Head of Programs & Growth - Scale an Education Platform

S&K HR Consulting; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

S&K HR Consulting is helping an independent, African-led education and consultation platform in the UAE to appoint a Program Director / General Manager. You will own the membership and academy programme, shape curricula, and lead trainers and mentors while driving member engagement and operational excellence.

The role requires hands-on leadership, commercial awareness and the ability to scale the platform in the UAE and wider Gulf region, reporting directly to the Founder.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of relevant experience in education, training, academies or consulting.
• Experience managing training programmes, academies or learning platforms.
• Strong people-management and leadership capabilities.
• Commercial awareness with growth, engagement and retention.
• Hands-on, entrepreneurial and solutions-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall quality and direction of the academy and membership programme.
• Develop and continuously improve training curricula across all academies.
• Recruit, interview and approve trainers and mentors; coordinate Academy Lead Trainers.
• Monitor member engagement, attendance and satisfaction; analyse feedback for improvements.
• Ensure smooth delivery of classes, workshops and mentoring sessions; coordinate calendars and SOPs.
• Identify new programme opportunities and partnerships; monitor commercial performance.

Skills

Curriculum development

Program management

Leadership

Trainer management

Stakeholder engagement

Growth & partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education/Management

Tools

LMS platforms

Job description

S&K HR Consulting is helping an independent, African-led education and consultation platform in the UAE to appoint a Program Director / General Manager. You will own the membership and academy programme, shape curricula, and lead trainers and mentors while driving member engagement and operational excellence.

The role requires hands-on leadership, commercial awareness and the ability to scale the platform in the UAE and wider Gulf region, reporting directly to the Founder.