APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF PRINCIPAL Brummana High School Co-educational • Boarding and Day • Ages 3 to 18 • Associate Member of Society of Heads - IBO - COBIS Required for August 2018 www.bhs.edu.lb APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF PRINCIPAL Brummana High School About the School Brummana High School was founded Over its long history, the School The Principal should be a holder of a by the Religious Society of Friends has enjoyed a prominent position university degree with demonstrated (The Quakers) in 1873 and follows in International, Middle Eastern and success in school leadership and the ideals and values of its Quaker Lebanese education. Its alumni have management. He/she should be founders. made significant contributions to the able to sustain Quaker ethos and development of their nations building values within a vibrant multi-faith The School is situated on a large on the fine foundations that they community. campus about 15 kilometres from have laid at Brummana High School. downtown Beirut. The school has The new Principal is expected to take over 1000 students aged 3-18 and The Board of Governors at up their post on August 1st, 2018. is also developing an international Brummana High School is seeking to boarding department. employ a new Principal to succeed The school is now seeking a new the present Principal whose term in Principal who: The School is co-educational and office expires at the end of summer offers three programmes, one leading 2018 after making significant ● has international educational to the Lebanese Baccalaureate, a contributions to the development of exposure second leading to a High School Brummana High School during his diploma, and a third that concludes tenure. ● has familiarity with the with the Diploma Programme of programmes offered at the school, the International Baccalaureate. In The new Principal will be the highest as well as respect for different addition, the school offers IGCSE academic and administrative cultures and customs programmes in several subjects. authority in the School and will be responsible to the Board of Governors ● has a working understanding of Almost all graduates of the School of BHS for all academic, fiduciary and Arabic and/or French in addition aspire to degree courses at managerial issues pertaining to the to mastery of English which is the universities in The Lebanon, USA, UK School. main working language of the and Canada. school. Brummana High - Principal JD v7 page | 2 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF PRINCIPAL Brummana High School Responsibilities and Duties Summary of Duties: As school manager: ● Making recommendation to the finance and property sub- ● Professional educational leader of ● Responsible for implementing the committees Brummana High School (BHS) strategic plan by developing annual objectives for all areas of school ● Ensuring that expenditure is ● Management of BHS according to operations, including: maintained within the approved the policies set by the Board budgetary level admission, tuition and grants ° ● Working closely with the Board curriculum and academic course ● Ensuring that regular reporting ° (and particularly the Chair) to offerings of operating costs takes place enable the Board to carry out its class sizes including the finance reports to ° responsibilities. teaching and other staff – each Board meeting and monthly ° establishment levels, job reports to the Chair description, salaries, employment Details of Duties: policies As Administrator of the school: development plan for buildings ° As professional educational leader: and grounds ● Responsible for the operation of the fundraising, endowments, school under policies agreed by the ° ● Guides the Board in establishing sponsorship Board the school’s mission and developing its strategic plan ● Taking a lead role in the budgetary ● Responsible for reporting to process (the agreed annual the Board about the school’s ● Articulates the school’s mission to objectives being embodied in the operations its constituencies budget) ● Responsible for the health and ● Establishes and maintains ● Prioritizing budget proposals safety of students and staff standards of professionalism for received from departmental heads the school Brummana High - Principal JD v7 page | 3 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF PRINCIPAL Brummana High School Person Specification The successful candidate should Experience and Education The successful candidate be committed to: will also: ● Holder of a University degree ● Facilitating the development, ● While appreciating BHS’s “glorious articulation, implementation, and ● Demonstrated proven success in past” the successful candidate stewardship of a vision of learning school leadership and management will strive to make the future even that is shared and supported by the better whole school community. ● Have international educational exposure ● Have an understanding and ● Advocating, nurturing, and sympathy for BHS’s Quaker sustaining a school culture and ● Familiarity with the academic tradition with the quiet integrity instructional programme conducive programmes currently offered at and wisdom which this entails. to student learning and staff the school and be proactive in professional growth. developing new ones. ● Be a careful change-leader aiming at excellence in all walks of school ● Ensuring management of the life with determination to reinforce organization, operations, and BHS’s standing as a national and resources for a safe, efficient, and international institution. effective learning environment. ● Be a senior educationalist with a ● Collaborating with families and sound commercial acumen. community members, responding to diverse community interests and ● Be someone who will understand needs, and mobilizing community the right relationship between resources. Board and Principal and will expect to be held accountable and will ● Acting with integrity, fairness, and manage this key relationship in a in an ethical manner at all times. clear and transparent way. Brummana High - Principal JD v7 page | 4 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF PRINCIPAL Brummana High School Skills Required ● Be a Principal who will spearhead ● Be someone who understands The School recruits without prejudice marketing and PR, reaching out the impact and disruption political as to religion, gender, race, nationality, to all corners of Lebanon and events have had on the context of colour, creed or age. the Middle East as BHS’s chief Lebanon and who is not daunted ambassador by this An attractive package including accommodation will be extended to ● Be an academic with enthusiasm ● Possess resilience to adapt to and the successful candidate. for IB but also capable of multi- enjoy living in modern Beirut. tasking the demands of the Further information about the school Lebanese Baccalaureate and ● While perfect English is an absolute can be found on the the School’s the English National Curriculum requirement some competence website: www.bhs.edu.lb including the IGCSE. in French would also be valuable plus a willingness to master basic ● Be a skilled manager and Arabic communicator who can effectively lead a large scale and complex ● Have an affinity to boarding school of over 1000 pupils provision and possessing the drive to bring about its development ● Be a collaborative leader, winning respect through good example and This post is subject to an enhanced DBS fair argument check or International Child Protection Check ● Be a person culturally sensitive to the strengths and issues of modern Lebanon with its diversity, different religions and position at the cross- roads of the Levant and the West Brummana High - Principal JD v7 page | 5 APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF PRINCIPAL Brummana High School HOW TO APPLY Anthony Millard Consulting Closing date: Monday 16th October, 2017 Anthony Millard Consulting was established in the summer of 2004 to provide the British education sector, both in the UK and internationally, with first class strategic and recruitment consultancy. 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AMC’s website. ● For an informal discussion about the post please Further information is available at contact Nigel Archdale on +44 (0)7595 364 613 www.anthonymillard.co.uk or email [email protected] We have a sister company, AMC Teacher, which ● Applications will be acknowledged and then provides outstanding teachers to the world’s top evaluated against the selection criteria. schools - www.amcteacher.co.uk ● The letter of application should contain the names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three referees to include your current and past direct line manager. ● Full references will be required for the short list interviews but will only be taken when AMC has received specific consent from candidates to do so. ● Short listed candidates will be required to bring original documentation, proof of identity and certificates with them to interview. Brummana High - Principal JD v7 page | 6.