Position Title: Executive Director for “School of Directors for Pre- university Education Institutions”
Albanian-American Development Foundation (AADF) was created in 2009 by the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund with the support and encouragement of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Government. The mission of AADF is to facilitate the development of a sustainable private sector economy and a democratic society in Albania.
Background information
As part of the Education sector portfolio, AADF is currently implementing the “Center for School Leadership” (CSL) project with the aim to establish a training and certification center for school principals in Albania, called School of Directors for Pre-university Education Institutions in Albania. In July 2018, AADF supported Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth (MoESY) to revise the Law of Pre-university Education in Albania, making training and certification by School of Directors a mandatory hiring requirement. The approval of law amendments was followed by a Decision of Council of Ministers (September 2018) and a joint agreement with the MoESY to establish the School of Directors. Currently, AADF is following the process to legally register The School of Directors Center which is aimed to be finalized by early November 2018.
The School of Directors for Pre-university Education Institutions in Albania will focus on the following: • Professional development related to administration and managerial skills of all in service and aspiring and school principals/ vice principals of public and private educational institutions; • Administration of certification process to be eligible for a school principal/ vice principal position; • Continuous professional development on other related training; • Develop projects that supports the quality of pre-higher education institutions in Albania. AADF will finance School of Directors for the next 10 years.
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http://aadf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Job-Announcement-CEO.pdf
