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Onja Madagascar is Looking for English Teachers
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Onja is a social enterprise training underprivileged youth into world-class software developers
Madagascar > Toamasina
Contract
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SalaryCompetitive salary
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Degree RequiredNo
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RecruiterOnja
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DescriptionAbout Us
We find the brightest students in Madagascar who can’t afford to continue their education, and train them in English language and software development. After just two-and-a-half years they are ready to work as remote front-end software developers in international tech teams.
Once in a job, our developers earn a good salary that helps them support their families and pay forward the opportunity to a new wave of students. They unlock exciting careers that fulfil their potential, and accelerate the development of their nation (see ‘How Onja Works’ below).
Our first cohort, ‘Wave 1’, consists of nineteen talented and committed graduates who are now working remotely for our partner companies in Europe and the US. With this immensely successful first cohort, and a proven social model, our goal is now to scale our impact: we aim to take on 360 new students over the next four years.
Our fast-growing team is very united, committed to the mission, and hardworking, but we also maintain a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere that you’ll find everywhere in Madagascar.
Onja is located in Toamasina, a lively city with beautiful beaches, nice restaurants, and with plenty to do and see. Toamasina is Madagascar’s second largest city (population 300,000) yet is surrounded by plenty of natural beauty, and even has a national park nearby.
About the Role
In 2019, we developed and delivered a full-time course that allowed twenty students to progress from absolute beginners to upper intermediate speakers (B2 level) in just one year, with some students even reaching an advanced (C1) level. Our first cohort contained 19 developers and we plan to train hundreds of students in the coming years. Our challenge now is to scale our organisation, bringing opportunities to hundreds, moving to thousands of students.
Your mission as our English Teacher is to prepare lesson plans, design curriculums, deliver lessons based on English textbooks and oversee the English language progress of students closely by systematically maintaining student records, providing them mentorship or tutoring and administering exams.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Helping design and deliver an online scalable English course to a class of high-potential and highly committed students
- Developing curriculum, lessons and strategies to make sure Onja’s recipient speaks English with clear RP pronunciation
- Executing lessons efficiently using different styles of teaching depending on the content.
- Editing and improving lessons after delivery
- Preparing, scheduling and correcting Onja English exams
- Systematically maintaining and updating student records with English KPI
- Mentoring the students at Onja academically
Why work with us
- Do impactful work: Working with Onja gives you the ability to make a real tangible difference with your work, and have a deep sense of purpose in your every-day. Our mission is to nurture talented, underprivileged youth to lead impactful careers in tech, unlock opportunities for others and accelerate Madagascar's development.
- Grow your skills fast: As a young fast-growing startup we are all in “over our head” and this is a great place to grow. You will be challenged but you’ll also be part of a very supportive team and caring environment. Our social model is innovative with exciting potential to scale, so there is a great opportunity for you to grow your career along with us.
- Work with very talented individuals who are very socially inclined: At Onja you’ll join a community of talented and passionate people from around Madagascar and the world.
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Benefits- You’ll join our tight-knit, committed team in Toamasina, Madagascar
- We know it’s a big move so we will look after you and make sure you are secure and settled
- We’ll provide secure, comfortable accommodation and food
- We are able to offer a good local salary – enough to live comfortably and have plenty left over for holidays travels
- Unlimited annual leave. We recommend between 30 and 35 days as a guide to give you time to explore the wonders of Madagascar
- We also offer 25% remote work, for when you are keen to get some city vibes in Madagascar
- We’ll provide optional weekly Malagasy lessons to bring you up to speed with the language
- Your visa will be sponsored
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Requirements- Twelve month commitment (this ensures sufficient time to make a truly meaningful impact) with potential to renew/extend
- Native level speaker or close
- TEFL level 5
- Eager to learn and grow in the position
- Results driven
- Good communication skills (interpersonal skills)
- Love working with and mentoring young adults -
Date Posted18th April 2025
Accreditation & Quality Assurance
The TEFL Academy was the world’s first TEFL course provider to receive official recognition from government regulated awarding bodies in both the USA and UK. This means when you graduate you’ll hold a globally recognised Level 3 (120hr) Certificate or Level 5 (168hr) Diploma, meaning you can find work anywhere and apply for jobs immediately.
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