School Business Manager
| Posting date: | 01 October 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 October 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE3 7HE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 45a6c770-50b7-41ac-9179-fc0ffbc3b4c5 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a member of the Leadership Team, the School Business Manager will make a significant contribution to the growth and development of the school. In particular, the School Business Manager is responsible and accountable for the daily line management and strategic development of the school’s finances, support staff and facilities. With support of the EHT, the School Business Manager leads a small team of support staff in these roles. The School Business Manager develops the finance, business and IT strategy, working closely with the Finance, HR, IT, Catering and Administration teams to ensure a proactive approach to maximising the best use of resources, while also scrutinising value for money of all contracts and brokering new partnerships as it affects the school’s budget, safety and effectiveness.
The School Business Manager will seek to play a role in thought leadership within the education system, promoting ethical leadership under all circumstances.
Key relationships
The post holder will be accountable to the Governing Body, be responsible to the Executive Headteacher and will direct or have contact with managers and staff internally along with external organisations, stakeholders, legislative bodies and others.
What the school offers its staff
We are led by our values of collaboration, community, empathy, respect, trust, curiosity, resilience and ambition. We would like to meet candidates who share our values as well as who demonstrate a passion for equity, inclusion and creativity.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
As a member of the Leadership Team, the School Business Manager will make a significant contribution to the growth and development of the school. In particular, the School Business Manager is responsible and accountable for the daily line management and strategic development of the school’s finances, support staff and facilities. With support of the EHT, the School Business Manager leads a small team of support staff in these roles. The School Business Manager develops the finance, business and IT strategy, working closely with the Finance, HR, IT, Catering and Administration teams to ensure a proactive approach to maximising the best use of resources, while also scrutinising value for money of all contracts and brokering new partnerships as it affects the school’s budget, safety and effectiveness.
The School Business Manager will seek to play a role in thought leadership within the education system, promoting ethical leadership under all circumstances.
Key relationships
The post holder will be accountable to the Governing Body, be responsible to the Executive Headteacher and will direct or have contact with managers and staff internally along with external organisations, stakeholders, legislative bodies and others.
What the school offers its staff
We are led by our values of collaboration, community, empathy, respect, trust, curiosity, resilience and ambition. We would like to meet candidates who share our values as well as who demonstrate a passion for equity, inclusion and creativity.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.