PA - SLT Yasmina British Academy

Job Description

Aldar Education are currently seeking an outstanding PA to Senior Leaders Team for Yasmina British Academy in Abu Dhabi commencing immediately.

Yasmina British Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognised and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning, Yasmina British Academy is an exceptional place to work. It has an exciting, diverse and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level result in the UAE. The Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Yasmina British Academy as Outstanding in all six performance standards, putting it amongst the top schools in the UAE and Middle East.

From the start of the Academic Year 2024/25, Yasmina British Academy is moving to a new multi-building campus incorporating state of the art facilities that will enable our teachers and students to flourish, fostering a future focused educational experience while also delivering on our environmental commitments to supply sustainable schools to the UAE.

This incredible facility will be more than just a school, acting as a social, sporting and performance hub for both the local and international communities of the city. The new campus enables us to add even more value to our currently outstanding educational provision, whilst utilising the reputation of Aldar Academies brand to positively impact the lives of our learning community in the UAE.

The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Main Duties:

• To manage the diaries of the Primary Principal and the Secondary Principal, ensuring meetings are arranged in consultation with diary owners.
• To be the first point of contact of all matters pertaining to teh Principals of Primary and Secondary.
• Attend all administration meetings.
• Manage specific communications on behalf of the Principal of Primary and Secondary, liaising with the Admin team to ensure distribution of parents, staff and stakeholders.
  
  
  

Specific Duties:

• Receive, direct, and respond, if appropriate to email on behalf of the Principals of the School.
• Ensure all relevent agendas for the Principals meetings are set prior to the meetings and distributed in a timely manner.
• Records accurate minutes and actiosn plans for all meetings directed by the Principals of school and distribute in a timely manner.
• Deputies for the PA to Principal when appropriate.
• Coordinate with the Administration Team for procurement of educational resources requested by Principals of School including procurement process.
• Any other tasks as instructed by the Principal of Primary and Secondary.
  
  
  

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimun Qualifications

• Minimum diploma/degree of higher education, or related industry qualification, of graduate level, for the assigned functional areas.
  
  
  

Minimum Experience

• 5+ years Experience in a similar role
  
  
  

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

• To be approachable, professional, calm and Knowledgeable.
• To be able to deal professionally with a range of stakeholders.
• To be able to priorities wok load.
• To be IT literate.
• To be an excellent and efficient administrator.
• To be able to maintain confidentiality.
• To be able to think ahead and use initiative.
• Respect for all members of a school community, irrespective of position, gender, age and ethnic background.
• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life.
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check
  
  
  

What We offer:

Aldar Education are a family of world-class, child centered, and innovative schools based in the UAE. We educate over 25,000 students across our group of owned and managed schools and as we grow so does our need for highly skilled, inspirational, and dedicated school leaders. We offer an attractive remuneration package including medical cover, flights, housing, and free child school places. Our future-focused learning model includes both students and staff and so we place a special emphasis on professional development, coaching and training.

Successful candidates will have access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to both lead and contribute to training others as well as developing themselves.

An application with a cover letter and CV including details of two referees should be made via the website.

This job description is not all inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application at our company.

Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.

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