46 Academic Head jobs in the United Arab Emirates

We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking educational leader to fill the role of Academic Department Head. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing visionary leadership to a team of academic staff, driving student achievement, and promoting a positive school culture.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree and have a minimum of 12 years of UAE experience in teaching/leadership roles within the British curriculum. They will also demonstrate expertise in strategic planning, communication, and relationship management.

• Provide leadership and guidance to academic staff, supporting them in their roles and encouraging professional growth.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve student outcomes, working closely with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
• Collaborate with the Head of Middle and Secondary to allocate teaching and administrative duties, ensuring effective resource utilization.
• Contribute to the development of school policies and procedures, maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Support the Subject Coordinators in their roles, enhancing teaching and learning across the department.

The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills, knowledge of KHDA inspection frameworks, and experience in managing high-performing teams. They will also demonstrate strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

An ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree and have a minimum of 12 years of UAE experience in teaching/leadership roles within the British curriculum.

Bachelor of Business Administration (Management)

Nationality: Any Nationality

Vacancy: 1 Vacancy

• Relevant and appropriate teaching experience and preferably holds a Master’s in Education.
• Experience of no less than three cumulative years in educational leadership in the K-12 Curriculum or similar curriculum schools, where the candidate has held such positions as Principal or Vice Principal.
• Strong knowledge of current KHDA regulations.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of best practices locally and internationally in regards to Curriculum Development, teaching, learning, assessment, and quality improvement.
• Successful and motivational leadership, with an inclusive leadership style, and with experience of leading change.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of education, higher education, and the issues and challenges facing the sector.

Urgent Hiring

Candidate must be qualified and experienced for the role. KHDA approval is mandatory.

Job Description (Principal)

Reports to: The principal

Role: The principals role is both academic and administrative; the principal ensures the general implementation of Schools academic pastoral and administrative processes. The principal oversees and evaluates staff performance and professional development.

Curriculum Development:

• Supervising curriculum outlines in collaboration with the curriculum coordinator
  

• Curriculum supervision needs to ensure that:
  

• Selecting curriculum related resources as aligned with the state standards
  

• Liaising with KHDA for legislative requirements.
  

Supervising Staff professional development and performance:

• Consults with the PD coordinator in drafting the annual professional development plan.
  

• Reviews the PD plan to ensure effective provisions of training opportunities as required by the teachers.
  

• Supervises class observation schedules
  

• Monitors the implementation of the PD plan
  

• Supervises staff performance management in collaboration with the PD coordinator.
  

• Evaluating teachers performance and target setting
  

• Consults with head of school team leaders in staff continuation of services.
  

• Updates principal of staff performance.
  

Pastoral care:

• Regulating class lists in consultation with the registrar heads of school to ensure that classes are grouped dynamically with abilities and gender balanced.
  

• Ensures that health and safety is maintained as per the health and safety policies.
  

• Meets regularly with supervisors and heads of school in reviewing supervision duties to maximize safety.
  

• Ensures that foods and beverages served by school cafeteria are of high standards as per the health and safety expectations from DHA.
  

• Drafting behavior health and safety policies.
  

• Supervises meetings with parents teachers and heads of school in regards to behavior or academic challenges.
  

• Collaborating with services manager in school in planning and ensuring cleaning of the premises are of high standards.
  

Extra curricular activities:

• Supervising assembly plans ensuring that they are linked to relevant topics culture appropriate and in alignment to school vision mission and core values
  

• Planning extra curricular activities that are aligned to the corevalues
  

• Supervising planning of trips ensuring that trips are an extended learning opportunity linked to the topics or concepts taught in class.
  

• Plans concerts with heads of school team leaders
  

Member of the PTA (parent teacher association)

• PTA meetings
  

• Ensures that confidentiality is maintained and reports meeting minutes to the Principal.
  

• Collaborates with the PRE (Parents relation Executive) in effective communication between parents and teachers.
  

• Follow up parental concerns in regards to behavior and academics.
  

Recruitment:

• Shortlisting potential candidates
  

• Supervises the panel of interviewers in the recruiting process
  

• Monitoring the orientation and induction process for newly recruited staff in collaboration with team leaders and head of schools.
  

Finances:

• Assisting the financial executive in drafting the annual budget plan
  

• Regulating requisitions made for purchases of classroom resources.
  

• Approving requisitions made for extracurricular activities. (concerts ASA assemblies)
  

• Assisting in Record Keeping: assists in completion of records and reports and in the supervision and inventory of necessary supplies textbooks equipment and materials.
  

Required Experience:

Staff IC

LEAMS Education encompassing UK curriculum and CBSE schools in Dubai is driven by a unified philosophy of excellence. We are committed to fostering our employees' careers and development offering opportunities aligned with our Learning and Development goals. Through vibrant Continuous Professional Development programs we harness the collective expertise of our team facilitating an exchange of knowledge ideas and best practices.

We offer long-term employment with a tax-free salary, medical insurance, free tuition for employees' children in group-affiliated schools, and additional benefits as per UAE labor law making our job package highly attractive.

