School Business Manager (across two schools)

North Hinksey C E Primary School; North Hinksey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local primary school in North Hinksey seeks a School Business Manager to work with the Executive Headteacher and Senior Leadership Teams. You will lead strategic direction and manage business functions. Responsibilities include administrative and site team management. The ideal candidate will have relevant education experience, financial knowledge, and a commitment to student welfare. Join a supportive team and benefit from continuous professional development and a varied role.

Benefits

Friendly team environment

Strong support from a well-established academy trust

Opportunities for professional development

Listening culture that values staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• Relevant experience of working in an education setting at a similar level.
• Administrative experience in a management capacity.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial principles and controls.
• Experienced in budget planning and forecasting.
• Understand HR principles, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of estates and facilities management.
• Experience of compliance, including health and safety.
• Knowledge of administrative systems and working practices.
• Commitment to, and ability to promote, the aims and values of the schools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction and management of both schools.
• Responsible for the development and compliance of all business functions.
• Hold line management responsibilities for administrative and site teams.

Skills

Experience in an education setting

Administrative experience

Financial principles knowledge

Budget planning experience

HR principles understanding

Estates and facilities management knowledge

Compliance experience

Knowledge of administrative systems

Commitment to student welfare and values

Job description

St Frideswide and North Hinksey Schools are seeking to appoint a School Business Manager to work with the Executive Headteacher and Senior Leadership Teams across both schools, to advise on and implement the day-to-day support that enables our schools to operate effectively and efficiently.

You will take a lead role in the strategic direction, operational procedures and management of both schools and be responsible, through the Executive Headteacher, to the governing body for the development, management and compliance of all the school’s business functions, systems and procedures.

The role will hold line management responsibilities for the administrative and site teams who will support the post holder.

The successful candidate will:

• Have relevant experience of working in an education setting at a similar level
• Have administrative experience, in a management capacity
• Have knowledge and understanding of financial principles and controls
• Be experienced in budget planning and forecasting
• Understand HR principles, policies and procedures, ideally with experience of managing employee processes such as absence management
• Have knowledge of estates and facilities management
• Have experience of compliance, including health and safety
• Have knowledge of administrative systems and working practices
• Be committed to, and able to promote the aims and values of the schools and academy trust
• Be committed to the welfare, wellbeing and safeguarding of pupils

In return we offer:

• A friendly and welcoming team of teachers and support staff
• Strong support from a well-established academy trust with opportunities to learn from, and share expertise with, peers across a large network of over 40 schools
• A listening culture that values staff wellbeing and feedback
• High quality CPD and development to help you flourish in your role
• A varied role where no two days are the same!