Head of Academic Department | Media Production

Our client is an established private education institution that is registered with the Commitee for Private Education(CPE) and EduTrust certified. They provide MOE-approved coursework and internationally accredited programmes for students seeking to accelerate their learning.

The Head of Academic Department will report to the CEO with the following primary responsibilities:

• Ensure that the quality policy and quality management system is well understood, implemented and maintained by the department;
• Formulate policies and procedures, implement and monitor work plans and key performance indicators for Academic Department;
• Ensure that all personnel under your supervision are trained and/or have appropriate experience to perform the job independently;
• Ensure that work carried out by personnel under your supervision is in accordance with the documented requirements;
• Manage and develop the academic programmes by ensuring that the programmes adhere to the School's academic direction, philosophy and the highest quality and keep abreast of latest developments;
• Manage the teacher deployment of the programmes, ranging from selection, orientation to monitoring of teacher’s performance;
• Define and manage the training and development needs of the organization and individuals;
• Coordinate with QA team and subject specialist to uphold the quality and standards in the academic framework, benchmarking with national standards;
• Ensure that the learning outcome is managed and in line with the School's specifications;
• Develop and collaborate with key academic partners in line with academic strategy.

Job Requirements:

• Candidates must possess at least a relevant Master's Degree.
• Academic qualifications or professional qualifications and experience in Media Production/ Mass Communication.
• Teaching and/or instructional qualifications and experience will be advantageous.
• Experienced with working with students, parents/guardians and stakeholders.
• At least 3 to 5 year(s) of working experience in private education institutions(PEI) in management role will be advantageous for this position.
• Proactive and self-starter.
• Able to cope in a high pressure, fast paced environment.
• Able to multi-task and accurately keep track of multiple ongoing work matters, deadlines and tasks.

The following qualities will also be advantageous for the candidate:

• Good understanding of the Private Education Industry (PEI) industry and PEI operations in Singapore.
• Good understanding of ERF and EduTrust regulations and the ability to implement and operationalise the principles of the regulations into actual school affairs.
• Ability to communicate and correspond with relevant stakeholders and different agencies on various issues requiring sensitivity in handling.

Clarice Lim (R1656152) | Anchor Search Group Pte Ltd (17C8528)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $8,000.00 - $10,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person