Deputy Principal - Head of International

Department: Senior Leadership Team

Line Manager: Principal

Work Location: Vietnam (Hanoi)

The Position

The Deputy Principal - Head of International will have a demonstrable track record of outstanding senior leadership in schools. The candidate will be a visionary, strategic leader, and committed team player who demonstrates a collegiate and collaborative approach to working with others. He/she will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain strong and positive relationships with all of the school’s stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Uphold the mission of the school and that of ISP
• Support and actively contribute to the mission and philosophy of the school
• Provide leadership and vision in curriculum development and enhancement
• Direct orientation and training for new teachers regarding the inappropriate implementation of standards and all areas of the curriculum
• Train and mentor teachers in multiple teaching methodologies the school may employ
• Nurture curricular integration across disciplines
• Meet regularly with teachers and teams for conversations about issues and needs, maintaining a record of meetings and topics discussed as part of academic personnel professional growth/support/progress/background for evaluation
• Coordinate with Principal and faculty in planning and conducting professional development related to teaching and curriculum including, orientations and faculty in-service programs and workshops
• Assist Principal to create an international education environment, promoting multi-cultural and multilingual perspectives

IB Curriculum expertise

• Familiar with IB curriculum, authority requirements, and compliance
• Curriculum Guide and Mapping, including standards and assessment tracking
• Create and continuously enhance student pathways to IB High School Diploma and articulations to Universities in the USA and overseas universities
• In charge of Student/ Teacher exchange and transfer programs.

Learning and Teaching

• Coordinate academic professional growth efforts with the Principal and administration team
• Supervise academic employees’ job performance per job descriptions
• In concert with the Principal as instructional leaders, recruit, train, mentor, manage and assess faculty
• Frame teaching and learning goals for evaluation and annual goal/ objective setting for the faculty
• Provide constructive and continual feedback to teachers
• Coordinate student evaluation and school-wide assessment systems
• Manage changes to student evaluation and reporting systems including progress reports, report cards, parent/teacher conference reports, and individual student learning plans

Administration – all matters relating to the international component of the School

• Receive all requests for evaluation services (from parents or teachers) and coordinate responses and actions
• Support School events, including but not limited to school publications and communiqués; Work closely with the members of the administrative team for enrollment, admissions, advancement, public relations, and student activities and programs
• Communicate about the school’s academic and co-curricular programs by writing school articles, publications, and/or making presentations
• Oversee and assist with any accreditation and attendant school visits
• Assist with day-to-day operations, whenever called upon to assist; Supervise budgets relevant to the international academic program
• Ensure maintenance of internal School Calendar, schedules, and agenda

Professional attributes

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Effective project manager and willingness to collaborate and work as a team player
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of computer applications related to job functions
• Maturity and professional judgment in times of stress and multiple requests by constituents
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills
• Strong commitment to the development of relevant professional knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Optimistic and flexible self-starter
• Outgoing and energetic personality with well-developed interpersonal skills
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative team player who can discern when to lead and/or follow
• Strong knowledge of elementary, middle, and high school academic programs, teaching methodologies, and current best practices in teaching and learning
• Ability to resolve conflicts while maintaining the rights and human dignity of all parties
• Ability to make difficult decisions and manage difficult conversations and situations
• Knowledge, willingness, and ability to support best practices of teaching and learning and curriculum design
• Strong understanding of governance and school leadership
• He or she must be visible in the life of the School and drive collaboration
   

Credentials and Expertise

• Master’s Degree with specialization in curriculum or a related field, or Bachelor’s Degree with substantial work toward a Master’s Degree in progress
• Experience in international and bilingual K-12 schools.
• Strong teaching experience and a minimum of 5 year’s supervisory experience