Regional Manager, Schools (North-West Nigeria)
Katsina, Katsina, Nigeria · Katsina · 5+ years experience · Posted Oct 11, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Location
- Katsina, Katsina, Nigeria · Katsina
About the role
- NewGlobe ensures efficient management of its schools through an organizational structure that divides schools into regions and territories, with management oversight assigned to a Regional Manager.
- The Regional Manager is responsible for the overall success of the assigned school region or territory, including accountability for operational and instructional benchmarks.
- This role requires a constant presence at the schools, extensive travel, and close interaction with school leaders, government officials, community leaders, and parents.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with a large group of Schools Supervisors in your territory to ensure that they are operating at the highest levels.
- Work closely with the Training Manager to ensure feedback from the field is translated to effective training content, systems and processes which further empower Teachers and Headmasters to lead successful schools.
- Empower Schools Supervisors to focus intensely on instructional leadership, including each teacher completing the scheduled lessons each day, on positive classroom and school management without corporal punishment, and school strength through retention.
- Provide management oversight to Schools Supervisors in your region or territory and ensure operating performance and instructional learning targets are met.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to Schools Supervisors in your region to help develop their management skills and support the achievement of their academy goals.
- Completely own and account for the performance metrics of all of the schools in the territory, as measured by operational and instructional benchmarks.
- Maintain a constant presence at the schools and interact closely with each School Head or School Administrator to ensure continuous bi-directional communication and coaching.
- Build close relationships with local and state-level government officials, traditional and local community leaders, and parents to promote education, garner support, and monitor feedback.
- Travel on a daily basis to schools situated in various communities across the assigned state in Nigeria.
Requirements
- An Education Degree is a MUST.
- At least 5 years of professional work experience.
- Extensive experience doing community-based work, field management expertise, and strong people management and program management skills.
- Prior team leadership experience using a hands-on role model approach to management with the ability to coach and motivate others to achieve results.
- Proven ability to drive results.
- Passion for providing outstanding customer service.
- Excellent practical problem-solving skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
- Previous experience building relationships with government and community officials.
- Demonstrated capacity to plan, prioritize, and deliver tasks on time to meet goals in a high-pressure environment.
- Maturity and confidence in dealing with high-ranking officials of government institutions, international institutions, and non-government institutions.
Workplace
- Constant presence at schools and daily travel required.
- Role is located in Katsina, Nigeria.
