Rose Hill School
Location
Tunbridge Wells, Kent | United Kingdom
Job description
The Post
The Head and Governors invite applications for the post of Bursar (and Clerk to the Governors) which falls vacant at the start of the Autumn Term 2024.
The Bursar, who is a member of the Senior Leadership Team, is responsible for the financial and business affairs of the school (including HR and regulatory compliance), the facilities, buildings and estates, and the management of the non-teaching staff.
The successful candidate will be an experienced senior manager and have financial or accounting qualifications, with relevant financial experience, and first-class leadership, administrative and communication skills.
The role requires a strong ability to work as part of a team and to participate fully in all aspects of our family-focused school.
This is a full time, permanent role. Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience.
Prior experience in the education sector is not essential and applications are encouraged from candidates with commercial, charitable and public sector backgrounds; however, all candidates should be able to demonstrate a commitment to the well-being and educational outcomes of children aged 3 to 13. Applications are welcome from a variety of backgrounds.
For further information, please visit the staff vacancies page on the school website at .
For any queries, please contact the Head by email at [email protected] .
Applications
The application form must be completed in full and should be accompanied by a letter, in which the applicant should set out their rationale behind making this application and should go on to discuss the skills, strengths, enthusiasms and experience that they can bring to the post, without necessarily repeating the information already supplied on the application form.
Candidates should send/email their completed application form marked for the attention of the Head, Emma Neville, together with a covering letter. There is no need to submit a CV. Completed application forms and covering letters (both as PDF files if sent electronically please) should be emailed to Emma Neville, Head at [email protected] or posted to the School address, marked for her attention.
The process is as follows: All applications will be acknowledged by email. If you have not received acknowledgement that your application has been received within two working days of sending it, please contact the school. If you would like to visit the school before making your application, please contact the Head at [email protected] .
Deadline for applications 22 March 2024 at noon.
First round interviews will take place at Rose Hill School on 12 April 2024 . Further information will be provided to invited candidates.
Short-list interviews will take place at Rose Hill School on 26 April 2024.
Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to interview as and when applications are received, ahead of the closing date and withdraw this advert. You are therefore encouraged to apply promptly. Costs for travel are not covered. All candidates invited to interview must bring the original documents confirming or verifying any educational and professional qualifications that are necessary or relevant for the post.
Rose Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants for the post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and an enhanced criminal record check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. The appointment will be conditional upon successful outcomes of these checks and also on a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and children’s barred list checks.
Rose Hill School is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
The School has a legal responsibility to ensure that all its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, you will need to provide original documents verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK to the interview. Details of these will be provided in the invitation to interview.
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