Operations Manager
The British School of Amsterdam - Early Years
Amsterdam
- Expired
- Salary:
- €65,000 to €75,000, including relocation allowance for expatriate employees
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- February 2019 or sooner
- Apply by:
- 17 December 2018
Job overview
The British School of Amsterdam
The British School of Amsterdam is an independent co-educational non-profit day school providing world class learning for children from 3 to 18 years. Currently based on three campuses in the south of the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, the school is organised into four departments: Early Years (3-5 years), Infant (5-7 years), Junior (7-11 years) and Senior (11-18 years) each with its own Head and team of staff. We currently have more than 950 pupils across the school. The British School of Amsterdam is directed by a whole school leadership team comprising the Principal, Bursar and the Heads of the Early Years, Infant, Junior and Senior schools. The Support Staff consists of admissions, finance, IT, facilities, marketing and HR.
We are, proudly, a non-selective school with high expectations of all pupils and staff. Our staff are the school's greatest asset; they are professional, caring, committed and work together, whatever their role, to provide the best possible education for the children in our care.
We are accredited by the UK Government as a British School Overseas offering the English National Curriculum leading to IGCSEs and A-Levels. Our most recent inspection report can be found here.
The division of the school onto three separate campuses allows each section the space it needs but means the functioning and feeling of the school is split. We have always wanted to be united in a single building, combining a community of pupils, staff and parents with excellent facilities and abundant outside space. The school has recently bought a historic building within a residential neighbourhood. The school has now started a redevelopment programme, ending in the summer of 2020, to turn this building into a fantastic modern British international school with a capacity of just over 14,000 m². The school will be open for the start of the new academic year in September 2020.
The Management Board consists of the Principal (Chairman) and the Bursar. The Bursar is also the Project Director for the new site.
Now that the building project is fully under way the Bursar is spending most of his time on this. Therefore, for the duration of the building project and possibly beyond, the Management Board are seeking an exceptional and entrepreneurial individual as the Operations Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day management and leadership of activities that would normally be done by the Bursar. They will also lead and build the Support Department in preparation for the transfer to the new site.
The Management Board invites candidates with substantial experience in school business management who can demonstrate the ability to operate strategically, communicate effectively and who will share our passion for education.
Contract and benefits
The post is full time, and in the first instance temporary for one year working 40 hours per week from 8am to 5pm and a willingness to be flexible.
Benefits include
- Competitive salary, in the range of €65,000 to €75,000 per year.
- An additional 8% holiday allowance is paid per year.
- Pension plan.
- 25 days holiday, plus the statutory holidays
- Travel expenses of €0.19 per km if travelling by car (up to a monthly maximum of €180) or by public transport (if coming from outside of Amsterdam) of up to €300 per month (in standard class).
Person specification
Experience
- Minimum three years’ experience in similar role (for example, facilities, procurement, finance, resource management, administration) ideally in an educational institution or related service industry.
- Project management experience.
Personal qualities
Candidates need to have experience in leading and motivating teams and a strong understanding of business, ideally in the international education sector. The successful candidate will be:
- Influential in supporting strategic decision making within the Management Board and the Senior Leadership Team.
- Skilled at managing systems and people.
- Able to think creatively and problem-solve.
- Innovative in using new technology to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Excellent organisational skills.
Application process
The application form should include a covering letter, addressed to Paul Morgan, the Principal and the contact details for two referees. Once completed it should be sent to recruitment@britams.nl by Monday 17 December at 12pm (CET). Further information can be obtained by sending an email to the HR Manager, Zefania Cairo, z.cairo@britams.nl. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 19 December.
Attached documents
About The British School of Amsterdam - Early Years
Since the foundation of the British School of Amsterdam in 1978, the school quickly grew in size from a very small primary school of 40 children to a “leading international independent school” for children of all ages, with more than 550 pupils (ISI School Inspection February 2003).
When the school was founded it was housed in a section of a Dutch primary school in South Amsterdam. The whole school moved to Jan van Eijckstraat (which now houses the Infant school) in 1983 when it had enough pupils to exist as a school in its own right. Since then the school has constantly increased its enrolment. Through the eighties to mid-nineties the school steadily grew. By 1994 pupil numbers had risen to 150. Since then the school’s numbers have grown with more pace. By 1998 the school had 230 pupils. It had doubled its size to 460 pupils by 2003 and in 2016 now has 875 pupils. There are plans to move to a new, single site in 2018-19.
The School follows the UK Curriculum and is the only school in Amsterdam to offer GCSE and A level courses.
The Early Years School
The Early Years School is situated in the Anthonie van Dijckstraat and accommodates children in Nursery and Reception.
The school houses teaching classrooms, a Dutch classroom, an English classroom, an IT suite, a school hall/gymnasium, a library, a music room, an OT room and a secure playground.
The Infant School
The Infant school is located in the Jan van Eijckstraat which is 175 metres from the Early Years School. It accommodates children in Years 1 and 2. The maximum class size is 24 pupils. The Infant school is a purpose built school. It consists of teaching classrooms, an IT suite, a modern foreign languages classroom, a fiction and non fiction library, a hall/gymnasium and a secure playground.
The Junior and Senior Schools
The Junior and Senior Schools are situated in the Fred. Roeskestraat, 1.5 kilometres from the Early Year and Infant Schools. A shuttle bus runs from the Early Years School each morning.
The Fred Roeskestraat site is purpose built and accommodates children in Years 3-13; the Junior and Senior Schools are separate, except for sharing Hall and Dining facilities.
The Junior school accommodates children in Years 3-6. The maximum class size is 24. It consists of teaching classrooms, an IT suite, two modern foreign languages classrooms, a music room, a fiction and non-fiction library, access to a hall and gymnasium and an extensive secure playground.
The Senior School accommodates students in Years 7-13. It consists of teaching classrooms, seminar rooms, an IT suite, music rooms, an Art room, flexible study areas, a bespoke 6th form area and 6th form gym, access to a hall and larger gym and a secure playground
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