others who would like to learn
from it in the wider region. It is likely to be rewarding to a person who has a passion to
see all girls have the opportunity to get excellent education, reach their full potential and
be role models and leaders in their immediate and wider communities.
Duties and Responsibilities
Governance
 Maintains a professional working relationship with the Board of Trustees, including
attending Board meetings as specified by the Board.
 Brings to the attention of the Board such matters and data about the needs and
operation of the school as are appropriate to keep the Board fully informed to meet its
responsibilities.
 Submits to the Board recommendations on personnel actions such as appointment,
promotion, job performance evaluations, and dismissal of immediate subordinates.
 Submits to the Board a complete annual budget proposal with the assistance of the
Board’s Finance Committee.
 Submits to the Board monthly financial statements on various matters concerning
the school’s financial health, including income, expenditures, variances and cash flow
projections.
Organisation and Management
 Participates with the Board in strategic planning and develops school improvement
plan with the faculty and staff.
 Creates an appropriate and strong management team for the school.
 Promotes an internal organisation that permits transparent, open communication; up
and down.
 Works to produce smooth day-to-day internal operations.
 Takes responsibility for the safety and security of all the school’s students and staff;
oversees the safety and security plan.
 Approves and administers rules and procedures in the Student Handbook and
Teacher Handbook.
 Works to promote harmonious relationships between students, faculty and
administrators, recognising the importance of developing each individual.
 Develops and implements a plan for communicating with and motivating relevant
stakeholders.
Academic Programmes
 Keeps abreast of current educational trends and implements them as deemed
appropriate.
 Provides leadership in the process of developing progressive curricula that adopts
and builds on the Government’s relevant curriculum.
Please email the following to recruitingpharofoundation
 Your CV
 A covering letter briefly outlining how you meet the key duties and responsibilities
and the required qualities and skills, when appropriate with evidence (maximum 1,000
words).
 A brief summary of the three most important points that will define your leadership
and the three most important points that you will make sure that a school you run will
avoid (max. 500 words)