Academic Coordinator (Secondary Level) for School

Orchids The International School; Mumbai; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Orchids The International School in Mumbai seeks an experienced educator to manage academic operations for a specific grade level. You will drive academic results, data handling, and parent satisfaction while coordinating with leadership and central committees.

The role requires a strong academic background and a talent for coordinating staff and processes, ensuring policy adherence and timely reporting. You will oversee events and curricular programs in line with Orchids philosophy.

Qualifications

• Academically strong with a flair for coordination and people management.
• Able to manage grade-level academic delivery and administration to achieve excellent results.
• Strong coordination with Central Committees to implement curriculum guidelines.
• Maintain high standards for students and staff in academic performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage grade-level Academic delivery & administration to ensure excellence in results and student discipline.
• Coordinate with Central Committees to implement the curriculum as per guidelines.
• Promote high standards for students and staff for academic performance.
• Ensure teaching staff are engaged and complete academic work timely.
• Coordinate with Principal/management to share information with board and education dept within timelines.
• Assist Principal in implementing policies and updates.
• Conduct and manage parent orientation, PTM, sports day, and student events.
• Oversee Curricular and Extra Curricular Programme execution per guidelines.
• Maintain effective communication with students, staff and parents.

Skills

Academic coordination

People management

Curriculum implementation

Communication

Leadership

HR policy adherence

Online learning platforms

Tools

Online learning platforms

Job description

Coordinator Job Description:

Hiring an experienced educator to manage academic operations at specific grade level; in line with the vision and mission of the organization. Ensuring high levels of academic results, academic data management & parent satisfaction. The ideal candidate needs to be an academically strong with a flair for coordination and people management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively manage the grade-level Academic delivery & administration in an optimal manner, ensuring excellence in academic results and student discipline
• Coordinate with Central Committees to implement the curriculum as per guidelines
• Establish and promote high standards and expectations for all students and staff for academic performance.
• Effectively ensure that the teaching staff is optimally engaged at all points in time and all additional academic work is timely completed
• Effectively ensure that all process is followed in line with the policies laid down by the Board and Central Committees
• Coordinate with the Principal and management to ensure the information called for by the board, education department, central office is shared with them within timelines and as per guidelines
• Assist the Principal in effectively implementing any policies or any updates received.
• Effectively conduct, manage, supervise various events like parent orientation, PTM, sports day, coffee meets, student events &competition.
• Coordinate and oversee the execution of the Curricular and Extra Curricular Programme as per guidelines.
• Ensure parent delight during all parent interfaces with the school management.
• Effectively handle parent concerns as and when escalated by the concern stakeholders
• Maintain effective communication with students, staff and parents.
• Responsible for all documentation work regarding student & staff related academics performance, discipline, etc.
• Coordinate with the various committees in Central Office for the smooth functioning of school operations.
• Effectively guide, hand-hold, motivate teachers to drive their best as per the Orchids curriculum philosophy.
• Effectively control attrition by facilitating a conducive work environment for the school staff.
• Effectively ensure that there is adherence to HR Policies.
• Effectively work with Human Resources team to recruit efficient resources within the prescribed time frame.
• Ensure teaching staff are taken through induction program at regular intervals.
• Any other assignments as directed by the managing committee

Expected Competencies:

• Good analytical skills ability to make recommendations based on information gathered and sound judgment.
• Sound Technical skills to manage they dynamic online learning platforms
• Ability to drive consensus in decision making, especially in conflicting situations
• Extrovert, result oriented, mentor and leader focused on outcomes and ability to stand up to committed deliverables
• Demonstrated ability to work in a high growth and dynamic School environment.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, understand requirements and implement them at the branch level
• Strong communication, interpersonal, presentation skills