Business Operations Manager

St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy; Preston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Perkbox access

Cycle to work scheme

Union recognition & negotiated pay

Job summary

St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy is seeking a Business Operations Manager to oversee administrative, site, ICT and financial systems, ensuring they are efficient, compliant and responsive to need. The postholder will support senior leaders, meet statutory and Trust requirements, and help maintain effective communications, data management and service delivery across the school.

Reporting to the Headteacher and working with Trust officers, the role requires a person who is

Qualifications

• Demonstrate good communication with staff, governors, pupils and parents.
• Excellent IT skills and familiarity with school systems.
• Very good organisational and time-management abilities; able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, site, ICT and financial systems support to ensure efficiency, compliance and responsiveness.
• Support senior leaders in meeting statutory and Trust requirements and improve service delivery.
• Promote effective communication, data management and consistency across the school and Trust.

Skills

Communication

IT skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Customer service

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Tools

Google Docs/Sheets

SIMS

Job description

Business Operations Manager

37 hours per week, Full Time

Permanent

All Year Round, 52.13 weeks per year

St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy are seeking to appoint a Business Operations Manager who will play a key role in supporting the academy’s strategic and operational objectives by ensuring administrative, site, ICT and financial systems are efficient, compliant and responsive to need. The postholder will contribute towards strong organisational practice, support senior leaders in meeting statutory and Trust requirements, and help maintain effective communication, data management and service delivery across the school. The role supports continuous improvement by promoting consistency, accuracy and professionalism in all administrative functions, both within the academy and, where required, across the Trust.

This role is vital in providing the Trust with assurance at a local Academy level that all appropriate business and operations functions are being delivered in a compliant and statutory manner. Whilst reporting directly to the Headteacher, this role will work closely with Trust officers and the wider School Business Professionals team to ensure the Trust's statutory requirements, and strategic objectives are being met at a local level, while identifying opportunities for improvement.

The ideal candidate will be personable and engaging, use initiative, be flexible, and possess good customer service, ICT and communication skills. The role requires someone well‑organised, efficient, flexible, calm, friendly, motivated and passionate about providing an excellent support service to our children, staff and visitors. Training will be given to the right candidate but good IT skills, particularly with Google Docs/Sheets, and knowledge of SIMS would be an advantage.

What We Offer

• Delightful and polite children who are keen to learn
• Hardworking, caring and committed staff who all work to make a real difference for our children
• Supportive parents
• A warm, friendly school, where children are at the heart of everything we do
• Opportunities to develop professionally
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to health and wellbeing support for you and your family
• Employment within a Trust committed to equality of opportunity and nationally and locally negotiated pay arrangements
• Terms and conditions protected through a formal trade union recognition agreement with all the major education and support staff unions
• Access to employee benefits & rewards through Perkbox
• Cycle to work scheme

Job Requirements

• Demonstrate good communication skills that allow effective communication with all levels of school staff, governors, pupils and parents
• Excellent IT skills
• Very good organisational and time management skills and the ability to work under pressure

You Will Have

• The ability to work on own initiative
• Communication with parents on a professional basis
• Experience with working with young people
• GCSEs at grade C or above in English and Maths

Employment within a Trust committed to equality of opportunity and nationally and locally negotiated pay arrangements.

Terms and conditions protected through a formal trade union recognition agreement with all the major education and support staff unions, and supported through regular JCNC meetings.