Director of Co-Curricular Learning

From September 2026

OUR PHILOSOPHY

At Beau Soleil, we believe it’s what you do that counts. This philosophy holds true in all that we do as staff and for our students. We are a community that believes in the power of action, engagement and participation, inside and outside of the classroom.

Our unique holistic education is built around four core values: Respect, Responsibility, Ambition and Determination, which provide a framework to community life for our international student body. Our students come from over sixty different countries, with diverse academic backgrounds and a wide range of future aspirations.

With curricular programmes in both English and French, students graduate with an IB or High School Diploma. Within this framework, small class sizes allow for a flexible programme and staff are encouraged and supported to bring new ideas to all that they do.

OUR COMMUNITY

The Beau Soleil campus is an inspiring place to work with facilities that are second to none. Our ongoing campus development and maintenence programme ensures that our students and staff thrive in an environment of which they can be rightly proud.

Our location in the heart of Villars-sur-Ollon, offers an enviable lifestyle with access to skiing in the winter months and a multitude of outdoor and sporting activities throughout the year. Montreux, Lausanne, and Geneva are all within easy reach for cultural adventures and inspiration.

YOUR PROFILE

Are you a visionary educational leader with a passion for experiential learning and the ambition to shape transformative student experiences? At Collège Alpin Beau Soleil, co-curricular learning is not an addition to school life — it is at the very heart of who we are.

As Director of Co-Curricular Learning (CCL), you will play a pivotal senior leadership role in designing, leading and continuously strengthening an exceptional experiential programme that defines the Beau Soleil educational model. From sport and outdoor education to student enrichment, entrepreneurship, service and global engagement, you will ensure that every programme reflects our commitment to ambition, excellence and care.

Central to this role is the strategic vision and delivery of Beau Soleil’s signature Trips and Expeditions programme. You will oversee its innovation, growth and operational excellence, ensuring that each experience is educationally meaningful, safe, financially sustainable and truly transformative for our students.

Working in close partnership with the Vice Principal and the wider senior leadership team, you will ensure the highest standards of impact, safeguarding, compliance and risk management across all co-curricular provision.

At the same time, you will inspire teams, empower student leadership and strengthen Beau Soleil’s distinctive identity as a global leader in experiential education.

If you are driven by purpose, energised by innovation, and committed to shaping experiences that extend far beyond the classroom, we invite you to bring your leadership, expertise and vision to Beau Soleil.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic vision & whole-school alignment

Lead and implement a coherent co-curricular vision aligned with the School’s mission and strategic priorities, positioning experiential learning as a defining pillar and ensuring alignment across academic, pastoral and boarding frameworks.

• Executive leadership & impact governance

Contribute strategic insight within the senior leadership team, aligning ambition with operational feasibility and embedding measurable objectives, participation data and impact indicators into the School Development Plan.

• Co-curricular programme excellence

Oversee the design, coordination and continuous improvement of a diverse, inclusive and high-quality co-curricular portfolio responsive to student needs and global trends.

• Trips & expeditions strategy and delivery

Direct the long-term development, innovation and full operational leadership of the Trips & Expeditions programme, ensuring clear learning outcomes, strong engagement and educational value.

• Operational, risk & financial stewardship

Ensure rigorous logistical planning, safeguarding, compliance, risk management and transparent financial oversight to guarantee safety, sustainability and value for money.

• Sport & outdoor education leadership

Drive the strategic development of competitive sport, performance pathways and Outdoor Education, balancing inclusive participation with excellence and progression.

• Student empowerment & enrichment

Lead the Co-Curricular Learning team while fostering student agency, entrepreneurship, sustainability and service learning initiatives.

• Partnerships, representation & community engagement

Build strong external partnerships and global networks, represent the School in experiential education forums, and maintain transparent communication with parents to reinforce trust and programme impact.

QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Essential:

• Degree level qualification
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
• Significant leadership experience in experiential learning, sport or co-curricular programming
• Strong safeguarding knowledge
• Proven experience leading complex trips and residential programmes
• Experience managing budgets and logistical planning

Desirable:

• Experience in an international and/or boarding school context
• Outdoor education or coaching qualifications
• Experience managing complex programme logistics
• Working knowledge of French (an asset)

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Visionary and entrepreneurial programme leader
• Strategically minded with strong operational capability
• Financially literate and commercially aware
• Risk-aware and safety-focused
• Excellent communicator and ambassador for experiential learning
• Highly organised and solutions-oriented
• Student-centered and empowerment-driven
• Calm and decisive under pressure

HOW TO APPLY

Applications should be made via Beau Soleil recruitment website, https://www.beausoleil.ch/careers and should contain a CV, letter of application and the details of two professional referees.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 18 March 2026.

Successful short listed candidates will be contacted straight away with initial discussions conducted remotely by telephone or video call.

Collège Alpin Beau Soleil is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. A police check is required prior to appointment.

Beau Soleil is a member of the Nord Anglia Education group of schools which offers staff the opportunity to become part of a worldwide network of schools as well as benefitting from the professional training opportunities of the world’s leading premium school organisation.