Principal /Administratoor Arcade British International Academy at Arewa Trade and Investment Promotion Council

Reporting to: Board of Directors

Responsible for: Senior Leadership Team

Education and Qualifications

• University Degree and a teaching qualification.
• Master’s Degree in an area of Education and a PHD is a significant added advantage
• Relevant recent professional development that qualifies the candidate for this post.

Knowledge

• An educationalist who understands how to recognize and develop quality teaching and learning.
• An ambassador who can promote and celebrate the value inherent in a multi curriculum institution by balancing the British curriculum with a perfect fusion of the Nigerian curriculum alongside other modern learning objectives.
• A global citizen who truly understands the benefit and importance of international education.
• School improvement strategies for schools and how to tackle underperformance in different contexts and at all levels through monitoring and evaluation.
• Principles and practice of quality assurance systems including school self-evaluation and performance management.
• Safeguarding regulations.
• Clear understanding of the importance of appropriate communication with the parents, senior management and the Board.

Experience Essential Experience

• Must have at least 10 years proven experience of school leadership in a through-school setting (from Primary and Secondary) gained either in Nigeria or internationally.
• Previous experience of minimum 3 years as a Principal of an international school.
• Experience of successfully leading schools or being part of a leadership team that established and nurtured a school to sound growth and development with uncommon track records.

Desirable Experience

• To have gained experience in a school of 800 students or more.
• Possess a working knowledge of different Key Stages of school management through previous experience in other core roles.
• Knowledge of different inspection frameworks (eg. WAEC, NECO, ISI, NCC and CIS) would be an advantage.

Demonstrable experience in:

• Promoting a culture of inclusion.
• Leading by example to promote the vision and values of the school or service for the children, staff, board, and parents.
• Promoting a collaborative style of leadership and the effective recruitment, development and performance of the academic staff.
• Exercising good judgement in difficult circumstances.

Skills and Ability

• A confident and genuine communicator who can instill trust among the school and parent body.
• A decisive manager who can make difficult decisions in the interest of the organisation.
• Sensitive to the values that should pervade the ABIA in a manner that expresses total integrity and probity.
• Articulate and approachable with excellent interpersonal skills both verbally and in writing.
• To be solution focused and have proven sound decision making skills.
• To be proactive, and versatile, with a high level of drive, energy, enthusiasm, resilience, and a sense of perspective.
• Ability to motivate a whole school culture of attainment through effective and collaborative team working.
• Ability to demonstrate commitment, reliability and integrity.
• Approachable and open with staff, pupils and parents, with demonstrable emotional intelligence.
• Ability to create and implement a parent involvement strategy that will ensure parents are involved with the school and have confidence in the school’s leadership. Others:
• Commitment to leading on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Commitment to equality and diversity.
• Commitment to ABIA values.

Core Role Competencies

• Strategic Decisions
• Planning, Organizing and Execution
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Trust and influencing others
• Talent Management
• Collaboration and Engagement Main Purpose and Expectation of this Role
• To demonstrate ABIA commitment to our values by actively ensuring they are embedded in everything we do within ABIA.
• To promote and support the vision and direction of the school by showing effective leadership and management of the academic team.
• To drive high aspirations by developing and managing standards of attainment for students and performance of staff towards school goals.
• To develop the strategic objectives of the Educational and Clinical provision and ensure they are met.
• To work closely with the Executive Business Director to meet the strategic objectives of the school.