School Operations Lead & Office Manager

Marchant Recruitment; London Borough of Hackney; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Generous annual leave

Professional development

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is assisting an Ofsted Outstanding secondary school in Hackney to recruit an Office Manager & Operations Lead who will head the central administrative hub, reporting to the Headteacher and leading the administrative team.

The role emphasizes frontline service, MIS integrity, event coordination, and high-level support for the Senior Leadership Team in a fast-paced, high-performing inner-city environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in office management and senior administrative leadership.
• Experience in educational settings or complex public sector bodies desirable.
• Strong familiarity with MIS (SIMS/Arbor/Bromcom) and MS Office 365 / Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Lead the school's administrative team and oversee front-of-house operations.
• Manage reception, communications, and parent portals.
• Maintain MIS data integrity, census submissions, and attendance reporting.
• Coordinate major school events and executive support to SLT.
• Liaise with suppliers and manage compliance records.

Skills

Leadership

Office management

Stakeholder communication

GDPR compliance

Tools

SIMS

Arbor

Bromcom

Microsoft 365

Google Workspace

Job description

Marchant Recruitment is assisting an Ofsted Outstanding secondary school in Hackney to recruit an Office Manager & Operations Lead who will head the central administrative hub, reporting to the Headteacher and leading the administrative team.

The role emphasizes frontline service, MIS integrity, event coordination, and high-level support for the Senior Leadership Team in a fast-paced, high-performing inner-city environment.