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Director of School
About this role
The Director of School at Bradfield Consulting in Lagos is a senior member of the school's management team, reporting directly to the Chairman of the Board of Directors through a designate or to the Advisory Board. The role involves designing plans, policies and programmes for the schools and ensuring their proper implementation to achieve high quality academic excellence, while overseeing day‑to‑day administration and the work of Heads of Units. The position also serves as the group accounting officer for the assigned schools.
What you would do
- Provide professional leadership and maintain discipline and good order throughout the school
- Recruit, train and retrain qualified educators and leaders
- Develop and implement a Strategic Master Plan with stakeholders to drive organisational efficiency and educational quality
- Coordinate Heads of Units and ensure collective decision‑making across the schools
- Oversee accreditation, regulatory compliance and liaison with education authorities and accrediting bodies
- Manage school resources, facilities and payroll administration, and provide performance reporting to the Board
What they are asking for
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Educational Management, Educational Administration or related discipline
- Master's degree in Education, Educational Management or related field highly preferred
- Relevant professional certifications in Educational Leadership or School Management are advantageous
- Minimum of 15 years' experience in whole-school management, including academic leadership and operations
- Proven senior educational leadership experience with responsibility for academic excellence, administration, staff management, curriculum development, student welfare and operations
- Experience managing and coordinating Heads of Schools/Units and multidisciplinary teams, with a strong record in strategic planning, quality assurance, accreditation, safeguarding and stakeholder management
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