Director - Operated Schools
Aldar Education
- Abu Dhabi
- Permanent
- Full-time
support our growing family of owned and operated schools in the UAE. Due to
planned current and future expansion, we are looking to add to our current
Education team supporting our British, US, and IB curricula family of
schools.This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar Education
family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading
school group.The Director - Operated Schools will lead and manage all operational matters
across our group of owned and operated schools. To ensure the highest
standards of education, parent experience, and student outcomes against
board-approved targets and the company’s strategic vision and plans.The successful candidate will be closely aligned with our core values and
ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of
the region.*Main Duties:*
- Oversee all day-to-day operations of Aldar Education's owned and operated
customer service.
- Lead and manage a multi-functional team responsible for education
teacher hiring and training, budgetary control, operations, procurement,
and all people-related matters.
- Collaborate with the wider network of support functions and quality
operational efficiency.
- Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve organizational goals,
sustainability.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards and drive
operations.
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
and learning.*Specific Duties:**Operational Leadership:*
- Inspire and support direct reports in the delivery of high standards of
increases using available data to drive improvement.
- Support Leadership and other senior staff to shape the strategic
directives.
- Provide quality assurance of all strategic documents such as the school's
appropriate action as required.
- Lead in the effective implementation (and ongoing review) of learning and
monitor and report student progress and achievement.
- Quality assurance curriculum offers and champions new educational thinking
and schools.
- Support Principals in the most appropriate educational strategies ensuring
environment for its students, families, and the wider community.
- To provide effective, innovative, and professional leadership and
management to achieve the best outcomes for children.
- Provide support and guidance about inspection planning, preparation, and
- Promote and represent the company effectively and positively to all
role across the UAE and globally.
- Represent the company at school functions, interacting with parents
strong community relations.
- Develop strong relationships with education authorities and other
enhances the company’s standing.
- Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with other members
positive and collegial working environment that enables the company’s
goals to be met.*People Responsibilities, Leadership & Management:*
- Support the leadership teams and schools to draft, deliver, and update
reporting of progress.
- Connect and share good practices within and across the school network to
- Identify and implement strategies to raise standards of teaching and
- Plan and deliver effective training and development programs that meet
- Support appropriate staff in the development and implementation of
plan and targets in each of the schools.
- Communicate and broker, where necessary, Leadership/Principal professional
successful improvement strategies and best practices and promoting the use
of technology for virtual communication where appropriate.
- Lead Professional dialogues and appraisals for Principals and/or other
- Encourage collaboration across schools, creating communities of
improvement, new educational initiatives, and development.*Strategic Planning and Financial Management: *
- Collaborate with School Leadership Teams to present a three-year school
annual basis)
- Present the annual operating budgets for approval by the Aldar Education
- Be accountable for the execution of operating budgets and achieve approved
- Review the monthly financial performance of the schools and set in place
execute.
- Collaborate with the School Leadership Team to identify value-added
but also strengthen their USP and provide a strong return on investment
for all stakeholders.This job description is not all-inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right
to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity
employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also
mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in
their application at our company.*Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police
clearance.*
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