Center Director

Scope
You are the Centre Director – a Brand Ambassador; responsible for Parent’s engagement/ interaction; Site Management and Operations; Financial Controls and Budgeting, Education, Staffing, Training Curriculum Planning and Execution and Enrolment Targets.  You will manage a team of 30-50 staff members (depending on the site), and they will look to you for guidance, vision and direction on various matters.  

You will work closely with HR, Finance, Education team and Operations Director on matters relating to your Centre.  Your primary focus is to be a thought leader who inspires action from your team and confidence and support from the community who will consider Blossom to be the best nursery offering.  

Job Specifications
Reporting to: Operations & Education Director or Head of operations & Quality Assurance
Location: various branches in Dubai & Abu Dhabi
Working Hours/week: 40hrs/week
Position Type: full time

 
Qualifications 
Masters/ Bachelor’s in education or Cache Level 5 or equivalent (ongoing or completed) & Management certifications.

Relevant Work Experience
Management role experience (Manager, Centre Director) for a minimum of 2 years & ideally teaching experience.
 

Role Objectives
-    Ability to maintain confidentiality
-    Exceptional Management Skills
-    Excellent oral and written communication and presentational skills
-    Demonstrated capability to interface and maintain effective relationships with administration, staff, consultants, regulators and founders in a team-orientated environment. 
-    Capacity to assume responsibility for own professional development
-    Detail oriented, logical, and methodological approach to problem solving
-    Ability to plan and schedule the work of others
-    Flexible, with the ability to work in a highly demanding, stressful environment
-    Ability to cooperate successfully as a member of a team
-    Ability to communicate effectively with others, including giving and receiving feedback on quality services
-    Support the mission, vision and values of the organization
-    Inspire confidence in parents and families
-    Relationship building, communicate and enable the development of a positive rapport with children, staff, parents, community partners and other parties
-    Be self-motivated, inspire others to take action to achieve desired outcomes
-    Be motivated to experience personal and professional growth through professional development opportunities
-    Select and manage external agencies that interconnect well with the Blossom ethos
-    Plan and manage internal communications and awareness of corporate direction, mission, aims and activities
-    Contribute to formulation of policy and strategy
-    Possess and develop strong organizational and problem-solving skills that will enable the growth of the Blossom brand
-    Work with all other Directors, shared Directors and Operation Director on marketing, HR, education, sustainability of the nursery and to liaise with the community to ensure we organize ways to get our name out through presence, functions and product