Deputy Principal: Learning Design (Early Childhood – Grade 6) 100%

Shaping the Future of Learning

At ZIS, we surface and inspire each learner's curiosity, critical thinking, and high expectations for their learning so that they positively impact their family, community, and the world. We are seeking a leader to provide instructional leadership across our Wädenswil Campus, nurturing learner agency, adaptability, and mission-driven practice from Early Childhood through Grade 6.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead thoughtful scaling of academic initiatives, balancing innovation with coherence, and build clear processes to pilot, evaluate, and evolve programs.
• Oversee consistent implementation of curricular design principles across the Wädenswil Campus, ensuring learning experiences are conceptually rich, interdisciplinary, and connected to real-world contexts.
• Partner with the Director of Teaching and Learning and Director of Bilingual Education to elevate language programs, fostering linguistic proficiency and intercultural competence.
• Inspire exceptional teaching by knowing learners and responding to them, setting high expectations with appropriate support.
• Leverage qualitative and quantitative student data to continually refine instructional practices in collaboration with grade-level teams and leadership.
• Champion experiences that connect learning to action by integrating service, sustainability, and purpose-driven projects across the curriculum.
• Lead high-level coordination of academic operations, including assessment calendars, reporting cycles, and course planning.

Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in curriculum design, instructional practice, and learning innovation across early childhood and primary contexts.
• Deep understanding of the science of learning, interdisciplinary design, service learning, and project-based approaches.
• Strategic systems thinker with capacity to translate vision into actionable frameworks.
• Proven capacity to lead change with courage and humility, balancing innovation with stability.
• High level of cultural fluency, modeling empathy, curiosity, and respect in diverse international settings.
• Relevant advanced degree (Master's / post-graduate degree or currently in progress).