Business Manager

The Farnley Academy; Clifford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Farnley Academy in the United Kingdom invites applications for a Business Manager. You will oversee the business support team, covering admin, finance, premises maintenance, HR and health and safety, ensuring smooth, efficient operations in support of our pupils.

The successful candidate will advise the Principal and Governing Body on non-teaching activities, lead on ICT and data management, and work with a proactive, flexible approach to change within a dynamic academy environment.

Qualifications

• Has a Level 4 diploma for school business managers or other relevant Level 4 qualification, or willing to work towards.
• Has excellent ICT skills (Microsoft Office) including ability to mail merge and use databases.
• Has an understanding of HR procedures such as absence management, grievances and disciplinary procedures.
• Has the ability to communicate effectively, with a wide range of people, face to face and over the telephone.
• Is confident, enthusiastic, flexible and responsive to change.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the business support team, including administrative support, finance, premises maintenance, human resources and health and safety within the academy.
• Advise the Principal and Governing Body on the non-teaching activities of the academy.

Skills

ICT skills

Mail merge

Databases

HR procedures

Communication

Education

Level 4 Diploma

Job description

The Farnley Academy is seeking to recruitan enthusiastic and highly efficient colleague for the role of Business Manager.This role is of significant importance to our academy in ensuring that theacademy’s operations run smoothly, efficiently, and sustainably, supporting theacademy’s mission to provide the best possible educational experience for ourpupils.

The successful candidate will beresponsible for overseeing the business support team, including administrativesupport, finance, premises maintenance, human resources and health and safetywithin the academy and will advise the Principal and Governing Body (GB) on the non-teaching activities of the academy.

We are seeking a candidate who:

• Has alevel 4 diploma for school business managers or other relevant Level 4Qualification or willing to work towards
• Has excellentICT skills (Microsoft Office) including ability to mail merge and usedatabases.
• Has an understandingof HR procedures such as absence management, grievances and disciplinaryprocedures.
• Has the ability to communicate effectively, (in a polite, helpful and efficient manner)with a wide range of people, both face to face and over the telephone.
• Is confident,enthusiastic, flexible and responsive to change.