Group Educational Technology Lead (EdTech)

Role Purpose

The Educational Technology Lead (EdTech) is responsible for the strategy, innovation, integration, and effective use of technology in teaching and learning across the group’s K–12 schools. The role sits at the intersection of pedagogy and technology: it translates the academic vision into practical, classroom-ready digital learning, while ensuring the platforms, devices, and data that support it are reliable, safe, and well-governed. As a catalyst for innovation, the role identifies and evaluates emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to enhance learning, improve operational efficiency, and prepare students for an increasingly digital and rapidly evolving world.

Reporting jointly to the Chief Academic Officer and the Head of Information Technology, the postholder is the bridge between the academic and IT functions. The academic line ensures technology serves learning outcomes, curriculum, and pedagogy; the technology line ensures solutions are secure, interoperable, scalable, and aligned to the group’s wider systems and infrastructure. The role does not own core IT infrastructure (networks, servers, service desk)  that remains with the IT department but owns the learning-technology layer that sits on top of it.

The remit covers every aspect a group of K–12 schools requires: digital learning strategy; curriculum integration and digital citizenship; learning and student-information platforms; the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence; teacher capability and professional development; edtech evaluation and procurement; classroom and device programmes; and data privacy, online safety, and compliance with Malaysian regulation.

Key responsibilities

Digital learning strategy and leadership

• Develop and own a group-wide educational technology strategy aligned to the academic mission, curriculum frameworks, and the group’s digital transformation agenda.

• Set a clear, research-informed vision for how technology enhances teaching, learning, and student outcomes, anchored in recognised frameworks rather than technology for its own sake.

• Maintain a rolling roadmap of edtech initiatives, pilots, and platform rollouts; sequence them around the academic calendar to minimise disruption.

• Act as the primary point of contact between academic leadership and the IT function on all learning-technology matters.

Curriculum integration and pedagogy

• Support schools in using technology, AI, and digital tools to strengthen EIP (Educational Improvement Planning) priorities, Tracking the Learning (TL), teacher development, and evidence-informed school improvement.

• Work with curriculum leaders, heads of department, and principals to embed technology meaningfully into schemes of work and classroom practice.

• Champion effective, evidence-based use of digital tools to improve engagement, differentiation, accessibility, and assessment.

• Support the integration of future-ready learning competencies, including AI literacy, digital literacy, computational thinking, and emerging technologies across the curriculum.

• Develop and maintain a progressive digital literacy, computational thinking, and digital citizenship curriculum across year groups.

• Promote inclusive and equitable access so that technology narrows rather than widens learning gaps.

Learning platforms and systems

• Serve as academic owner / super-administrator for the group’s learning management and student information systems (e.g., PowerSchool, TEAMS), in partnership with IT.

• Ensure platforms are well-configured, interoperable, and consistently adopted across campuses; reduce duplication and tool sprawl.

• Define standards for the group’s core digital ecosystem (e.g.Microsoft 365), including provisioning, single sign-on, and integration with the SIS/LMS.

• Oversee data flows between academic systems to support reporting, analytics, and a single, reliable view of the learner.

Artificial intelligence in education

• Develop and lead the group's AI in Education strategy, identifying opportunities to enhance teaching, learning, assessment, operational efficiency, and student future-readiness.

• Lead the responsible, safe, and pedagogically sound adoption of AI tools for teaching, learning, and administration.

• Develop group policy and practical guidance on acceptable AI use for staff and students, covering academic integrity, bias, privacy, and age-appropriateness.

• Build staff and student AI literacy; pilot and evaluate AI tools before any wider rollout.

Professional development and teacher capability

• Identify and implement technology solutions that improve teacher productivity, reduce administrative workload, and increase time available for high-impact teaching and student support.

• Design and deliver a sustained programme of training, coaching, and support that builds teacher confidence and capability with technology.

• Establish communities of practice, digital champions, and peer-coaching models across campuses.

