Area Manager

Nina's Nursery Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day working week

Senior leadership role

Professional development opportunities

Impact across seven nurseries

Job summary

Nina's Nurseries is seeking a senior leader to provide operational leadership across seven nursery settings, working closely with the Company Directors and senior leadership team. You will strengthen management teams, raise standards and ensure nurseries operate effectively.

The role includes coaching and developing managers, building a collaborative culture, supporting recruitment and workforce planning, and conducting regular visits and audits.

Qualifications

• Significant nursery management experience, ideally across multiple settings.
• Minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• Strong knowledge of the EYFS, safeguarding and Ofsted requirements.
• Confident, approachable and supportive leader.
• Able to motivate, develop and challenge managers constructively.
• Organised, proactive and solutions-focused.
• Understands balancing quality, people and business performance.
• Holds a full UK driving licence and can travel between settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across seven nursery settings.
• Coach, mentor and develop nursery managers and deputies.
• Build a strong, collaborative management culture.
• Support recruitment, staffing and workforce planning.
• Monitor nursery performance, occupancy and operational standards.
• Conduct regular nursery visits and operational audits.
• Ensure clear communication, accountability and consistency.
• Work with the Quality Manager to support safeguarding, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Identify and develop future leaders within the business.

Skills

Nursery management

Leadership & people development

Stakeholder collaboration

Travel between settings

Driving licence

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

to join our senior leadership team, providing operational leadership and support across our seven nursery settings. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys developing others, building strong relationships and creating a positive, collaborative working culture.

The Role

Working closely with our Company Directors and senior leadership team, you will play a key role in strengthening our management teams, maintaining consistently high standards and ensuring our nurseries operate effectively.

• Providing operational leadership across seven nursery settings.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing nursery managers and deputies.
• Building a strong, collaborative management culture.
• Supporting recruitment, staffing and workforce planning.
• Monitoring nursery performance, occupancy and operational standards.
• Conducting regular nursery visits and operational audits
• Ensuring clear communication, accountability and consistency.
• Working alongside our Quality Manager to support safeguarding, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Identifying and developing future leaders within the business.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has significant nursery management experience, ideally across multiple settings.
• Has a minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• Has strong knowledge of the EYFS, safeguarding and Ofsted requirements.
• Is a confident, approachable and supportive leader.
• Can motivate, develop and challenge managers constructively.
• Is organised, proactive and solutions-focused.
• Understands the importance of balancing quality, people and business performance.
• Holds a full UK driving licence and can travel between settings.

• £42,000 - £45,000 annual salary, depending on experience.
• Four-day working week - 40 hours across four days.
• A senior leadership position working closely with our Company Directors.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference across seven nurseries.
• A supportive, people-focused working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.

Why Join Nina's Nurseries?

We are proud of the wonderful teams working across our nurseries, and we recognise that strong leadership is essential to helping them succeed.

We want our managers to feel supported, confident and empowered to lead their settings, while working together as one team.

We are looking for someone who shares our values, genuinely cares about people and has the experience and confidence to bring out the best .