Education Business Manager
| Posting date: | 25 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £69,664 to £78,424 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Location: | Keynsham, Bristol |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Bath & North East Somerset Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RITM0226525A |
Summary
Are you ready to work in a high-performing Local Authority Education Directorate?
Our Education Business Manager position will soon be available. This post, responsible to the Director of Education, will oversee a range of statutory business functions within our local area, ensuring that finance is distributed accurately to our settings and schools, and that we have sufficient places and admissions across our early years and school settings.
Additionally, this role oversees the Local Authorities Schools Forum and ensures effective financial partnership working with settings, schools, and colleges, as well as the finances of the council's safety valve programme.
This is an opportunity to join an effective education team, where the post holder will be expected to contribute to the departmental education priorities in B&NES and work collaboratively to deliver the broader objectives of the council.
Key Responsibilities:
• School Finance Leadership: Oversee the management and delivery of the council's responsibilities for managing the Dedicated Schools Grant, ensuring effective deployment of finance to early years settings and schools.
• Admissions and School Place Planning: Directly manage the Schools Capital Organisation Team (SCOT), ensuring that there are sufficient school places in B&NES and that school admissions are managed effectively.
• Early Years Finance and Sufficiency – Lead the team that works to ensure our local area has enough early years places and that finance is delivered effectively to our early years’ settings.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the management and running of our Schools Forum.
• Reporting: Provide regular updates to the Director of Education and brief elected officials when necessary on finance and sufficiency.
• Carry out: Additional duties and support the wider directorate to achieve and deliver its statutory duties and commitments to deliver broader council objectives.
What We Offer:
• Impactful Work: Contribute to the development of new educational facilities, including special schools and resource bases.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous professional development and career advancement.
• Supportive Environment: Work within a team that values boldness, empowerment, support, and transparency.
Qualifications:
• Qualifications in finance or project management are essential
• Strong project management and risk management skills
• Awareness of Education and SEND legislation and best practice
• Degree in a relevant field
Join us in our mission to improve the lives of children and young people with SEND in Bath & North East Somerset.
You will be employed on a B&NES permanent contract with annual leave and pension entitlement.
For further information, please contact Chris Wilford, Director of Education on 01225 477109 or email christopher_wilford@bathnes.gov.uk
Our Education Business Manager position will soon be available. This post, responsible to the Director of Education, will oversee a range of statutory business functions within our local area, ensuring that finance is distributed accurately to our settings and schools, and that we have sufficient places and admissions across our early years and school settings.
Additionally, this role oversees the Local Authorities Schools Forum and ensures effective financial partnership working with settings, schools, and colleges, as well as the finances of the council's safety valve programme.
This is an opportunity to join an effective education team, where the post holder will be expected to contribute to the departmental education priorities in B&NES and work collaboratively to deliver the broader objectives of the council.
Key Responsibilities:
• School Finance Leadership: Oversee the management and delivery of the council's responsibilities for managing the Dedicated Schools Grant, ensuring effective deployment of finance to early years settings and schools.
• Admissions and School Place Planning: Directly manage the Schools Capital Organisation Team (SCOT), ensuring that there are sufficient school places in B&NES and that school admissions are managed effectively.
• Early Years Finance and Sufficiency – Lead the team that works to ensure our local area has enough early years places and that finance is delivered effectively to our early years’ settings.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the management and running of our Schools Forum.
• Reporting: Provide regular updates to the Director of Education and brief elected officials when necessary on finance and sufficiency.
• Carry out: Additional duties and support the wider directorate to achieve and deliver its statutory duties and commitments to deliver broader council objectives.
What We Offer:
• Impactful Work: Contribute to the development of new educational facilities, including special schools and resource bases.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous professional development and career advancement.
• Supportive Environment: Work within a team that values boldness, empowerment, support, and transparency.
Qualifications:
• Qualifications in finance or project management are essential
• Strong project management and risk management skills
• Awareness of Education and SEND legislation and best practice
• Degree in a relevant field
Join us in our mission to improve the lives of children and young people with SEND in Bath & North East Somerset.
You will be employed on a B&NES permanent contract with annual leave and pension entitlement.
For further information, please contact Chris Wilford, Director of Education on 01225 477109 or email christopher_wilford@bathnes.gov.uk
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