IB Coordinator - Aug 2025
Job Description
Position Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic
IB Coordinator to join our dedicated team from
August 2025.
This is an exciting opportunity for an educator who is passionate about IB education and is eager to contribute to the academic success of our students.
Key Responsibilities:
To model and encourage a culture of kindness. To administer all aspects of the IBDP program, including: Maintaining complete records of IB publications. Ensuring that administrative procedures be carried out correctly and that deadlines be kept according to IBO instructions. Keeping copies of all correspondence with IBO including forms, documents, reports. Coordinating all IB activities at the school. Liaising with those responsible for the timetable to ensure that the requirements of the IB are complied with in the timetable. Notifying the accounts department of IB payments due, where applicable. Keeping the Head of the school consistently informed of IB developments. Serving as liaison between administration, staff, students, parents and the IBO, and thus handling all relevant communication with the different IB offices. Being familiar with all IB procedures as listed in the Handbook. Contributing to the marketing of the program within and outside the school To communicate with parents and students To ensure student success within the program To support teachers To supervise the administration of IB assessments To manage the resources of the program Teaching load of two courses
Skills
Successful candidate will need:
A Bachelor of Education degree, or an initial degree plus a relevant teaching qualification such as a PGCE, PGDE or equivalent. Proven experience teaching IB at high school level, preferably within an American/IB curriculum school. Strong knowledge of inquiry-based learning and hands-on education. Demonstrates successful leadership, organisation and management skills. Excellent communication, public relations and collaboration skills. Exhibits a strong professional commitment to the successful implementation of the IB Diploma Program. Ability to build strong relationships with students, parents and colleagues. Exemplifies a strong work ethic with a willingness to contribute to the general welfare of the total School program. Maintains a positive, professional, and collaborative disposition that compliments the school and the GEMS organisation.
Please note
Interviews will be held face-to-face, where possible, or virtually on Zoom, as suitable candidates apply. We reserve the right to make appointments before the closing date of this advertisement, therefore early applications are recommended.
Join us in shaping the future of education. Together, we can make a lasting impact on the lives of our students and help them become truly world-class and world-ready individuals.
All positions attract an excellent remuneration package including: Competitive tax-free salary, individual fully furnished accommodation, free schooling, private medical insurance, annual airfares to country of residence and end of Service Gratuity.
GEMS Teachers also have free access to our loyalty app GEMS rewards www.gemsrewards.com which provides significant savings on day-to-day life in the UAE. We offer thousands of discounts and 2 for 1 offers on everything from flights, hotels, restaurants and retail outlets, making your salary go further and enhancing the opportunity to save whilst working overseas.
GEMS Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of its students and staff. A UK-enhanced DBS or equivalent police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments.
Job Location Dubai, UAE Company Industry Education Job Role Teacher
GEMS DUBAI AMERICAN ACADEMY
Education Dubai, United Arab Emirates GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA) is GEMS Education's flagship American school. Offering both an enriched American Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma to students from around the world, DAA prepares its students for success in the world's most prestigious universities and colleges. DAA is the only American curriculum school in Dubai to receive the KHDA rating of Outsta... nding and has received this rating since 2011. With over 20 years of history and academic excellence, DAA is one of the most sought-after American schools in Dubai. The school's outstanding heritage is coupled with its future design focus which embeds creative design, cutting-edge robotics and digital fluencies at its core. Through teaching, learning and innovation, students develop a mastery of multiple literacies and fluencies to support genuine world-class learning, personal growth and future readiness. DAA offers a diverse range of extra-curricular, athletic, and leadership opportunities to enrich the holistic development of each student. In addition, our original and growing WISE initiative pulls efforts of wellness, inclusion, safeguarding, and social-emotional health into a coordinated effort to support students for holistic well-being, supporting them in their growth and in their learning. Our staff teaches and inspires excellence in academics and life-long learning skills by continually reviewing and building an enriched American curriculum, promoting student achievement, encouraging integrity and nurturing a desire to learn.
