Multi-campus, governance-grade Principal JD, suitable for Krimson / CBSE-aligned / international schools, investor and regulator-ready.

Job Description

Principal – Multi-Campus School System

Position Title

Principal – Multi-Campus Academic Leadership

Reporting To

Founder / Board / Head of School / Academic & Examination Board (AEB)

Location

Primary campus with responsibility across all current and future campuses (Singapore / India / International as applicable)

Role Purpose (Why this role exists)

The Multi-Campus Principal is the chief academic authority across all campuses, responsible for academic integrity, curriculum governance, teaching quality, assessment standards, and faculty excellence, while ensuring consistency of outcomes across locations.

This role does not run daily operations.

It owns academic vision, execution, and outcomes across campuses.

Core Mandate

Ensure one academic standard, one philosophy, one outcome framework across all campuses

Translate curriculum intent into classroom-level excellence

Act as academic custodian for regulators, parents, and boards

Build a scalable academic system, not campus-dependent excellence

Key Responsibilities

1. Academic Governance & Curriculum Leadership

Own and govern:

Curriculum framework (CBSE-aligned / international)

Learning outcomes & competency mapping

Academic policies (assessment, promotion, grading, remediation)

Ensure curriculum consistency across:

Campuses

Grades

Teachers

Chair / co-chair:

Academic & Examination Board (AEB)

Curriculum Review Committees

Lead annual curriculum audits and revisions

2. Teaching Quality & Faculty Excellence

Define non-negotiable teaching standards

Approve:

Lesson planning frameworks

Pedagogy models

Classroom observation rubrics

Oversee:

Teacher induction & certification

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Faculty performance reviews (academic lens)

Mentor:

Campus Vice Principals / Deputy Principals (Academic)

HODs across campuses

3. Assessment, Examination & Student Outcomes

Own end-to-end academic assessment integrity:

Internal assessments

Benchmark testing

Board readiness (where applicable)

Ensure:

Standardized papers & rubrics across campuses

Fairness, moderation, and academic rigor

Track:

Student performance trends

Learning gaps

Intervention effectiveness

Present academic outcome reports to:

Board

Parents (selective forums)

Regulators (as required)

4. Multi-Campus Academic Standardisation

Design and enforce:

Common academic calendar

Unified syllabus pacing

Cross-campus teacher alignment sessions

Ensure:

A student in Campus A receives the same academic quality as Campus B

Lead academic readiness for:

New campus launches

Grade additions

Curriculum extensions

5. Regulatory & Inspection Readiness (Academic)

Act as academic face for:

PEI / CBSE / affiliating bodies

Inspection panels

External auditors (academic scope)

Ensure:

Academic documentation completeness

Teacher qualification compliance

Assessment and curriculum traceability

Support ERF / affiliation submissions (academic sections)

6. Parent & Stakeholder Confidence

Represent the school in:

Academic townhalls

Curriculum briefings

Complex parent escalations (academic)

Clearly articulate:

Learning philosophy

Academic pathways

Assessment rationale

Build credibility, not marketing narratives

7. Academic System Building (Scalability)

Design systems for:

Academic SOPs

Teacher handbooks

Lesson repositories

Assessment banks

Reduce dependency on individual teachers

Enable smooth academic replication across campuses

What This Role Is NOT

❌ Does NOT manage:

Daily school operations

Facilities

Transport

Admissions execution

❌ Does NOT replace the Head of School

❌ Does NOT run campus admin teams

(Those sit with Head of School / Campus Leadership)

Required Qualifications & Experience

Essential

Post-graduate degree in Education / Subject Specialisation

Minimum 12–15 years in academic leadership roles

Experience as:

Principal / Senior Academic Head / Academic Director

Proven experience across:

Curriculum design

Teacher mentoring

Assessment governance

Highly Preferred

Multi-campus or system-level experience

CBSE / ICSE / Cambridge / IB-aligned exposure

Experience in:

New school setup

Curriculum rollouts

Inspection handling

Key Competencies

Academic judgment & integrity

Ability to standardise without diluting excellence

Strong written & verbal articulation

Calm authority with teachers and parents

Systems thinker (not personality-driven leadership)

Success Metrics (How performance is judged)

Consistency of academic outcomes across campuses

Teaching quality audit scores

Parent academic confidence (not volume of complaints)

Inspection outcomes (academic sections)

Faculty retention & development quality

Ideal Candidate Profile (Summary)

An educational leader, not an administrator

Comfortable with complex academic decision-making

Respected by teachers, trusted by boards

Thinks in frameworks, standards, and outcomes

Can scale quality without micromanaging