Head of Secondary – Dubai | Elite School Academic Leadership Vacancy

Company Overview:

Our client is a professional and performance-driven leader in the Dubai premium K-12 learning landscape, dedicated to delivering high-quality management solutions and operational excellence through robust secondary phase execution. We operate with an “educational family” philosophy, where technical management and professional pedagogical mastery are shared to ensure total institutional compliance. In the competitive UAE School Administration & Academic Leadership sector, we believe that rigorous curriculum governance and disciplined faculty coordination are the cornerstones of institutional growth stability. Join our professional Human Resources and academic operations team in Dubai and contribute to an environment that values professional integrity, technical innovation in Information Technology (incorporating advanced learning management systems [LMS], automated student information software [SIS], and data-driven academic tracking platforms), and the strategic expansion of our scholastic portfolios.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced, visionary, and forward-thinking Head of Secondary to join our professional academic operations team in Dubai. This role is fundamental to our organizational framework, requiring an educational professional who can deliver instructional precision for management and divisional performance review. You will be responsible for overseeing daily high school operations, spearheading teaching and learning reviews, managing curriculum frameworks, steering KHDA inspection preparations, and fostering a collaborative school community culture. We are looking for an individual with a strong foundation in KHDA Compliance Indicators, Secondary Division Expansion, and Staff Mentorship Models and a proactive approach to academic excellence tracking. This is a brilliant opportunity to advance your education and institutional leadership career within an early-stage developing secondary sector.

🔹 Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic design and day-to-day administrative execution of the secondary department to meet management and student achievement metrics.
• Support pedagogical integrity in Dubai, tracking curriculum delivery, faculty lesson models, and grading distributions with 100% precision.
• Liaise with the Human Resources department, senior executive boards, and parent-teacher associations to facilitate professional organizational coordination of school expansion plans.
• Direct KHDA self-evaluation cycles, coach teaching staff through professional development networks, and manage student behavioral policies.
• Utilize digital Information Technology suites and educational reporting applications to evaluate student progress histories, track assessment parameters, and manage scheduling lines.

🔹 Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a core subject field (Mathematics, English, or Science) is required; a Master’s Degree and official Teaching Qualification are preferred.
• Mandatory previous professional leadership experience (as a Head or Deputy Head of Secondary) within a Dubai school environment is required.
• Strong background in management of KHDA inspection criteria, statutory school indicators, and secondary cohort structures.
• Professional background in education regarding collaborative learning methodologies, performance-driven staff management, and UAE regulatory compliance systems.
• Excellent community-building, personnel coordination, and strategic problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to demonstrate operational excellence, coordinate multi-departmental educational goals under tight evaluation guidelines, and thrive in a fast-growing Dubai learning campus.

What We Offer:

• Monthly salary package ranging from AED 10,000 to 11,000 (Adjusted from minimum level).
• An exceptional platform to influence and establish a secondary phase curriculum from its foundation.
• Direct involvement in the management of modern learning architectures and high-impact school community initiatives.
• Significant opportunities for professional development and executive progression in K-12 School Administration & Educational Management.