Vice Principal, Academic Operations - Greater São Paulo Area - WorldEd School

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Assistant Principal – K-12 School

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This is not a teaching position. It is an academic operations role for a US K-12 School.

English required. Portuguese not required.

Role Overview

• Qualification:
  Mid-level (3+ years in academic operations or school management)
• Language:
  Fluent English
• Contract:
  Contractor (PJ) - full-time
• Compensation:
  Competitive fixed monthly amount + variable bonus, aligned with experience
• Location:
  Hybrid, 3+ days on-site in Sao Paulo (Zona Sul); availability for nationwide travel.

About Us

WorldEd is an established K-12 school and education provider with an international footprint built through long-term partnerships with schools and educational institutions. We support partners with high-quality learning solutions and a delivery model designed for real implementation. As we grow, we are strengthening our academic operations team with people who execute reliably, ensuring instructional excellence and operational consistency across every classroom.

Job Overview

In this role, you will own WorldEd's academic operating system, ensuring our pedagogical model, standards, and daily operations are consistently executed across classrooms, schedules, and systems. As the Principal's right hand, you will safeguard instructional quality through observation and feedback, translate strategy into clear routines and metrics, and ensure the school runs smoothly while improving over time. You will also support coordination with external accreditation bodies and American education organizations, including the US State Department of Education, Cognia, The College Board, and NCAA.

Availability & Travel Expectations (important)

This role includes on-site presence (3+ days per week in São Paulo) with some flexibility during key moments in the academic calendar. From time to time, you may participate in evening or weekend activities such as school events. There may also be occasional opportunities for travel to partner schools or professional development events.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the academic operating system: calendars, schedules, substitutions, and coverage plans ensuring continuity and disciplined execution.
• Monitor attendance, engagement, grading flow, and service levels; proactively identify and resolve operational blockers.
• Ensure consistent execution of WorldEd's pedagogical model through regular classroom observations with structured rubrics and actionable feedback.
• Lead professional development sessions aligned with instructional improvement priorities.
• Track academic and operational KPIs, run regular performance reviews, and translate insights into action plans.
• Coordinate Teachers, Tutors, and Registrar, reinforcing academic rigor, collaboration, and accountability.
• Act on behalf of the Principal during absences, ensuring stability and informed decision-making.
• Support compliance with accreditation requirements (Cognia, College Board, NCAA, US State Department) through documentation, trackers, and reports.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in academic operations within an American or international school context, with exposure to US accreditation standards and American curriculum frameworks.
• Proven ability to run academic operations: scheduling, routines, execution discipline, and follow-through.
• Strong instructional judgment, including experience observing classes and providing actionable feedback.
• High data literacy: ability to interpret academic and operational metrics and drive decisions through evidence.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams in a hands-on, execution-focused environment.
• Excellent communication skills for meetings, documentation, and sensitive stakeholder conversations.
• Strong organizational skills, reliability under pressure, and comfort handling multiple concurrent priorities.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Nice to Have:

• Experience supporting accreditation readiness, audits, or compliance documentation.
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement practices (PDCA, root-cause analysis).
• Experience in cross-cultural or international education environments.
• Exposure to multi-campus, multi-program, or international school networks.

This Role Is Not for You If...

• ... you avoid accountability for outcomes and prefer to stay in an advisory or opinion-only capacity.
• ... you struggle with the pace and ambiguity of a small organization where roles extend beyond a narrow job description.
• ... you prefer to "hand off" problems instead of owning them through to resolution.
• ... you do only what is explicitly assigned and avoid going the extra mile when needed.

What We Offer

• Full scholarship for direct dependents in WorldEd's American programs.
• Total Pass wellness and quality of life benefit.
• Hybrid work model: 3+ days on-site in Sao Paulo (Zona Sul); availability for nationwide travel (evenings/weekends as needed).
• Parking space at our headquarters.
• Competitive fixed monthly amount + bonus, aligned with experience.

If you're passionate about academic excellence, have a talent for turning strategy into disciplined daily execution, and excel at coordinating teams with clarity and accountability, we want to hear from you