Head of Operations (School Bursar)

Resourceful Management Consulting; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Resourceful Management Consulting is seeking a Head of Operations (School Bursar) for a newly established Hong Kong International Senior School. This founding-level role reports to the School Principal and leads government licensing, compliance setup, and day-to-day campus operations to ensure a legally compliant and financially sustainable launch.

The successful candidate will have senior school management experience in Hong Kong, with a track record of opening new schools, and be fluent in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Educational Administration or related fields.
• Experience in Hong Kong local international senior school administration & management.
• Familiar with HK secondary school regulatory system.
• Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
• Strong compliance awareness, risk control capability and overall project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle new school preparation including registration, licensing, EDB compliance verification and pre-opening inspection.
• Establish school admin policies and compliance framework, campus management regulations as per Education Ordinance.
• Oversee campus renovation acceptance, facilities setup, procurement, security and campus logistics systems.
• Manage student registry, filing system, pre-opening events and emergency mechanism.
• Liaise with EDB and government departments for submissions, inspections and regulatory communication.
• Lead daily school administration, admin team management, campus order and parent liaison.
• Ensure compliance, implement safeguarding policies and operational risk controls.
• Oversee campus asset management, vendor management and daily logistics.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Educational Administration or related fields

Job description

Position: Head of Operations (School Bursar)

(New Opening Hong Kong International Senior School)

Report to School Principal

Working Location: Hong Kong

Job Summary

This is a founding-level key position for a newlyestablished Hong Kong A-Level international seniorschool. The Bursar (Director of Finance and Operations)will lead the entire school administrative preparationgovernmentlicensing, compliance setup,Campusoperation system building and daily school management.The successful candidate will design, resource, and leadinfrastructure ofa newBritishthe operationalinternational school in Hong Kong, ensuring it is legallycompliant, financially sustainable, and operationallexcellent from day one.

Candidates must possess solid Hong Kong secondary senior schoolmanagement experience:proven new school founding &opening experience is highly prioritised.

Key Responsibilities

1.Lead the full-cycle new school preparation including school registration, licensing application. EDB compliance verification and pre-openinginspection.

2.Establish full sets of school administrative policies compliance framework, campus management regulations in line with Hong Kong Education Ordinance.

3.Oversee campus renovation acceptance, facility setup, procurement, security, cleaning and campus logistics system construction.

4.Manage student registry, filing system, pre-opening school events preparation and arrangement. emergency mechanism building,

Liaise with EDB and related government departments for document submission, inspection response and regulatory communication.

6.Lead daily school administration,admin teammanagement, campus order supervision and parentliaison administration.

7. Take charge of school compliance, safeguard policy implementation, privacy ordinance compliance and operational risk control.

8.Oversee campus asset management, Vendor management and daily logistic operation.

Build-from-zero mindset - You are not inheriting systemsyou are creating them.

Cultural intelligence -You can work across British, HongKong, and mainland Chinese professional cultures.

CommunicationYou can explain financeandcompliance to non-finance colleagues (Principal, DeputyHeads. Group HQ).

Resilience You can handle the pressure of a launchtimeline and the inevitable surprises.

Requirements

Must-have Criteria

1. Bachelor's degree or above, major in Educational Administration or related fields.

2.Proven working experience in Hong Kong local international senior school administration & management, familiar with Hong Kong secondaryschool regulatory system.

3.Fully familiar with Hong Kong school registration, EDB inspection,annual review and compliance

requirements.

4. Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English

5.Strong compliance awareness, risk control capability and overall project management skills.

Preferred Criteria

1.Direct experience in new Hong Kong school founding, licensing and official opening.

2.Experience as Vice Principal /AdministrationPrincipal in Hong Kong A-Level /international senior school.

3.Experience in building admin team and operational)system from scratch.

4. Solid connection and communication experience with Hong Kong EDB and educational organisations.