• Provide differentiated support from foundational skills to advanced, subject-specific integration and measure its impact on classroom practice.

EdTech evaluation, procurement, and vendor management

• Lead the evaluation, selection, piloting, and rollout of new educational technologies against clear pedagogical and value-for-money criteria.

• Work with the IT and procurement functions to negotiate licences, manage edtech vendors, and consolidate subscriptions across the group.

• Track adoption, usage, and return on investment; retire tools that do not demonstrate impact.

• Support budgeting and forecasting for edtech licensing, devices, and related expenditure.

Classroom technology and device programmes

• Define standards and roadmaps for classroom technology (interactive displays, AV, and presentation tools) and for student and staff device programmes (1:1, shared, or BYOD), in partnership with IT.

• Ensure classroom and device environments are pedagogically appropriate, consistent across campuses, and aligned to infrastructure capability.

• Support campus teams with deployment, configuration standards, and effective classroom use.

Data privacy, online safety, and compliance

• Champion student and staff data privacy across all learning platforms, working with the IT function and the group’s Data Protection Officer to ensure compliance with the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), including its 2024 amendments, and the Cyber Security Act 2024.

• Ensure edtech vendors and platforms meet data-protection, security, and child-safeguarding requirements before adoption, including review of cross-border data transfers.

• Lead on e-safety / online safety education for students, staff, and parents, and embed safe, ethical, and responsible technology use across the group.

Innovation, measurement, and reporting

• Scan the horizon for emerging educational technologies and trends; run structured pilots and share findings across the group.

• Define metrics and dashboards to measure the impact of edtech on engagement, outcomes, and operational efficiency.

• Prepare reports and recommendations for academic and IT leadership, principals, and where required board or investor audiences.

Cross-campus collaboration and general

• Drive consistency and the sharing of best practice across all campuses while respecting each school’s context.

• Communicate complex technical matters in clear, accessible language to teachers, leaders, parents, and students.

• Respond to internal and external queries with accurate, timely information.

• Undertake other duties appropriate to the role as reasonably requested by the line managers.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Educational Technology, Computer Science, Instructional Design, or a related field.

• A teaching qualification and/or a master’s in educational technology or a related field is an advantage.

• Recognised edtech / platform certifications

Experience

• 5+ years in education with significant responsibility for educational technology, digital learning, or technology integration; classroom teaching experience strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated success leading technology integration, platform rollouts, or digital-learning initiatives, ideally across multiple sites.

• Experience administering learning management and/or student information systems (e.g., PowerSchool, Microsoft 365).

• Experience designing and delivering teacher professional development.

• Multi-campus, international-school, or K–12 group experience is an advantage.

Skills & knowledge

• Strong grasp of pedagogy and how technology improves teaching, learning, and assessment.

• Working knowledge of LMS/SIS administration, edtech ecosystems, and integration / single sign-on concepts.

• Understanding of AI in education and its responsible, safe application.

• Awareness of data privacy, online safety / e-safety, and child safeguarding, including the Malaysian PDPA and its 2024 amendments.

• Excellent communication, training, and stakeholder-management skills; able to translate between academic and technical audiences.

• Project-management skills: planning, budgeting, vendor management, and reporting.

• Proficient with productivity and collaboration tools.

Personal qualities

• Pedagogy-first mindset: passionate about learning outcomes, not technology for its own sake.

• Collaborative bridge-builder, comfortable working across academic and IT functions and reporting to two leaders.

• Proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities across campuses.

• Patient, credible coach who can build confidence in reluctant users.

• Calm under pressure, adaptable, and committed to equity and inclusion.

Other requirements

• Own transportation and willingness to travel regularly between campuses (and occasionally regionally).

• Occasional flexibility on working hours during rollouts, training events, and term transitions.

• Subject to background and child-safeguarding checks in line with group policy.

Safer Recruitment Requirement

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people, and we expect all staff, volunteers, and visitors to share this commitment. All appointments are subject through vetting procedures, including background checks, reference checks, and verification of qualifications.