Commercial Manager

ISC group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimbolton School is seeking a commercial manager to lead the development and delivery of the School’s commercial activity through Kimbolton School Enterprises (KSE), increasing sustainable non-fee income and expanding activities during school holidays.

The role requires hands-on leadership, excellent organization, and clear communication. You will work with the marketing team to promote facilities and manage bookings and budgets, alongside the Parents Association for joint events.

Qualifications

• Proven success in generating commercial income.
• Experience in managing events and venue bookings.
• Ability to work hands-on under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of the School’s commercial activity.
• Increase sustainable non-fee income through consolidation and expansion of KSE activities.
• Promote the school’s facilities and commercial offer in collaboration with the marketing department.
• Manage bookings from start to finish and oversee budgets.
• Collaborate with Kimbolton School Parents Association to deliver joint activities.

Skills

Commercial income generation

Event management

Venue bookings

Budget management

Communication

Organization

Job description

Kimbolton School is seeking to appoint a commercial manager to lead the development and delivery of the School’s commercial activity. The purpose of this role is to increase sustainable non-fee income through the consolidation and expansion of activities delivered by Kimbolton School enterprises (KSE), the schools enterprise arm.

KSE has made strong progress in recent years, drawing on the unique history and heritage of Kimbolton Castle, with the site hosting weddings, private functions, conferences, filming and tours. The commercial manager will develop existing activities and identify new opportunities to build on the progress of the KSE’s revenue and profitability, particularly during the school holidays. Main duties of the role include working closely with the marketing department to promote the school’s facilities and commercial offer, managing bookings from start to finish, managing budgets and working with the Kimbolton School Parents Association to deliver joint activities.

This is a wide-ranging role and requires a hands-on approach. The successful candidate will need to work well under pressure, with excellent organization and the ability to communicate with clarity an essential skill. Proven success in generating commercial income is essential, as is experience of managing events and venue bookings.

Further details on this position and a full job description can be found in the attached application pack.

The safeguarding responsibilities of this role are clearly outlined in the application pack, and candidates are requested to make themselves aware of these requirements if considering an application.

Please note: we reserve the right to appoint to the post, prior to the closing date

Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection relevant evidence about candidates prior to interview. All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. All applicants are requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. Please note that Kimbolton School does not have a sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to be able to work in the UK.