Administrator, School Director - Seoul

Yongsan International School of Seoul is located in the heart of Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Seoul is home to twenty-five million people, and is a safe, modern city with excellent public transportation and many social and cultural opportunities. YISS stresses academic and spiritual excellence and seeks to integrate a biblical worldview throughout its kindergarten thru grade twelve educational setting. Its academic program is based on the U.S. curricular model with modifications in place to address the needs of its international population.  YISS’s student body represents over 50 countries.

 

To provide leadership in developing and maintaining a distinctive Christian educational philosophy and the best possible educational and ministry program/services.

 

Vice President of Global Operations (VPGO)

 

- To be accountable to the NICS Board of Directors via the offices of the President and Vice Presidents for the operations of the assigned school, through the implementation of the NICS School Policies and NICS Policies and Administrative Guidelines.

- Administers the planning, development, coordination, and evaluation of the total operation of the assigned school on behalf of NICS.

- Delegates responsibility for all administrative units but is responsible to the VPGO and NICS for the results produced.

- Prepares the annual budget as necessary to assure maximum utilization of funds to accomplish the mission, and educational and ministry goals of the school.

- Adheres to professional, ethical, and moral standards of conduct in the transaction of all school business.

- Recommends to NICS the appointment of all NICS missionaries assigned to the school.

- Based on the authority granted by NICS appoints all personnel employed by the school (Principal and Assistant Principal appointments shall have the approval of the VPGO).

- Makes needed personnel adjustments, assignments and transfers, approves suspensions, sick leave, and personal leave as outlined in the school’s local administrative guidelines and NICS Administrative Guidelines. Dismisses personnel when necessary following local school guidelines, as well as NICS policies and procedures.

- Provides the VPGO and the school community with the necessary information to keep them informed of the progress and activities of the educational program.

- Serves as the representative of NICS and its leadership on the field, and provides the VPGO, the VP of Finance, and President of NICS with the necessary information to keep them informed of the progress and activities of the ministry of the school.

- Ensures that school operations properly represent the ministry of NICS as determined by the Board and President of NICS, and to work in harmony, cooperation, and compliance with that leadership and in cooperation with the Home Office.

- Appropriately promotes and positively identifies the local school with the NICS organization in such a way that builds a positive image of the mother organization on the field and among the school community.

- Administers the school program in conformity to the mission, purpose and values of the school and NICS; the NICS School Policies and Administrative Guidelines.

- To hire a team of teachers who are evangelical, mission-minded Christians, in agreement with the NICS’ and school’s mission, statement of faith and philosophy.

- To ensure the development and implementation of a school-wide plan for evangelism, discipleship, and Biblical integration.

- Attend the Annual Leadership Conference (ALC) typically held in February. Make every effort to attend regional meetings of NICS leadership. Assure the NICS monthly ministry and financial reports, as well as the Annual Field Report are sent to the NICS Home Office according to the schedule prescribed by the NICS Home Office. Assure policy monitoring reports are filed on time and according to proper instructions for such reports.

- It is primarily the director’s responsibility to safeguard the long-term relationship between the local school and NICS/Oasis, ensuring that all host-country registrations, contracts, permissions, paperwork, & etcetera are kept current, and solidify to the greatest extent possible the permanent relationship between the local school and its mother organization NICS/Oasis.

- Performs such other duties as may be assigned by the VPGO and President of NICS as the need requires.

- A Master’s degree with a major in an education-related field

- A government-issued teacher/administrator certificate

- Meets administrative certification requirements of the recognized accrediting agency responsible for issuance of the school’s accreditation

- Prior head of school experience at a large school strongly preferred

- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the President of NICS may find appropriate and acceptable