Head of School Delivery
International Baccalaureate (IBO)
Cardiff, Wales
- Expired
- Salary:
- £60000 - £70000 per year depending on skills and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
Are you seeking an opportunity to utilize your professional leadership and academic assessment strategy skills and experience to help make a difference in the world? If so, then we may have the ideal opportunity for you. The International Baccalaureate (www.ibo.org) is a not-for-profit educational organization offering curriculum, professional development and assessment worldwide. The IB is a recognized leader in the field of international education. IB's programs encourage students to be active learners, well-rounded individuals and engaged world citizens.
We are actively recruiting for a Head of School Delivery to develop and deliver the school-facing Assessment strategy of the IB and to lead a large department responsible for the delivery of selected assessment services to IB World Schools offering the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP).
The Head of School Delivery reports to the Chief Assessment Officer as one of five heads within the Assessment Division and is therefore a senior managerial role. The focus of the role is to develop and deliver the schools facing Assessment strategy, addressing the needs of the IB's Assessment stakeholders, internal and external, consistent with the IB's mission, global strategy and organizational priorities. This will involve significant business re-engineering and the appropriate implementation of new technology, especially in the Communications area. The work of the department has a major impact on the delivery of each examination session and the reputation of the IB Organization. The Head must have exceptional communication skills, with the ability to introduce new, creative means of communication with IB World Schools. He or she must have, or be able to develop, a good understanding of the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP) and how these programmes are implemented in schools as well as an understanding of the IB, its role, its structure and governance. The post holder must act as a business change leader within the division and demonstrate the ability to lead change within the IB more generally.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Required:
- A degree and, preferably, a post-graduate teaching qualification
- Several years teaching and/or business experience in an educational context
- High level organizational skills, an excellent manager, a proven leader
- An excellent communicator
- A record as a leader of a large team in a dynamic and continually changing environment.
- Experience in business process engineering and the selection and implementation of new technologies.
Desirable:
- Experience of working within an awarding organization
- Knowledge of the Diploma Programme and MYP Programme and their implementation in schools.
This is a full time, permanent position based in the IB Assessment Centre, Cardiff U.K.
Relocation assistance may be available. For immediate consideration, please submit cover letter and CV.
Application Contact: International Baccalaureate
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About International Baccalaureate (IBO)
- International Baccalaureate (IBO)
- Peterson House, Malthouse Avenue, Cardiff
- South Glamorgan
- CF23 8GL
- United Kingdom
We develop and offer three programmes of international education for students aged 3 to 19, working in close cooperation with IB World Schools. Our three programmes span the years from kindergarten to pre-university. The programmes can be offered individually or as a continuum. The IB offers a continuum of high-quality education that encourages international-mindedness and a positive attitude to learning. Our programmes are accessible to students in 129 countries through our close cooperation with the worldwide community of IB World Schools.
The IB is unique:
We offer a continuum of education, consisting of three individual programmes. We span the years from kindergarten to a pre-university diploma. While we are traditionally known for the Diploma Programme, IB World Schools increasingly offer all three programmes.
We are proud of our reputation for high-quality education sustained for over 35 years. Our curriculum represents the best from many different countries rather than the exported national system of any one. Our challenging Diploma Programme assessment is recognized by the world's leading universities. We maintain our high standards by actively training and supporting teachers, and by authorizing and evaluating IB World Schools.
We encourage international-mindedness in IB students. To do this, we believe that students must first develop an understanding of their own cultural and national identity. All IB students learn a second language and the skills to live and work with others internationally—essential for life in the 21st century.
We encourage a positive attitude to learning by encouraging students to ask challenging questions, to critically reflect, to develop research skills, and to learn how to learn. We encourage community service because we believe that there is more to learning than academic studies alone.
We ensure that our programmes are accessible to students in a wide variety of schools—national, international, public and private—in 129 countries. These IB World Schools form a worldwide community in which there is no such thing as a typical school (more than 50% of IB students are in state-funded schools). IB World Schools cooperate in curriculum development, student assessment and the governance of the IB, making this a unique international collaboration.
The IB has a total headcount approaching 500 employees, and an annual global budget of approximately $95 million USD. The IB Asia Pacific operational budget is approximately SGD$8 million annually (2008).
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