School Business Manager

Aspire People Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire People Limited is seeking a School Business Manager to oversee non-teaching, operational, and commercial functions in a school on a temporary basis. The role requires working hours from 08:00 to 16:00.

Responsibilities include budgeting, procurement, staff management, facilities maintenance, and MIS operations with emphasis on GDPR compliance. DBS checks will be processed at cost, and right-to-work documents are required.

Qualifications

• Must have budgeting and procurement experience.
• Experience in school operations is preferred.
• Strong staff management and data protection knowledge (GDPR).

Responsibilities

• Budgeting: prepare, monitor and forecast the school budget.
• Procurement: manage contracts, oversee tenders and negotiate with vendors.
• Staff management: line manage, appraise and train non-teaching staff.
• Maintenance & security: oversee repairs and secure the school site.
• Operations: run day-to-day admin systems and MIS, ensure data protection.

Skills

Budgeting

Procurement

Staff management

MIS

GDPR

Tools

MIS software

Job description

Are you a School Business Manager looking for work ASAP?

The school are looking for a Business Manager who manages the non-teaching, operational, and commercial functions of a school.

YOU MUST BE willing to work on a TEMPORARY basis and between the hours of 08:00-4:00pm.

As a Business Manager your day to day responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Budgeting: Preparing, monitoring, and forecasting the school's budget to align with strategic improvement plans
• Procurement: Managing contracts, overseeing tenders, negotiating with vendors, and ensuring the school gets the best value for money.
• Staff Management: Line managing, appraising, and training non-teaching support staff (e.g., administration, catering, and site teams).
• Maintenance & Security: Overseeing building repairs, maintenance contracts, and ensuring the school site is secure.
• Operations: Managing the day-to-day administrative systems, Management Information Systems (MIS), and data protection (e.g., GDPR).

YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FULLLY REGISTER WITH US INCLUDING PROVIDING RIGHT TO WORK DOCUMENTS ALONG WITH OBTAINING AN ENHANCED CHILD WORKFORCE DBS THAT WILL BE PROCESSED BY US BUT COME AT A COST OF £56 (UNLESS YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE REGISTERED ON THE UPDATE SERVICE).

Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks.