Current opportunities

Pharo Secondary School Sheikh is seeking a dynamic, caring, and dedicated Student Affairs Officer to join our Student Life and Discipline Team.

The Student Affairs Officer will play an important role in creating a safe, structured, respectful, and values-driven environment in which students can learn, grow, and thrive. The successful candidate will work closely with students, teachers, boarding staff, school leadership, the health team, and parents/guardians to support students' academic engagement, personal development, wellbeing, and positive behaviour.

This is a highly student-centred and collaborative role suited to someone who enjoys working with adolescents and is passionate about education, mentorship, leadership development, and creating a positive boarding-school experience.

The successful candidate will be expected to understand and respect the local context, culture, values, and expectations of families in Somaliland, while upholding the school's standards, policies, safeguarding responsibilities, and commitment to student wellbeing.

We are seeking a dedicated, highly organized, and passionate Careers, Colleges & Guidance Coordinator  to lead and coordinate the Foundation’s scholarship programme and support students throughout their academic journey. The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying and supporting eligible students, coordinating university applications and scholarship awards, facilitating travel and placement arrangements, and providing ongoing support to students during their studies.

The role requires an individual with strong communication and coordination skills, high emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accurate student records and financial information.

Over the next 2-3 years, Pharo Foundation will launch new development programmes across water, education, and productivity. As Development Associate, your job is to collaborate with country teams to ideate and surface new programme concepts, then assess their feasibility before capital deployment, design how communities will be engaged, and build implementation readiness. You won't execute programmes yourself, but help design them for success from Day 1.

The Reception English Teacher will lead and manage a reception-level classroom, providing a safe, nurturing, positive, and structured learning environment in which young children can develop academically, socially, emotionally, and physically.

The postholder will plan and deliver engaging, age-appropriate lessons in English, supporting children to develop strong foundations in language, literacy, numeracy, communication, creativity, and social skills.

The role requires a strong understanding of early childhood education, fluency in English, excellent classroom-management skills, and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues, parents, and the wider school community.

This is an opportunity to lead and grow one of East Africa's most exciting impact portfolios, combining education, social enterprise and commercial investment to create long-term, sustainable change.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will lead the Foundation's operations in Kenya while helping shape its next phase of growth. You will work alongside the global executive leadership team, identify new investment opportunities, oversee strategic projects and build organisations that create lasting impact.

Pharo Secondary School in Sheikh is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Chemistry and Mathematics Support Teacher (Pearson Edexcel Curriculum) to support the delivery of the Pearson Edexcel Curriculum. Working closely with the Lead Teachers and the Vice Principal (Academics), the successful candidate will help deliver high-quality teaching and learning in Chemistry and Mathematics, support practical laboratory sessions, provide academic support to students, and contribute to the wider life of the school.

This role is ideal for an enthusiastic educator with strong subject knowledge, effective classroom management skills, and a learner-centred approach. The successful candidate will also participate in co-curricular activities and contribute to the boarding school community.