Employee Performance & Development Specialist

Company Overview:

Since the establishment of the union of the United Arab Emirates in 1971, education has received the utmost attention of the founding leader, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may Allah have mercy on him, and his founding brothers. They believed that education was the cornerstone of building an enabled community that could keep pace with the advancements. Over the past decades, the wise leadership of the country was keen on building an educational system that matched its counterparts in the advanced nations. It harnessed for this purpose all the required capabilities, to achieve the country's agenda and national vision in this regard. Sincere efforts have also been made to develop education and adopt the best systems that achieve high-quality education outputs, to achieve the future visions and aspirations of the wise leadership.

Since investing in human capital is the main objective, the UAE has been keen on establishing the Ministry of Education and creating the appropriate environment to build pioneering Emirati schools, in terms of standards, form, and content they provide. It also made sure that such schools provided high-quality educational environment and owned the most technically advanced tools to be able to graduate generations that could pursue their university education confidently in higher education institutions to fulfil the requirements of labour market.

The MOE has also provided a smart learning system and high-quality digital platforms, side by side with the continuous development of school curriculums, according to national learning standards, assessment policy that is based on assessing for learning, and highest quality standards that match the best international practices. Various learning tracks, moreover, have been provided to support the capabilities and skills of students and achieve the country's strategy of encouraging the culture of creativity and innovation through providing the students with the skills of the 21st century and motivating them to have new ideas that relate to the reality they live in and foresee the future. This will eventually help in finding radical, sustainable solutions to the major issues, improving competitiveness, and supporting smart government in its attempts to keep pace with global advancements, advance education, and push it to broad horizons of excellence, leadership, and competitiveness

Department Definition:

The department is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the administrative and academic performance of schools in accordance with approved indicators and standards, analyzing evaluation outcomes across multiple levels, and preparing reports and recommendations to support decision-making. It also oversees schools’ compliance with policies and regulations, while empowering school leadership to improve performance and achieve sustainable educational quality.

Main Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement frameworks and tools for measuring schools’ administrative and academic performance in line with approved standards.
• Conduct periodic performance evaluations and follow up on results in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Analyze performance data across multiple levels (student, teacher, subject, school, and network) and derive actionable insights.
• Prepare and submit comprehensive analytical reports with evidence-based recommendations to support decision-making.
• Monitor schools’ compliance with performance standards, student assessment regulations, and examination malpractice policies.
• Coordinate with organizational units and empower school leadership to design and implement data-driven improvement plans. 

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in a relevant field (Educational Leadership, Educational Assessment & Evaluation, Data Analytics, Educational Policy, or related disciplines).
• PhD with a minimum of 4 years of experience in educational leadership, performance management, or institutional evaluation.
• 6-8 years of experience in education, performance management, or institutional evaluation.
• Proven experience in performance data analysis, KPI design, and analytical reporting.
• Preferred experience in performance management systems, school evaluation
• Advanced data analysis
• KPI design and performance management
• Analytical reporting
• Data interpretation and decision support
• Institutional and educational performance evaluation
• Improvement planning and monitoring
• Stakeholder managment and professional influence