Director of Studies

EF Language Abroad; Auckland; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Director of Studies to lead its Academic Department in a vibrant waterfront campus. This role involves managing academic quality, training staff, and implementing curriculum changes in a fast-paced environment. You will be at the forefront of enhancing student satisfaction and academic success, ensuring compliance with accreditation standards, and fostering a collaborative atmosphere among the academic team. If you are a motivated leader with a strong background in teaching English and academic management, this is your chance to make a significant impact in an international educational setting.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or DELTA/Dip-TESOL certification required.
• 5 years’ experience teaching English at an international language school.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Academic department and implement course programs.
• Provide leadership and ensure compliance with accreditation standards.
• Develop new academic content and lead professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Organizational Skills

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Cross-Cultural Sensitivity

Education

Master’s degree in English or Education

DELTA/Dip-TESOL certification

Job description

Are you looking to develop your Academic Career whilst gaining experience with an international company? EF International Language Campuses in Auckland is looking for a dynamic and qualified Director of Studies to manage our Academic Department.

The Role:

Based out of the stunning, new, waterfront campus, you will manage the Academic department by leading from the front and implementing the course programs as planned. You have overall responsibility for the academic management and quality, training, and development of the academic team.

As we are working in a very fast-paced and ever-changing environment, we are looking for a self-starter who can apply their previous knowledge and experience to continue the successful growth and development of the school.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing overall leadership and management of entire Academic Department by implementing the current EF curriculum, while also managing changes and improvement to our academic programs.
• Leading from the front – is passionate about teaching and ready to teach as and when required themselves.
• Working in collaboration with the Regional Academic management in implementing academic programs, overseeing logistical processes and operations, and keeping track of all digital records.
• Setting the direction of the Academic department – being responsible for academic planning and objective setting, ensuring those objectives are met, and supporting staff in meeting their own objectives.
• Meeting the needs and desires of students by providing outstanding customer service to the students, while also problem solving issues that will lead to higher student satisfaction.
• Working with the Academic team in developing new academic content for specialized classes and programs.
• Leading professional development sessions for the teacher team and developing team members into a future pipeline of management.
• Timetabling of students, teachers, courses, and classrooms to meet the needs and expectations of the school, the students, and achieve the course objectives.
• Corresponding with EF Sales Offices in over 50 countries globally.
• Ensuring that the academic team are compliant with all aspects of school accreditation and EF policies and procedures.
• Managing the academic budget for training and materials.
• Working with the School Director in achieving school goals, targets for KPIs, and student satisfaction rates.
• Responsible for quality assurance of all academic matters including recruitment, development, evaluation of effectiveness of curriculum on learner outcomes and overall student satisfaction.

Qualifications and competencies:

• Master’s degree in English, Linguistics, Education or related field, or DELTA/Dip-TESOL certified
• Experience teaching English as a foreign language to international students is essential (as this is the core business of our school)
• Academic management experience preferred.
• 5 years’ experience teaching English at an international language school
• Attention to detail, organized & thorough and able to work under pressure to deadlines
• Highly motivated, energetic, positive
• A flexible approach to work & hours of work undertaken is essential
• Friendly & approachable manner is key as well as being sensitive to cross-cultural mindsets in order to meet the needs of international students
• Able to work on own initiative
• The right to work in New Zealand is required