Posted Nov 06, 2018 3 views
The Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) will set the vision and lead the strategic development and growth of Roots International Schools. This individual must be able to innovate and develop the existing school structure and processes. This visionary would be recognized as a leader that can cultivate parental/customer relationships, provide senior strategic counsel, drive new business development and attract, manage and mentor a team of high caliber talent. In addition, this individual must be able to judiciously allocate resources, maximize employee productivity, and be an active participant in new business development. The ideal candidate has a strong operational understanding of the private school sector in Pakistan, its challenges and should be able to actively accelerate our growth trajectory by efficiently utilizing available opportunities.
About The Job
- Set vision and strategy for RIS with global scalability in mind.
- Establish strong relationships across the network with key internal and external stakeholders
- Work closely with the CEO and senior management to provide strategic direction and establish goals and major priorities for all the departments and campuses.
- Invent, incubate and scale ideas for implementation across our nationwide campuses.
- Collaborate with our executive team to drive short-term and long term transformation and evolution of offerings to continuously meet parental needs.
- Understand current and future digital, social and analytical methods and capabilities to drive innovation and value for clients.
- Oversee the overall architecture, development and innovation of the school’s offerings across the Pakistani educational ecosystem.
- Develop a process strategy and oversee a full range of educational offerings that drives meaningful innovation and revenue growth across the organization.
- Keep pace with the changing technologies and develop forward-thinking policies for the Strategic Services group.
- Drive brand awareness of RIS externally to lead to new business opportunities.
- Translate trends into tangible opportunities. Work with senior executives across functions and channels to develop multi-year roadmap for transformational capabilities.
- Attract, grow, engage and retain talent. Contribute to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture, where every employee feels a sense of belonging.
Qualifications
- 10-15+ years of relevant experience.
- Confidence and ability to be a change agent.
- Ability to drive ideas and actions around vision to make it a reality.
- Foster openness and transparency to drive collaborative change.
- Strong strategic thinker and exceptional client relations skills.
- Proven ability to attract talent, build and retain teams.
- Comfort in a dynamic and fast-moving work environment, with a positive attitude and solid work ethic.
- Curiosity to continue to innovative and reevaluate offerings.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
What We Offer
- Robust benefits program
- Professional learning and development opportunities
Job Details
Roots International Schools
Background & History/strong Roots International Schools is part of Roots School System founded in 1988 by Mrs. Riffat Mushtaq Aizaz-e-Fazeelat which is distinct in its academic standards and all round development of the child. RIS, metropolitan schools are labeled and founded by her son Mr. Walid Mushtaq who himself is a celebrated national educational icon and decorated educational counselor, to help scale education, learning and teaching as per the aspiration of the 21st century child. As we reach 27 years of academic excellence - one quarter of a century, Roots International Schools today is synonymous with academic excellence, student achievement, social entrepreneurship, opportunity and discovery for students, parents, teachers and community. Students who study here are passionate about their subjects, qualifications and are dedicated to expanding their knowledge of the world around them. In the sphere of college education, Roots remains a place that dares to be a little different. It is our academic focus and personal attention to each and every student that makes us distinct. Celebrating diversity, creativity, vitality & excellence/strong Roots International schools has gained recognition as an International educational institution recognized at National as well as International level commonly labeled as a school of achievement, excellence, excitement, opportunity and discovery. Roots International Schools is a model institution styled on the modern educational system of International standards especially designed to meet the requirements of the child in his early, formative years by involving the three Es Exposure, Expansion and Exploration. Roots today is beyond education and schooling; it is changing the national education landscape through its award winning curriculum, beyond the classroom teaching and learning initiatives, teacher training programs, qualifications, results, achievements, thus promoting social change and community re-engineering. The
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