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QATAR ACADEMY AL KHOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
EFFECTIVE: AUGUST 1, 2015
APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2015
QatarAcademyAlKhorisseekinganexceptionaleducationalleaderforitsPrimarySchoolto
commenceAugust1,2015.
The Qatar Academy Al Khor (QAK) community is seeking applications from individuals
motivatedtoadvancebestpracticesandfosterteachingexcellenceinPrimarySchooleducation.
Inparticular,QAKisseekingandexperienced,bilingual,femaleadministratorforthisposition.
AtQatarAcademyAlKhor,thePrimarySchoolAssistantPrincipalwill beresponsibleforthe
managementofthePrimarySchoolprogram,undertheleadershipoftheDirector.Asamember
oftheAdministrativeTeam,thePrimarySchoolAssistantPrincipalwillplayanimportantrole
in the refinement and implementation of the Qatar Foundation strategic vision for Primary
SchoolEducationwithinQatar.Adetaileddescriptionofthepositionincludingqualifications,
attributesandresponsibilitiesisincludedinthisdocument.
SCHOOLDESCRIPTION
QatarAcademyAlKhor(QAK)isanInternationalBaccalaureateWorldSchoolalsoaccreditedby
theMiddleStatesAssociationofCollegesandSchools.Theschooloffersacademicexcellencein
thePrimaryYears,MiddleYears(MYP)andIBDiplomaprogramsbasedontheprinciplethat
educationinvolvesthedevelopmentofastudent’scognitive,physical,social,moralandaffective
capabilities.
Adynamicclassroomcurriculumcombinedwithcommunityandserviceprograms,experiential
education,andextra‐curricularactivitiesenablestudentstoparticipateintheireducationfrom
PrimarythroughGrade12.Studentsarearespectedpartofthelearningcommunitysharedwith
parentsandteachers.Theyareencouragedtoberisktakers,askquestionsandconfidentlyseek
answers.
HISTORY
QatarAcademyAlKhoropenedinSeptemberof2008toprovidequalityinternationaleducation
opportunitiestotheQatarichildrenofAlKhorandthesurroundingarea.Theschoolispartof
the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, a vision of Her
HighnessSheikhaMozabintNasser.Theschoolhasexperiencedrapidgrowthsinceitopened
with147studentstoits’currentenrollmentof625students.Theschoolbeganwithclassesfrom
KGtogradefourandeachyearanadditionalgradehasbeenadded.Theeleventhgradewillbe
addedforthe2015‐2016academicyearandthengradetwelvethefollowingyear.Theexpected
capacityofQAKis1,500.
TheplansforthegrowthofQAKincludetheconstructionofanewstateoftheartschoolcampus
thatisprojectedtoopenduringthe2016academicyear.
LOCATION
AlKhorisacoastalcitylocatedabout50KilometersnorthofthecapitalcityDoha.Inaddition
to the Qatari families, Al Khor is also home to many employees of the oil industry due to it
proximitytoQatar’snorthernoilandnaturalgasfieldsandtotheRasLaffanIndustrialcity.Al
KhorisconsideredoneofthelargestQataricities.AlKhorisproudofhostingthebiggestoiland
gasextractingfactoriesintheworld.
DohaisthecapitalofQatar–asovereignArabstate–locatedinWesternAsiaandoccupyingthe
smallQatarPeninsulaonthenortheasterlycoastoftheArabianPeninsula.Itssolelandborder
iswithSaudiArabiatothesouth,withtherestofitsterritorysurroundedbytheArabianGulf.
TheAlThanifamilyhasruledQatarsincethemid‐19thcentury.FormerlyaBritishprotectorate
notedmainlyforthepearlindustry,itbecameindependentin1971,andhasbecomeoneofthe
region'swealthieststatesduetoitsenormousoilandnaturalgasrevenues.
TheschoolisundertheumbrellaoftheQatarFoundation(QF),whichwasfoundedin1995by
decreeofHisHighnessSheikhHamadbinKhalifaAlThani,EmirofQatar.ThecurrentEmirishis
son, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Qatar Foundation is chaired by Her
HighnessSheikhaMozabintNasser.Itsaimisto"supportQataronitsjourneyfromacarbon
economytoaknowledgeeconomybyunlockinghumanpotential".
