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The context:

Across the developing world, more children than ever are in school – but they are not learning. A recent study estimated that less than 1% of school children in Sub-Saharan Africa attend a school where the teaching meets basic standards of quality. At Rising Academies, we’re changing that, and we want your help. Our mission is to create the best schools and the most powerful teaching and learning tools for the people that need it most. We’re one of the fastest-growing quality-focused education companies in Africa, and a Certified B Corp®.

About Rising Academies:

We own and operate our own great value private schools, partner with governments to improve the quality of public school systems, and use our content and technology to help other education providers. Founded in Sierra Leone in 2014, we provided emergency education to children kept out of school by the Ebola Epidemic before opening our first school in April 2015. Today, we serve more than 250,000 students across more than 1000 schools in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and now Rwanda.

And we get results: independent studies show Rising students make more than twice the progress of their peers in comparable schools. In June 2024, one of our private schools in Sierra Leone - Rising Academy Waterloo - was shortlisted in the Top 10 for the World's Best School Prizes in the Overcoming Adversity category. Sierra Leone's Minister for Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Hon. Mr. Conrad Sackey, helped announce this honor.

We keep the safety and well-being of our students at the heart of what we do. All Rising employees are expected to abide by the Child Protection Policy, and to share in our commitment to meeting the highest standards of safeguarding excellence and protecting children from harm.

About the Rising Faster Program:

The Rising Faster Program is designed to improve foundational numeracy in primary schools across Sierra Leone. The program equips teachers with structured lesson guides, regular coaching, and professional development to ensure children build strong math skills from the early grades.

Rising Faster emphasizes:

• High-quality teacher training and mentoring to strengthen classroom practice.
• Data-driven monitoring and feedback to track progress and address learning gaps.
• School support visits by Cluster Mentors to provide coaching and ensure effective implementation.
• Collaboration with head teachers and communities to create safe, supportive learning environments.
• By unlocking teachers' potential and supporting school leaders, FasterMath enables students to gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed in mathematics and beyond.

About the role:

The Cluster Mentor plays a pivotal role in ensuring the success of the FasterMath program across a cluster of schools. This position is responsible for coaching teachers, supporting head teachers, and ensuring the effective implementation of program activities that strengthen teaching and learning. The Cluster Mentor will conduct regular school visits, provides professional development through training and coaching and ensures data is collected and used to inform decision making.

As a Cluster Mentors you will build strong relationships with teachers and school leaders (head teachers), model professionalism, teamwork, and accountability, while unlocking their potential and improving learning outcomes for students.

The Cluster Mentor, Rising Faster will:

• Deliver high quality training to head teachers and teachers on program objectives and implementation, ensuring training objectives are achieved and well-managed within budget with support from Project Leads.
• Support ongoing, high quality programme implementation and improvement through regular school visits, effective stakeholder engagement, and quality monitoring and evaluation
• Collect, make timely submissions, review and use data to improve and track strategy for coaching, school improvement, teacher performance and student progress while ensuring data accuracy.
• Co-lead school improvement cycle by helping head teachers set measurable goals and co-create action plans, while ensuring accountability and ownership their school’s performance.
• Support the professional development of head teachers and teachers.
• Build respectful and trusting relationships with head teachers, teachers, and school authorities to strengthen instructional delivery, safety in schools and learning outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with program teams and project leads to model best practices, contribute to team learnings, and communicate proactively about progress and challenges for timely support.
• Ensure consistent, safe, and reliable access to transport for school visits regularly. Being able to ride a motorbike to access schools regularly is a plus.

Location and reporting:

This is a full-time position. The role will be based in our operating office in Sierra Leone. The role will report directly to the Project Lead / Program Manager in Sierra Leone. The Cluster Mentor will be assigned a cluster of schools as their work location by the Program Manager.

Application deadline:

Applications will be on a rolling basis till 12th September 2025. The planned start date for this role is 22nd September 2025.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum of a Diploma in Education or related field (Bachelor’s degree preferred).
• At least 2 years of teaching experience
• Demonstrated experience coaching other teachers, designing/ updating curriculum, and/ or training others on instruction is an advantage.
• Demonstrated success using data, dashboards, insights or assessment systems to drive teacher development, coaching and student achievement.
• Excellent facilitation skills, with experience leading professional learning communities or teacher workshops.
• Ability to ride a motorbike (riding license strongly preferred).

Desirable

• Experience as a head teacher or teacher trainer.
• Familiarity with education improvement programs.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

About You

• You deliver results by setting ambitious goals, focusing on what’s in your control, and using data and evidence to drive progress.
• You take full ownership of your work, hold yourself and others accountable, and celebrate successes along the way.
• You collaborate effectively, building trust, reducing friction, and influencing others to achieve shared goals.
• You are open to feedback, eager to learn, and constantly refine your practice to improve outcomes.
• You are a great problem-solver, you anticipate challenges in varying school contexts and adapt strategies quickly to resolve them.
• You thrive in fast-changing environments, adapt quickly, and have the highest level of integrity and sound reasoning.
• You are comfortable working with technology and using collaborative tools to drive progress.
• You are passionate about delivering excellent education for every child, no matter their background.

Why Join Us?

• Compensation: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. We regularly benchmark our compensation against comparable businesses, social ventures, and non-profits. Rising’s goal is to be transparent about salaries at all levels of the organisation and have a standard, global pay scale for all positions that is non-negotiable.
• Continuous Development and Growth: Rising is a Certified B Corp and twice named in its “Best for the World” list. We are committed to continuous development, which is grounded in our values and a vital part of how we bring the ‘Rising Way’ to life. We provide a nurturing environment where our staff are supported with the right ongoing conversations with their managers, among teams and as an organization, to support their career growth and help us reach our goals.
• Impact: Our students achieve learning gains 2.4 times faster than their peers in comparable schools, positioning our impact in the top 10% of global education interventions. This role offers an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to this proven success.

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Rising is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, national origin, family or parental status, veteran or disability status.

Rising is committed to creating a culture within the organisation, and its schools, that recognises the importance of safeguarding children and prioritising their rights and needs. We strive to uphold international safeguarding standards, and keep the safety and well-being of our students at the heart of what we do. All Rising employees are expected to abide by the Child Protection Policy, and to have the same level of commitment to protect children from harm. Safeguarding questions are part of every interview process and all Rising employees undergo reference checks before joining the organisation.