Head of Education Technology

Job description / Role

We are delighted to offer opportunities for inspirational individual to join Aldar Academies’ central team, supporting our six high performing, successful schools in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Over 500 teachers currently enjoy a teaching career within ALDAR Academies schools, delivering a British curriculum with an international dimension. Our schools are increasingly the schools of choice for families in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

We offer a competitive, tax-free salary, furnished accommodation, annual flight allowance, medical insurance, shipping allowance and gratuity.

The Head of Education Technology is a pivotal role and the successful candidate will lead the strategic educational ICT vision for Aldar Academies Schools and ensure its effective implementation through appropriate communication and delegation.

Requirements

We are seeking to appoint an individual who can lead, develop and inspire teaching staff in the use of technology and development of innovative, digital teaching skills. Exemplary interpersonal skills are a necessity.

Aldar Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

About the Company

Aldar Academies, a division of Aldar Properties PJSC, is a leading provider of private education in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. We provide inspiring learning environments, combining the very best academic, arts and sporting facilities with the highest standards of teaching. From a single school with 250 students in 2007, Aldar Academies now operates six schools in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain with over 4700 students. With over 700 employees we have planned projects to grow our current schools and build new ones to increase our student capacity to over 14,000 in the next 4-5 years. All our schools are rated Band A by the Abu Dhabi Education Council.

All Aldar Academies schools offer a British curriculum, which has been adapted to the needs of students in the UAE, ensuring that all our students have access to an international education in a stimulating, multi-cultural setting where academic achievement is nurtured alongside personal development. Operating as integral parts of the communities to which they belong, each of our six primary and secondary schools allows students to find and pursue their passions and prepare them for a future of success.

Aldar Academies schools are, at pre-school and primary level, The Pearl, Al Mushrif and Al Muna; serving both pre-school, primary and secondary age students are Al Ain International School and Al Yasmina, which operates from FS1 to Year 13. Al Bateen Secondary School serves the needs of secondary school students in the heart of Abu Dhabi and offers the IB Diploma Programme in Years 12 and 13.