Latest Vacancies at Gritwel Group Incorporated

Gritwel Group Incorporated is a Nigerian social childcare company headquartered in Lagos and parent company to 6 subsidiaries. Gritwel Group is governed by an executive management team of professionals and advisory directors. Like an NGO, we receive social loans from our sponsors and we very committed to our social mission, but as with a for-profit corporation, we generate our revenues from our business operations, making us financially sustainable over time.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Intern Developmental Psychologist (Undergraduate & Postgraduate)

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Temporary

Program Summary

• Gritwel Child Development Research and Resource Center (CDRRC) is a research based subsidiary of Gritwel group; a multinational childcare company, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. The main objective of Gritwel CDRRC is to develop an extensive knowledgebase and wide breadth of intellectual resources on child development, through cutting edge research studies. Gritwel Child Development Research & Resource Center (CDRC)’s operations headquarters is in The Netherlands.
• The internship position is for undergraduate and post graduate candidates currently undergoing studies on child development and related subjects.
• Students will be exposed to practical applications of courses and theories regarding child development & education.
• You will work together in a team that comprises of senior experienced educators and child development technical specialists.
• The total period for the internship program is 6 months.
• Excellent candidates may be further offered a full-time job employment contract to any of the Gritwel Group subsidiaries.

Responsibilities
The responsibilities for this position are categorized as below:

• You will support in initiating and coordinating observational & scientific research activities on child development at Gritwel Earlychildhood Schools (GES).
• Propose relevant research topics on child development, based on practical observations from day-to-day activities and challenges facing the child development industry. You will Propose at least one research topic every month with a fully written professional academic abstract
• Initiate strategy and methodology to collect research data that relates o child development, from daily operations from assigned Earlychildhood centers. Typical types of research data include Children developmental milestones (height gain, head size growth, weight increase, Observational video clips on children plays and environment, cognition development etc. Our facility is equipped with advanced multi-media devices for observational studies, and research cameras to capture real-time behaviors of children. All devices are connected to a central observation booth.
• You will be part of the team to prepare technical research paper / Manuscript (up to 2000 words), publishable in child development Journal

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Candidate must be an undergraduate in any Nigeria university, currently studying Child development, educational subjects, and social science courses.
• Candidate must demonstrate evident long term career interests on child care, earlychildhood education etc.

Requirements and Skills:

• Candidate must be an undergraduate in any Nigeria university, currently studying Child development, educational subjects, and social science courses.
• Candidate must demonstrate evident long term career interests on child care, earlychildhood education etc.
• Candidates most show high motivational skills, ready to learn and acquire knowledge.
• Exceptional verbal and written skills, and ability to make presentations, and write reports
• Ability to maintain calmness under stressful conditions
• Excellent command of English is essential (ability to speak additional foreign languages is desirable)
• Reliable, honest, and trustworthy

Minimum Experience:

• Less than 1 year

Job Title: Earlychildhood & Primary School Center Manager

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The center manager is the school’s leading support staff professional and works as part of the senior team to ensure that the school meets its educational and business aims.

Responsibilities
The responsibilities for this position are categorized as below:

Educational operations Supervisor / Leadership Roles:

• You will be responsible for overseeing, directing and implementing educational services for children, together with a team of other educators.
• You will be responsible for providing professional leadership and management of other educators to enhance their effectiveness to achieve improved standards of learning and achievement in the school.
• You will work with educators to use and develop their skills and abilities in planning and carrying out educational activities. You will also lead and manage all casual school support staff. E.g. Drivers, logistics & maintenance team etc.
• You will guide and facilitate safe activities of the children, including: daily indoor and outdoor play activities.
• You will promote the highest standards of business ethics within the administrative function of the school and strategically ensure the most effective use of resources in support of the school’s benefits
• You will be required to complete and submit required forms and records in a timely and accurate fashion, e.g., lesson plans, time sheets, meal reports etc.
• You will maintain a comprehensive and ongoing portfolio assessment for each child, including weekly observations in each development area. Oversights are:
  • Review teachers’ lesson plans, schedules, room arrangements and portfolio assessments
  • Deliver pre-service and monthly in-service training sessions to teaching staff; Lead responsibility for parent involvement in education services
  • Identify and prioritize materials and equipment needed in classrooms and playgrounds, and coordinate with director in making purchases;
  • Organize staff training and meetings, and board and parent meetings as requested

Financial Resource Management:

• You will be responsible for monthly Financial Resource Management of the center, managing monthly enrollment and revenue accounts.
• You will maintain a strategic financial plan that will indicate the trends and requirements of the school development plan and will forecast future year budgets.

