Academic Director at First Excelsia Professional Services
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FirstExcelsia is a firm of highly versatile and renowned Human Resources, Organisational Development and Management consultants with a team of over a hundred employees spread across Nigeria. We have an in-depth understanding of the Nigerian business terrain and we are very passionate about partnering with indigenous organisations to develop glocalised HR solutions, processes and structures required to develop and effectively drive our clients’ corporate strategies.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Academic Director
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- Advocating for learning outcomes and serving as an in-country academic consultant for other departments
- Leading execution and interdepartmental coordination of the core academic program
- Providing feedback to the Curriculum team, in order to improve learning outcomes and culturally contextualize what is taught
- Conducting necessary market and regulatory research to inform instructional systems and policies(timetable, teacher specialty configurations, retention policies, exam policy, placement policy)
- Managing the Academics team based in Nigeria: Curriculum, Field Work, Measurement and Evaluation (M&E), Instructional Leadership, Innovation.
Person Specification
- Be a self-starter and problem-solver, who thinks three and four steps ahead.
- Be hard working and collaborative, with the tenacity to plow through challenges and an appreciation for teamwork toward achieving a shared vision.
- Be both detailed and results-oriented, driven by the data that will allow us to know what is working and what isn’t working for kids.
- Be humble, ready to “roll up your sleeves” to get things done
Education and Qualification
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field, graduate degrees preferred
- 10 years’ experience working in education. 2 or more years of teaching experience with evidence of outsized student learning gains is an added advantage.
- Experience working in the education sector in Nigeria
Application Closing Date
31st August, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.
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