Rola El Homsi, Vice Principal/Quality Assurance/ Director of Curriculum and T&L

Rola El Homsi

Vice Principal/Quality Assurance/ Director of Curriculum and T&L

International Community School

Location
Lebanon
Education
, Business Management Diploma
Experience
18 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 4 Months

Vice Principal/Quality Assurance/ Director of Curriculum and T&L at International Community School
  • Iraq - Baghdad
  • My current job since January 2023

- As a member of SLT, participate in the formulation and implementation of the school strategy and ensure that SLT is aware of and briefed in curriculum developments affecting the sector.
-To develop and recommend strategic and operational plans for the curriculum designed to secure the future of the school in line with its strategic aims.
-To manage, review and evaluate the learners' academic performance including the achievement of learner target numbers, tuition fee income, retention, achievement of qualification and progression, in order to meet the ongoing needs of stakeholders/potential stakeholders.
-To use innovation to enhance the school's reputation and image and attract new learners, customers and partners to extend the reach and provision of the curriculum.
-To develop and implement appropriate quality standards monitoring and assurance mechanisms.
-To set and communicate a clear direction and strategic focus for the development of the curriculum.
-To develop, monitor and review a set of key financial and non-financial results and performance indicators.
-To develop appropriate pedagogy for further education learners, including the use of interactive learning strategies and incorporating new developments in information and learning technologies. 11
-To optimize the performance of provision in relation to achievement of targets, student enrolments, tuition fee income, retention, attendance, achievement of qualifications and progression and to maximize the number of people successfully achieving qualifications through the school.
-To implement appropriate Quality Assurance processes and develop additional processes and systems.
-In liaison with the principal, effectively represent the interests of the school with stakeholders, employers and the community in all matters relevant to the duties of the role.
-To be responsible for Health & Safety issues in all areas of own work within the guidelines stated in the school's Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy.
-To take responsibility for own professional development in consultation with Line Manager, and be proactive and willing to invest in own development subject to the availability of appropriate resources and job/organizational requirements.
-To develop and carry out all duties and responsibilities in accordance with all school's policies
-and procedures
-Lead, manage and direct the Curriculum Leaders and ensure the setting of challenging but realistic objectives, plans and targets, consistent with the strategic and operational plans, and through guidance and support help them achieve required results.
-To identify the skills and competencies required for curriculum teams
-Lead, manage and direct the Curriculum Leaders and ensure the setting of challenging but realistic objectives, plans and targets, consistent with the strategic and operational plans, and through guidance and support help them achieve required results.
-To identify the skills and competencies required for curriculum teams
-To determine the philosophy and direction of TLI's teaching/instruction.
-To partner with the principal and operations leaders to establish and implement strategic plans for growth and development of educational services.
-To coordinate and direct teaching staff, in coordination with principals/program directors.
-Develops and facilitates staff training and in-service programs.
-To participate in all assigned administrative, supervisory, staff and team meetings; participates in scheduled in-service training and staff development activities.
-To participate in developing and monitoring programs, policies, procedures and practices in keeping with TLI and community standards, as well as with Contract and Licensure requirements.
-To recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate teaching staff in conjunction with the Leadership Team.
-To provide direct services to students and families as appropriate or assigned.

External at Choueifat National College, CNC
  • My current job since January 2008

- Workshop design and conduction
-Educational quality assurance monitoring
-Assessment and evaluation department trainer

Executive Director at LAH, Lebanese Association for History
  • January 2022 to December 2022

- Search for calls for Proposals, in response to admin committee suggestions, within the scope of the LAH mission and vision and disseminate them among LAH members.
-Proactively manage the LAH strategy by involving members in its development, reporting on its progress, and actively searching for resources to carry out the work.
-Follow up on the work logs of all projects through regular reporting by project personnel.
-Lead on the conception, proposals, planning and implementation of full-scale projects approved
-Define and allocate tasks, resources and timelines for the daily operations of LAH. 11
-Develop and manage a fund strategy that supports LAH adopting a social enterprise model and build a database that identifies and connects with potential funders to explore and secure funding.
-Develop and manage research strategy that incorporates research activities in relevant projects and seeks funds to carry out research activities.
-Oversee budget management and financial reporting.
-Provide direction and support to the staff team and ensure quality work from all of them. This includes carrying staff evaluation and other HR related responsibilities.
-Regularly monitor and report on progress, problems and solutions of projects to the Administrative Committee.
-Liaise with LAH partners.

High School English Instructor at Al Mawakeb International School
  • United Arab Emirates
  • October 2020 to December 2021
FBO Trainer and Content Developer at Management Systems International MSI, a Tetra Tech Company;
  • October 2020 to March 2021

- Curricula design and training (PSS; Safeguarding and Protection Policy)
-Policy development follow up
-PSS curriculum follow up
-Desk Review
-Reporting
-M&E prep and execution
-Strategy development and implementation for PSS and Safeguarding and Protection Policy
-Collaboration training and monitoring: local, national, and official levels (Key parties)
-Coordination with official bodies training: municipalities

Early Childhood Development Manager at IRC, International Rescue Committee
  • February 2019 to March 2020

- Team management: recruitment, training, monitoring, development, follow up
-Parental and social sessions
-Teachers' recruitment, training, professional development and monitoring
-Supply chain and logistics follow up
-KPI strategy building and follow up
-Financial management: budget creation, holding, spending, monitoring and reporting
-RMEAL strategy development and implementation
-Education centers (ECE classes) preparation: physical assessment and evaluation, set-up
-Collaboration: local, national, international, official, governmental, and regional
-Case referrals: internal and external
-Follow up and report with HQ, NY city 11
-Evaluate, monitor and train HQ, NY city staff
-Coordination with official bodies: municipalities, MEHE, MOPH, MOSA, SDCs
-Nursery centers preparation: physical assessment and evaluation, set-up