Business Development:

• Monthly enrollment and sales target will be set for you. Together with the director, you will propose and implement a working strategy to improve the number of enrolled kids.
• You will be responsible for ensuring parents satisfactions. You may be required to maximize income through other activities such as training and workshops.
• You will prepare and submit monthly business reports

Facility Management/ Health & Safety Management:

• Maintain a safe and healthy classroom environment. Assure that classroom equipment, furniture, materials, and supplies are properly maintained and safely stored;
• Use the playground as an extension of the classroom; assures that the playground is safe;
• Assist in conducting the daily health and environment checklist;

Requirements and Skills

• Candidate must be computer literate with professional skills in using Microsoft word, Microsoft excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Candidate must a well-organized and coordinated individual who can work with minimal supervision.
• Must be at least 30 years of age, and authorized to work in Nigeria.
• Candidate must hold educational certificate in early childhood education or related subjects with at least 10 years of working experience in an elementary school setting. Candidates with other non- educational backgrounds, but with at least 15 years’ experience in Earlychildhood education may also apply.
• Must have a working knowledge of the British EYFS educational curriculum and Nigeria Pre-school curriculum
• Personal qualifications as required: Emotional maturity, willingness to cooperate with the aims of the program, respect for children and adults, flexibility, patience, good personal hygiene, and physical and mental health which does not interfere with responsibilities; and Must be reliable, honest, and trustworthy, with good ethical behaviors.
• Must have excellent organizational and leadership skills, with ability to plan and organize tasks to maintain expected productivity.
• Requires effective Leadership, interpersonal and oral communication skills for supervisory duties.
• Excellent command of English Language is essential
• Requires effective writing and oral communication skills to conduct meetings and training sessions, and to prepare reports that are clear, complete, comprehensive, and use good grammar and punctuation;
• Successful experience working in a team.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Candidate must hold educational certificate in Early Childhood Education or related subjects with at least 10 years of working experience in an elementary school setting. Candidates with other non- educational backgrounds, but with at least 15 years’ experience in Earlychildhood education may also apply.

Remuneration/Working Conditions

• The normal working hours are from 7am to 6pm, from Monday to Friday. Occasionally training/meeting may be organized for Saturdays.
• Monthly salary is NGN 60,000.
• Holiday allowance will be paid, calculated as 1.2 % of yearly gross salary and will be paid in December.
• Additional bonuses may be paid depending on your performance and the company yearly profit rating. Bonus may vary between NGN 0 – NGN 150,000 per year.

Job Title: Lead Teacher for Earlychildhood and Primary School
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Summary

• You will report directly to the Gritwel school manager and work together in a team comprising of senior and experienced educators.
• You will implement educational/development program for small individual groups of children, typically within the age category of 3months – 4years. Primary school teachers will be in care of kids of age up to 11 years. You will organize and supervise structured and unstructured plays, while ensuring safety of children. You will create a stimulating atmosphere where children can thrive and develop optimally while followed our in-house themes and curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Receive children from parents at drop off.
• Administer children daily routine document
• Plan educational and development activities in line with class themes
• Active supervision of the children’s – indoor and outdoor play/activities
• Place the children down for naps and bedtime and ensuring safety of the children under care.
• Together with the nutritionist, you will plan and prepare meals, and feed, the children.
• Participate in annual progress report meeting with parents on the well – being of their children.
• Supervise to change diapers and potty train the children

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Candidate must hold educational certificate in early childhood education or related subjects.
• Candidates with other non-related educational backgrounds, but with at least 2-5 years’ experience in Earlychildhood development may also apply.
• Candidate must possess a formal certificate and have a working knowledge of British EYFS curriculum or must have taken at least a 50 credit hours course on EYFS.
• The normal working hours are from 7am to 4.00pm, from Monday to Friday. Occasionally training/meeting may be organized for Saturdays.

Remuneration

• Monthly salary is NGN 32,000.
• Holiday allowance will be paid, calculated as 1.2 % of yearly gross salary and will be paid in December.
• Additional bonuses may be paid depending on your performance and the company yearly profit rating.
• Bonus may vary between NGN 0 – NGN 100,000 per year.

