ZIS - Director of Inclusion and Challenge
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- Jul 7
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Updated: Jul 10

School: Zurich International School (ZIS)
Position start date: August 2026
Application closing date: Aug 14, 2025
ABOUT THE SCHOOL
Zurich International School (ZIS) is a learning community of students, faculty, staff, and parents. We foster a supportive environment that nurtures the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development of every student. At ZIS, our mission is to surface and inspire each learner’s curiosity, critical thinking, and high expectations so they can make a positive impact on their family, community, and the world.
This role is about leading that mission with clarity and conviction - anchored
in our core values of:
Respect for every individual’s journey and identity
Courage to drive change with purpose and integrity
Humility to listen, reflect, and lead with service
Joy in learning, connection and growth
Find out more at www.zis.ch
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Director of Inclusion and Challenge plays a mission-critical role in shaping personalized, inclusive, and appropriately challenging learning experiences for all ZIS students. This strategic leader oversees a well- established learning support, English as an Additional Language (EAL) and Allied services and is responsible for the whole-school initiatives of developing a coherent approach to challenge and differentiation for high-ability learners and designing data systems that support wise, ethical, and effective use of evidence to improve learning outcomes.
In addition to department leadership, the Director provides cross- campus guidance to ensure consistent, equitable, and aligned student support programming and serves as a key advisor to the Leadership Team on inclusion, challenge, and well-being. This position is initially defined as a two-year role, with the expectation that its scope may evolve as the challenge and data systems mature.
For more information please go to the ISS website.
HOW TO APPLY
For more information please go to the ISS website.