Academic Secretary

Academic Secretary

Working with IE University (one of the world's leading Business Schools) our mission is to provide students with an outstanding preparation to navigate a world in constant change. Our blended IBDP College embeds in the curriculum the entrepreneurial, cultural, communication and technological know-how to ensure that our students leave with an education unlike any other.

Are you entrepreneurial, innovative, and ambitious? If so we want an Academic Secretary to join our team this summer. The role would suit an energetic, dynamic early career professional. Strength in languages (Especially English and Spanish) is highly valued, as is an innovative approach.

Please see our full website:

The desired start date is late August 2024.

The Academic Secretary ́s role is to facilitate the work of the Academic team and may include... Examinations:

Act as exams secretary: preparing information, receiving and storing examination papers, arranging mock and real exam sessions, collating marks and preparing data for analysis.

Managing CAT4 testing and PASS testing for current and potential students and preparing subsequent documentationManagebac

The AS will take an overview of managebac to ensure it ́s proper running, troubleshooting of problems and data entry. This would include checking and verifying all data.Diaries

The Academic secretary will have an overview of the diaries of the School Principal, IB Co-ordinator and Head of Pastoral.Note taking

The AS will take notes and keep records of key academic meetings including:

The AS will co-ordinate, prepare and send any key communications to the students from the Principal, DPC, Director of University Admissions, Head of Pastoral, Housemaster. Record keeping

The AS will keep up to date online records on:

• Training

• HR and staff paperworkAdditional

• Monitoring requests for absences

• Monitoring requests for subject changes

• Monitoring Principal e mail

• Organization of staff cover

About the College

The Global College offers outstanding two-year pre-university education in Spain, anchored in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and in the history and values of IE University.

We prepare students from all over the world for access to leading universities. We do this through our highly personalised and innovative curriculum, superb mentoring and career guidance, and focus on the skills needed in a world of rapid technological change.

IB Diploma

The Global College is to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in English. It entails a challenging, two-year multidisciplinary curriculum for students aged 15-18, which focuses on critical thinking and research skills, while also providing access to leading international universities.

A unique campus city with residence

Our student-centred campus, located in the heart of Madrid, includes innovative spaces that enable the use of new teaching methods and technologies. Furthermore, international students can take full advantage of a newly refurbished residence, which is a mere five-minute walk from the college.

Our alliance with IE university

We are proud to have a strategic alliance with IE University, one the world's leading higher-education institutions that shapes leaders with a global vision, clear entrepreneurial spirit and a human approach. This partnership gives us a unique insight into the education and skills that students require to head out into the world.

Madrid

Madrid is a beautiful city to live and work in. Ranked regularly in the top 10 of various world city rankings for liveability or healthiness; it is family friendly, has a high standard of living, fantastic transport connections through the city and great high-speed access to the rest of Spain. The city is a cultural goldmine for lovers of literature, art, food, architecture, music, history, and dance. We have the healthiest population, one of the highest life expectancies, and the highest gender equality rates in Europe. The cost of living is relatively low compared to most European countries. We also have more holidays than most countries around and social benefits are huge (we have one of the best public health systems in the world).

Here is the official website from España Global, a brand-new unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that publishes many reports on the advantages of living in Spain:

Please fill in the TES application ensuring you add your up to date CV and a letter of application once you have seen our website that specifically highlights how your experiences and talents meet our vision to change education .

We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline set on TES