Chief Academic Officer

LEAMS Education; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

LEAMS Education seeks a Chief Academic Officer to lead academic excellence and innovation across its schools in the UAE. The role requires strategic planning with principals and executive teams to drive equity, instructional improvement, and student success.

You will supervise curriculum, instruction, professional development, and student support services, coordinating with inclusion leaders to ensure compliance with UAE KHDA standards and effective accountability reporting.

Qualifications

• KHDA framework knowledge is essential.
• Strong understanding of curriculum and instruction.
• Experience supervising multiple functions with accountability for results.
• Proficient in administrative and educational software.

Responsibilities

• Develops a strategic plan with leadership to ensure equitable standards.
• Directs academic units including curriculum, instruction, and professional development.
• Delivers presentations on academic accountability to stakeholders.
• Collaborates to update school improvement plans based on assessments.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Educational leadership

Curriculum development

Equity in education

Stakeholder management

Child safeguarding

Data-driven accountability

Job description

Are you ready to lead academic excellence and innovation? Join LEAMS Education as our Chief Academic Officer and help shape the future of education!

What We’re Looking For

• Strategic thinker with a passion for academic excellence.
• Proven track record in educational leadership and innovation.
• Expertise in curriculum development, implementation, and assessment through an equity lens.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commitment to child safeguarding and promoting a safe learning environment.
• ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Develops, with School Principals, Corporate Academic team and School senior leadership team, a strategic plan inclusive of goals and strategies to ensure equitable standards aligned instruction for every student.
• Directs and evaluates academic business units inclusive of instructional improvement, curriculum and instruction, professional development, exceptional student support services.
• Delivers written and oral presentations on academic accountability to various stakeholders.
• Collaborates with the Head of Schools, and leadership in all academic areas to evaluate existing curriculum programs based on observations, and results of Accountability Services testing to determine updates to School Improvement Plans.
• Coordinates with the Head Of Inclusion to ensure that the all student services including special education and RTI are implemented in compliance with UAE KHDA framework.
• Collaborate with school systems, community agencies, local universities to promote shared learning.
• Establishes direction for school improvement efforts by monitoring the progress of school performance, student achievements.
• Plans, develops and implements professional development activities for teachers, ensuring a robust, systemic approach that meets student needs.
• Monitors the coordination of all professional development efforts and the implementation of new and existing educational programs.
• Required to have prompt, regular attendance in-person and be available to work on-site visiting all Leams Education schools, in-person during regular business hours and as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Board of Directors complying with lawful directives that may be driven by the need for a team effort.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience at campus level and central administration required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of the KHDA Education Framework.
• Thorough understanding of curriculum and instruction and other student-related services.
• Proven ability to supervise multiple functions with full accountability for effective operation and results.
• Ability to use computer technology in administrative and educational settings.
• Excellent organizational ability.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving and consensus-building expertise.
• Excellent human relations skills.