Education Technical Manager at Basmeh W Zeitooneh-Beiru
  • June 2018 to December 2018

- Team management: recruitment, training, monitoring, development, follow up
-Parental and social sessions
-Teachers recruitment, training, professional development and monitoring
-Supply chain and logistics follow up
-KPI strategy building and follow up
-Financial management: budget creation, holding, spending, monitoring and reporting
-RMEAL strategy development and implementation
-Education centers (ECE, BLN, YBLN, WBLN, EBLN, remedial, Homework support classes) preparation: physical assessment and evaluation, set-up
-Collaboration: local, national, international, official, governmental, and regional
-Case referrals: internal and external
-Coordination with official bodies: municipalities, MEHE, MOPH, MOSA, SDCs

Psychosocial at INTERSOS-Hasbaya distric
  • October 2017 to June 2018

Project in collaboration with UNICEF
-Team management: recruitment, training, monitoring, development, follow up
-Curricula design and training (FPSS, GPSS for children and caregivers & educational curriculum)
-Parental and social awareness sessions (preparation and delivery)
-Teachers and social workers recruitment, training, professional development and monitoring
-Supply chain and logistics follow up
-KPI strategy building and follow up
-Financial management: budget creation, holding, spending, monitoring and reporting
-RMEAL strategy development and implementation
-Education and PSS centers (ECE, BLN, YBLN, WBLN, remedial, Homework support classes) preparation: physical assessment and evaluation, set-up
-Collaboration: local, national and official
-Case referrals: internal and external
-Coordination with official bodies: municipalities, MEHE, official schools

Education Trainer & Coordinator, and Curriculum Developer at ACTED-Agency for Technical Cooperation and Developmen
  • September 2017 to December 2017

- Team management: recruitment, training, monitoring, development, follow up
-Awareness and empowerment sessions (preparation and delivery)
-Teachers' recruitment, training, professional development and monitoring
-Supply chain and logistics follow up
-KPI strategy building and follow up
-RMEAL strategy development and implementation
-Education centers (WBLN, BLN \{English, Math and IT levels 0, 1 and 2\}classes) preparation: physical assessment and evaluation, set-up
-Collaboration: local, national and official
-Case referrals: internal and external
-Coordination with official bodies: municipalities, MEHE, MOSA
-Financial/cash support follow up (case study, evaluation, assessment, issuance and follow up)

Head at Ministry of Education/USAID/UNHCR/UNICEF
  • September 2016 to June 2017

Primary School Head Teacher of English (HOD)
-English second shift teacher
-Assessment and evaluation department head
-Reporting
-Follow up on classes and curriculum implementation

Data Collector at Ministry of Education/CERD/World Learning, USAID
  • September 2016 to February 2017

- Enumerator
-Trainer for curriculum tools implementation
-Training SEL integration in updated curriculum for official school bodies

Education Trainer & curriculum developer at IRC, International Rescue Committee
  • September 2016 to December 2016

Women Empowerment and Literacy Education Trainer & curriculum developer
-Awareness and empowerment sessions (preparation and delivery)
-RMEAL strategy development and implementation
-Education centers (WBLN \{English, Math and IT levels 1 and 2\}classes) preparation: physical assessment and evaluation, set-up
-Case referrals: internal and external
-Coordination with official bodies: municipalities
-Financial/cash support follow up (case study, evaluation, assessment, issuance and follow up)
-Curriculum design
-Curriculum implementation and reporting

Executive and Administrative Assistant at Lebanese Association for Rehabilitation and Developmen
  • January 2015 to January 2016

- Team management: recruitment, training, monitoring, development, follow up
-Awareness and empowerment sessions (preparation and delivery)
-Teachers recruitment, training, professional development and monitoring
-Supply chain and logistics follow up
-KPI strategy building and follow up
-RMEAL strategy development and implementation
-Collaboration: local, national and official
-Case referrals: internal and external
-Coordination with official bodies: municipalities, MEHE, MOSA
-Financial control (budget setting, holding, monitoring and reporting)

Education Consultant/ Assessor& Evaluator at Lebanese Association
  • January 2013 to January 2015
Camp Services Officer at Children and Youth Association (Shatila Camp)
  • January 2012 to January 2013

- Activities (design, follow up, monitoring, implementation and reporting)

Assistant at Greenfields College (IB)
  • September 2011 to June 2012

- Teacher of English & social studies and sciences
-Assistant Coordinator of English & social studies and sciences
-Assistant head of assessment and evaluation department
-In-house trainer

Teacher of English & social studies at Greenfields College (IB)
  • September 2010 to June 2011
Lower elementary and Kindergarten Coordinator at Choueifat National College, CNC
  • August 2008 to June 2010

- Teacher of English for middle school

Head teacher at Choueifat National College, CNC
  • January 2007 to January 2008
Summer Camp Monitor/Usher at Amjad High School
  • Lebanon
  • January 2006 to January 2007

Education

, Business Management Diploma
  • at Harvard University
  • February 2020

, IRC
  • August 2019

, Drama
  • at Darmaji
  • May 2019

Master's degree, Business
  • at Lebanese International University
  • December 2018

Specialties & Skills

Assessment and Evaluation
Special Needswith gifts andor difficulties
Curriculum Design
Social Studies
English
COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL (CNC)
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SUPPLY CHAIN
COLLABORATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS
EMPOWERMENT
FOURGEN COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (CASE) TOOLS
MANAGEMENT
REHABILITATION

Languages

English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Traveling