Leadership and Strategy
* Be responsible for line-managing administration staff, including carrying out long-term resource planning and managing recruitment, appraisal and professional development.
* Under the direction of the CFO, lead on financial matters in school, to ensure the school’s successful financial performance and to ensure financial decisions are clearly linked to the school’s strategic goals.
* Take all decisions in line with the vision and values of the Trust and school, and encourage others to do the same.
* Implement a marketing plan for the school, which utilises the school website, signage, the prospectus, and communications with current and prospective parents.
* Monitor developments in technology and consider how it can be used to enhance the school’s business processes, teaching and learning, and staff wellbeing.
* Support leadership team meetings and report where appropriate.
Financial Management and Fundraising
1. In partnership with the Headteacher, manage the school’s budget and ensure it is balanced, realistic, and represents an effective use of public funds.
2. Support budget preparation and submit to CFO.
3. Monitor the budget all year round, advising the Headteacher and CFO where revisions or changes are needed.
4. Support the CFO and Trust Business Manager to forecast future years’ budgets, based on the school’s estimated funding and trends in expenditure, to enab...