School Business Manager

Aspire People; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire People is seeking a School Business Manager for a temporary assignment in Birmingham. The role covers non-teaching, operational and commercial functions of the school and requires availability to work between 08:00 and 16:00.

You will handle budgeting, procurement, staff management, maintenance, and daily operations, including MIS and GDPR compliance. Applicants must complete registration and undergo DBS checks, with a £56 processing cost if not already on the Update Service.

Responsibilities

• 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)

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 FULLY 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.