IBDP Coordinator - Sunmarke School - August 2025

About us:

Fortes Education has been a leading education provider in the UAE for over four decades with premium international schools and nurseries that have experienced outstanding success and growth. Our schools offer the most innovative and character-building education in the entire Middle East region.

Our core ethos and philosophy of education is Positive Education (PosEd). Through PosEd, our schools foster active engagement in learning, celebrating character strengths and accomplishments. We encourage children to cultivate fulfilling relationships with others and seek meaning and purpose in their own lives.?We enable children to become happy learners and develop into innovative thinkers, confident young adults, and life-long learners. Our students develop resilience, a growth mindset and deep character strengths that allow them to flourish in an ever-changing world.? 

About Sunmarke School – Where Amazing Happens

Sunmarke School provides an ambitious and inspiring, values-based education that nurtures the hearts and minds of students so that they can flourish and achieve their dreams. Powered by our unique signature programmes, Sunmarke is a uniquely innovative school, transforming young lives. This was reflected in Sunmarke School winning the coveted ‘Most Innovative School’ award at the Which School Advisor ceremony in Dubai and London.

Sunmarke is an all–through school which offers a premium education across a fantastic range of pathways for students including the National Curriculum of England, GCSE/IGCSE, ‘A’ Levels, BTEC and the IB Diploma Programmes.  We also offer a suite of Signature Programmes unrivalled in Dubai. With unique experiences in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, students learn in Forest School settings, as well as utilising cutting-edge hydroponic technology to examine how science can support sustainability in future terrains. Our world-class STEAM centre and curriculum offers students an incredible opportunity to apply their learning in solving real-world problems, from Foundation Stage through to Year 9. We are technologically innovative and incorporate AI into learning in all subjects, as well as deepening learning through Augmented and Virtual Reality AR/VR experiences. We have outstanding performing arts opportunities with fantastic facilities and amazing teachers to help our more creative students truly find their voice.  Sunmarke School has been judged by the Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB) as a ‘Very Good’ school since our third year of operation and is consistently judged ‘Outstanding’ by British Schools Overseas (BSO).

We present an exciting opportunity to join our all through school and to play an important part in our journey beyond “outstanding”. Sunmarke School, Dubai is one of our flagship schools, located at a prime location in Jumeirah Village Triangle.

About you:

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and dedicated IB Diploma Programme Coordinator to oversee all aspects of the IB Diploma Programme for our Secondary Section. The successful candidate will ensure the smooth delivery of the IB curriculum, coordinate with students, staff, and the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO), and lead extracurricular activities aligned with the school’s mission, fostering a positive learning environment.

The IBDP Coordinator will serve as the main liaison between the school, IBO, students, parents, and teachers, managing all relevant communication and program logistics. The role will involve coordinating IB-related activities, including internal assessments, submission of grades, and preparation for external and mock examinations. The IBDP Coordinator will support students with academic guidance, including course selection, CAS, Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge requirements. The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of University Guidance Services to provide information on further studies, scholarships, and university admissions. The position will have a teaching commitment of 18 hours.

We are looking for certain qualities:

·        The IBDP Coordinator must have a bachelor’s degree in education or subject specialism with a PGCE or equivalent.

·        A minimum of 5 years of teaching experience

• Understands quality in educational provision, especially with the IBDP and IBO approaches.
• Knowledgeable about the characteristics of highly effective international schools.
• Able to use IBO and school data, as well as research findings, for school and professional development.

Our Offer:

·       Excellent tax-free salary

·       Furnished Accommodation

·       Relocation Allowance

·       Medical Insurance

·       Annual Flights

·       Annual paid vacation

·       An enthusiastic learning community of students, teachers, parents, and Board members, who are dedicated to maximise student achievement, and creating positive learning opportunities in and out of the classroom.

·       Working within a team of highly driven and supportive colleagues

·       Excellent professional development

·       Working in Dubai, one of the world’s most sought-after work and travel destinations

Application Process:

If you have the passion, energy, and commitment to drive accelerated outcomes for young people, we will welcome your application. In return, you will join a rapidly evolving organisation that can offer you a central role in our future growth plans.

Interested candidates are invited to complete our Online Application by visiting:  http://forteseducation.com/Careers/Current-Openings 

Please follow the instructions provided to complete and submit your application. 

You should submit: 

1.    A copy of your curriculum vitae/résumé. 

2.    A cover letter, preferably of no more than two pages, addressed to Tariq Bell, Head of Secondary – Sunmarke School. The letter should outline the following:

·   How has your previous experience prepared you for the post in question?

·   How would you help deliver outstanding academic outcomes in the IBDP Programme at Sunmarke School?

·    What will your success criteria be at the end of your first year in post?

Closing Date:                              Sunday, 24th November 2024, 6 p.m. (UAE time) 

Successful candidates will be invited to participate in our Assessment Centre either in person or online on Thursday, 5th December 2024. 

Fortes Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a satisfactory International Child Protection Certificate, plus resident country Police checks.