Strategic School Group Operations Leader

LEAMS Education; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition fee benefits for children

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

LEAMS Education seeks a Senior Operations Manager to lead group-wide school operations in Dubai. The role drives standards across campuses, aligns facilities, transport, and admin with regulatory requirements, and partners with Principals and senior leaders to ensure safe, efficient learning environments.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in operations leadership within education, strong governance experience, and a proven ability to implement SOPs and cost optimization across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related discipline is required.
• Experience in operations leadership within education is essential.
• Strong knowledge of KHDA MOE DHA and regulatory requirements is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the group’s school campuses.
• Support the Group Head of Operations in implementing organization-wide priorities.
• Translate corporate objectives into practical operating plans for individual schools.
• Establish consistent operational standards across campuses.
• Develop and monitor Standard Operating Procedures.
• Review processes to improve efficiency and service quality.
• Ensure procedures are practical and measurable.
• Coordinate with principals and leadership on priorities.
• Oversee facilities, transport, admin, health and safety and other services.

Skills

Multi-school operations

Education operations

School operations management

Group operations

Operational leadership

Strategic operations

KHDA compliance

MOE compliance

Dubai Municipality compliance

Regulatory inspections

Cost optimization

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management

NEBOSH or equivalent health and safety certification

Tools

Excel

Job description

LEAMS Education seeks a Senior Operations Manager to lead group-wide school operations in Dubai. The role drives standards across campuses, aligns facilities, transport, and admin with regulatory requirements, and partners with Principals and senior leaders to ensure safe, efficient learning environments.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in operations leadership within education, strong governance experience, and a proven ability to implement SOPs and cost optimization across multiple sites.