Director of Operations - Grosvenor Consulting Ltd : Job Details

We're currently searching for a Director of Operations to join the senior leadership team at a top international school in West Sussex. The Director of Operations will line manage both the Finance Manager and Estates Manager (both of which manage small teams), ensuring the effective management of business aspects of the College and playing a major role in the College’s strategic direction and financial success. The Director of Operations will undertake financial forecasting, budgeting and performance monitoring, working with the Principal to implement the College’s strategic development plan.

Responsibilities:

• The Director of Operations will have whole-College responsibilities for:
• Health and Safety provision and risk assessment
• Safeguarding practice with particular attention to campus safety and security
• Line management of the Estates team and Finance
• Project management: working closely with the architects, surveyors and Health and Safety in planning and managing onsite construction works
• Preparation of the College’s financial reports, in consultation with the Finance team and Principal, to present to leadership team and Governors
• Approval and management of the College’s contracts, leases and renwals
• Data Protection
• Exploration of additional funding and income streams, including the management of holiday lettings

The successful Director of Opeations will:

Be well-qualified to degree level or above in a relevant discipline

Have strategic vision and proven ability to plan strategically

Enjoy working in a fast-paced, target-setting environment

Be ambitious and progressive thinking, willing to contribute to the successful growth and development of the College

Have a proven record of managing others and work well within a team

Have a proven track record of effective budget planning and management

Have an entrepreneurial approach and a proven track record of delivering excellent customer service

Have a sense of fun, flexibility and a readiness to respond to the College’s needs with enthusiasm and openness

Be willing to become part of our community of aspirational, outward looking, internationally-minded staff and students, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion

Have wider skills and interests which will contribute to the super curricular and pastoral