Nord Anglia Education Hiring for Communications and Marketing Officer Job at Dubai Full Time

About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education (NAE) is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with 81 schools located across dozens of countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 74,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.

Our philosophy for education rests on the 4 pillars of creativity, wellbeing, excellent academic outcomes and global connectedness. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a 21st Century, personalised, learning experience for all students.

Every parent wants the best for their child — so do we. NAE schools deliver high quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events, while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.

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About our school

NAS Dubai is a purpose built ‘flagship school’ generously resourced with an enrolment of over 2300.Our curriculum is based upon the legacy of the English National Curriculum adapted to the local environment leading up to GCSE and on to the IB Diploma programme, and A Levels introduced last year. Our GCSE 2022 results significantly surpasses the world average, with 71% of students achieving A**-A, 9-7 (World Average 27.6%). IB results are equally as impressive with 40% over 40 points and perfect scores of 45 every year.

The culture of the school is one of interest and care where learning is personalised to meet individual needs. The annual inspection judgments are ‘very good’ and ‘outstanding’ throughout.

Our Schools

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools. We believe that being part of our family of 81 schools gives them a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have access to a wide range of resources and support to enhance their success. We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF and King’s College London.

About the role

• Implement the school content strategy and develop an ongoing pipeline of content that can be used year-round to inspire, engage and inform all relevant internal and external stakeholders including parents, students, staff and alumni.
• Execute the school content strategy across all school communication channels including News & Blogs and social media.
• Build the school online community through social media, driving both followers and engagement (shares and comments).
• Ensure that all current parents are kept up to date on school news and information.
• Collaborate with the Publications & Marketing officer to develop the Photography and videography repository for the school, ensuring the highest standards are adhered to in line with global guidelines and school aesthetic quality.
• Provide appropriate coaching and best practice sharing to other members of the MAC and wider school team.
• Take a proactive approach to personal development planning using company toolkits and procedures as appropriate.

About you

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (desirable)
• Minimum 2 years working in an English copywriting, journalism or related discipline (desirable)
• Good cross-cultural, interpersonal & communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures
• Proven teamwork and negotiation skills
• Experience of writing across a diverse range of on- and off-line media and an understanding of how to optimize content for each
• Experience of contributing to and managing all social media platforms
• Photographic and videography skills
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English
• Good copywriting skills with excellent written English

Personal Attributes

• Creative and technical thinking ability
• Self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable to different tasks at hand
• Proactive and able to prompt others to ensure deadlines and targets are achieved, calm working under pressure
• Uses evidence to support arguments or positions taken
• High level of integrity
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Proficient communicator both oral and written
• Excellent attention to detail
• Affinity with and interest in education

Selection Process

The closing date for application is 31st December 2022. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews that will take place at the Nord Anglia International School Dubai from 1st week of January 2023

This is a full-time position, starting from 1st February 2023.

At Nord Anglia Education, we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender, or culture.

All post holders are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years.