Business Manager

Business Manager (Primary)

Permanent and Fixed Term posts available in various primary schools across Edinburgh.

Salary: £39,129 - £46,023 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional).

Hours:

18 per week, 40 weeks sessional.

All posts are based on-site in one primary school for 18hrs. Locations will be confirmed with candidates invited to interview and candidates will have the opportunity to indicate which posts they wish to be considered for.

The role of a Business Manager is to support the Headteacher in all non‑curricular aspects of school management, ensuring these aspects operate effectively, including Finance, HR, Information Governance, Resources, Facilities, Information Technology and Health and Safety. The successful candidate should have experience in some or all of these areas.

Experience of leading support services in an educational setting is desirable; however evidence of effective leadership experience alongside the ability to personally manage the day‑to‑day operations is essential for this on‑site post. The Business Manager will be responsible for maintaining and developing operational efficiency across Early Years and Primary within the school and working in partnership with multiple external agencies and contractors.

The new Business Manager will have a positive, can‑do attitude and excellent problem‑solving skills. For a complete list of responsibilities please refer to the Business Manager Job Profile.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out of the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

The candidate must provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency‑based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page – Our Behaviours:
The City of Edinburgh Council.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and increases annually until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk about flexible working.

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View Business Manager job pack.

View Sessional Working information.