Principal’s Personal Assistant

Personal & Home Services
Qatar 🇶🇦
October 2, 2023

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Job Description

Doha Academy is a growing group of schools providing a British-based curriculum to KG-13 students. Forming a key part of Al Faleh Educational Holding, a publicly listed company, Doha Academy comprises three schools with its largest campus located in Al Waab. Founded in 2000, the Academy’s vision is to be a global leader in education, providing inclusive and accessible programmes of study to a diverse range of students. Fundamentally, the schools are founded on Islamic teachings and principles and seek to provide the best of an internationally-benchmarked education that is shaped by Islamic values. 

 

We are currently seeking a new Personal Assistant (PA) to the Academy’s Academic Director / Group Principal. The PA is responsible for: 

 

  • Ensuring that the Principal is fully supported in all aspects of her/his work including all confidential matters. 
  • Providing verbal translation (Arabic-English) in meetings with parents, staff, other stakeholders, and visitors. 
  • Providing written translation (Arabic to English, English to Arabic) for all communications to stakeholders. 
  • To help quality assure written communications in Arabic to stakeholders. 
  • Managing the school’s office, secretarial and administrative functions, assisting as required. 
  • Maintaining the Principal’s calendar. 
  • Keeping up-to-date with school developments so as to be well-informed in meetings requested by the Principal. 
  • Assisting, as required, with the administrative preparations for school visits / inspections.  
  • Supporting and encouraging the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures. 

Skills

Candidates should be: 

  • Experienced in a PA / Secretarial role – preferably in an international school setting 
  • Fluent in both English and Arabic. 
  • Highly articulate communicators. 
  • Able to multi-task. 
  • Genuinely interested in KG-13 education. 

 

A full job description will be provided to longlisted candidates. 

 

Please note that the post holder may be required to work outside of normal school working hours for extended school status activities, school events, meetings and emergencies. 

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