SECONDARY ACADEMIC LEAD
3-year Fixed Term Contract
Based: The Ismaili Centre, South Kensington, London.
Role: The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) invites applications for the role of Secondary Academic Lead (SAL). The SAL is the education lead for the delivery of the IIS Secondary Curriculum to students in the age category of 12-18 years in the UK and Europe. Under the supervision of the Academic Director (AD), the SAL plays a pivotal role to provide religious education and to train and upgrade teacher leads (TLs) and teachers.
The SAL is responsible to ensure the successful development of a religious education strategy, to support the implementation of the Secondary Programme in the United Kingdom and its jurisdiction. They are expected to display exceptional leadership behaviour, coherent with best practices prevalent in academia, along with strong strategic and execution skills.
Person Profile: You will be an outstanding and passionate educator sensitive to the challenges and opportunities involved in the educational leadership and delivery of religious education in the UK and Europe. You will have significant experience working within the Ismaili community with and in delivering the IIS Secondary curriculum to students and the wider Jamat. You will also be able to work with and develop, nurture and promote teams and teamwork as well as demonstrate leadership in implementing professional development for teachers, monitoring and evaluation of programmes, and education quality.
You will need to be a graduate of the IIS Secondary Teacher Educator Programme having completed your teaching experience as well as having a minimum of 3 years of experience in a leadership position. An additional qualification in Education Management or Teacher Education is preferable.
Background: The Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP) is a programme of study for practising and prospective teachers. The mission of STEP is to address the need for professional secondary education teachers by training exceptional graduates into teachers and mentors who can help to shape and inspire future generations and teach the IIS’ Secondary Curriculum to Ismaili students worldwide.
The programme, implemented in collaboration with University of London’s Institute of Education, extends over two academic years and culminates in two postgraduate awards: a postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDip) and a Master of Arts in Education (Muslim Societies and Civilisations). Following completion of the academic programme in London, participants proceed to an in-service phase as professional secondary teachers in a community-based religious education system.
Organisation: The Institute of Ismaili Studies is a London-based higher education institution, established in 1977 with the object of promoting scholarship and learning of Muslim cultures and societies, historical as well as contemporary, and a better understanding of their relationship with other societies and faiths.
Please apply online with CV and covering letter at www.iis.ac.uk (‘Job Vacancies’ link) where you can also download the job description and person specification.
If you have any queries, please email Caroline Gomez in Human Resources [email protected]. The closing date for applications is Friday 16 July 2021.
