Social Studies Section Head

The Al Adwaa social studies books, from the first plan to the printed copy, are the responsibility of the Social Studies Section Head at Nahdet Misr Publishing Group in Mohandessin, Giza. The section head runs a team of supervisors, consultants and subject matter experts, and keeps the series competitive and in line with Ministry of Education requirements.

What the social studies section head job in Giza involves

The job is fully on-site at the Mohandessin office, with no remote, hybrid or field work. The section head agrees the section’s yearly plan with the Head of Content and works closely with the Technical, Marketing and Sales teams on how each book develops.

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops the team of Subject Supervisors, Consultants, Senior SMEs and SMEs, handing out authoring work and reviewing what comes back
• Draws up the annual work plan for the Head of Content’s approval, then agrees book timelines and delivery dates with the teams involved
• Approves manuscripts, sample pages and edits against quality standards and the curriculum
• Holds development workshops every term with Technical, Marketing and Sales, signs off each book’s development plan and oversees prototypes and pilot samples before the final workshop
• Improves the books using teacher and supervisor input from RTD sessions, marketing research and comparisons with competing titles
• Works with external authors when needed and agrees revisions with them
• Trains Sales and Marketing on each book’s content, selling points and answers to customer questions
• Keeps projects within their agreed scope, budget, timeline and quality targets, with accurate reporting delivered on time

Requirements

• A qualification or certification in education alongside the university degree
• At least 5 years of people management within the overall experience
• Strong experience developing educational content, with solid knowledge of the Egyptian MOE social studies curriculum and newer teaching and learning models
• Proven team leadership, change management and sound decisions under deadline pressure
• Communication skills, commercial awareness and a customer focus on schools, teachers and students

How to apply

Applications go through the original job posting. If that posting has closed, CVs can still be emailed to the email address below with “Social Studies Section Head” as the subject.