Head of Secondary School, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines

BSM will appoint for August 2020 an exceptional Head of Secondary School to work as a key contributing partner in a dynamic and strong Leadership Team to significantly develop and advance the programmes and standing of our school.  The successful candidate will be a compelling and experienced educational leader to build on the solid foundations of an inspiring Secondary School through its next exciting phase. 

 

Location: Manila, Philippines

Contract type: Full-time

Contract term: Fixed-term

 

 The successful candidate will have the following executive responsibilities:

• Distributed leadership with the Secondary Leadership and Executive Leadership Teams.
• Strategic planning.
• Leading and developing vision-aligned values and understanding.
• Understanding and leading change processes.
• Curriculum development.
• Sharing responsibility for planning and coordinating initiatives within the whole school.
• Developing and leading high levels of collaborative performance.

 The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate abilities in:

• Motivational and collaborative leadership. 
• Managing Secondary School operations in in an international school environment that are mission-driven and vision-led.
• Modeling and conveying core values and traditions.
• Engaging and developing collaborative relationships with all stakeholders.
• Designing strategic processes for growth and development.
• Selection, recruitment and retention strategies.
• Engaging effective appraisal processes and structures.

The successful candidate must show a depth of knowledge and experience in, amongst others, the following key areas:

• Extensive teaching experience in international school  environments.
• Established network links with:

1. International school communities across the globe
2. International professional educational bodies and associations
3. International higher education providers

• Knowledge and experience in leading school appraisals and accreditations with international bodies such as CIS, CIS, FOBISIA, COBIS and WASC.
• Experience in IBDP and CAIE and/or other international academic programmes.
• Experience in developing strategies for higher education placements and scholarships.
• Innovative strategic curriculum development. 
• Leading relevant CPD for teaching and leadership development and mentoring.
• Sound budgeting experience.
• Strategies for enhancing the teaching and learning environment for optimal academic performance.
• And... a sense of humour

We can offer:

• Highly motivated, engaged and enthusiastic students
• A school with a real sense of community
• A school that is focused on learning
• An inclusive team of motivated and dedicated teachers and support staff
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• And, it's more fun in the Philippines (https://itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk/)

 

BSM follows Child Protection and Safeguarding policies in line with UK standards; all successful candidates will be required to submit a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate upon appointment.

 

To apply, please send your application letter, CV and a recent photo to: 

recruitment@britishschoolmanila.org

Please refer to www.britishschoolmanila.org for more information about  the school.

Closing date for applications: 13 December 2019

Interviews will be held during December 2019 and January 2020