Operations Manager

Ark; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in London is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to provide strategic leadership in HR and project management. This role involves overseeing operational activities and capital projects within a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail and a passion for quality systems. A varied and impactful role with opportunities for professional development awaits you.

Benefits

Bespoke professional development

Shopping discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in office management and contractor management.
• Ambitious and driven individual.
• Passion for high-quality systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership on HR and office management.
• Lead planned capital projects and operational support.
• Oversee building operations and health and safety.

Skills

Attention to detail

Leadership

HR management

Project management

Job description

Overview

About The Role

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly organised Operations Manager with fantastic attention to detail for our school. This is an exciting opportunity to join a truly exceptional senior team and provide strategic leadership on HR, office management, site and contractor management and projects. If you are an ambitious and driven individual with a passion for high quality systems and processes, this is the job for you.

This is a varied and exciting role where your contribution will greatly impact the operational success of our school. You will lead our planned capital projects as well as offering integral operations expertise and support across the school. The role operates on a 52 weeks per year contract, with 25 days annual leave per annum.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership on HR, office management, site and contractor management, and projects.
• Lead planned capital projects and offer operations expertise and support across the school.
• Oversee building operations, health and safety, IT, community usage, catering and cleaning contract administration, and overall operational support.

What we are looking for

Across school life, we embed high aspirations and a growth mindset in all of our children. We believe that every single child who joins us has the potential to be knowledgeable, articulate and successful. It’s important this resonates with all candidates. Equally important is subject expertise and knowledge, transferable skills and experience.

Why you will love our school

There are lots of reasons! We’re based in a brand-new building with top-class facilities. We serve a wonderfully diverse community. We are non-denominational and mixed gender, and two fifths of our pupils receive pupil premium funding. We’re led by our values - Aim High, Have Integrity, Be Kind and Model Determination. Our team truly unite behind our vision. Curriculum is important to us and we’ve planned backwards from university readiness to give our pupils the very best in every subject discipline. We timetable collaborative planning and engage in productive challenges. Every team member is supported with coaching and tailored professional development, whatever stage they are at in their career. Our extended school day runs until 4pm four days a week and earlier on Wednesday, allowing us to offer a broad, rich curriculum and timetabled enrichment for every child; we never have meetings after school. Our team says: All staff are incredibly supportive and positive, and it is a great environment to work in.

Read more about our school here | Click here to see our school in action | Click here to read our Ofsted report from September 2023

Benefits

• Bespoke professional development to all team members
• Opportunity to plan and moderate with colleagues in the same discipline, beyond our own school gates
• Breadth of opportunities - many of our team have taken on leadership roles progressing from one of our sister schools
• Benefits beyond the classroom including shopping discounts and a supportive Employee Assistance Programme

About Us

We are non-denominational, mixed gender school based in a brand-new building with top-class facilities. We serve a diverse community and two-fifths of our pupils receive pupil premium funding.

We are led by our values - Aim High, Have Integrity, Be Kind and Model Determination. Our team unites behind our vision. We timetable collaborative planning and engage in productive struggle. Our extended school day allows us to offer a broad, rich curriculum and timetabled enrichment for every child, while we minimise after-school meetings. Our team says: All staff are incredibly supportive and positive, and it is a great environment to work in.

See our school in action here and hear what our staff have to say about why they love working at our school. Visit Ark Pioneer jobs to learn more about us.

Diversity and safeguarding

Diversity and inclusion: We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click the provided link.

Safeguarding: Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. All employees must undertake an enhanced DBS check. You must disclose any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Disclosure will be considered in relation to the role; non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.