Job description
Nova Pioneer seeks innovative, passionate and driven professionals who want to spend 3-6 months in Nairobi or Johannesburg solving complex challenges to help a young social enterprise expand world-class education across Africa.
As a Global Innovation Fellow for Nova Pioneer’s growing Technology team, you will support our Global Technology Lead in determining how we can establish technology systems that will enable us to successfully launch and run 100 schools in the next decade across sub-Saharan Africa. Example projects that you might be involved in include the development of a parent portal, an employee intranet, or a student information system.
GLOBAL INNOVATION FELLOWS PROGRAM
Role
This particular role will support Nova Pioneer’s Global Technology Lead in answering the following questions
The Nova Pioneer Global Innovation Fellows Program is an opportunity for professionals from around the world to contribute to transforming education in Africa. As part of the program, you will work with a global function to either drive innovation in what we do or help us solve a challenge we are facing.
How can we establish technology systems that enable us to successfully launch and run 100 schools in the next decade across sub-Saharan Africa?
What are best practices in large school networks and how can technology be used to help streamline processes, gain cost efficiencies and improve productivity?
What are the biggest potential stumbling blocks – how do we anticipate those and get ahead of the curve?
We are seeking passionate, driven individuals who will help us answer these questions, design solutions, and make substantive contributions the the organization as we scale. We are looking for people who have the desire to take on a new challenge in an entrepreneurial context and to do life-changing work with incredible people.
About You
You have an undergraduate degree
You have at least 2-3 years of work experience in a high-expectations environment
You have exceptional analytical skills and have experience building complex financial and business models from the ground up;
You have a strong track record of achieving high quality results quickly and can operate independently with limited direction and support;
You have an exceptional ability to think strategically and yet you sweat the small stuff—people see you as unusually detail-oriented and conscientious
You have strong project management skills with exceptional ability to manage multiple highly detailed and urgent work streams simultaneously;
You are humble and have the highest integrity. You embrace our unique organizational culture and are ready to grow by acting on frequent intensive feedback from your colleagues
You have a relentless desire to improve yourself, your team, and your organization
We are looking for Fellows to spend at least 3-6 months in Nairobi or Johannesburg pushing the frontiers of innovation. While Nova Pioneer Fellows are provided with a living stipend, our hope is that the experience with Nova Pioneer will be rewarding and impactful for many years to come