We are seeking a dynamic, inspiring, and innovative leader to guide our esteemed CBSE Curriculum school towards excellence. As a School Principal, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the school's outstanding achievements and future successes.

Job Purpose
The School Principal serves as the strategic and academic leader of the school responsible for managing the policies, regulations, and procedures to ensure that all students are supervised in a safe learning environment in compliance with the KHDA framework and CBSE guidelines. He/She assumes full responsibility for all aspects of the school including implementation of the instructional program, school improvement plan, SEF, curriculum development, extracurricular activities, discipline system, emergency procedures, facilities operation, school/community relations, business affairs, and the utilization and development of staff and faculty. He/she has to actively lead the school in emphasizing & implementing UAE's National Agenda vision.

Job Scope
The prospective candidate is expected to have sufficient exposure to DSIB inspection frameworks and to provide turnover leadership to the school from Pre KG to Grade 12 pedagogically and administratively as well as positioning the school as an innovative 21st-century learning environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the Groups Core Values and school governance framework.
• Vision, Mission, and Education Strategy: Establish the vision, mission, and education strategy for the school and systematically implement long-term plans in order to accomplish turnover results.
• Leadership: Provide professional leadership in terms of curriculum development, teaching, and learning to deliver consistently high standards of education.
• Student attainment and progress: Ensure high-quality student achievements by raising the standard of attainment and progress and improve the quality of teaching and learning by enriching curriculum and assessment standards.
• Partnership with the parent community: Provide parents with timely feedback about the academic and general progress of their children to create a partnership to ensure students' growth and progress. Organise parent-teacher meetings. Provide students with feedback on their strengths and performance improvement needs so they can monitor their progress. Promote the Groups parental engagement strategy. Maintain appropriate records for this purpose.
• Pastoral Care: Create and foster a culture of Pastoral care at every level concerning teachers and students and promote responsible stewardship to ensure that the educational objectives are delivered and the morale of the school community is maintained to exceptional standards.
• Performance Management: Ensure that well-developed performance management systems are properly implemented within the school to track the performance of teachers, admin, and support staff to maintain and enhance expected achievement standards of school performance.
• School Procedures and Processes: Establish education and administration procedures and processes to facilitate the school strategy effectively and efficiently and implement all standard operating procedures as identified by the corporate office.
• Students' personal and social development: Ensure that the school is designed and enriched to promote the comprehensive, balanced, and value-based development of each student. Ensure that the Group Core Values are embedded and lived to build a consistent and distinctive value framework for educating students.
• Relationship Management: Establish and maintain good customer relationships between a) Students and Teachers b) Parents and Teachers c) the school and the community to widen the educational horizons of students, build good community relations, and favourably project the image of the school promoting positively the services provided by the Leams Education.
• Resource Management: Effectively utilise and manage all resources including staff, equipment, and infrastructure to run a cost-effective school.
• Human Resource Development: Ensure that the school is staffed with high-calibre professionals who are motivated, trained, developed, engaged, and retained to deliver the school's education and business objectives. Participate in the selection of teaching, admin, and support staff and organise appropriate induction and training to enhance effectiveness.
• School Information System: Ensure that all vital information about the school and academic achievements are captured and reported so that timely and appropriate management decisions are taken.
• Health & Safety: Effectively and smoothly administer all support facilities such as transport, clinic services, maintenance, and infrastructure to ensure efficient and outstanding health & safety guidelines across the school also ensuring the school complies with all compliance requirements from KHDA, DM, DHA, RTA, etc.
• Ensure the Groups policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
• Initiate effort and energy beyond the typical work day where the tasks require additional commitment.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Board of Governors.

Our ideal candidate:

• Must be a confident leader, communicator, and presenter.
• Must possess excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Superior time management skills.
• Be adept with the latest technological developments in teaching, learning, curriculum & assessments.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of current MOE/KHDA/CBSE regulations.
• The candidate who has good knowledge and expertise in handling UAE's National Agenda.
• Self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to learning and development.
• He/ She should have strong administrative & academic leadership, communication, self-initiative, and stakeholder-balancing capabilities.
• Establish and promote high standards and expectations for all students and staff for academic performance and responsibility for behaviour.

Desired Qualifications:

Masters Degree in Education/leadership/school management /NPQH/Masters Degree with a PGCE/PGDE (QTS or relative field; Must have equalization certificate for degrees.

Having worked as Principal or Vice-principal or as an SLT for a minimum of 3-5 years.

Experience in UAE will be an added advantage.

Proven track record in leadership and pedagogic excellence.

Required Documents:

Those interested in applying for the position are required to submit the following:

Job application accompanied by detailed resume and minimum 2 reference details.

Police clearance certificate.

Expected DOJ: Immediate/March 2025

Closing date of application: 10 January 2025

If you meet the above criteria and are passionate and committed to seeking this amazing opportunity please apply with your updated resume.

About Us:

Leams Education is a leading education provider in the UAE, committed to excellence in teaching, learning, and school improvement across a diverse group of British, and Indian curriculum schools.

