Vice Principal (Academics)

Job overview

James Hope College, a private world class residential co-educational secondary school located in Lekki, Lagos State, which offer a dual Nigerian /British curriculum is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Vice Principal (Academics) to join our leadership team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the development and implementation of the academic curriculum.
• Lead and mentor the teaching staff to ensure the highest standards of education.
• Ensure alignment of teaching practices with international educational benchmarks (e.g. IGCSE, WAEC/NECO, A-Levels, or other relevant frameworks).
• Monitor students¡¦ performance and implement strategies for academic improvement.
• Organise and coordinate professional development programs for staff.
• Foster a positive learning environment that encourages innovation and excellence.
• Regularly communicate with parents regarding students¡¦ progress, school policies, and academic initiatives.
• Coordinate the liaison and communication between the school and universities
• Collaborate with the Principal and the senior leadership team in strategic planning and decision-making.

Requirements:

• A Masters degree in Education, or a related field; a Ph.D. would be an advantage.
• A minimum of 7 years of teaching and leadership experience in a reputable school.
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Proven track record of improving academic performance and managing teams.
• Proficiency in using educational technologies and learning management systems.
• Passion for driving academic excellence.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a world-class educational institution with successive BSO accreditation.
• Work in a supportive and innovative environment.
• Have an opportunity to shape the academic future of tomorrow’s leaders.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their CV (not more than 2 pages), copies of qualifications, details of three contactable references (of which one must be your recent employer), with a one page cover letter to abraham.swart@jameshopecollege.edu.ng on or before Friday,

31st January 2025.

We look forward to welcoming a visionary and passionate leader to our team.

About James Hope College

James Hope College Twin Lakes Estate, Lekki, Lagos Nigeria

+234 08 536 9376

James Hope College is a boarding school in Obi Anyima, southern Nigeria. James Hope College occupies the site of the former Old Computer College, and has retained its excellent technological facilities. School class sizes are not expected to exceed 22 students. There are approximately 40 students per year group. The school’s curriculum is a unique blend of British and Nigerian styles. The school is named for the physician regarded as the founding father of cardiology.

Principal

Abraham Swart

Values and vision

James Hope College understand that in its role as educator, it is entrusted to an ideal of both excellence and quality in teaching that leads to achievements by students. As a consequence, the school aims to nurture and develop in students the qualities often found to be lacking in today’s society, namely, the pursuit of individual excellence, the desire to be valuable and responsible citizens with a positive outlook.

The effects of the fast change of pace in the world today, coupled with the doubling of knowledge every few years and interconnectedness due to globalisation is reverberating and impacting on Nigeria, which means that the next generation will experience a very different world than the one once known. James Hope College offers comprehensive learning programmes to support the most important capacities that young people now need, in order to make their way in the increasingly demanding world of the 21st century; the powers of creative thinking and problem-solving, moral & values-based education, and a strong academic base so they can become leaders in their professional field.