Vice Principal

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Vice Principal - School Improvement Leadership
Role: Vice Principal
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Primary-Secondary Education
Function: School-College Administration
Experience: Minimum 6 years
Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview Aldar Education is seeking an outstanding Vice Principal to join Al Ghad Charter School in Abu Dhabi for the 2026/27 academic year. The successful candidate will provide strategic and instructional leadership focused on improving teaching quality, staff performance and student outcomes. Working closely with the Principal and Senior Leadership Team, the Vice Principal will lead key School Development Plan priorities, assessment practices and the elementary curriculum. The role also involves staff coaching, performance management, resource allocation and accountability to parents, ADEK and Aldar Education.

Job Details

• Country: United Arab Emirates
• City: Abu Dhabi
• Industry: Primary-Secondary Education
• Function: School-College Administration
• Salary: 18000-28000 AED per month
• Estimated salary range based on similar school leadership jobs in Abu Dhabi; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Role Context Al Ghad Charter School is an American Curriculum school in Abu Dhabi with a diverse and progressive learning community. The school supports the UAE National Agenda for Emirati students and follows a mission to excite, challenge and empower every learner. The Vice Principal will act for the Principal when required and contribute at strategic and operational levels. Specific responsibilities will be assigned according to the successful candidate's strengths and the school's annual development priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake professional duties delegated by the School Principal.
• Assume the Principal's professional responsibilities during periods of absence.
• Provide strategic leadership across assigned areas of the school.
• Lead key School Development Plan priorities agreed with the Principal.
• Support annual reviews of leadership, teaching and learning standards.
• Contribute to the school's self-evaluation and improvement processes.
• Develop costed subject and departmental development plans.
• Establish short, medium and long-term improvement priorities.
• Implement policies that promote high achievement and effective learning.
• Monitor progress against development plans and evaluate their impact.
• Work with external agencies and stakeholders to inform future action.
• Lead the elementary curriculum and related academic improvement initiatives.
• Oversee internal and external assessment practices across the school.
• Raise the quality of teaching, learning and student achievement.
• Set high expectations and evaluate the effectiveness of learning outcomes.
• Provide constructive feedback that recognises good practice.
• Coach teachers against professional and performance-management objectives.
• Develop whole-school teams, phase groups and individual staff members.
• Plan and oversee staff meetings and professional-learning activities.
• Remain informed about curriculum developments and share updates with staff.
• Plan, delegate and evaluate work completed by teams and individuals.
• Recruit and select teaching and support employees.
• Build a professional learning community that enables staff to succeed.
• Implement performance-management processes for assigned employees.
• Set staff targets aligned with school-development priorities.
• Promote continuing professional development across the school.
• Create a fair, respectful and collaborative professional culture.
• Recognise and celebrate individual and team achievements.
• Maintain high expectations for personal and staff performance.
• Support the effective organisation and management of the school.
• Use self-evaluation to improve organisational structures and functions.
• Ensure people and resources are managed safely and efficiently.
• Oversee assigned budgets in line with learning priorities.
• Secure and allocate resources that support effective teaching.
• Monitor expenditure according to approved financial procedures.
• Support the school's accountability to parents, ADEK and Aldar Education.
• Present clear and accurate reports on school performance.
• Agree, monitor and evaluate student-progress targets.
• Ensure curriculum plans reflect the school's learning strategies.
• Guide staff on effective teaching and learning methods.
• Coach and mentor employees while modelling excellent practice.
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