Job Description

Role Summary

The Director of Chinese Curriculum will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Chinese language and literature curriculum across a group of schools in China. The role involves ensuring academic excellence, cultural authenticity, and alignment with both national and international educational standards. A visionary educator with extensive experience in Chinese language instruction, curriculum design, and teacher development. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Curriculum Development & Implementation: 

• Design, develop, and refine the Chinese language and literature curriculum for different grade levels. 
• Ensure alignment with the National Curriculum Standards for Chinese language education while incorporating best practices from international education frameworks. 
• Develop engaging, student-centered teaching strategies that promote literacy, critical thinking, and cultural appreciation. 
• Introduce innovative methodologies, including bilingual education, technology integration, and interdisciplinary approaches. 

Academic Leadership & Quality Assurance: 

• Establish benchmarks for academic excellence and assess student learning outcomes. 
• Conduct regular curriculum evaluations and implement necessary adjustments based on data and feedback. 
• Monitor teaching quality through classroom observations, lesson reviews, and teacher evaluations. 
• Collaborate with school principals and academic teams to ensure consistency in curriculum delivery across all schools. 

Teacher Development & Training: 

• Lead professional development programs for Chinese language teachers, focusing on pedagogical innovation, assessment techniques, and differentiated instruction. 
• Provide coaching and mentorship to teachers, supporting their continuous growth and effectiveness. 
• Organise workshops, seminars, and training sessions on the latest trends in language education and curriculum design. 

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: 

• Work closely with parents, students, and faculty to gather insights and feedback on curriculum effectiveness. 
• Liaise with government education authorities, accreditation bodies, and external partners to ensure compliance and enhance curriculum offerings. 
• Represent the Chinese curriculum team in internal and external meetings, ensuring alignment with the school group’s broader educational vision. 

Resource Development & Budget Management: 

• Identify and procure high-quality textbooks, digital resources, and teaching materials. 
• Oversee the budget for Chinese curriculum development, ensuring cost-effective resource allocation. 
• Develop assessment tools and standardized exams to measure student progress effectively. 

Requirements

• Master’s degree (or higher) in Chinese Language, Education, Curriculum Development, or a related field. 
• Ideally 10 years of experience in Chinese language teaching, with at least 5 years in a leadership or curriculum development role. 
• Strong understanding of Chinese national curriculum standards and international education models. 
• Experience in bilingual or international school settings is a plus. 
• Proven ability to lead teacher training programs and manage academic teams. 
• Strong communication skills in both Mandarin and English. 

Core Competencies

Drive Improvement, Innovation & Change 

The ability to innovate and lead change by identifying improvement areas, life-long learning and implementing new tools and technology for team and group benefits. Cultivates a creative team atmosphere allowing people to embrace change and innovative ideas.

Drive Sustainability

The ability to think and act responsibly and promote sustain- able practices to maximise social impact and personal impact, maintain a positive outlook at work, take accountability of own practice, and have a global mindset to achieve sustainable development goals.

Work Inclusively & Foster Partnership

The ability to be adaptable and transparent in interacting with people with different backgrounds, work collaboratively and across boundaries, regardless of personal job responsibility, and be consultative to draw informed decisions and build a wider community with students, parents, and colleagues to ensure their voice is heard and valued.

Delivering Results

The ability to deliver desired results, in accordance with business objectives, plan activities and projects well in advance, take account of possible changing circumstances consistently, and focus on the internal and external customers’ satisfaction to keep achieving high standard quality.

Problem Solving & Conceptual Thinking

The ability to analyse relevant data and all other sources of information, to break them into parts, to identify the most prob- able cause of a problem and generate feasible solutions from a broad perspective.

Decision Making

The ability to take responsibility and initiative to work under own direction while showing the ability to make and implement informed, timely decisions, based on a comprehensive analysis and the implications of potential outcomes.

Professionalism

The ability to demonstrate business acumen by understanding different functions, proactively develop the appropriate level of expertise required to successfully complete tasks and show commitment to the group’s values and ethics.

Develop Supportive and Safe Learning Environments

EiM employees are committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and young people. They ensure a secure, stimulating and well managed learning environment that promotes a sense of safety, support and wellbeing. 

EIM believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success and that contributions should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary responsibilities but not limit the employee nor EIM to only the work identified. It is the expectation of the Company, that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our organisation.

Safeguarding Statement

Our College/School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices, which are aligned to the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, successful references, as well as due visa and work permit process as required by Chinese law.

All appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, successful references, as well as due visa and work permit process as required by Chinese law.

Equity Diversity Inclusion Statement

EiM is committed to diversity within its team, organisational practices, policies and culture. It recognises that people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions, and it encourages and leverages these differences to make its work more relevant and approachable. EiM will not discriminate or tolerate discriminatory behaviour on any grounds such as, but not limited to, race, gender, disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age or socioeconomic background. EiM strives to be an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, has a voice, can raise concerns, and feels comfortable and confident. It expects everyone who works with it to share this commitment and to act accordingly, as it aspires to best serve the EiM mission and its community.