Bursar
Ashford School
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2024
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2024
Job overview
Ashford School is a leading co-educational independent day and boarding school for children from 3 months to 18 years, with a Prep School catering for pupils up to the age of 11. Set across two spacious campuses in Ashford, Kent, the School offers an exceptional and inspiring education through which all pupils can be happy and successful. With a commitment to developing an inspiring environment that encourages growth and adventure, Ashford offers a rich educational experience across a wide range of academic, cultural and sporting pursuits. Despite the current economic and political challenges, Ashford School is in a strong financial position with a very confident future.
Ashford School is part of the United Learning Group and shared the group’s objective of bringing out “the best in everyone”.
Following the appointment of the current postholder as the Repton Group Chief Operating Officer, the Headmaster and Governing Body are seeking to appoint an engaging, forward-thinking leader to the post of Bursar. With responsibility for leading the school’s financial and operational planning alongside implementation of the strategic vision, candidates will be able to demonstrate proven ability in senior leadership, project management and financial control in complex environments.
Reporting to the Headmaster and a key member of the Executive Team, the Bursar will lead a large and diverse team and ensure the successful management and delivery of the Schools’ finances, operations and commercial activity. They will be a dynamic and collaborative senior leader, with strong entrepreneurial and commercial instincts and the ability to empower and develop others to ensure the continued success of Ashford School. Proven understanding of project management, demonstrable experience of operational ability across multi-functional support teams along with a collaborative leadership style, will be essential.
Prior experience in the education sector is not a prerequisite and applications are encouraged from candidates with commercial, charitable, private-sector and public-sector backgrounds. The successful candidate will however demonstrate empathy with independent education and a genuine identification with Ashford School/United Learning’s ethos.
How to Apply
Ashford School is being assisted in the recruitment of this key appointment by the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association (ISBA), from whom a Candidate Pack can be obtained by sending an email to recruiting@theisba.org.uk
Alternatively if you would like to discuss the position with ISBA prior to applying, please contact Lucy Wyatt on 07817 038009.
Closing date for applications is 19th February 2024.
Screening interviews will be held for long-listed candidates which will be conducted by ISBA and short-listed candidates will attend first stage interviews on 29th February 2024 with the final stage interview on 4th March 2024
About Ashford School
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Ashford School is one of the UK's leading coeducational independent day and boarding school, founded in 1898. Ashford has all the benefits of being a school of individual character, coupled with the security and support offered by membership of the United Learning group of independent schools and academies. We are proud that the School is able to provide a seamless learning journey for children from 3 months to 18 years on a beautiful campus in the heart of Kent.
Ashford School, East Hill:
Our Senior School and Bridge Nursery make up Ashford School’s beautiful 25-acre campus close to the centre of Ashford and surrounded by Kent countryside.
The Senior School occupies a site in a prominent position in the busy and growing commuter town of Ashford and is close to the International Station. It has on-site playing fields, floodlit Astroturf pitch, tennis and netball courts, as well as a recently opened Sports Centre complete with gyms, fitness suite and an indoor swimming pool. The school’s boarding houses are on campus. Further playing fields and sports facilities, including a second floodlit Astroturf pitch, can be found on a 40-acre site adjacent to the Prep School and are well used by both Senior and Prep students.
Ashford School, Great Chart:
Ashford Prep School is situated in the beautiful village of Great Chart on the outskirts of Ashford. The site also includes our Prep School Nursery and in 2018 our custom-designed Stables Nursery opened. The site includes beautiful playing fields, an indoor swimming pool, flood-lit Astroturf pitch, indoor gym and a well-appointed Sports Pavilion.
The early years provision has its own dedicated and well-resourced accommodation and staff.
Our students
Currently, approximately 500 students attend the Senior School (aged 11 to 18), including around 120 boarders. It is expected that the number of Senior School students will increase over the next ten years and developments are being planned to allow for this growth. Around 500 students also currently attend the Prep School and Nurseries (aged 0-11).
Our location
Ashford is extremely well connected. London St Pancras can be reached by train in 37 minutes thanks to Ashford International Station’s position on the High Speed Line (HS1). The Eurotunnel is a 15-minute drive away, and the Port of Dover can be reached in 30 minutes.
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