Arabic Language and Culture Coordinator

District Office (DO)  November 8, 2026

Position Description

191 workdays, plus additional stipend days as required.

Summary

International Schools Group (ISG) is a multicultural organization of accredited schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offering a challenging world-class education committed to our mission, we inspire innovation and compassionate action. Driven by our district's guiding principles and strategic priorities, ISG schools are student-centered. Our shared focus is complemented by the diversity of our community and curricular frameworks, which include American state and national standards, the National Curriculum for England, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, iGCSE, and A-Level.

The Teaching & Learning Office supports learning across the district through its mission of empowering educators to empower students, with a focus on ISG's guiding principles and strategic priorities: High-Quality Learning, Wellbeing and Belonging, and Professional Excellence. The office supports curriculum development and review, professional learning, instructional improvement, assessment, school improvement, and program development.

The Arabic Language Coordinator provides instructional and program leadership for Arabic language education across ISG. Working collaboratively with school leaders, Arabic teachers, and the Teaching & Learning Office, the Coordinator supports a coherent, high-quality Arabic language program that responds to students' diverse linguistic backgrounds, proficiency levels, and learning needs.

The coordinator facilitates curriculum alignment, strengthens instructional and assessment practices, supports teacher professional learning, and uses evidence of student learning to guide program improvement. A key responsibility of the position will be to research and explore the feasibility of a bilingual educational program, working with school and district leadership to develop options and recommendations for consideration.

Position Duties

The successful candidate will be expected to:

Child Protection and Student Wellbeing

• Demonstrate a commitment to the safety, security, and wellbeing of children and young people, in accordance with ISG child protection policies and procedures.
• Promote inclusive, culturally responsive learning environments that respect students' identities, language backgrounds, and individual learning needs.

Arabic Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

• Coordinate the review, development, and implementation of a guaranteed and viable Arabic curriculum across ISG schools and grade levels, including agreed learning outcomes, documentation, resources, progression of learning, and coherence between the written, taught, and assessed curriculum.
• Promote engaging, research-informed instruction and differentiated learning pathways for students with varying levels of Arabic proficiency, including native, heritage, and additional-language learners.
• Develop common approaches to assessment, proficiency monitoring, moderation, and reporting, and analyze learning evidence to identify strengths, needs, and improvement priorities.
• Support alignment with applicable Saudi Ministry of Education requirements and ISG curriculum expectations.

Program Development and Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with district and school leaders to establish shared priorities and improvement goals for Arabic programming, and monitor program effectiveness (student progress, instructional implementation, and goal achievement).
• Review Arabic course offerings, placement practices, instructional time, learning pathways, and transitions between grade levels and schools.
• Develop proficiency-based placement practices and recommendations for grouping students according to their learning needs.
• Strengthen districtwide consistency in Arabic learning expectations while recognizing the different curricular frameworks, populations, and program requirements across ISG schools.
• Research Arabic language education practices in Saudi Arabia and international school settings that may be adapted to ISG.

Bilingual Program Exploration

• Research bilingual education models and practices in comparable schools, including Arabic-English approaches, to explore the educational rationale, opportunities, and feasibility of a bilingual program.
• Engage school leaders, teachers, and families to understand student needs, community interests, and aspirations.
• Explore potential program structures, entry points, language allocation models, and curriculum pathways, and consider implications for staffing, teacher qualifications, professional learning, resources, scheduling, and facilities.
• Work with district departments to develop a preliminary feasibility analysis outlining possible models, benefits, challenges, and resource, regulatory, operational, and financial considerations.
• Present evidence-informed options and recommendations to school and district leadership, recognizing that any decision to establish a bilingual program would require further review and approval.

Professional Learning and Teacher Collaboration

• Build collaborative relationships with Arabic teachers and school teams, and facilitate regular collaboration, curriculum planning, and professional learning.
• Provide guidance, coaching, resources, and feedback that support teachers in implementing the agreed curriculum, instruction, and assessment approaches.
• Identify professional learning needs through teacher input, classroom evidence, student learning data, and district priorities.

Communication and Collaboration

• Maintain regular communication with Arabic teachers, school leaders, and the Teaching & Learning Office, and facilitate districtwide and school-based meetings on Arabic curriculum, instruction, assessment, and program improvement.
• Prepare clear reports, presentations, recommendations, and implementation plans that communicate progress, findings, and next steps.
• Collaborate with school leadership and relevant departments so that Arabic program decisions, including staffing, scheduling, and resources, align with broader curriculum and strategic planning processes.
• Promote appreciation of Arabic language and Saudi culture through meaningful connections to student learning and the ISG community.
• Educate the wider community, especially parents, about what ISG offers in an Arabic program while also highlighting student learning and celebrations. 

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of Curriculum and Instruction.

Qualifications and Knowledge

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in a related field of study.
• Knowledge of ISG adopted standards, guiding principles and strategic priorities.
• Strong knowledge of Arabic language acquisition, literacy development, curriculum design, and effective instructional practices, including approaches to teaching Arabic to native, heritage, and additional-language learners.
• Familiarity with Saudi Ministry of Education requirements relevant to Arabic language education.
• Knowledge of bilingual education models and language-development principles or demonstrated interest and capacity to research and evaluate such models.
• Knowledge of American, British and international education standards and systems.

Experience and Skills

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience

• At least five years of successful teaching experience in Arabic language education, preferably within an international or multicultural school environment.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or implementing Arabic language curriculum across grade levels or programs.
• Experience supporting teachers through collaboration, mentoring, coaching, or professional learning.
• Experience using student assessment and proficiency information to inform instructional or program decisions
• Experience collaborating with school leaders and teachers to improve instructional practices and student learning through program development, curriculum leadership, and school improvement initiatives.
• Experience with bilingual or multilingual educational programs is an asset.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication in Arabic and English, including the preparation of clear reports and presentations for diverse professional audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to facilitate professional dialogue and build shared agreements across schools and teams.
• Strong curriculum planning, instructional leadership, and assessment literacy skills.
• Ability to analyze student learning evidence, research educational practices, evaluate options, and translate findings into clear, evidence-informed recommendations and practical improvement strategies.

JOB CODE: 08-2728-007