Business Manager

About the role:  Leigh Academies Trust are currently working with Corelli College and have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Business Manager to join us working at the Academy.  This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a candidate looking to be part of the successful business function that Corelli operates.  Reporting directly into the Principal, the role offers huge scope for responsibility and our successful candidate will be suitably experienced, being able to draw on their current experience and knowledge to fulfil the role. 

The role will include the management and development of the site, ensuring best value, and tendering for local contracts.  A key accountability will be maximising income from the facilities available at the academy.  You will also provide leadership and support for members of the Administrative Team.  Key responsibilities include the following;

• The development and management of the Academy’s site including all aspects of health and safety.
• Maximising external grant monies, generating additional income and maximising hirings.
• Providing leadership and support for all members of the Academy’s Administrative and Site Teams.
• The implementation of the Academy’s Human Resource policies covering Administrative Support Staff and Site Teams under the guidance of the Human Resource Department.
• The development and management of the Academies facilities.
• Ensuring best value through Academy contracts.
• The management of small capital projects within the Academy.

This is a challenging position for someone who is self-motivated, an excellent communicator, has an understanding of community both in terms of externally and within the academy, and has experience managing projects from concept to delivery.  The post holder is responsible for budget monitoring within their designated areas of responsibility only as there is a Finance Manager responsible for academy finances.  For more information, please consult the Job Description and Person Specification.  Please note that interviews and associated activities will be held week commencing 4th September 2017.  

Working for Corelli College:  At Corelli College we are uncompromising in our ambition for our students and emphasise scholastic excellence in academic and vocational work. Committed to providing exceptional opportunities for all, in a culture of the highest of expectations of, and for, our students, results continue to improve year on year. Our central aim is to enable each young person to achieve great things in whatever he or she undertakes. We pride ourselves on continuously striving to offer the highest quality teaching and learning experiences and use self-improvement to drive up standards.

We maximise success by ensuring all students are provided with rich, high quality educational opportunities, within our culture of high aspiration where achievement is recognised and celebrated. From the moment you enter the gates at Corelli College, with our beautiful sixteen acre site and state of the arts sporting facilities, you quickly realise how happy, caring and successful our students are.

What are we looking for in you?:  Corelli College seek to recruit talented individuals that can not only help to build the success of the academy but also people that are engaging and passionate about what they do. We are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of age, gender, race, beliefs or disabilities which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise.

Corelli College is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Academy.