School Business Manager in Wolverhampton

Overall Purpose of the Role: As a senior member of the School’s support staff team, the Business Manager will have operational responsibility for a broad portfolio of non‑teaching functions, including finance operations, human resources, estates and facilities, health and safety, procurement, data protection and key external contracts. Working closely with the Principal/CEO, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the executive leaders of the school, the Business Manager will ensure that the School’s business operations are efficient, compliant and aligned with the Trust’s strategic priorities, enabling leaders and teachers to focus on the quality of education and pupil outcomes. The Business Manager will line‑manage a portfolio of the School’s allocated support teams and will act as the School’s lead for data protection and compliance.

What the school offers its staff: The Royal School, Wolverhampton is a non‑selective, co‑educational, all‑through day and state boarding school for pupils aged 4–19, serving Wolverhampton and the surrounding area. Through our boarding provision, pupils also join us from across the world, bringing a wide national and international perspective that enriches school life for everyone. Alongside a strong academic curriculum, we place real emphasis on wider learning – sport, music, the arts, clubs, leadership and service – so that pupils develop confidence, character, and the ambition to succeed locally, nationally and internationally. We welcome your application to be part of our community and would be delighted to invite you to visit and see the school in action, or to call us to talk the role through. We are privileged to have the support of our Patron, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, and we are entering an exciting phase of development, including planned redevelopment of all of our facilities and learning environment starting later this year.

Commitment to safeguarding: Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.