Business Operations Manager

4 weeks ago


Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom CATS Global Schools Full time
About the Role

The Business Manager will play a critical role in the continued development of CATS Global Schools, a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers. As a strategic and highly professional member of the school's Leadership Team, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the school, ensuring that all buildings are maintained to a high standard and are comfortable and free of hazards for students, staff, and visitors.

Main Responsibilities
  • Financial Management: Prepare the proposed annual budget in consultation with the Principal and CGS finance staff, ensuring alignment with the School's Development Plan and statutory priorities.
  • Estate and Facilities Management: Manage the maintenance staff to ensure that all minor maintenance tasks are remedied within 24 hours, maintain costs and records of all maintenance/minor works undertaken, and ensure that all alarms and equipment are regularly tested to ensure compliance with current regulations.
  • Health and Safety: Undertake the role of the School's Health and Safety Co-ordinator locally, work within the CGS Health and Safety Committee to ensure the health and safety policy is implemented throughout the School, and oversee the management of fire safety procedures.
  • IT Systems: Agree the annual budget and monitor expenditure against budget throughout each academic year, plan capital expenditure to routinely replace the IT infrastructure and user technology, and support curriculum leaders and the Vice Principal to ensure the data needs of the school are met through appropriate systems.
  • Lettings and Commercial Activities: Be responsible for the letting of the School premises to outside organisations, establish and implement a liaison regime to manage the community use arrangements, and ensure that standards of good housekeeping are maintained.
Person Specification
  • Qualifications and Experience: Previous experience in an educational/facilities environment, good man management skills, good communicator, ability to work using own initiative, ability to work within timeframes, numerate, and good negotiating skills.
  • Additional Requirements: Ability to work additional hours as and when required, especially during the busy summer school period.
About CATS Global Schools

CATS Global Schools is a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers. With a history dating back to 1899, but a focus on the future, our group brings together 16 institutions comprising independent boarding schools, an Arts University College, English language schools, and a variety of summer programmes in the UK, US, and China.

Each year, we provide 18,000 students around the globe with the education they need to develop real-life skills for the future. We are dedicated to academic excellence and our students benefit from our well-developed links to over 40 top global universities.

We create a positive learning environment where every student is empowered to make a contribution to shape their world. This is made possible because of the commitment of our pioneering, persevering people who do the very best for our students.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Building on our core values Pioneering, Persevering, People, we pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers, and focus groups to make CATS Global Schools an employer of choice for all.

CGS is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of children and young people. As such, appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment employment checks in line with KCSIE guidelines.



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