The Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKES, Kenya) operates five schools in Kenya and provides nursery to senior secondary education in both national and international curricula. It is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private development agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people of all faiths and origins in specific regions of the developing world.
The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi (AKA, Nairobi) is an IB continuum school in Kenya authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum (IB) from Early Years through the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), and the Diploma Programme (DP). With over 1000 students, AKA, Nairobi is a multi-cultural school with a variety of nationalities represented in our student and teaching faculty.
The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi – Senior School has an opening for the position of: Kiswahili Teacher.
Role Summary
The teacher will ensure the students recognize and use language as a vehicle of thought, reflection, self-expression and learning in other subjects, and as a tool for enhancing literacy. This will allow the students understand the nature of language and the process of linguistic integration, cultural and social components. The teacher should focus on effective teamwork and collaboration, use differentiation to meet the needs of the learners and the teaching and learning should be informed by formative and summative assessments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaboratively plan units of study designed for maximizing learning for all students.
- Deliver effective, differentiated and inquiry-based lessons in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.
- Create a safe and conducive environment in which the students can learn and thrive.
- Use varied, adequate assessments, including formative and summative assessment in line with the IBO requirements.
- Engage parents regularly and effectively in the education of their children.
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the relevant subject and modern pedagogy.
- Accurately evaluate and comment on both the ability and developmental potential of each student.
- Effectively communicate with students, colleagues and parents, including through email and the school information system.
- Demonstrate an experience of high professional values and practices.
- Show profound commitment to ongoing professional growth and to taking on responsibility for fulfilling the vision and philosophy of the Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi.
The requirements
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in the respective field.
- 5 years’ of IB Middle Years’ Programme and/or IB Diploma teaching experience as well as previous Middle Years’ Programme experience.
- Teachers Service Commission (TSC) registration certificate.
For more details on the position and the application process, please visit www.akdn.org/careers.
The closing date is February 03, 2026.
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Sector
Social Development
About the Agency
The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, non-denominational educational networks in the Global South. AKES currently operates over 190 pre-primary, primary, secondary and higher secondary schools and more than 100 non-formal education programmes in diverse geographic locations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates. Most schools offer their respective country’s national curricula, with some schools in East Africa and Bangladesh also offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). AKES employs over 6,500 teachers and staff and educates over 104,700 students. More information…
Region
Eastern Africa
Location
Kenya
Salary
Salary and package to attract the best candidate
Job Expires
03-Feb-2026
