Vocational College Principal

Artan Holding is a Qatari-owned company with a diverse portfolio of interests in Education and Real Estate.

Job details
Employer City College of Further Education

Reference Number CC_HR_001
Location Barwa Commercial Avenue, Doha Qatar

Duties and Responsibilities

The role of the Principal of the City College (“the College”) shall be to establish the College as the preferred institution to pursue vocational education in the State of Qatar.  The Principal will also have the overall responsibility for, and oversight of, all academic and curriculum matters concerning the College, in particular the core educational issues of teaching and learning. The Principal will also play a pivotal role in ensuring that the College is well-respected and has a sound relationship with educational authorities.  The Principal will also have responsibility for ensuring continued development and growth of the College, expansion of the academic offerings and development of international partnerships.

The responsibilities and duties of the role shall include, but shall not be limited to:

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning:

1. Leading on all issues relating to the strategy, planning, management and delivery of:

• Vocational programmes
• Courses and qualifications
• learning resources and libraries;
• research and advanced scholarly activity;
• Establishing and maintaining clear lines of responsibility in respect of such issues listed above.

2. Ensuring that the College curriculum:

• meets statutory requirements and the needs of its stakeholders;
• engages with development and growth of provision;
• is academically and financially viable and consistent with College objectives, funding, learner recruitment targets and measures for success;
• is directed towards raising skills levels in the College’s geographical area of benefit and across the Group; and
• Is innovative, inspiring and entrepreneurial, and prepares students to succeed and progress.

3. Promoting the development of teaching and learning, including their quality and enhancement, across the full range of provision associated with the College.
4. Co-ordinating the development of quality control around teaching and learning and development, supporting academic managers to manage the assessment of learning; and ensuring that the College is inspection ready and committed to continuous enhancement.

Financial Responsibilities

5. The Principal is responsible for the College’s financial management, as an Executive member of Staff, he or she is collectively responsible for:

• Establishing and maintaining clear lines of financial responsibility and reporting; and approving financial systems operating across all academic Programme Areas and activities.
• Work closely with the Group Finance Manager to enable compilation of the College’s financial statements; implementation of financial planning; and implementation of audit and financial reviews, projects and value for money studies.

6. Recruitment and retention of students to meet income targets.

Student Relations

7. Ensuring the quality of the student experience at the College, including:

• Measuring student satisfaction;
• Ensuring student representation, including liaison with students;

8. Maintaining student discipline and within the College’s rules and procedures, suspending or expelling students on disciplinary grounds or expelling students for academic reasons

Staffing

9. The Principal shall work closely with the Group HR department for all academic and support staffing

Artan Group

10. Supporting and promoting the relationship between the College and the Group, including by:

• working collaboratively with the Group CEO and the Group Executive Team, to ensure that the Group’s vision and values are clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon effectively by all Group members;
• working within the College community to translate the Group vision for the College into agreed objectives and operational plans which will promote and sustain improvement;
• embracing the Group vision and values and incorporating them into everyday work and practice;
• providing strategic advice and support to the Group Executive with a view to strengthening academic performance, driving school improvement and improving educational delivery ensuring the strategic provision of support and resources;
• Promoting the sharing of best practice across the Group.

Additional Responsibilities

11. As the senior member of the College’s Executive, participating in the management of the College, including by:

• contributing to the development of its annual business and budget planning cycle;
• facilitating cultural and business change as outlined in its Strategic Plan;
• ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and legal agreements, supported by the provision of services provided by the Group; and
• Deputising for the Director of Education as necessary.

12. Representing the College and Group at external and internal events.

13. Maintaining effective relationships with local, regional and national agencies, developing appropriate external relations with other providers and customers and representing the College in external discussions as appropriate.

For further information regarding the group please visit www.artanholding.com
To apply, please complete an application form and return to: fenniy.thomas@artanholding.com

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