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Regional Head of Boarding

Regional Head of Boarding

Nord Anglia Education (China)

Huacao Town, Minhang District, Shanghai

  • Expired
Salary:
Very Competitive
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
Mar 2021
Apply by:
31 January 2021

Job overview

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

BUSINESS GROWTH AND REPUTATION

  • To advise the CBL Education Director, Principals and school boarding team members on the educational aspects of our boarding provision, notably programme development and provision, implementation, health & safety, pastoral care, staffing and training.
  • To lead and oversee full and appropriate integration of the NAE CBL boarding programme offered in all China Bilingual schools, delivering strong academic, social and personal outcomes in all students.


STRATEGIC & ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP

  • To lead the measurement of the quality and implementation effectiveness of our boarding programme in China Bilingual schools and use data and metrics to drive the performance of this in the China Bilingual region as a whole and in individual schools.
  • To lead, coach and develop the school boarding teams and contribute to their success against the goals of the boarding programme ensuring the knowledge skills and motivation of all teams supports the strengthening the CBL boarding programme offer to all students.
  • To act as a role model and offer advice and support to schools, Regional Team, other members of the Education Team and the wider organisation on boarding issues, risks and opportunities, and to keep fully abreast of developments in Chinese, international and bilingual boarding programme education.


OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  • To develop a premium international CBL boarding programme (leverage NAE boarding experience in Switzerland and the US) that delivers desired student outcomes, high parent satisfaction, that is compliant with all local regulations and delivers P&L efficiency.
  • To develop all policies relating to our NAE CBL boarding programmes that can be used by our schools.
  • To develop and implement robust boarding QA processes, that are specific to China Bilingual schools and position them as leaders in the field, as well as delivering excellent parent satisfaction through utilisation of central support QA processes from NAE and as required by relevant regulatory authorities and other external partners.
  • To act as a point of expertise for boarding programme standards.
  • To lead the appointment of any regional vendors delivering our NAE CBL boarding programme in our schools leveraging regional scale to drive cost efficiencies.


DEVELOPING TALENT

  • To guide and advise schools in the appointment and development/promotion of boarding staff as appropriate.
  • To contribute to school and regional office training and development plans, ensuring all colleagues understand and are motivated to deliver our NAE CBL boarding programme.


PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Continual development through the identification and implementation of your own Personal Development Plan.
  • Actively role model reflective practice that leads to performance improvement at a personal and organisational level.


PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Qualifications/Training
  • Bachelor’s Degree or above
  • Teaching qualification
  • 7 of more years’ experience as a Boarding leader in schools
  • Fluent in English language
  • Experience of running boarding programme across multiple campuses


Experience / Knowledge

  • Significant experience of boarding programme leadership at a senior level and across schools that has led to improved outcomes for students and families
  • Management of Quality Assurance or inspection of boarding programmes
  • Understanding of school improvement in a self-improving system
  • Experience of presenting and defending findings that lead to aligned actions
  • Knowledge of working with high performing schools
  • Experience of International schools
  • International outlook and curiosity about cultural elements of culture


Skills

  • Professional judgement and the ability to balance competing strands and stakeholders
  • Strong analysis skills
  • Strong presentational and written skills
  • Strong active listening and influencing skills
  • Sensitivity and tact


Personal Attributes

  • High levels of personal integrity and collaboration
  • Excellent organisational and time-management skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure and remain calm
  • Willingness to take on multiple tasks
  • Proactive and able to prompt others to ensure deadlines are achieved
  • Self-motivated and enthusiastic and committed to high quality outcomes
  • Ability to work independently and withing a fast-paced team
  • Continually strive for improvement
  • Adaptability

Attached documents

About Nord Anglia Education (China)

ABOUT NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION

Nord Anglia Education is the world's leading premium schools organization, with campuses located across 31 countries in North America, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, our 79 schools educate more than 86,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our schools, students, teachers and staff, and we inspire every child who attends a Nord Anglia Education school to achieve more than they ever imagined possible.

Every parent wants their child to excel — so do we. Nord Anglia Education schools deliver high quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events, while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students’ love coming to school.

Nord Anglia Education was founded in 1972 in the United Kingdom. The name Nord Anglia was chosen because of the company’s beginnings in the north of England. We initially offered learning services such as English as a foreign language classes and grew during the 1980s by opening full-scale nurseries and kindergartens. In 1992, we opened our first international school, the British School of Warsaw. In the 2000s, Nord Anglia Education began a strategic focus on premium international schools, with rapid growth in Asia, the Americas, China and across Europe and the Middle East. A truly international organisation, NAE now operates premium international schools worldwide. In July 2019, Nord Anglia Education has relocated its headquarters from Hong Kong to London, enabling even stronger growth in the future.

For more information, please visit www.nordangliaeducation.com

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