The Position

Al Ittihad Private School Jumeirah is seeking an outstanding PreK–12 School Principal to join our leadership team in August 2025.
The school is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and offers an American curriculum that nurtures academic excellence, innovation, and personal growth.

Requirements

⦁    Master’s Degree in Education with specialization in Educational Leadership.

• Minimum of 8 years in education with at least 3 years in a Principal role.
• Minimum of 5 years of teaching experience.
• Valid USA Educational Credential/License.

Competency Required

• Commitment to innovation in Teaching and Learning supporting initiatives, with a positive attitude and willingness to promote life-long learning across The School.
• Excellent organizational, administrative and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and safeguard confidential information.
• Demonstrated leadership with experience in curriculum development and co-curricular programs.
• Experience in a similar International and/or regional environment is an advantage.
• Proficient in IT for productivity purposes and as a tool to facilitate learning in the classroom.
• Instructional Leadership characterized by a focus on learning for all learners.
• Awareness of current trends and developments in education.
• Commitment to the highest standards of professional practice and to the development of a school culture based on collaboration between principals, teachers, parents and students.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, good interpersonal skills and an ability to work with diverse groups of people.

Position Summary

The School Principal will pledge his/her commitment to help the school achieve its mission and related goals and objectives, to provide leadership, organizational and management skills to further the intellectual and personal development of students, inspiring and empowering them to become positive, active global citizens.  and to provide high quality instructional leadership to all the staff at the school. This role requires strong leadership, organizational, and management skills to support both the academic and personal growth of students. The principal will also provide high-quality instructional leadership to the entire school staff. The school principal will be responsible for professional and ethical leadership, instructional leadership, students’ achievement data, staff recruitment, professional growth and evaluation of staff, budgeting, and student discipline.

The School Principal is a member of the Senior Management Committee, reporting to the CEO and has responsibility for:

• managing the daily operation of the division, providing leadership in assessment and development of a rigorous curriculum,
• developing a collaborative and nurturing environment that is focused on learning,
• assigning, scheduling, supervising and evaluating faculty and staff,
• effectively projecting the school’s image, and
• representing the school within the community.

Al Ittihad Private Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Therefore, all appropriate check will be conducted as part of the recruitment process.

Application

• A letter of application
• A current and updated resume (to include 3 referees’ details)

Please send your application and the updated CV to Ghada Baraka on: Ghada.B@arabian-edu.com

Application Deadline

Deadline to receive applications is Monday, 30th June 2025.