Female Academic Vice Principal - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Start Date: 05th August 2018 
SKYPE INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK, please email CV to james.downie@jdienergy.com

Role Responsibilities

• as a member of the leadership team, maintain a culture of high performance and development in staff members and students

• collaboratively plan and manage significant change in response to new, reputable educational directions

• act in the role of Principal in the absence of the Principal 
Student Learning

• ensure that all programs maintain a focus on student learning 
Quality & Standards Compliance

• maximise efforts to ensure that the school stage attracts, employs and retains highly qualified and competent personnel

• maintain a high quality of leadership and management in the school stage

• oversee the performance evaluation and professional development of designated personnel

• maintain a high quality of resources in the school stage

• be proactive in pursuing personal professional growth in leadership and management competencies and practices 
General Administration

• maintain a comprehensive framework of relevant programs with policies, procedures, resources and budgets

• coordinate the management of Program Budgets

• participate in school leadership and management group initiatives as invited

• ensure the safety and welfare of students and staff members

• implement operating plans so as to meet targets within agreed budgets and timescales

• ensure that adequate records are kept for academic, financial and asset information

• as a member of the senior leadership team, lead the institutionalisation of exemplary approaches to learning and teaching, curriculum inclusion and curriculum standards

• oversee compliance with exemplary methods of teaching, supervision and administration to ensure prescribed accreditation standards are met 
Stakeholder Relationships

• consult and involve key stakeholders about decisions that affect them

• maintain open lines of communication with students, staff members, parents, management, and other relevant stakeholders

• conduct external and internal customer satisfaction surveys and implement improvement activities as required

Example Performance Indicators 
• student academic performance 
• customer satisfaction 
• achievement of improvement goals 
Functional Relationships • Business Manager 
• Vice Principals colleagues

Direct Stage Reports • Academic Coordinator 
• Leading Teachers 
• Teachers

Specific Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience 
Professional 
• at least 5 years’ experience in senior school leadership 
• a demonstrated ability to ensure highly effective learning 
• a demonstrated ability to ensure highly effective teaching 
• a demonstrated ability to ensure high morale in staff members and students 
• demonstrated high level knowledge and skills in human resource management 
• demonstrated high level knowledge and skills in finance and material resource management 
• a demonstrated ability to articulate educational issues and perspectives in communication with colleagues and others 
Personal 
• strong interpersonal, leadership and collaboration skills 
• experience in managing diverse teams 
• strong communication and motivational skills 
• high level English literacy and oracy competence 
Education 
• educated to at least Bachelors Level in education or the equivalent 
• a Master degree in educational leadership or the equivalent is desirable 
• teacher accreditation or the equivalent

please email CV to james.downie@jdienergy.com