Chinese Director 中方校长

Reporting to the BCIS Head of School (HoS), the Chinese Director is a member of the executive leadership team as well as a key member of the BCIS instructional leadership team. As an experienced pedagogical leader and specialist in the development of future-focused curricula, the Chinese Director is tasked with the best learning and teaching practices and the mutual merging and promoting between the international curriculum and the national curriculum reflecting Chinese educational philosophy in order to fulfill the reform of the national curriculum as a pilot school and inherit and promote Chinese culture. The Chinese Director leads the development, implementation, instruction, assessment, and continuous improvement of the curriculum in the subjects under national curriculum across all grade levels and new educational projects. This involves coordinating the work of the divisional curriculum leaders, collaborating with teachers, admin team and external experts, and introducing various high-quality resources to ensure the curriculum is rigorous, engaging, and reflects the needs of our diverse student body.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Effectively monitoring, documenting and measuring the implementation of the BCIS definition of high-quality learning and teaching will guide the work of the Chinese Director.

At BCIS, high-quality learning and teaching begins with our mission and is a responsive partnership that involves all members of the learning community.
Challenge: Learning and teaching is personalized, developmentally appropriate, collaborative, and allows for transfer of knowledge and skills into authentic contexts.
Empower: Learning and teaching is intentional, concept-based, agentic, and cross-disciplinary to foster critical and creative thinking.
Inspire: Learning and teaching allows for self-directed inquiry that presents opportunities for learner to take meaningful action for the good of all in an ever-changing world.
Compassion: Learning and teaching is inclusive and supports the academic, social-emotional development and well-being of the whole learner.

Support the Head of School in the following areas by working closely with the Director of Teaching and Learning:
Vision and Strategic Goals
• Lead the vision and strategic direction for High-Quality Learning and Teaching in Chinese Education across all grade levels (early years to Grade 12). This involves staying abreast of educational trends and national policies, incorporating best practices, and aligning the school's curriculum with international and local standards.
• As a key member of the senior academic leadership team, take a central coordinating role in the process of formulating, drafting and implementing the school’s action plans for the ongoing improvement of instructional programs.
Curriculum Development and Innovation
• Lead the development of novel China curriculum educational programs, courses and academic enhancement programs for learners, demonstrating the skill in organizing, coordinating, supervising, and evaluating programs.
• Engage actively in new educational projects, promote innovative teaching methods and foster a culture of future-focused learning.
• Develop and implement a systematic approach to accessing community and personnel resources that enhance teaching and learning at BCIS. This includes liaising and coordinating with key stakeholders to integrate high-quality educational resources, such as enrichment activities, outsourced programs, and student initiatives, to support personalized teaching and learning.
• Develop sound experiential learning of China and Chinese culture for students and teachers.
Oversee the development and implementation of effective assessment practices to evaluate the learning outcomes of the Chinese curriculum program. This includes analyzing learning data to identify key strengths and weaknesses, using this information to inform curriculum design and instruction, and promoting student progress and high achievement levels.

Professional Development
• Collaborate with Principals and the Director of Teaching and Learning on the recruitment of Chinese Program faculty.
• Identifying whole school professional growth needs for Chinese Program faculty, aligning professional development plans to strategic priorities.
• Collaborate with Director of Teaching and Learning and Principals on the implementation of the performance appraisal systems for local academic faculty, guiding how best to challenge and empower faculty on improving their knowledge and implementation of current pedagogy research.
Accreditation and External Evaluations
• Oversee the school's preparation for local education evaluations and support on the preparation for international accreditation and evaluations (IB, CIS, and WASC etc.), utilizing feedback to drive continuous improvement in teaching and learning practices. This involves collaborating with faculty and staff to ensure alignment with accreditation standards and leading the analysis of feedback reports for the development of relevant action plans.

Collaboration with Administrative Team
• Working closely with admin leaders to ensure that the school is operating in full compliance with all national and local regulatory and legal requirements and maintain school-wide responsibilities of its sustainable development as part of the executive leadership team.
• Interpret educational policies, share educational research and the latest development trends, and provide professional consultation and solutions for related issues.
• Support and facilitate positive community relations, including visiting/membership of local educational related organizations, being an ambassador and promoting the school through all appropriate channels (e.g. parent workshops), ensuring the projection of an appropriate image for the school, particularly to the Chinese Education market, and communicating the best practice of Chinese studies at BCIS.
• Support school in monitoring and managing public opinion to promote a safe and harmonious campus environment.

Attributes of the Chinese Director
Successful candidates will…
• Philosophical alignment with the BCIS vision, mission, strategic plan and goals;
• Proven educational leadership skills and accomplishments as leader;
• Excellence in communicating orally and in writing;
• High emotional intelligence, including the capacity to respond with compassion and firmness while maintaining the
respect of co-workers;
• A passion to model, and inspire in others, a love of learning and intellectual curiosity;
• The ability to multi-task, prioritize and delegate with confidence;
• A leadership style characterized by inclusiveness, appropriate transparency, approachability and support while remaining decisive and accountable;
• Enthusiasm to continue to contribute to the innovation of education in the host country, P.R. China;
• be able to well communicate to our parents how well we are doing in terms of China curriculum studies;
• have the inter- and intrapersonal skills necessary as a highly functioning collaborative team member;
• have a sense of humor, the ability to see the good in all, and presume positive intentions.

Desired Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or equivalent, Masters Degree preferred;
• Deep understanding of Chinese history and culture;
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in the education field, not limited to Chinese, History and Math; Specifically teaching (any subjects) and leadership experiences in international schools preferred;
• Successful experience in working in a school senior leadership team.
• Understanding of best practices in Chinese curriculum development, instruction, assessment, and student support services;
• Be experienced in, and/or able to embrace, the IB framework;
• Excellent bilingual skills in English and Mandarin;
• License of Chinese local principal is preferred;
• Experience working in a culture other than your own.