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NONord Anglia Education

Managing Director, Central and Eastern Europe(m/w/x)

Lausanne
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Strategic and operational leadership for schools across Central and Eastern Europe. Senior leadership experience with multiple remote locations required. Integration of future school acquisitions, focus on educational and commercial performance.

Requirements

  • Degree-level education with senior leadership and management experience
  • Success managing multiple locations remotely
  • Experience running large business unit with full operational responsibility
  • Track record delivering large-scale, complex projects and driving organisational change
  • Strong people leadership, talent development, and performance management
  • Ability to turn around underperforming teams, functions, or schools
  • Inclusive, collegiate leadership style with confidence to address difficult people issues
  • High integrity, resilience, and values-led approach aligned with mission
  • Affinity with and interest in education
  • Extensive P&L management experience
  • Experience in international education or comparable consumer-focused service sector
  • Broad knowledge of finance, HR, marketing, and communications
  • Confidence operating at Group SLT level with clarity on decision-making accountability
  • Willingness to travel extensively across the region

Tasks

  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for schools in Central Eastern Europe
  • Take full responsibility for operational, educational, and commercial performance
  • Lead the successful integration of future school acquisitions
  • Work closely with School Principals and the Europe Regional Office
  • Ensure effective delivery of key performance objectives
  • Demonstrate outstanding people leadership and commercial acumen
  • Contribute to group-wide strategy and future direction
  • Ensure delivery of financial targets and balanced scorecard outcomes
  • Maintain quality of education and student enrolment
  • Prioritize health and safety and student wellbeing
  • Foster people engagement and development
  • Enhance operational efficiency and financial performance
  • Propose aspirational budgets and analyze performance against KPIs
  • Implement corrective actions as needed
  • Drive improvements in educational outcomes and parent satisfaction
  • Understand local market dynamics and address growth opportunities
  • Lead strategic development by identifying opportunities and risks
  • Ensure alignment between school development plans and European strategy
  • Contribute to regional and global strategic discussions
  • Build strong external relationships with developers and landlords
  • Provide strategic oversight for new school integration
  • Support expansion opportunities across the region
  • Ensure successful onboarding of newly acquired schools
  • Identify, develop, and share talent across the region and Group
  • Support succession planning and cross-regional talent mobility
  • Manage performance and foster continuous improvement
  • Lead diverse leadership teams with integrity and inclusivity
  • Prioritize safeguarding and ensure compliance with global and local requirements

Work Experience

  • approx. 4 - 6 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent
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