Secondary School Principal
International School of Geneva - Campus des Nations
Switzerland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 31 October 2018
Job overview
Secondary School Principal
Campus des Nations
International School of Geneva
The International School of Geneva (Ecolint) has a proud history as the world’s first international school and the birthplace of the International Baccalaureate (IB). With 4,500 students, state-of-the-art facilities, three impressive campuses, and a richly diverse student body, Ecolint offers a challenging academic and co-curricular programme, and an intense focus on preparing young people for their futures in an interconnected and global community.
Opened in 2005, Campus des Nations is the newest of Ecolint’s three campuses and educates 1,000 students, ages 3 to 18, from over 100 nations. The Campus is comprised of three schools (Secondary, Primary, and Early Years) and is spread across two sites which are a short distance apart and both in the heart of Geneva’s international quarter. Campus des Nations is proud to be an IB World School, and the only campus which offers all four IB programmes in a wholly integrated educational experience.
The International School of Geneva is now seeking a Secondary School Principal for the Campus des Nations. With 500 students from Years 7 to 13, the Secondary School is large and complex, and requires a leader who is both a strong and experienced people manager, and an outstanding collaborator and communicator. The Principal has overall responsibility for all facets – academic and administrative – of the Secondary School. In addition, the Principal is a key member of the senior leadership team that provides strategic direction to the International School of Geneva as a whole.
The new Secondary School Principal will be an experienced educational leader with strong management and administrative skills, ideally earned in a variety of educational contexts. The ideal candidates will bring a global perspective to their thinking and approach, a vision for education and where it is going, a deep and natural connection to students and the ability to inspire a community in pursuit of common goals.
Further information on the International School of Geneva and Campus des Nations can be found at
www.ecolint.ch/campus/campus-des-nations
A candidate brief including details of the role and information on how to apply can be downloaded from www.odgers.com/68455
Applications should be sent by Wednesday 31st October 2018 midnight (GMT) to Odgers Berndtson, quoting reference AJS/68455.
The International School of Geneva welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers.
Directeur/directrice de l’école secondaire
Campus des NationsEcole Internationale de Genève
L'Ecole Internationale de Genève (Ecolint) est fière d'être la première école internationale au monde et le berceau du Baccalauréat International (BI). Avec 4’500 élèves, des infrastructures ultramodernes, trois magnifiques campus et une population d’élèves riche et diversifiée, l'Ecolint offre un programme académique et extrascolaire stimulant. Elle s’applique tout particulièrement à préparer les jeunes à leur avenir dans une communauté interconnectée et internationale.
Ouvert en 2005, le Campus des Nations est le plus récent des trois campus de l'Ecolint et compte 1’000 élèves de 3 à 18 ans provenant de plus de 100 pays différents. Le campus est composé de trois écoles (secondaire, primaire et petite enfance) et s'étend sur deux sites situés à courte distance l'un de l'autre au cœur du quartier international de Genève. Le Campus des Nations a l’avantage d'être une école du monde du Baccalauréat International et le seul campus qui propose les quatre programmes du BI de manière parfaitement intégrée.
L'Ecole Internationale de Genève recherche, pour son Campus des Nations, un directeur ou une directrice*
de l’école secondaire. Avec 500 élèves des classes 7 à 13, l'école secondaire est grande et complexe; elle a besoin d'un directeur qui soit au bénéfice d’une solide expérience dans la gestion d’équipes et d’une grande aptitude à la collaboration et à la communication. Le directeur a la responsabilité globale des aspects à la fois académiques et administratifs de l'école secondaire. En outre, il est un membre clé de l'équipe de direction qui assure l'orientation stratégique de l'Ecole Internationale de Genève dans son ensemble.
Le nouveau directeur de l'école secondaire sera un leader pédagogique expérimenté possédant de solides compétences en gestion et en administration, idéalement acquises dans divers contextes éducatifs. Il apportera une perspective globale à sa pensée et à son approche, une vision de l'éducation et de son évolution, une relation sincère et naturelle avec les élèves ainsi que la capacité d’inciter une communauté à poursuivre des objectifs communs.
De plus amples informations sur l'Ecole Internationale de Genève et le Campus des Nations sont disponibles sur www.ecolint.ch/campus/campus-des-nations
Pour plus d’informations sur le poste, merci de consulter le site
www.odgers.com/68455 .La date limite d’envoi des candidatures à Odgers Berndtson est le mercredi 31 octobre 2018 à minuit (GMT) sous la référence AJS/68455.
L'Ecole Internationale de Genève accepte les candidatures de postulants aux parcours et expériences variés. L'Ecole s'engage à protéger et à promouvoir le bien-être des enfants, et les candidats doivent être disposés à se soumettre à un contrôle lié à la protection de l'enfance adapté à leur poste, y compris à des vérifications auprès de leurs anciens employeurs.
*Dans la présente annonce, toute désignation de fonction, de statut ou de titre s'applique indifféremment aux femmes et aux hommes.
About International School of Geneva - Campus des Nations
- International School of Geneva - Campus des Nations
- Route de Morillons 11, Grand-Saconnex, Geneva
- CH-1218
- Switzerland
The International School of Geneva is a mainstream, all-through, co-educational, independent, non-denominational school for children aged 3-18. It is situated across three campuses in and around Geneva in Switzerland. There are over 2000 students across the campuses.
The school was founded in 1924 with just 8 students and a rabbit. It was founded by local educators and officials of the League of Nations and ILD to provide an international education based on the programme of educational principles of the education nouvelle movement.
It is the oldest and largest functional international school in the world.
It has a bilingual foundation and it encourages students to master French as well as English. The school offers a range a qualifications including The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, International Baccalaureate Programme, Maturité Suisse, IGCSE and High School Diplomas.
There are three campuses, one in central Geneva, one in La Chataignerine in Founex just 20 minutes outside of Geneva and the third is in Geneva’s International quarter. Each campus welcomes students aged 3-18 and they share the same values and objectives.
Director General
Conrad Hughes
Values and vision
The school benefits from a breadth of educational expertise with 570 members of teaching staff from around the world and the school shares the International Baccalaureate’s aims to “develop, inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people.”
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