French Teacher
Kigali, Rwanda
Overview
Pharo Foundation (“the Foundation”) is a pioneering, mission-driven organisation working to build a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa. Founded and fully funded by Pharo Management, an emerging markets hedge fund, the Foundation represents a new model of philanthropic capitalism: a private endowment using its own capital to design, fund, and operate development programmes with private-sector discipline and long-term commitment.
Over the next decade, the Foundation’s ambition is to deliver lasting impact across three interdependent missions:
- Empowering the next generation through affordable, high-quality education.
- Solving water scarcity by building and operating sustainable water infrastructure.
- Driving economic productivity by unlocking jobs, investment, and innovation through both non-profit and for-profit ventures.
The Foundation operates in Ethiopia, Somaliland, Kenya, and Rwanda, employing more than 750 people. It combines a not-for-profit engine: Pharo Development, with a for-profit engine, Pharo Ventures, which builds and operates sustainable businesses to create jobs and advance economic self-reliance.
Opportunity
The French Teacher is responsible for ensuring that all students are taught the content and essential skills outlined in the school’s schemes of work, in accordance with the school’s Mission and Objectives. He or she will operate within the parameters of the policies, procedures, and standards of the school and bears direct responsibility for his or her class. The homeroom teacher is in charge of keeping track of any medical issues that impact the students they teach as well as understanding what should be done in an emergency.
Key Relationships
Role: French Teacher
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Report to: School Principal
Contract Type: Full time
Functional relationships:
· Teachers
· Operations Officer
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide a positive environment in which students are encouraged to be actively engaged in the literacy learning process.
- Differentiate to meet the needs of students with varying learning styles and needs that promotes play based learning.
- Ensure the student’s growth and achievement is continuous and appropriate for age group or subject area.
- Participate in the development, administration and marking of examinations and other assessments.
- Assist in the development of learning materials, preparing schemes of work, and lesson plans.
- Maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement, and attendance.
- Perform pastoral duties including student support, counselling students with academic development and providing student encouragement.
- Communicate effectively with all parties such as students, parents, peers, and line managers on a regular basis on students’ progress.
- Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines and honoring schedules.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in French, Education (with a specialization in French), Linguistics, or a related field.
- A recognized teaching qualification (e.g., B.Ed., PGCE, or equivalent).
- Additional training or certification in teaching French as a foreign/second language is an added advantage (e.g., DAEFLE, DELF/DALF examiner training).
- At least 2 years of teaching experience, preferably in an international school or in delivering the Cambridge International Curriculum (Primary or Secondary levels).
- Demonstrated experience in teaching French as a second language (FLE) to non-native speakers.
- Experience with differentiated instruction, active learning, and modern language teaching strategies.
- High level of fluency in French (near-native or native level) and strong English communication skills.
- Sound knowledge of language acquisition methodologies and the Cambridge language curriculum framework.
- Ability to create engaging, student-centered lessons that build speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
- Competence in using technology and multimedia tools to enhance language learning.
- Strong classroom management, organizational, and assessment skills.
- Passion for teaching, nurturing learners, and contributing to a positive school culture.
Personal attributes
- Must be willing to use modern teaching practice which leads to play based learning.
- Excellent communication and instructional skills in French, English or both.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with students, parents, teachers, and support staff.
- A genuine interest in working with young learners.
- Patience, empathy, and cultural sensitivity.
- A collaborative, flexible attitude and willingness to be involved in extracurricular activities or school events.
- Commitment to continuous professional growth and safeguarding of students.
- Should be organized, energetic and self-directed, with the ability to interact at all levels.
- Optimizing diversity, strong intellect, and vision, aligning performance for success.
- Must be willing to live in Gasabo district
Application procedure
· We will review completed applications on a rolling basis. If we identify an outstanding candidate early in the process, we reserve the right to appoint before the deadline. For this reason, we encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we will only contact shortlisted candidates.
· You are required to attach a detailed CV and cover letter.
