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Middle School Principal

Middle School Principal

Ntare Louisenlund School

Rwanda

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Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
June or July 2024
Apply by:
2 May 2024

Job overview

Your Challenge & Responsibilities 

The Principal of the Middle School (grades 7-10) at Ntare Louisenlund School is responsible, together with the Programme Coordinator, for the authorization and implementation of the Middle Years Programme in accordance with the standards and practices set forth by the IB Organization. 

The Middle School Principal is autonomously responsible for the areas of academic instruction, planning, school development and quality management for the school’s educational programmes, including co-curricular learning experiences. He or she serves students and parents with respect to all aspects of “living, learning, and achieving” in our school community, together with the programme coordinators, the Deans of Student Life, academic mentors, and house parents. 

In the realm of general school management, he or she also bears responsibility for the school libraries and the college and career counseling of our students. Additionally, he or she oversees the school’s global education department, including the exchange programmes and international memberships and accreditations. 

The Middle School Principal is a member of senior management and the school leadership teams and reports directly to the headmaster. The Middle School Principal serves as Deputy Head of School overall and assumes the Head of School’s duties and responsibilities in his/her absence. 

Your Main Responsibilities 

The Middle School Principal is specifically accountable for the following areas:

  •   Authorization, organization and implementation of the IB Middle Years Programme, including fostering Approaches to Teaching and Learning and the IB Learner Profile.
  •  Further development of the school’s educational programmes in line with the “Louisenlund Pedagogy”.
  •   Setting a vision for the school, in collaboration with the Head of School, and guiding the school community in the implementation thereof.
  •   Recommendations for the employment and/or dismissal of employees in his/her area of responsibility; the final decision will be made by the Head of School.
  •  Advising and supervising the teaching faculty in the areas of professional development and quality management.
  • Leading the team of teachers and facilitating effective collaboration amongst the faculty.
  • Guiding subject group leaders in their work with subject teachers to ensure the implementation of Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the school.
  •  Determining and publishing the school’s course offerings in consultation with the Programme Coordinators.
  • Working with the Timetable Coordinator to design the school schedule and calendar.
  • Advising and supervising the programme coordinators, deans of student life, academic mentors, and coaches to ensure the high-quality standards of the “Louisenlund Pedagogy” and Plus-STEM, as well as the effective cooperation between parents, students, and the school.
  • Ensuring the proper implementation of school operations and according laws, regulations, and expectations valid for Ntare Louisenlund School, including the proper conduct of examinations in the school’s educational Programmes.
  •  Recruiting of new students together in conjunction with the Director of Admissions.
  • Approving school trips and excursions.
  • Accreditations, annual reviews, and five-year self-assessment and evaluation of educational programmes (together with the Head of School).
  • Responsibility for an effective communication and information system for target stakeholders, especially parents; joint responsibility for PR concerning the school’s programmes.
  • International activities and global engagement, such as student exchanges.
  • College and career counseling.
  • Grading and reporting (ManageBac). 


Your Profile

  • You have a teacher certification and significant experience working as a teacher (preferably in the IB Middle Years Programme or Diploma Programme). 
  • You are passionate about your subject area and enthusiastic about working together with young people. 
  • You have significant experience in instructional design with an emphasis on innovative, student-centered approaches to teaching and learning. 
  • You have significant experience in school administration and have successfully held a leadership or coordinator position in a scholastic context.
  • You have experience leading and developing people, including facilitating professional development opportunities for teachers.
  • You ideally have experience with accreditation and/or evaluative processes and systems in education.  
  • You are interested in working to shape the Ntare Louisenlund Pedagogy for the 21st century. 
  • You are willing to familiarize yourself with the unique pedagogical concept of Ntare Louisenlund and to take part in professional development workshops, as well as the school development process. 
  • You are passionate about and/or supportive of the school’s focus on excellence in holistic, STEM education and social entrepreneurship. 
  • You speak and write English fluently and are competent in using English as a language of instruction (exceptions include foreign language courses)



Benefits & Compensation 

A fully equipped school campus with excellent facilities in a beautiful natural setting in Bugesera. 

Optional campus housing on a first-come-first-serve basis. 

An exceptional in-house professional development programme with travel opportunities for further IB professional development. 

Small learning groups. 

An extensive and diverse co-curricular programme and the possibility of taking part in or offering co-curricular experiences for students. 

Collaboration with an experienced, internationally recognized school in Germany. 

Various partnerships with external educational partners. 

A committed, dedicated, and team-oriented faculty. 

An competitive compensation package (in Rwandan Francs), based on your level of experience. This figure includes the staff housing allowance.

Start date: June or July 2024


How to Apply

Can you imagine working to help us design the school of the future? Then you should apply by 1st May 2024 by submitting your application here OR mailing it careers@ntare-louisenlund.org. Please share an updated CV, motivation letter and certified electronic copies of degrees and relevant certificates. CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please indicate in the subject line while applying as “Middle School Principal”.



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About Ntare Louisenlund School

Ntare Louisenlund School (Rwanda) aims to be among the best schools in Africa. With the Rwanda plus-STEM programme, it will bring together the best talents from Rwanda in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology and act as a hub for training innovation and entrepreneurship and for shaping the future. The 60-hectare campus located in Rwanda’s Bugesera District, a forty-five minute drive from Kigali, can accommodate up to 1000 boarding students. The campus is equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories, modern classrooms and learning studios, IT rooms, a creative design workshop, and impressive, newly constructed sports facilities. These include soccer and handball pitches, basketball a court, tennis court, a swimming pool, and an Olympic-sized track

The aim of Ntare Louisenlund School is to provide students with an outstanding international education, allowing them to apply for scholarships at the best universities worldwide. Half of the student body will be selected through a preliminary assessment and financed by appropriate scholarships (plus-STEM stream). The other half of the student body will be made up of students from Africa who wish to complete the IB Diploma as a school-leaving certificate. Their families will finance the schooling themselves (IB stream). Ntare Louisenlund School is an IB Candidate School* offering the IB Middle Years Programme and planning to offer the Diploma Programme in the future.

Some of the key features that make Ntare Louisenlund School unique are:

·  active, student-centered learning

·  a personalized learning programme for each individual student

·  individual mentoring and a personalized learner portfolio

·  a range of co-curricular activities to help educate the whole person

·  teamwork and collaboration to develop student´s social and communication skills

·  developing 21st century skills

·  excellence in STEM education

We are excited about this opportunity to co-create the school of the future in Rwanda. School operations will commence with up to 80 grade 7 students in the social entrepreneurial international stream and 80 grade 7 students in the global +STEM stream in September 2024. From the 2029/30 school year onwards, the school will operate at full capacity with approximately 1000 students.

Ntare Louisenlund School is a candidate school* for the MYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education- that we believe is important for our students.

* Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.

For further information about the IB and its programmes visit http://www.ibo.org.

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