Minimum Experience

• 2 years

Requirements and Skills:

• Candidate must be at least 25 years of age, and authorized to work in Nigeria
• Candidate must hold educational certificate in early childhood education or related subjects. Candidates with other non-related educational backgrounds, but with at least 2-5 years’ experience in Earlychildhood development may also apply.
• Candidate must possess a formal certificate and have a working knowledge of British EYFS curriculum or must have taken at least a 50 credit hours course on EYFS.
• Candidate must have a working knowledge and practical experience with the Nigeria Pre-school curriculum.
• Candidate must possess a formal certificate and working knowledge on first aid for young children, or must have taken at least a 20 credit hours course on the subject.
• Candidate must have excellent organizational skills, with ability to plan, organize, and multitask with minimal supervision
• Candidate must have the ability to stay calm under stressful conditions
• Candidate must have an excellent command of English.
• Candidate must be reliable, honest, and trustworthy, with good ethical behaviors

Job Title: Emerging Business Development Manager

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
The responsibilities for this position are categorized as below:

Business Development Supports:

• As the Business Development Manager, you will take the lead in developing and executing strategic business plans that supports Gritwel’s overall growth strategy.
• You will work to improve the overall market position and achieve financial growth for all Gritwel businesses in Nigeria.
• You will implement business development initiatives that will maximize and grow the Gritwel footprint in Nigeria and generate bottom line revenue for the company.
• You will oversee the development of marketing literature for the entire Gritwel group businesses in Nigeria.

The following are core duties of this role:

• ­You will locate, propose and generate business opportunities by contacting potential partners and clients; discovering and exploring opportunities.
• ­You will actively lead the efforts to define new business opportunities for all Gritwel group business divisions in Nigeria.
• ­You will prepare and present powerful, persuasive technical / sales presentations and business proposals that effectively demonstrate the value proposition and offerings of the individual business divisions of Gritwel group in Nigeria.
• ­You will screen potential business deals/contracts by analyzing market strategies, contract requirements, business potentials and viability; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities, and finally advice the senior management team on risks/advice for possible investments.
• ­You will follow-up new and existing business opportunities and set up meetings with new and already existing clients.
• ­You will develop negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new venture with the gritwel company strategies and operations; examining risks and potentials; estimating partners’ needs and goals.
• Business contracts account management & Communications
• You will maintain consistent financial growth by continuously establishing new business contracts / accounts and maintaining already existing ones.
• You will create and sustains ongoing forums that will encourage two-way communication opportunities with clients of the individual gritwel businesses; demonstrates and promotes positive prospect, client, and work relationships; proactively addresses and manages conflict and disputes; works to achieve constructive resolution.

Business Development Planning:

• You will attend industry functions, such as association events and conferences, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
• You will present to and consult with senior level management on business trends with a view to developing new services, products, and distribution channels for all gritwel businesses in Nigeria.
• You will identify opportunities for campaigns, services, and distribution channels that will lead to an increase in sales and revenue for Gritwel.
• Using your knowledge of the market and competitors, you will identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.

Administrative roles:

• As the most senior personnel with the gritwel team in Nigeria, you will promote the highest standards of business ethics within the administrative function of the company and strategically ensure the most effective use of resources in support of the company benefits.

Business Financial Resource Management:

• You will prepare and submit monthly business/financial reports, typically using the Gritwel standard spreadsheet template for financial reports.
• You will prepare and give business reviews and presentations to the senior management team monthly.

Requirements and Skills

• Must be at least 30 years of age, and authorized to work in Nigeria.
• Candidate must hold educational certificate in Business management with at least 10 years of working experience in a corporate working environment. MBA will be an advantage.
• Personal qualifications as required: Emotional maturity, willingness to cooperate with the aims of the program, respect for children and adults, flexibility, patience, good personal hygiene, and physical and mental health which does not interfere with responsibilities; and Must be reliable, honest, and trustworthy, with good ethical behaviors.
• Must have excellent organizational and leadership skills, with ability to plan, organize, and multitask with minimal supervision
• Requires effective Leadership, interpersonal and oral communication skills for supervisory duties.
• Excellent command of English Language is essential
• Excellent Excel, Microsoft, PowerPoint & Project Management, usage
• Requires effective writing and oral communication skills to conduct meetings and training sessions, and to prepare reports that are clear, complete, comprehensive, and use good grammar and punctuation;
• Successful experience working in a team setting

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Candidate must hold educational certificate in Business management with at least 10 years of working experience in a corporate working environment. MBA will be an advantage.

Minimum Experience:

• More than 5 years.

Deadline: 20th October, 2017. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: careers@gritwel.com