Date: 14 Jun 2024

Location: Abu Dhabi, AE

Job ID: 2649

School: NAS Abu Dhabi School

Company: Nord Anglia Education

About Nord Anglia

At Nord Anglia Education, our schools shape a generation of creative and resilient global citizens who leave our schools with everything they need for success – whatever they choose to be or do in life. When it comes to creating memorable learning experiences both within and beyond our classrooms, our family of more than 13,000 passionate staff are experts in their academic and commercial professions and play a vital role in the world-class experience our schools provide.

We educate more than 74,000 children in 32 countries, our 81 schools in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe and Asia form our diverse global family, making us the largest provider of premium education in the world.

About the school

Nord Anglia International School Abu Dhabi (NAS Abu Dhabi) lies at the heart of the Emirate, on Al Reem Island. In August 2023, we opened the school’s new, purpose-built campus to our first cohort of students and begin to do what Nord Anglia does best: make every moment at school count. We help our students prepare for their futures, think creatively outside the box, develop healthy resilience and global awareness, and be team players. Through personalised learning, our students will thrive academically, socially and emotionally, and achieve more than they ever thought possible.

Job Purpose

The post holder will assist in managing aspects of an effective modern School IT organisation, which includes successfully developing an efficient IT support team and planning and overseeing whole school IT services and devices.

Responsibilities:

Managing and Provisioning

Lead and work together with senior colleagues to develop a clear, ambitious, and achievable school IT vision and strategic plan. .
Successfully oversee a team to effectively operate and develop all IT services to meet changing school needs.
To make sure the IT Support team’s knowledge is kept up to date to be able to constantly improve modern IT services that support the school’s operational and educational needs.
To develop and maintain school policies that are aligned with NAE standards to secure correct use of IT services and equipment in school.
To ensure efficient asset management buy use of tools and processes.
Follow NAE Cyber Security Guidelines and implementation of mitigation activities to prevent any possible intrusions, prevent loss of data through illegal access and damage by malware/viruses.
To fulfil any reasonable additional responsibilities as may be from time to time requested by school and NAE leaders.
Retain a focus at all times on improving the quality of teaching and learning.

Operations and Support

Successfully manage service management by implementing and using the NAE standard Service Management system, Service Desk Plus.
Follow NAE Change Management processes.
Ensure the network (+ Wifi) is operational at all times and disaster recovery plans are in place.
Responsibility for a regular preventative maintenance programme, resolving failures in hardware and software and ensuring appropriate “housekeeping” tasks are implemented
To make sure all critical data is stored appropriately and regularly tested to make sure all configuration and procedures are working.
To keep user accounts always updated to secure that the right and minimal permissions are in place.

Maintenance

Be accountable for securing that any school systems and infrastructure are kept up to date and regularly patched to secure maximum functionality and IT security.
Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
Maintain the server room environment and monitor and maintain equipment
Fulfil any reasonable additional responsibilities as may be from time to time requested by senior school and NAE leaders.

Child Protection:

Ensure Safeguarding of all students by:

Successfully completing all regularly required Child Protection training delivered online and through the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Professional Qualifications

Candidate must possess at least a Diploma or Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology
Experience from supporting an Office 365 centric organisation. (Office, MS Teams, OneNote, SharePoint, OneDrive)
Experience from supporting an Azure Cloud environment, being supported by a centralized IT Organisation.
Advanced working knowledge of managing modern infrastructure (HW and SW)
Advanced working knowledge of the following Microsoft technologies: Windows Servers, Windows 365, SQL Server. (To be reduced by migrating to the cloud)
Advanced working knowledge of security firewalls (Fortinet and Smoothwall preferred), Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune), Windows Defender ATP.
Experience of supporting a “Bring Your Own Device” environment (BYOD)
Advanced working knowledge of standard & Wireless networking technologies including Cisco Meraki family of devices.

Person Specification

In addition to an appropriate degree and prior professional experience:

Experience of working in an educational environment is preferred.
A very high level in English is essential.
Ability to lead and work as part of an effective team and be able to sell the importance of necessary IT improvements.
Experience of successful project management/ being structured.
The ability to plan, monitor, evaluate, review and lead by example.
High level of IT skills
Have a cloud first vision for school IT services and infrastructure that becomes aligned with NAE Global IT transformation program.
Have excellent interpersonal skills, be reliable and possess integrity.
Ability to be a good communicator by utilising good written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Able to manage own time and workload.
Able to show initiative and common sense.

Selection Process

Applicants should submit a CV, letter of application and the details of two professional referees, one of which should be your current Line Manager.

Safeguarding

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world-class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture. All post holders having regular unsupervised contact with children are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years.

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