High School Principal

HAYAH INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, New Cairo, Egypt

seeks a HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Start date: August 2017 Application deadline: 18 November 2016

Hayah International Academy is a non-profit distinguished entity founded in 2003 on the belief that every child is creative, special, and capable of achieving outstanding results if provided with the proper support. Hayah has grown exponentially, to the point where it now serves a body of 1235 mostly Egyptian students from Preschool to Grade 12. The school graduated its first cohort in 2011. The total number of high school students now is 245. Hayah is accredited by AdvancED and authorized to offer the IB Diploma. The school is also applying for the PYP program to be implemented within two years.

The school is a member of the Near East/South Asia Council of International schools (NESA). Hayah provides a wide selection of educational programs and extra-curricular activities aiming to generate well rounded students and promoting social, academic and physical development. Hayah offers high school students a comprehensive curriculum, preparing them for higher education through its combination of standard-based American curriculum and Pre-IB eclectic sources as needed to enrich the educational outcomes. The academic standards used to develop curricular programs are American and internationally based, they include the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program.

The school campus is located on a land lot of 55,000 square meters. The unique design of Hayah’s building aims to reflect the school’s educational goals of setting the highest standards in both learning and character, and offering “the best of two worlds” – the quality of its international educational programs enhanced and enriched by exceptional Arabic and an emphasis on the students’ cultural identity, drawing on the rich history and culture of Egypt.   

The High School Principal is the academic and administrative leader of the High School. The Principal works with the administrative team, teachers, parents and students of Hayah International Academy to ensure and maintain its growth as a world-class school while preserving its mission statement and core values.      The Principal is expected to have a track record of proven success as a school administrator. The Principal has to focus constantly on ways of improving teaching and learning, including effective professional development of all staff and making optimum use of educational technology. The Principal leads staff from both the International Baccalaureate program and the American Diploma program. Among the IB staff are 26 IB examiners mostly with a Master’s degree in their subject field. The Principal has to demonstrate best practices in instruction and data analysis with clear strategies for improvement, as well as developing individual students through promoting rich opportunities for learning both within and outside the classroom. He or she needs to have consistently high expectations in planning strategically and supporting all school educational programs.

The successful candidate is expected to have most, if not all, of the following: strong leadership qualities; strong management, communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills; strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making and planning skills; mission driven – to ensure the vision of Hayah International Academy is achieved; positive outlook – in all respects a good role model who will lead by example; empathy – the ability to form open, friendly relationships of mutual trust with students, staff and parents; good team player and good team builder; tolerance, including a high level of cultural sensitivity and the ability to treat all staff equitably regardless of nationality or background; initiative; resilience; healthy lifestyle; a postgraduate degree in an education-related field; at least four years’ successful experience as an administrator in an IB school; knowledge of the American Diploma, preferably in an international school.

An attractive salary and benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate.  

Interested candidates should send their application to David Cope of SEARCH ASSOCIATES as soon as possible and absolutely no later than Friday 18 November 2016.   Candidates should send only the following:

a letter of application, no longer than one page, explaining your strengths as a candidate and why you are attracted by this particular position; a current CV/résumé, no longer than two pages; a one-page statement briefly outlining your educational beliefs and leadership style; a one-page list of referees with their current phone numbers and email addresses; a good-quality, recent head-and-shoulders photo.

Please note that all the above materials must be sent together as one SINGLE PDF ATTACHMENT by email to David Cope of SEARCH ASSOCIATES at this address: dcope@searchassociates.com.