Date: 29 Apr 2025
Location:Dubai, AE
Job ID: 5949
School: Regional Office (Middle East)
Company: Nord Anglia Education

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering
• Proven experience as Regional IT director or similar role
• Management experience in an operational support or production environment as IT Manager or IT Service Delivery Manager.
• People management skills including experience in developing and leading a team.
• Experience in Procurement, Budgeting, Forecasting, and Asset Management.
• ITIL and Prince2 certifications desirable.
• Knowledge and experience of technology used throughout the Education sector including Virtual Learning Solutions.
• Worked in complex matrix organization structure
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ABOUT US

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 80+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 90,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.
Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.
By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team. As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.
We encourage individuals to join us with our “Create your Future” mindset – we will provide you with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance your skillset and you will be given the autonomy to grow your career.

As Regional IT Director your focus will be:

• Provide regional IT leadership, day-to-day management of IT solutions and operations services, manage and maintain group IT processes and standards in the region, contribute to their effectiveness, quality and accountability in achieving strategic business goals.
• Build, ensure, and maintain productive and strategic business relationships with all key stakeholders in the region.
• Report regional service performance against agreed target performance indicators and identifying actions when necessary.
• Communicate the global IT roadmap to the regional business stakeholders and soliciting feedback.
• Plan, direct and review activities of school/office IT Managers and assist them with problem solving and educational needs.
• Actively contribute to the definition, planning and implementation of the group IT strategy and roadmap, including IT standards for hardware and software, policies and processes.
• Review all budget planning and purchases of hardware and software to assure interoperability of all enterprise systems within regional schools and offices.
• Ensure that school/office IT teams are focused on their customers and deliver an outstanding level of service.