HEAD OF LEARNING

Stift-Stockholm-International-School; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension (Alecta ITP 1/ITP2)

Wellness stipend

Other insurances

Professional development opportunities

Staff events and social gatherings

Hobby evenings

Choir practices

Job summary

Stockholm International School in Stockholm is seeking a Head of Learning to strategically develop the curriculum and lead on accreditation and educational leadership initiatives. You will work with the leadership team to align the curriculum with the SIS mission and vision, promoting internationalism and high-quality student learning.

You will oversee PDSE, coordinate with IB coordinators, and manage annual budget planning for curriculum development, while maintaining strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Has leadership experience in a school.
• Has successful IB Programme experience.
• Holds a university degree in Education or teaching.
• Demonstrates strong team leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Ability to manage resources and work under pressure.
• Is community-oriented and engages with staff, students and parents.

Responsibilities

• Promotes learning and internationalism across the school.
• Leads curriculum alignment and regular revisions.
• Creates and leads Educational Leadership Team meetings.
• Oversees the school’s (re)accreditation processes.
• Collaborates with IB coordinators and subject leaders for alignment.
• Engages with PLC groups and supports professional development.
• Works with the director to set yearly curriculum development budget.
• Decides on curriculum-related PD for each school year.
• Supports strategic development with leadership team.

Skills

Leadership

IB Programme experience

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Cross-cultural sensitivity

English fluency

Education

BA in Education

Teaching qualifications

Job description

To be recognized as a leading international school that inspires and educates generations of global change-makers.

Our mission

Stockholm International School inspires and educates children of the global community, through internationally recognized learning programs. We enable international mobility and support growth and talent development in the Stockholm region and beyond.

Description/Purpose

The Head of Learning, together with other members of the school leadership team, strategically develops the school and ensures that SIS maintains its Mission, Vision, values, policies, and procedures.

The Head of Learning has a key role to play in ensuring the development of the SIS curriculum that is focused on the SIS Mission and Vision to ensure the highest quality for students’ learning, internationalism, and innovation to meet future challenges. The Head of Learning is in charge of the school’s (re)accreditation processes.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Promotes the school’s definition of learning and internationalism and keeps them alive throughout the school.
• Is in charge of the school’s vertical and horizontal alignment of curriculum as well as its regular revisions.
• Creates the agenda and leads the Educational Leadership Team meetings.
• Is in charge of the school’s (re)accreditation processes.
• Strongly cooperates with IB programme coordinators and subject leaders to ensure vertical and horizontal curricular alignment, as well as its revision.
• Is aware of the work happening in the PLC groups and contributes to it by suggesting readings and topics for discussion.
• Together with the director, sets a yearly curriculum development budget.
• Decides on curriculum-related professional development for any particular school year and in cooperation with the ELT.
• Leads the Professional Development, Support & Evaluation (PDSE) process of a group of teachers on an annual basis.
• Implements with the ELT the school’s agreed approach to PDSE/Development talks for all teachers in their PDSE group.
• Works with the Advancement Director to identify and develop Cases for Support.
• Assists with the strategic development of the whole school in cooperation with other members of the leadership team to meet future challenges the school may face.
• Gives appropriate feedback to the Board when called upon to do so.

Required Qualifications and Attributes

• Has previous experience in a leadership position within a school.
• Has previous successful experience with IB Programmes.
• Holds a university degree, either a BA in Education or Teaching qualifications.
• Demonstrates strong team leadership and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Is community-oriented and motivated to involve the full range of the school community - staff, students, and parents in the management and development of the curriculum.
• Acts as a school ambassador in engaging with external stakeholders when needed.
• Is sensitive towards, and familiar with, a diverse range of student learning needs.
• Is sensitive toward and understands cross-cultural issues.
• Is successful in sharing teaching best practices and inspires a love of learning.
• Is fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Demonstrates ability to effectively manage human, financial, and physical resources to deliver a high-quality organizational outcome.
• Has the ability to collaborate and work effectively in a team.
• Has the ability to show initiative and work independently.
• Has the ability to function effectively under pressure.
• Has a pleasant and friendly personality.
• Is a self-reflective life‑long learner.
• Has strong ethical principles and a sense of fairness.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Demonstrated interest in remaining at the forefront of educational trends.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and analytical skills and the ability to use those to influence the educational agenda of the school.
• Proven track record of success in leading members of a school’s faculty.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer benefits in terms of; a pension scheme (Alecta ITP 1/ITP2), a generous wellness stipend, other insurances, and a substantial amount of professional development opportunities inside and outside the school. We also offer staff events and social gatherings that bring colleagues together, for example, hobby evenings and choir practices. Our location in central Stockholm is easily accessible by public transportation.

• a pension scheme (Alecta ITP 1/ITP2)
• a generous wellness stipend
• other insurances
• a substantial amount of professional development opportunities inside and outside the school.
• staff events and social gatherings that bring colleagues together
• hobby evenings
• choir practices

At Stockholm International School we are committed to protecting children. Aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All applicants will therefore be required to undergo appropriate child protection screening. Included in the recruitment process will be a local and national police check as well as a mandatory police background check from the last year of employment in every country worked. A judicial background check will be conducted prior to the issuance of the contract for prospective candidates applying to work at our school.

Contract

• Administrative Position
• Permanent full-time (with six months probationary period)
• Starting: August 6, 2027, or such other date as may be mutually agreed upon by both parties.
• Employment rate: 100%

Individually negotiated

Application

Last day for application: December 7, 2026

SIS holds the right to offer the position as soon as a viable candidate is found.

Krav

• Utbildningschef - 2-4 års erfarenhet

Utbildning

Krav

• Eftergymnasial utbildning två år eller längre inom Pedagogik och lärarutbildning

Krav

• Engelska

Stockholm International School

11136 Stockholm

Stockholms Kommun

Stockholm International School,

11138 Stockholm

Stockholms Kommun

Stift Stockholm International School