About The Role

Lead the programme management and mobilisation of the Marketing Transformation Programme across the Middle East, Malaysia, India, Vietnam and Thailand.

The role will bring structure, governance and momentum to a complex multi-market transformation by coordinating programme delivery, managing dependencies, driving executive decisions and ensuring successful implementation of the new Marketing Operating Model.

The Director of Growth Marketing owns the transformation strategy, operating model and executive relationships.

The Transformation & PMO Manager owns programme coordination, governance, planning and delivery discipline.

What Success Looks Like

Within 12 months you will have helped deliver

Marketing Center of Excellence successfully established
Malaysia, India, Vietnam and Thailand transitioned into the new operating model
Governance and operating rhythm fully embedded
Critical programme milestones delivered on time
Programme risks identified and managed proactively
Executive reporting operating effectively
Business continuity maintained throughout the transformation
The Growth Marketing Director focused primarily on strategy and executive leadership rather than programme administration

Key Responsibilities

Programme Management

Own the integrated programme plan and roadmap
Manage milestones, dependencies and critical path
Maintain RAID, decision and action logs
Develop recovery plans where delivery is at risk
Track programme benefits and readiness

Governance & Executive Reporting

Coordinate Steering Committees and Programme Boards
Prepare executive dashboards and decision papers
Track decisions through to implementation
Ensure governance remains simple and effective

Market Transition

Coordinate the phased rollout across each region by

maintaining transition plans
coordinating recruitment and onboarding
tracking readiness
managing stakeholder actions
monitoring risks and dependencies

People, Change & Communications

Coordinate

HR transition activities
recruitment sequencing
stakeholder communications
change adoption
training and onboarding

Ensure implementation follows the agreed mobilisation sequence.

Programme Coordination

Coordinate cross-functional workstreams
Identify conflicts and dependencies
Recommend priorities and sequencing
Escalate risks early
Protect business continuity throughout implementation

Required Experience

Essential

7+ years in transformation programme management or PMO
Experience coordinating complex multi-country programmes
Executive reporting and governance experience
Strong stakeholder management
Organisational change experience
Excellent written communication
Strong planning and prioritisation skills

Highly Desirable

Centre of Excellence implementation
Shared services implementation
Marketing transformation
Consulting background
Education sector experience

Skills

Structured thinker
Highly organised
Strong judgement
Comfortable with ambiguity
Excellent communicator
Influences without authority
Proactive
Calm under pressure
Commercially aware

KPIs

Programme milestones delivered on time
Executive reporting delivered on schedule
Programme risks identified early
Dependencies resolved proactively
Recruitment coordinated successfully
Stakeholder actions completed
Business continuity maintained
Programme governance operating effectively

ISP Principles

Begin with our children and students . Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding

and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.

Treat everyone with care and respect . We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.

Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.

Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.

Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.