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Academic Director for Civil Service Exams

Remote, Madrid·Added yesterday (last checked 20 Oct)

Ucademy

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Overview

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Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Years of experience preparing civil service candidates. This is the most important requirement: we need someone who has accompanied many candidates to their positions and knows what works and what does not.

  • Ideally, having secured a position yourself in one of the vertical's exams: Correos, ADIF, Renfe, Justice, Libraries, or Social Work. Knowing the process from the inside changes the way you lead.

  • Ability to lead other educators: providing feedback, setting standards, and supporting a remote team.

  • Pedagogical judgment: knowing why a class works and how to turn that into a method.

  • Autonomy and ownership. You will be making decisions, not waiting for instructions.

  • Fluency with digital tools and AI. We work with them daily.

The role

At Polaris x Ucademy, we are not looking for someone to teach classes. We are looking for someone who decides how teaching is done.

The Academic Director leads the faculty of their vertical, defines the pedagogy, and is responsible for one single thing: ensuring our students secure their positions.

What you'll do

  • You will be responsible for the teachers in your vertical: you will provide them with clear guidelines, resolve their doubts, and decide who joins the team.

  • You will participate in the selection of new instructors and their onboarding.

  • You decide how teaching is done in your vertical, within the Polaris Method.

  • Nothing is published without your approval: you are the one who validates the pedagogical and audiovisual quality of the content.

  • You will monitor the academic progress of students against their exam dates.

  • You will stay on top of exam calls and adapt the preparation when they change.

  • You will work on the value proposition of each training program alongside the team.

  • You will drive periodic mock exams and the continuous improvement of live classes.

How you'll work

You will collaborate with Polaris x Ucademy through provision of services, on a continuous basis and compatible with your professional activity. If you have a position, we do not ask you to leave your job.

🌍 100% remote
🕐 Dedication and schedules to be agreed
🎯 Clear objective: the positions your students secure
💰 Competitive compensation, in accordance with the responsibility of the role

The vertical you will lead

  • Correos

  • ADIF

  • Renfe

  • Justice (Procedural and Administrative Processing, and other bodies)

  • Libraries, Archives and Museums

  • Social Work

These are very different exams, with calls for applications that move constantly. That is why we are looking for a profile with their own judgment and organizational capacity.

Hiring process

1. Profile review. In the application, you will answer some brief questions and send us a 1-minute introductory video. Record it with your phone: tell us who you are, your experience preparing candidates, and which exams you are familiar with.

2. Interview with the Education team. We will talk about your experience, how you understand civil service preparation, and how you lead a teaching team.

3. Practical case. We will present a real situation from our vertical and you will tell us how you would approach it. We want to see your judgment, not a textbook answer.

4. Final interview to finalize the project, your scope, and the conditions.

If you have already helped many people secure their positions and want to do so on a larger scale, we want to meet you.

👉 Lead the Polaris x Ucademy faculty.

About Ucademy

Ucademy is a Madrid-based EdTech company that prepares candidates for Spain's competitive public-sector exams (oposiciones) across a wide range of bodies, from the national police and local administration to the health service (SERMAS) and the postal service (Correos). The company combines online learning platforms, personalized tutoring, and content creation, operating at the intersection of education, technology, and public employment preparation.

In Spain, Ucademy is a well-known brand for exam preparation, with a strong presence in Madrid and a growing team of educators, content creators, and sales professionals. For international professionals, the company offers an entry point into the Spanish education and public-sector job market, with roles spanning teaching, content development, and commercial functions, all conducted in Spanish and requiring an understanding of the Spanish public employment system.

Industry
EdTech
Founded
2015
Employees
11–50
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
In Spain
Madrid

Good to know if you are moving

  • All roles are based in Madrid, Spain, requiring Spanish language proficiency for teaching and content roles.
  • The company's core business is preparing candidates for Spanish public-sector exams (oposiciones), so international hires should be comfortable with the Spanish public employment system.
  • Roles span teaching, content creation, and sales, offering a variety of entry points for international professionals.
  • The company operates a hybrid work model, with a mix of in-person and remote work.
  • The work culture is entrepreneurial and fast-paced, typical of a growing EdTech startup.

In their own words

About the company & team

At Polaris x Ucademy, we prepare for exams in a more digital, practical, and personalized way. We have already accompanied thousands of candidates and we have a clear goal: for 10,000 people to secure their position by preparing with us.

We are very digital, but the human element is non-negotiable. Technology helps us teach better, and it is our preparers who provide knowledge, judgment, closeness, and support.

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