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About the Role
The Principal is a values-driven, operational leader responsible for the day-to-day life, safety, and culture of the onsite school community. This role demands deep, daily immersion in school operations, academic design, student life, and staff support, acting as the central leader within the onsite school community and serving on the Executive Leadership Team.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain the social, emotional, and operational framework that empowers students and staff to grow into TGS's mission.
- Directly manage daily scheduling and oversee academic routines, host city logistics, and residential boarding life across rotating host countries.
- Oversee pastoral care and advisory program, ensuring a healthy balance between academic challenge and personal care.
- Directly manage student behavior and conflict resolution using restorative, connection-first practices.
- Directly manage, mentor, observe, and evaluate onsite faculty and pastoral staff.
- Provide clear guidance, resources, and oversight to educators, holding them accountable for the student learning experience.
- Develop and monitor onsite operational and educational budgets.
- Partner with the Director of Operations and Admissions team on interviews, student intake, orientation, and peer-to-peer mentorship.
- Design and organize ongoing adult learning programs, mentorship, peer feedback, and continuous professional development opportunities.
- Oversee contract reviews, self-study, preparation for site visits, and reporting to the Board Members.
- Foster a culture of care and collaboration, empowering staff and students to take risks and explore projects.
- Empower student leadership and agency, fostering a culture where students actively co-create community norms and participate in decision-making.
- Intentionally weave joy, play, and shared adventure into community life as tools of relational intelligence.
- Cultivate a community-wide culture of restorative practices, active listening, and constructive conflict resolution.
- Maintain transparent, proactive communication and strong relational bridges with parents and families.
- Drive the execution of TGS’s bespoke curriculum, ensuring academic rigor and authentic, experiential learning tied to each host country.
- Collaborate with the Director of Futures to guide staff in supporting individualized student goals, student-led projects, and place-based modules.
- Maintain the core skills of a TGS Educator/Advisor; step into teaching, advising, or co-leading community initiatives whenever needed.
- Oversee the strategic implementation of a competency-based framework and alignment of the TGS curriculum.
- Partner with the Director of Futures to ensure robust mentoring, milestone tracking, and quality assurance for student-led projects.
- Collaborate with the Director of Futures to develop and implement post-secondary pathways.
- Co-lead alongside the Director of Operations and Chief Vision Officer to align onsite operations with organizational strategy.
- Build and sustain respectful, culturally sensitive relationships with host country partners, indigenous communities, and local organizations.
- Provide regular strategic reports, institutional data, and performance updates to the Board.
- Encourage and manage change effectively, ensuring stakeholders are informed and included.
- Serve as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) onsite; strictly enforce the TGS Child Protection Policy.
- Oversee operational implementation of country risk assessments.
- Act as the primary onsite operational lead during crises, directing local emergency response and communications.
- Share on-duty responsibilities with the Onsite Leadership Team, maintaining emergency action plans.
- Coordinate with the Onsite Medical Lead/Director of Wholebeing to oversee daily health systems and emergency medical preparedness.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Education, Educational Leadership, International Education, Curriculum & Instruction (PBL focus), and/or Student Wellbeing/Counseling.
- Proven leadership track record in a secondary, boarding, or experiential learning environment (e.g., Principal, Assistant Principal, or Program Director).
- Demonstrated ability to manage and lead dynamic, high-performing teams while taking direct ownership of day-to-day school operations, scheduling, and communal living dynamics.
- High emotional and relational intelligence with the ability to build trust, navigate conflict, and establish an operational "container" where staff and students thrive.
- Demonstrated skill in using warmth, humor, and exceptional communication skills as intentional tools for community cohesion and restorative behavior management.
- Deep alignment with project-based, place-based, and student-driven learning models.
- Demonstrated experience in competency-based assessment and mastery-based evaluation systems.
- Direct experience overseeing student safety, child protection (as DSL or equivalent), crisis response, and country risk management in complex or international environments.
- Ability to make swift, grounded decisions as a key leader during emergency response scenarios.
- Expertise leading within diverse, international cohorts and varied host-country contexts.
- Proven ability to build culturally responsive partnerships with local representatives, community partners, and local safety networks.
- Exceptional organization, executive function, and delegation skills to manage schedules, budgets, and operational logistics across complex, rotating global locations.
- Highly effective at prioritizing competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills across diverse stakeholders.
- Trained or highly experienced in mediation, active listening, and conflict resolution.
- Demonstrated capability and genuine enthusiasm for living and working alongside students and staff in a communal setting.
- High adaptability, emotional maturity, and the physical/mental stamina required to travel frequently, live in communal environments, and thrive within an evolving, mobile school structure.
- Active commitment to personal and professional growth, staying current with best practices in global education, progressive pedagogy, and school climate development.
- Passionate commitment to educational innovation, intercultural understanding, and advocating for non-traditional, progressive learning models globally.
- Extremely tech-savvy with a quick ability to master new systems, and collaborate using technology (e.g., Google Suite, Slack, Headrush, HubSpot, and digital record-keeping tools).
- Proficient in modern AI platforms essential for mobile coordination, operational efficiency and innovative learning support.
- Deep understanding of adolescent development, mental health, and holistic wellness, with a strong commitment to connection-first, restorative practices in student behavior management.
- Expertise in designing and delivering impactful professional development for educators, with special emphasis on PBL facilitation, place-based curriculum integration, assessment design, and faculty coaching/evaluation.
- Experience cultivating external alliances such as universities, cultural organizations, and educational networks.
- Ability to represent THINK Global School across professional networks, educational conferences, and public platforms.
Skills
- Educational Leadership
- Operational Management
- Academic Design
- Student Life Management
- Staff Support and Mentorship
- Community Building
- Crisis Response
- Risk Management
- Budget Management
- Admissions Partnership
- Professional Development Design
- Regulatory Compliance
- Restorative Practices
- Conflict Resolution
- Curriculum Execution
- Competency-Based Education
- Project-Based Learning
- Place-Based Learning
- Cross-Cultural Communication
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Change Management
- Child Safeguarding
- Emergency Action Planning
- Medical Protocol Oversight
- Adaptability
- Resilience
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Executive Function
- Delegation
- Mediation
- Active Listening
- Technology Proficiency
- AI Platform Proficiency
- Adolescent Development Understanding
- Mental Health Awareness
- Holistic Wellness Commitment
- Professional Development Delivery
- External Alliance Cultivation
- Public Representation
Location
- Onsite
- Rotating Host Countries
Work Type
- Full-time
- Experiential
- Traveling
Experience Level
- Principal
- Assistant Principal
- Program Director
- Secondary School Leadership
- Boarding School Leadership
- Experiential Learning Leadership
Education Level
- Master's degree in Education, Educational Leadership, International Education, Curriculum & Instruction (PBL focus), and/or Student Wellbeing/Counseling
About the Company
- THINK Global School (TGS)'s mission is to reveal the innate potential of every learner through the intertwining journey of self-discovery and global exploration, challenging students to think critically and create boldly; contributing and caring for the world as actively as they move through it.
- Built upon three core pillars: Global Immersion, Personal Pathways, and Wholebeing Development, TGS ensures learning and community life are Real, Relevant, and Deeply Relational.
- As a project-based and place-based school, TGS is actively deepening its adoption and practices in competency-based learning and assessment, prioritizing authentic personal growth and mastery.