We are seeking an exceptional academic leader to join our corporate team as Corporate Head of Academics, responsible for shaping and driving the educational strategy across all our schools.

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  Provide strategic academic leadership across all schools under the group, ensuring alignment with the Group's vision, mission, and regulatory frameworks.

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  Oversee curriculum development, academic policies, teaching and learning standards, and assessment frameworks across UK and CBSE curriculum schools.

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  Drive school improvement initiatives based on internal data analysis, inspection frameworks, and international benchmarks.

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  Lead the development and implementation of academic audits, reviews, and professional development programs to ensure high-impact teaching.

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  Collaborate with Principals, Phase Heads of Schools, and Heads of Departments to embed best practices and monitor student progress and attainment.

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  Support new school setups and accreditations by designing academic structures and curriculum frameworks.

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  Analyze academic performance data to inform decision-making and ensure accountability.

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  Represent the organization in academic forums and regulatory inspections.

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  Master's Degree or higher in Education or a related field (Doctorate , NPQH preferred).

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  Minimum 10 years of academic leadership experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role within a school group or regulatory body.

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  Proven track record of driving academic excellence and raising attainment across multiple schools.

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  Strong knowledge of British, Indian (CBSE), curriculum frameworks and UAE regulatory requirements.

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  Experience in school improvement planning, assessments, curriculum innovation, and academic audits.

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  Excellent communication, leadership, and team-building skills.

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Job Title: Research Section Head

The Research Section Head plays a pivotal role in the museum, overseeing the development and management of academic research related to the institution. This encompasses collection studies, conservation, museum studies, and translation studies.

• Provide strategic direction and manage the Research Section staff.
• Supervise, train, and oversee staff performance in accordance with institutional policies.
• Ensure tasks are performed effectively and staff conduct aligns with established protocols.

Key responsibilities include advancing research on artwork material analysis, managing the resource center, and providing oversight for the Research Section's daily operations.

• Develop and implement research strategies that align with the institution's goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive research initiatives and ensure their successful execution.
• Maintain accurate records of research projects, including progress reports and outcome assessments.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

Benefits and Opportunities:

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the advancement of academic research and cultural heritage preservation.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong passion for research, education, and cultural exchange, with excellent leadership and communication skills.

A visionary leader is sought to helm a prestigious school in Dubai, driving academic excellence and fostering a nurturing environment.

• Leadership and Strategic Direction
• Cultivate a culture of continuous learning, spearheading school improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a safe, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment for students and staff.
• Foster effective communication channels between staff, students, and parents.
• Operational Excellence
• Ensure compliance with local education regulations and accreditation requirements.
• School Management
• Oversee school budgets, resources, and staff recruitment in coordination with the school board or owners.
• Represent the school in community events, meetings, and public engagements.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Education or a related field (Master's preferred).
• Minimum 7 years of proven experience in a senior academic leadership role.
• Strong understanding of curriculum development, school operations, and student-centered learning.
• Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Experience in multicultural school environments is a plus.
• Fluency in Arabic is mandatory.
• Prioritizing candidates who are readily available.

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Al Ain, UAE. We are recruiting a Head of Arabic Department on behalf of a prestigious educational institution. This leadership role requires an experienced educator who is passionate about language education and departmental development. The successful candidate must be ADEK-qualified, fluent in Arabic, and possess a strong command of English.

• Lead and oversee the Arabic Language Department to ensure high-quality teaching and learning delivery.
• Develop, review, and implement curriculum plans aligned with ADEK standards and institutional goals.
• Mentor and guide Arabic language teachers in best instructional practices.
• Monitor student performance and design interventions to support academic success.
• Coordinate with school management on academic planning, reporting, and compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and continuous professional development.
• Organize departmental meetings and contribute to broader school initiatives.

• Fluent in Arabic with proficient English communication (spoken and written).
• ADEK-approved teaching qualification is mandatory.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Arabic Language Education or a related field.
• Proven experience as a teacher and/or Head of Arabic Department.
• Strong leadership, coordination, and communication skills.
• Passionate about education and committed to academic excellence.
• Nationality: Arab.
• Gender: Open to any gender.

• A competitive remuneration package.
• A dynamic and supportive academic environment.
• An opportunity for growth with a respected educational institution.
• End-to-end support from a reputable recruitment partner.

Apply via email or WhatsApp to discuss this exciting opportunity further.

We are looking for an experienced School Principal Secretary to join our team immediately. The ideal candidate should fulfill the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in any subject is mandatory.
• Minimum one year of school experience in a similar role in UAE is mandatory.
• Liaise with all school secretaries regarding students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Manage Principal's appointment calendar as well as all his/her professional communication.
• Female candidates under sponsor/spouse visa are preferred.
• Should be available to join immediately.
• Candidates should be physically present in UAE.

Skills and Competencies Expected:

• Exhibit exemplary written/spoken English language skills, including exceptional phone skills.
• You will also have good presentation skills and be an effective communicator. You will be able to handle different tasks simultaneously and manage your time in an efficient manner.