Job Overview
- Oversee the daily overall operation of the institution, administrative staff, and office functions.
- Create an organisational structure which reflects the institution’s values, and enables the management systems, structures, and processes to work effectively in line with legal requirements.
- Carry out daily supervision of instruction and personnel evaluation.
- Coordinate teachers, staff, parents and students towards implementing a high standard of education in the institution and in all external activities.
- Manage the annual operating plan, set short- and long-term objectives, and measure progress and achievement against the school Distinctives.
- Work with all appropriate parties to ensure the safety of the institution environment and facilities. Communicate needs to the institution’s management and collaboratively work with them to define and execute upon a long-term facilities strategy.
- Write monthly Board reports highlighting accomplishments, progress toward goals, specific concerns, and general updates.
- Establish creative, responsive, and effective approaches to learning and teaching in line with the institution’s agreed educational vision and values.
- Ensure effective planning, allocation, support, and evaluation of work undertaken by teams and individuals, including clear delegation of tasks and devolution of responsibilities.
- Monitor, evaluate and review classroom practice and promote improvement strategies.
- Challenge underperformance at all levels and ensure effective corrective action and follow-up.
- Actively participates in Board meetings on a scheduled basis.
- Where appropriate, and as directed by the Board, collaborate with and support the Advancement & Development initiatives, such as speaking at Open Houses and meeting with other local educators.
- Maintain an open-door policy to ensure parents feel welcome to discuss ideas and concerns; holds periodic Parent -Teacher engagements.
- Communicate with parents regarding significant events, policy changes, and curricular issues/changes/enhancements.
- Carry out some business development functions such as overseeing the institution’s registration and compliance with key regulators and strategic educational associations.
- Treat all people fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect to create and maintain a positive culture in line with the institution’s agreed vision and values. Manage conflict effectively, seeking positive outcomes.
- Maintain excellent relationship with educators, learners and parents.
- Take leadership in driving the vision, mission and core values of the institution. Ensure staff do same without compromise.
- Maintain correspondence with external bodies and agencies, such as the ministries, examination bodies, affiliates, service providers, parents, prospective parents.
- Be up to date in curriculum matters and ensure implementation as prescribed by national and international bodies.
- Responsible for registration of students for all external examinations.
- Maintain a safe, secure and conducive environment for teaching and learning.
- Ensure continuous professional development programmes for all teaching and non-teaching staff.
- Constantly seek novel ideas that will lead to all round improvements in every department of the institution.
- Ensure effective and efficient cost-benefit analysis of all school inputs, processes and outputs.
- Drive school enrolment and mobilize all stakeholders for population growth.
- Carry out quality control of the institution’s activities and staff recruitment to maintain a high standard of staffing and education.
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