Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

  • Bachelors Degree essential, Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from an internationally-recognised university or college preferable
  • A qualified teacher with extensive teaching experience
  • IBDP experience is preferred
  • Previous school leadership experience, ideally in an International School
  • Open, collaborative and visible presence leadership style
  • Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines and manage unpredictable demands from staff and students
  • Current in their reading, thinking and portrayal of ideas
  • Quick on the spot decision making process imperative but without deviating from long term aims
  • Priorities without deviating from longer term aims
  • Courage and conviction of opinions and decisions
  • Ability to quickly build effective and sustainable working relationships with the wider community while sensitive to other cultures and values
  • Able to focus activities towards achievement of vision
  • Purposeful and responsive influencing style
  • Excellent prioritising, planning and organising skills
  • Excellent team working skills Able to seek advice and support when necessary
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Essential Competencies

Collaboration - demonstrable evidence of sharing perspectives and working collaboratively in order to move towards a shared goal and create a positive environment.
Nurturing Relationships - demonstrable evidence of caring for others and making the effort to build effective working relationships with colleagues. Clear communication both verbal and written.
Decision Making - Focussing on defining solutions, using a rational approach to making decisions and being prepared to commit to a clear course of action.
Making things happen - The drive, motivation and commitment to make things happen, focusing on delivering outcomes and being proactive rather than reactive. Demonstrable positive and tolerant outlook, enthusiasm for education and good understanding of behaviours of relevant age groups.
Resilience - Responding positively to pressure, remaining emotionally stable and positive when faced with challenges.
Promoting positive change - Demonstrating ambition to be better, embracing change and coming up with new ways of working for the good of the students and the school.
Applying Learning - Seeking opportunities to learn and develop and applying learning to new challenges.

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