Head of Stakeholder Communications

Cardiff, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own and coordinate communications for schools and the broader IB ecosystem, shaping messaging to teachers, admins, students, and higher ed partners to drive clarity and alignment across updates, assessments, and changes.

  • Stakeholder communications: lead outbound messaging to school groups, districts, universities, and external education partners.
  • Proactive updates: keep diverse audiences informed about operational matters, assessments, results, and what is changing when and why.
  • Enable school communities: provide messaging, tools, and resources so schools inform students, parents, and their own communities about IB developments and teaching/assessment changes.

Job Description

  • Lead the team that oversees communications directed towards schools and the wider IB community of stakeholders, including, but not limited to, teachers, administrators, students, and higher education institutions.
  • Lead our efforts to communicate with school groups, districts and systems, as well as our work with universities and other external education partners.
  • Proactively keep stakeholders informed across a wide range of relevant topics, including planned updates on operational matters such as assessments and results, as well as changes to what is happening, when, and why.
  • Provide schools with the messaging, tools and resources they need to plan and keep their own communities, including students and parents, informed of IB-related developments and how changes to teaching, learning and assessment will improve the IB educational experience.
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International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate® (IB) is a non-profit educational foundation, motivated by its mission, focused on the student.Our four programmes for students aged 3 to 19 help develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world.Founded in 1968, we currently work with over 5400 schools in 158 countries to develop and offer four challenging programmes to over a million students aged 3 to 19.Office Locations: Geneva | Washington, DC | The Hague | Singapore | CardiffIB Foundation OfficeRue du Pré-de-la-Bichette 1 1202 GenèveSwitzerlandIB Global Centre, Washington DC3950 Wisconsin Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20016USAIB Africa/Europe/Middle East Global CentreBurgemeester Patijnlaan 192585 BEThe HagueThe NetherlandsIB Asia-Pacific Global Centre600 North Bridge Road#21-01 Parkview SquareSingapore, 188778SingaporeIB Global Centre CardiffPeterson HouseMalthouse AvenueCardiff, Wales CF23 8GLUnited Kingdom

Founded in 1968
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