SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGER

The Education Network; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Education Network is seeking an experienced School Business Manager to oversee finance, operations, HR, and site management with a focus on strategic planning and safeguarding. You will play a central role in ensuring robust systems, clear policies, and effective processes that support high-quality education and long‑term school success.

You will report to the Headteacher and work with senior leaders to implement efficient, compliant operations while maintaining excellent stakeholder

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading finance, operations, administration, or business functions within a school or similar setting.
• Ability to lead long-term planning, manage change, and align business functions with whole-school priorities.
• Clear and confident verbal and written communication with staff, governors, external partners, and wider stakeholders.
• Enhanced DBS certificate or willingness to obtain one.
• Strong experience across budget management, compliance, HR, premises, procurement, or support services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the school’s business function, taking responsibility for strategic planning, financial management, operations, administration, compliance, and resource planning.
• Work closely with the Headteacher and senior leaders to ensure the school’s systems, staffing, premises, and business processes support high-quality education and long-term success.

Skills

Finance leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Enhanced DBS

Operations management

Job description

School Business Manager - Being a School Business Manager is more than just finance, strategy, H&S, site management and HR it is about ensuring that the school team feel supported and you are part of the bigger picture. In this school that really matters as do you.

This new school offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced School Business Manager to take on a key permanent role to manage systems, processes and policies prior to the school. You will join a setting with clear ambition, strong leadership, and the scope to make a visible impact through effective planning, sound financial management, and strong operational oversight. This is a role for someone who wants to play a central part in the wider success and growth of the school.

You will be:-

• - Business Leadership – Proven experience leading finance, operations, administration, or business functions within a school or similar setting.
• - Strategic Planning – The ability to lead long-term planning, manage change, and align business functions with whole-school priorities.
• - Communication – Clear and confident verbal and written communication with staff, governors, external partners, and wider stakeholders.
• - Enhanced DBS – Must hold or be willing to obtain an Enhanced DBS certificate.
• - Operational Management – Strong experience across areas such as budget management, compliance, HR, premises, procurement, or support services.

Lead the school’s business function, taking responsibility for strategic planning, financial management, operations, administration, compliance, and resource planning. You will work closely with the Headteacher and senior leaders to make sure the school’s systems, staffing, premises, and business processes support high‑quality education and long‑term success.

Due to the high number of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted.

An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.

The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.-

The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance+ standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer.