Vice Principal - Academics at Michael Stevens Consulting

Michael Stevens Consulting - Founded in 1991 & headquartered in Nigeria, we are a leading business and management consulting firm with offices in 3 states in Nigeria and Accra in Ghana.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Vice Principal - Academics

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting To: Principal & Governing Board
Responsible For: All Academic Staff and Learners
Start Term: September 2022

Job Summary

• Applicants are invited from suitably qualified and skilled persons for this senior position and should have a relevant postgraduate degree or equivalent qualification in the Social, Education or Management Sciences, in addition, have extensive professional and practical experience as a senior manager in the school sector.

The Role / Expectations

• The Vice Principal Academics is expected to provide strategic leadership regarding the proficient delivery of a mixedCurriculum.
• He/She would be responsible for the management and coordination of all academic policies and procedures of staff and learners.
• The VP Academics will lead ALL the operational aspects of the academic department, e.g:
  • Coordinating the preparation of examination for all programmes involving assessment; to ensure current examination regulations and deadlines are adhered to.
  • Must be extremely hands on with all staff: teachers, heads of departments regarding academic and administration for imparting quality teaching delivery to students.
  • Responsible for Curriculum development: design, delivery and evaluation.
  • Formulate strategies and policies related to academic performance and ensure its implementation and target achievements are met.
  • Ensuring that the day to day operations of the Academy are effectively and efficiently coordinated together with the Principal.
  • And Create and implement staff training sessions in conjunction with the Principal.
• Finally, the achievement of high academic pass rate through the monitoring of assessments, attendance, retention of students and academic certifications are key deliverables of the Academy.

Requirements

• A recognized Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification in Education. A post-graduate Degree/qualification will be an added advantage.
• Ten (10) years work experience and minimum of 6 years at management level.
• Experience in working at a secondary school in the teaching and learning disciplines will be an added advantage.
• The ability to understand the strategic vision and priorities of a day & boarding school and a thorough knowledge of all policies and legislation governing a British run curriculum.
• A sound and thorough knowledge of all the transformational issues and capacity building processes in education especially relating to Curriculum management delivery.
• Willingness to work beyond the call of duty to ensure all Academic standards are obtained and maintained.
• Computer skills (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Ms Excel, MS Access and MS Outlook).

Application Closing Date
23rd June, 2022.