About the Role

At Edubridge, we believe education is a calling — a bridge that lifts students into new worlds of opportunity. We are seeking an Academic Manager who embodies this mission: a leader who brings academic excellence, cultural intelligence, and a heart for student success.

In some regions, this role is known as Centre Principal or Academic Principal. Regardless of the title, the essence remains the same: stewarding a learning environment where international students are prepared, supported, and empowered to thrive in UK/Western higher education.

This is a role for someone who leads with integrity, builds with intention, and sees education not just as a system — but as a transformative journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide visionary academic leadership that upholds Edubridge’s standards of excellence.
• Oversee teaching, learning, and assessment with a commitment to quality and student success.
• Mentor and develop academic staff, cultivating a culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability.
• Ensure alignment with UK/Western higher education expectations and international foundation pathways.
• Strengthen relationships with partner institutions, moderators, and external academic bodies.
• Guide curriculum delivery, programme development, and academic timetabling.
• Uphold rigorous quality assurance processes and continuous improvement practices.
• Support students through effective academic policies, monitoring, and interventions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Academic qualification at post-graduate or equivalent level or relevant professional qualifications.
• Relevant teaching experience, a minimum of five years teaching experience.
• Education management experience, a minimum of five years education management experience.
• An understanding of UK/Western higher education and the needs and requirements of international students.
• Direct experience of higher education in an international context.
• An understanding and experience of International Foundation Qualifications.
• Experience of academic assessment and standards and of quality assurance procedures.
• Specific experience of education in Zambia.
• Experience of the development of academic qualifications.
• An understanding and appreciation of private sector education.
• Experience of living and working in Zambia

Essential Skills

• Deep cross‑cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Strong leadership with the ability to inspire, coach, and elevate academic teams.
• Commitment to teamwork and effective stewardship of resources.
• Proven excellence in teaching.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; fluent in English, articulate and numerate.
• Ability to engage confidently with internal academics and external partners (e.g., NCUK moderators).
• Capacity to review assessments beyond one’s own discipline.
• Competence in ICT for academic and administrative functions.
• Strong planning, organisation, and initiative within policy and curriculum frameworks.
• Ability to contribute to policy development and academic strategy.
• Financial competence in managing academic budgets or resources.
• High attention to detail, fairness, and academic integrity.
• Ability to priorities, meet deadlines, and perform under pressure — even with limited resources.
• Willingness to travel within and internationally.

Style

• Outward looking and student sympathetic.
• A mentor to staff.
• Flexible with the ability to solve problems, to put in the time necessary to do the job, to take decisions and to accept responsibility.
• A willingness to learn, to improve personal teaching and management effectiveness and, where appropriate, an ability to adapt.
• Credible in the international academic community.
• Practical with high integrity, honesty and ethical standards.
• Enthusiastic and committed with stamina and a positive attitude.

What We Offer

At Edubridge, you join more than a team — you join a mission.

We offer:

• A purpose‑driven environment where your leadership shapes student futures.
• A collaborative culture grounded in excellence, integrity, and global vision.
• Opportunities for professional growth and meaningful impact.
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience.

• Provide visionary academic leadership that upholds Edubridge’s standards of excellence.
• Oversee teaching, learning, and assessment with a commitment to quality and student success.
• Mentor and develop academic staff, cultivating a culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability.
• Ensure alignment with UK/Western higher education expectations and international foundation pathways.
• Strengthen relationships with partner institutions, moderators, and external academic bodies.
• Guide curriculum delivery, programme development, and academic timetabling.
• Uphold rigorous quality assurance processes and continuous improvement practices.
• Support students through effective academic policies, monitoring, and interventions.

• Deep cross‑cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Strong leadership with the ability to inspire, coach, and elevate academic teams.
• Commitment to teamwork and effective stewardship of resources.
• Proven excellence in teaching.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; fluent in English, articulate and numerate.
• Ability to engage confidently with internal academics and external partners (e.g., NCUK moderators).
• Capacity to review assessments beyond one’s own discipline.
• Competence in ICT for academic and administrative functions.
• Strong planning, organisation, and initiative within policy and curriculum frameworks.
• Ability to contribute to policy development and academic strategy.
• Financial competence in managing academic budgets or resources.
• High attention to detail, fairness, and academic integrity.
• Ability to priorities, meet deadlines, and perform under pressure — even with limited resources.
• Willingness to travel within and internationally.

• Academic qualification at post-graduate or equivalent level or relevant professional qualifications.
• Relevant teaching experience, a minimum of five years teaching experience.
• Education management experience, a minimum of five years education management experience.
• An understanding of UK/Western higher education and the needs and requirements of international students.
• Direct experience of higher education in an international context.
• An understanding and experience of International Foundation Qualifications.
• Experience of academic assessment and standards and of quality assurance procedures.
• Specific experience of education in Zambia.
• Experience of the development of academic qualifications.
• An understanding and appreciation of private sector education.
• Experience of living and working in Zambia