General Manager (Education)

Job description / Role

Salary: £ Competitive

We are working with a forward thinking and expanding firm to appoint a General Manager for their Education business. There are currently 3 schools under the companies management and they have plans to introduce further schools in the coming years. The General Manager will need to ensure that all of company’s education initiatives are efficiently and effectively established, that they represent the aims, ethos and values of the wider company strategy and as appropriate in each country of operation, and that they maintain the highest educational and other standards as required by the relevant authorities of each country.

The Role:
• Provide appropriate advice and assistance to the CEO especially on educational matters.
• Be the lead professional within Education regarding all educational, curricular, staffing and administrative issues relating to all education initiatives.
• Carry out such other duties as the CEO may reasonably request.
• Liaise with ADEC to ensure update on all new rules and regulations and full compliance with the same.
• Expansion of the education sector in line with strategic objectives of the company.
• Oversight of current operations.
• Manage the local license application process for each new initiative, including undertaking research into local curricula and adapting UK or other curricula to meet local requirements.
• In consultation with the management of each institution, manage the planning, development and implementation of all educational, staffing and administrative aspects of each newly-formed entity from its inception until formal handover to its head and board of governors.
• Be a member of the selection panel for all future heads.
• Work with the newly appointed Heads and the boards and external contractors to ensure that new entities are fully operational, can open on time and within budget.
• Advise and assist Heads with all Senior Management Team Level and admin appointment ensuring the right selection of competitive staff.
• Provide educational, curriculum, staffing and administrative advice as appropriate.
• Develop and monitor (on a termly basis) objective, non-financial educational performance measures and appraise each Heads’ performance against such measures and relevant targets.
• Report regularly on the progress and performance to the CEO.
• Sit on the board of governors of each new entity as Governor.
• Facilitate memberships of the HMC, ISC, ECIS and / or any other professional organizations as appropriate.
• Chair meeting (actual and / or virtual) regularly with all management.
• Keep up to date with new advances in educational theory, practice, assessment and technology and ensure best practice, whether internal or external, is rapidly identified and transferred throughout the Education division.
• Develop (i) group-wide educational initiatives to develop appropriate strategic professional development programmes for their staff, (ii) student and staff exchanges, pupil opportunities.
• Minimize the expenditure of resources in all activities as appropriate, promptly informing the CEO of any instances where budgets may be significantly over-or underestimated.

Requirements

• Must be an Arabic speaker.
• MBA or bachelors in Business Administration with school management related certification.
• Certification in psychology is a definite advantage.
• Minimum 10 years experience in an academic environment / school teaching, with at least 3 years experience in a senior position in a private school management.

Technical Competencies:
• General Management
• Academic Curricula review and planning
• Expertise in the interpretation of the ADEC rules and regulations
• Expertise in the interpretation of the Ministry of Education’s Bilo of Federal Law No. (28) of 1999 for Private Education
• School operations management
• Excellent financial, budgeting and reporting skills
• Strong people management skills
• Good knowledge of School facilities management
• Solid knowledge of Children and Teachers / staff’s safety procedures at school.

About the Company

Edge Resourcing was established in the United Arab Emirates in 2008. We have taken care in our growth and have kept our corporate values throughout.

Edge Resourcing is led by a specialist team of Recruitment Consultants, each of whom have experience of working in and a sound knowledge of the local market place. We have gradually expanded our horizons and now offer specialist services within the Middle East Retail sector. Our aim is to provide a thorough and honest service to both our candidates and clients, making sure that we only take on work which we feel we can service to the correct level of satisfaction required.

We currently offer professional and tailored contingency and retained search services to the following specialist sectors of the market: Retail Accountancy and Finance Office Support Human Resources Sales and Marketing Legal

Our aim is to continue to position ourselves in the market as one of the most consistent and successful suppliers of manpower. We strive to make things happen and make a difference to your business and career. Success isnt just about putting people into jobs, but about giving you an honest, personal service. Whether you are a client or a candidate, our aim is to find out exactly what it is that you are looking for, rather than push you to settle for your second choice.