School Business Manager

Contract Terms: Full Time, Permanent

Overview

Due to the upcoming retirement of our current School Business Manager, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, hardworking and dedicated professional to join our leadership team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for promoting educational excellence, while ensuring the effective and efficient running of the organisation.

At John Hanson Community School, our vision is to inspire and empower our students, within a culture of care and belonging, to embrace opportunities to learn, succeed and become the best versions of themselves. This is underpinned by our strapline: Inspire. Care. Succeed.

Job purpose

The School Business Manager will play a vital role in supporting the senior leadership team to ensure the effective management of the school’s finances, facilities, HR, and operational systems.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure support practices meet statutory and Local Authority requirements
Oversight of coordination and allocation of budget-to-budget holders.
Collaborate with Finance Officer to develop and maintain an up-to-date manual of financial & related procedures including the use of a range of IT applications.
Oversight of the preparation of the school’s annual accounts & associated information.
Supervise & manage the administrative arrangements for the appointment of staff to the school.
Investigate, identify & apply cost saving measures.
Contribute to the governance of the school by advising the senior management team and the governing body when required.
Oversight of management of the support staff team including those directly employed and contracted staff.
Promote links between support and teaching staff.
Negotiate & monitor the performance of contracts for services e.g. cleaning & catering.
Prepare, review and implement a site development, security, improvement and maintenance programme for the school in collaboration with the Site Manager.
Manage staffing, buildings, ICT systems and equipment, vehicles etc to achieve uninterrupted service.
Decide levels of expenditure within the parameters set by the Headteacher/Governing Body.
Maximise the use of financial resources for the school.
Contribute to the development and implementation of the longer-term vision and objectives of the school as part of the school senior leadership team.
Project manage capital developments on behalf of the school, e. g. new buildings in conjunction with the County Architect.
Develop and maintain an extensive range of customer/colleague contacts to develop and improve services and use of resources.
Regular contact at senior level throughout HCC to achieve resolution of complex problems and develop partnership working.
Maintain oversight of risk assessments, in collaboration with Site Manager, to ensure health and safety is observed on the site whilst ensuring safe working practices and environment for all site personnel and visitors.
Maintain an awareness of corporate and local policies and procedures and as manager & team leader ensure these are applied in the workplace e.g., ensuring appropriate training for self and staff.

Role requirements for operational effectiveness

Experience of successfully managing staff, leading and developing administrative and financial functions, including sound budget control and advice to a variety of audiences at a senior level.
Demonstrates significant experience beyond first degree level in business administration, accounting or related disciplines.
Shows knowledge of & capacity to generate income from various streams
Able to assist with school-based strategic planning and project management.
Able to understand and apply the principles of marketing.
Knowledge of school and County procedures, Governor guidance, financial regulations and statutory guidance.
Demonstrating improved presentation skills.

Salary and benefits

G Grade (£47,430 – 52,735)

Location

John Hanson Community School
Floral Way
Andover
South East
SP10 3PB

Supporting documents

Deadline and start date

Closing date for applications: 0900 Wednesday 26th March 2025

Start date: May 2025 (or notice period)

We reserve the right to interview and appoint candidates before the closing date/scheduled interviews where applicable.

Equal opportunities

John Hanson Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

John Hanson Community School is an equal opportunities employer, and no candidate will be disadvantaged because of race, gender, sexuality, disability, or any other protected characteristic. All shortlisting exercises are completed by evaluating a candidate’s suitability in terms of the person specification and job description for the role in question.

Job reference: EPSEDJOBS/1582/4484