Academic Director of American Programs
Weiming Education GroupBeijingUpdate time: October 18,2018
Job Description
Job Title: Academic Director of American Programs (1.0 FTE)
Location: Beijing
Reports To: Director of American Programs, HQ
Starting Date: ASAP (Two-year Commitment required)

Summary:
The Academic Director of American Programs (ADAP) is a member of the International Education Division of the School Business Unit at WEIMING Education Group Team and reports directly to the Director of American Programs. The working location of this position will be Beijing, Weiming Education Group. The applicant must understand fully and support enthusiastically and articulately the stated mission and purpose of the American Programs, both in speaking and writing.
The ADAP is the academic leader of Weiming American Programs and in charge of the overall Academic Management and Operation of the program:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including the following, but not limited to:
1. Curriculum Design
 Build a scientific academic system which is suitable for the students in international studies department of WEIMING schools according to WEIMING’s Mission and Vision of International education based on the main curriculum;
 Work closely with each school’s academic director and lead teachers to design curriculum and related teaching guide;
2. Academic Leading and Managing
 Lead and Supervise the implementation of American Curriculum, Course of Study, and Student evaluation;
 Work within a group to determine the students’ learning progress and adaption of the curriculum and course of study;
 Coordinate the schools’ academic directors and leading teachers’ meetings to research and develop curriculum and courses;
 Guide International Studies Department of schools to create a scientific teaching timetable for teachers and students;
 Communicate closely with WEIMING America to understand WEIMING Overseas students’ learning and adaptability to evaluate our domestic curriculum’s success, and revise accordingly;
 Seek to establish academic, cultural, experiential, and co-curricular programs that reflect the best traditions and practices of Eastern and Western teaching and learning;
3. Designing and Implementing Teachers’ PD
 Design a Professional Development Plan for International Studies Department academic managers and teachers according to the Curriculum requirement;
 Build outsourcing PD resources channels;
 Coordinate PD for academic managers and teachers internally and externally according to approved PD plan and budget;
 Train teachers during orientation and scheduled workshops according to the annual PD plan;
4. Teachers’ assessment and evaluation
 Creating ISD teachers and managerial positions evaluation system;
 Lead and organize annual teachers’ performance appraisal and provide professional advice for renewal, awards and encouragement, PD, and so on.
5. Assisting with Staffing International Studies Department(ISD)
 Assist HRBP of the International Education Division with defining teacher qualification requirements and managerial positions at International Studies Departments(ISD) of schools;
 Participate in interviewing international applicants for ISD;
6. Other relevant responsibilities
 Be responsible for building up connections with international education resources’ channels, including but not limited to government offices, non-government K-12 schools, universities, other educational organizations related with academic, PE, competition, arts exchanges, etc.

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