Academic Manager

Our international company is looking for an Academic Manger to take the lead of our internal English communication program.
We already have;
Dedicated training and testing facilities
A team of English trainers
2000 students
What we need;
Someone to take our program to the next level
Someone ready to try innovative methods
Someone passionate about leading our English program
This is a senior role within the business so we expect the candidate so initiative and resilience are a must but in return the candidate can expect our full support and commitment to them, their team and their personal development.
If this is of interest to you please read the position deion
The MiTek Platinum Global Academic Manager role is responsible for the efficient running of our internal English Communication program including content creation, timetabling, testing and providing ongoing support and guidance to the English training team.
Reporting directly to the Vice President Operations (COO) this is a senior role within the business. 100% of our customers are native English speakers therefore, providing our staff with the skills required to communicate with them daily is essential to our ongoing success.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Develop lesson plans that utilize a broad range of appropriate teaching techniques
• Address all aspects of communication through appropriate instruction that develops each student's ability to read, write, speak, and listen
• Administer academic and language assessments for the purpose of evaluating student progress for meeting academic learning targets and progress in language acquisition
• Maintain complete and accurate records of student progress
• Provide a nurturing and supportive learning environment that encourages student responsibility and incorporates challenging instructional strategies
• Adapt curriculum to provide individual, small group, and/or remedial instruction as to meet the needs of individual students and subgroups of students
• Create relaxed English Environments as place to practice including the use of social media and other non-traditional tools
• Conduct classroom observations with intent to improve both trainers and students
• There is an expectation that the academic manager will also participate with some English training sessions.
• Translations as required
• Other reasonable duties as requested