Business Director
St George's, Edinburgh
Edinburgh, City of
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Spring Term
- Apply by:
- 15 December 2021
Job overview
St George's School, Edinburgh is seeking a Business Director to provide strategic leadership on all commercial and financial aspects of the school, as well as having overall responsibility for the management of the support functions of the School.
The Business Director is responsible and accountable to the school's Governing Council and any of its constituent Committees. On a day to day basis the Business Director will report to the Head and will have responsibility for the management and strategic leadership of the School's Finance, Facilities and Health and Safety functions. Direct reports to the Business Director will be the Facilities Department managers, the IT infrastructure manager and the finance team.
The Business Director will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team, will Chair the Facilities Management Team and will play a key role in the IT Management Group. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Business Director will be expected to represent the School at external events, to be an ambassador for the School, and to promote the ethos of St George's at all times.
On Offer
The role of Business Director will offer:
- Highly competitive base salary
- Annual leave: 8 weeks/40 days
- Pension contributions: 4% Employee / 3% Employer
- Fee Remission: at the discretion of Council this is 50% fee reduction (from tuition fees only)
- Free onsite parking
The role will have overall responsibility for but not limited to:
- Strategic planning
- Staff leadership and management
- Financial management
- Facilities management
- Catering and operations
- Health & safety
- Legal and regulatory
- Human resources
- Commercial development
- Change management
Person Specification
Applicants should have considerable managerial and financial experience, with a hands-on approach. Ideally, they should have a university degree and a relevant qualification in accounting or finance.
They should be computer literate, have excellent communication skills at all levels, and be keen to take a full part in all activities of the School's communities.
Knowledge of the Charity sector would be advantageous but is not a requirement.
Next Steps
Please reach out to our Recruitment Partner, John Gilbertson at Meraki Talent, for a private & confidential discussion regarding this opportunity. A full and comprehensive job specification is also available upon request, with further initial detail available here.
All third-party and direct applications to the School will be forwarded to Meraki Talent for review.
About St George's, Edinburgh
- St George's, Edinburgh
- Garscube Terrace, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
- Midlothian
- EH12 6BG
- United Kingdom
St George’s School for Girls is an independent, all-through school in Edinburgh. It caters for approximately 800 girls aged between two and eighteen.
Founded in 1888 by pioneers of women’s education, St George’s is the largest all-girls school in Scotland and the only all-through girls’ school in Edinburgh. The school was named the top Scottish Independent School for Advanced Higher results by the Best-Schools website in 2014 and 2013.
Vision and values
The main vision of St George’s School for Girls is to produce women of independent mind who are equipped with the academic and life skills to succeed. The ethos is based on four values: truth, honour, freedom and courtesy. Students and staff alike are encouraged to be respectful towards one another. Pupils learn in an environment free of gender stereotypes.
St George’s nursery curriculum is based on child-led activities, involving problem-solving, creativity and role play. For the older students, the curriculum is based on GCSE and Scottish Higher and Advanced Higher examinations in eight areas: languages, maths, social studies, sciences, health and well-being, religious and moral education, expressive arts and technologies. The school also emphasises the importance of outdoor learning and physical activity as a supplement to academic learning.
Education Scotland report
“The school’s systematic approaches to tracking and monitoring children’s and young people’s performance provides staff with very helpful information about each child’s progress and development. The headteacher has a strong and clear vision for the school as a place where children and young people receive the best education to develop their ambitions and fulfil their aspirations.”
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