Strategic School Business Manager

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A secondary school in Birmingham is seeking a Strategic Business Manager to lead the Site Team and Finance Team while ensuring efficient resource use. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and committed to fostering a safe and supportive educational environment. With strong management skills and a 'can do' attitude, you will contribute significantly to the school's continuous development and success. Applications should be sent via email to the Head's PA.

Benefits

Ongoing training and CPD opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a 'can do' attitude.
• Fully committed to providing a safe, caring, and inclusive environment.
• Ability to speak fluent spoken English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the school's Site Team, Finance Team, and Catering contracts.
• Develop support services.
• Ensure best possible use of resources.
• Plan the Five Year budget.
• Manage performance management procedures for support staff.
• Implement risk management and sustainability.

Skills

Self-motivated and enthusiastic

Excellent communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Resilience

Tenacity

Job description

Overview

Kings Heath Secondary School
Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0QP
TEL: [phone]

Headteacher: Mrs M Orton
www.khss.org.uk

Position – Strategic Business Manager

Grade 6 £52,413 - £64,811

36.5 hours per week

All year round

To start as soon as possible

Kings Heath Secondary School is a maintained school for 11-16 year olds. We have places for 795 pupils increasing to 840 pupils. From September 2024, the school changed designation from a single sex school to a coeducational school.

Our school is a place of possibilities and we never underestimate the impact inspirational staff can have on the life chances of our students.

We are a thriving school with a strong focus on providing an excellent education for our students. Our values of belonging, aspiration and respect – raise the bar are embedded in all that we do and we support our students to embody these values. We are rated as Good by Ofsted and have seen a huge increase in the number of families applying to join our school, which is now oversubscribed. Kings Heath Secondary School is a maintained 11-16 school with seven forms of entry.

Responsibilities

We are seeking to appoint a strong Strategic Business Manager who will be responsible for managing the school's Site Team, Finance Team and Catering contracts. Specific job requirements include:

• To play a full and active part in the School Leadership Team
• Have specific responsibility for leading and developing support services
• Ensure the school makes the best possible use of resources
• Production of timely and fully costed proposals
• Five Year budget planning
• Manage the disciplines of Finance, ICT, Estate Management
• To manage performance management procedures for support staff
• Risk management and sustainability

Environment and culture

Here at Kings Heath Secondary School, we have a friendly, supportive staff body – we invest heavily in training and CPD as we value all of our staff and believe in continuous professional development. Our students come from diverse backgrounds and it is the positive community cohesion in our school which we celebrate. We have high expectations of our students in terms of attendance, punctuality, effort and willingness to take an active role in school life. School fosters a happy, caring environment where students feel safe to achieve the very best they can. Strong partnerships exist between the school, the students, their families and the community. We find our students flourish at Kings Heath Secondary because they feel supported, encouraged and enthused by all around them.

This is an exciting opportunity and we hope that you feel you can make a difference to our journey. Visits to the school are encouraged to see us in action.

Qualifications and attributes

You will need to be:

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Friendly and professional
• Demonstrate a “can do” attitude
• Fully committed to providing a safe, caring and inclusive environment for everyone
• Have excellent communication skills, emotional intelligence, resilience and tenacity

Further information or an informal discussion about the position can be obtained by emailing Ms J Phelan (Head’s PA) at [e-mail]. Applications should also be emailed to this address.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

How to apply and safeguards

Closing date: Friday 3rd October 2025, 12 noon.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Any offer of appointment will be subject to successful DBS clearance and 2 satisfactory references.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children’s Barring List check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via e-mail. If you provide an e-mail address all correspondence will be by e-mail. An online search will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have an opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at interview.