Whole School Safeguarding & Accreditation Manager - HCMC, Vietnam - August 2025

- Safeguarding and Accreditation manager
- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- August 2025 start
- Competitive salary, monthly housing allowance, relocation allowance for overseas hired teachers, tuition waiver for up to two children, international health insurance, 12 weeks of paid holidays, retention bonus, and more.
- The school offers a culturally diverse teaching environment, fantastic students and opportunity for career progression,

Reporting to the Central Academic Director – Safeguarding & Accreditation Manager is responsible to lead and coordinate safeguarding policies, procedures, and training across all VAS campuses, ensuring full compliance with local and international child protection standards. Additionally, to serve as the key driver for achieving and maintaining COBIS (Council of British International Schools) accreditation across all applicable campuses. Please ask Edvectus for the full job description.

This is a certified position that requires you to have a recognised teaching qualification. Please note that you must have the following qualifications to be considered:

Qualifications/Knowledge
Bachelor’s degree in Education, Child Psychology, Social Work or a related field; Master’s degree preferred. Due to Work Permit regulations, if your degree is not in Education, you must either be able to demonstrate 3 years' in a similar role outside of Vietnam and/or be a certified teacher through another means such as PGCE.
Certified Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or equivalent child protection qualification is a plus.
COBIS / CIS / WASC Accreditation training (or willingness to complete within 3 months of hire).
Strong knowledge of safeguarding practices and international best practices in child protection.

Experience
Previous experience leading Safeguarding in a school setting and/or holding a senior leadership position with pastoral responsibilities.
Previous experience of leading, or playing a key role, in the school accreditation process (COBIS, CIS, WASC) is a plus.
Experience in multicultural school environments, preferably in Asia or similar international settings.

Skills/Personal Qualities
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Self-motivated with a flexible approach to work.
Ability to work under pressure and as a positive team member; ability to prioritise and meet deadlines; commitment to continued improvement and development.
Excellent problem-solving ability and analytical skills.
Strategic thinker with the ability to train and inspire others.
High sense of accountability and integrity
Positive, flexible and solution focused
Proactive, positive and resilient

This is a private school group with the national education system offering K-12 education programmes to nearly 8000 students from K through 12 to a number of campuses in Ho Chi Minh City. The school offer a unique blended Cambridge international and local Vietnamese curriculum through Kindergarten to Grade 12. High School students take IGCSE and A Level examinations.

The package will include a competitive base salary, monthly housing allowance, relocation allowance (for overseas hires), visa and work permit reimbursement, settling-in allowance (for overseas hires), tuition waiver for up to two children, medical insurance, numerous weeks of paid holidays, retention bonus, and more. In addition, you will have generous non-contact time for planning, preparation and professional growth.

Please ask your Edvectus consultant for more details.