Current opportunities

Education - Sheikh District, Somaliland

School Secretary

Pharo Secondary School in Sheikh is seeking a highly organized, professional, and reliable School Secretary to join our administrative team. The ideal candidate will play a key role in supporting the daily operations of the school, assisting the school leadership, maintaining office systems, and ensuring smooth communication between staff, students, parents, and external stakeholders.

Human Resources - Nairobi, Kenya

Compensation and Benefits Review - Consultant

Pharo Foundation seeks to engage an independent Compensation & Benefits (C&B) consultant to perform a swift, impartial, and market-benchmarked evaluation of all employee benefits across its operating regions. The consultant will provide recommendations for a new global benefits framework, organized by role tier, to be implemented starting January 2027.

Education - Nairobi (Global role)

Head of Expansion and Growth

The Head of Expansions & Growth will lead the growth of Pharo Schools through acquisitions, new school developments, and expansions across East Africa. This role is responsible for originating, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities while ensuring each school is educationally sound, operationally efficient, and financially sustainable and aligned to the Pharo School strategy. The role requires a strong investment mindset, with deep involvement in financial modelling, profitability analysis, capital planning, and return optimisation for low- to mid-fee independent schools. The successful candidate will work closely with Pharo’s investment analysts and take strategic direction from the Managing Director to scale the Pharo Schools platform responsibly and effectively.

Education - Sheikh District, Somaliland

School Principal

We are seeking an exceptional, committed School Principal who has a proven track record in leading a Secondary School to academic excellence and delivery of the British Curriculum. The incumbent should have extensive school management experience, particularly within a developing country setting.  The principal will be residing on campus and will be accountable for offering effective leadership and overseeing the daily operations of the entire school, emphasizing the school's academics.  The successful candidate will be closely aligned with the Pharo Foundation's core values and ethos. We believe this is a unique school and context and we are looking for a candidate who has the ideal competence for this senior role to be part of our team.

Education - Sheikh District, Somaliland

ICT Teacher (Pearson Edexcel Curriculum)

Pharo Secondary School in Sheikh is seeking a dynamic and well-organised professional to join our team as an ICT Teacher (Pearson Edexcel Curriculum). The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality ICT instruction that equips students with essential digital skills, computational thinking abilities, and technological competencies required for academic success and the modern workplace.

Education - Sheikh District, Somaliland

English Teacher (Edexcel Pearson Curriculum)

Pharo Secondary School in Sheikh is seeking a passionate and highly motivated Secondary English Teacher (Pearson Edexcel Curriculum) to join our academic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality English Language instruction that inspires students to develop strong communication, critical thinking, reading, and writing skills while achieving academic excellence.