Project Executive

Full time, Maternity cover required until December 2025. We are looking for a Project Executive to join St Paul’s Girls’ School – one of the country’s leading independent schools for girls aged 11-18, with approximately 800 students. You will offer project management and operational support to SPGS International with a particular focus on supporting our existing and developing partners in Asia.

The school is an extraordinary institution, offering a classical yet forward-thinking education, rooted in a love of academic discovery and enriched by a broad co-curricular programme, nurturing wellbeing provision and a strong commitment to partnerships and community initiatives. Aspirations and achievements go well beyond what one would normally expect from a school, making St Paul’s Girls’ School an exciting, lively, and stimulating place in which to work. Students want to make a difference, and many go on to roles tackling some of the greatest challenges facing people and planet. Respect for environmental sustainability is expected of all staff, both in terms of minimising use of resources in daily operations and supporting the school’s aim of preparing students fully for life and work in the mid-21st century.

This is an exciting and varied role offering project management and operational support to SPGS International, with a particular focus on supporting our existing and developing partnerships in Asia. The Project Executive – Asia Operations will work closely with the Managing Director, other Project Managers and school team to ensure efficient delivery of key projects, manage international communications, and support the operations of current and future SPGS International schools.

This post combines project management, administrative support, marketing coordination, and strategic liaison with our partners overseas. The successful candidate will be confident working both independently and as part of a small team, with the ability to build strong relationships, manage competing priorities, and contribute to the dynamic growth of SPGS International.

Further information about the role and how to apply can be found on our website. Please submit your application before midnight on the closing date. Please use your own words when writing your supporting statement. While we are a digitally forward-looking school, we are mindful of the importance of authenticity in education and would far prefer to hear your unique voice through any application you may choose to make. We recommend that candidates apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may be arranged on a rolling basis.

St Paul’s Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We expect all staff to share this commitment. St Paul’s Girls’ School welcomes applications from all sectors of the community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our pupil intake. We seek to offer fair and inclusive employment policies, interview and arrangements that avoid bias and support all applicants and staff equally.

This post will require an enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) before we can confirm an offer of employment. Unless you are a member of the DBS Update Service you will need to apply for a new disclosure, even if you already hold one. Former members of staff who are not on the Update Service who re-join us also require fresh disclosures, unless less than three months have passed between their leaving and their re-employment date. If you have lived or worked abroad for a period of 3 months or more during the past ten years you will also need to provide appropriate paperwork, such as a police certificate of good conduct, from the countries you have lived in.

The post-holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with our child protection policy statement at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post-holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children at St Paul’s Girls’ School, they must report any concerns to our safeguarding designated lead or to the High Mistress.

Closing date: Thursday 8 May 2025

Interview: Tuesday 13 May 2025

Contact details: Human Resources Department, St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, London W6 7BS, Tel: 020 7603 2288, recruiting@spgs.org