Qatar Foundation carries out this mission through three "pillars": education, science and
research,andcommunitydevelopment.QF’sworkintheeducationfieldhasbroughtanumber
ofinternationaluniversitiestoQatartohelpdevelopaneducationsectorinwhichyoungpeople
can develop the attitudes and skills required fora knowledgeeconomy. Its main scienceand
research agenda is to build Qatar's innovation and technology capacity by developing and
commercializingsolutionsthroughkeysciences.Itscommunitydevelopmentprogramsaimto
helpfosteraprogressivesociety,whilealsoenhancingtheculturallandscape,protectingQatar's
heritageandaddressingimmediatesocialneedsinthecommunity.
STUDENTBODY
CurrentenrolmentforQatarAcademyAlKhorfromKGtograde10is625.Approximately82%
oftheschoolstudentpopulationisQatari.
MISSIONSTATEMENT
Qatar Academy Al Khor is a private, no‐profit, and coeducation school, founded by the Qatar
FoundationforEducation,ScienceandCommunityDevelopmenttoprovidestudentsatalllevels
with internationally accepted English Medium Curricula, and Arabic, Islamic Studies and
NationalStudiesCurriculathatmeettheNationalStandards.QAKdevelopsindependentcritical
thinkers,lifelonglearnersandresponsiblecitizens.
VISIONSTATEMENT
QatarAcademyAlKhorexiststoprovidethehighestqualitystandardsofeducationthathelp
eachstudentachieveexcellenceanddevelopasanindependentcriticalthinker,alifelong
learner,andaresponsiblecitizen.
POSITIONOVERVIEW
ThePrimarySchoolAssistantPrincipalreportstotheDirector.
In collaboration with the School Director, the Primary School Assistant Principal’s role is to
manage the Primary School Division. The Assistant Principal is accountable for the effective
development, delivery, and evaluation of the Primary School educational programs. In
exercising this responsibility, the Primary School Assistant Principal will have input into
decisionsregardingtheprogram,budget,andstaff.Themanagementoftheschool’sprograms
requiresthePrimarySchoolAssistantPrincipaltoanalyzetheneedsofthestudentstoultimately
transformtheeducationalstructuresintoastrong,collaborativeteachingcommunitytosupport
thestrategicvision,mission,andobjectivesoftheAcademy.
QUALIFICATIONSANDEXPERIENCE
 Mater’sDegreeinEducationalLeadershippreferred
 AppropriateAdministrativeLicense(emphasisineducationaladministrationpreferred)
 Outstandinginterpersonal,communication,leadershipandconflictresolutionskills
required
 Excellentorganizationalskillsrequired
 ExperienceworkinginaschoolculturethatsupportsEnglishLanguagelearners
preferred
SALARYANDBENEFITS
Workschedule(daysandhours)tobearrangedaccordingtocurrentsalaryschedule.Thesalary
is highly competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience of the
successful candidate. Benefits include a tax‐free salary, housing, health, life and long‐term
disabilityinsurance,annualhomeleave,shippingallowance,tuitionbenefitsforPreK–Grade
12school‐agedependents.
Followingtheprobationaryperiod,performanceofthispositionwillbeevaluatedannuallyin
accordancewithprovisionsoftheBoard'spolicyonevaluationoflicensedpersonnel.
CandidateswishingtolearnmoreaboutQatarAcademyAlKhorareinvitedtoreviewour
websiteatwww.qak.edu.qa
APPLICATIONPROCEDURE
The deadline for application is March 26, 2015. The review of files will begin as soon as
applicationsarereceived.Candidatesareaskedtosubmitaletterofinterestandtherequested
materialsasearlyaspossibleto:
Mrs.GhadaBouZeineddine
Director
QatarAcademyAlKhor
gzeineddine@qf.org.qa
QatarFoundationSchoolsreservestherighttoclosetheselectionprocessatanytimeiftheright
candidate is found. Selected candidate(s) will be interviewed first either by phone, Skype or
personalinterviewandfinalist(s)maybeflowntoDohaforafinalinterview.