About the role
The Governors of the Queens’ Federation are seeking to appoint a new Federation Business Manager to our experienced strategic leadership team. The post involves working across our two large primary schools and working closely with Governors, the Executive Headteacher and the Deputy Headteachers. The successful candidate will be leading staff working with financial responsibilities, property, lettings and overseeing contracts, including those for catering.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Jovita Dargiene, jdargiene@Queenemma.cambs.sch.uk.
What will you be doing?
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Queens’ Federation, consisting of Queen Edith and Queen Emma Primary Schools. Our schools have a successful reputation within the community and staff speak highly of the supportive and positive relationships established throughout the organisation. We will be looking for someone to join the Federation with wide knowledge, experience and excellent inter-personal skills. We appreciate that the breadth of the role means training in some areas may be required, but a knowledge of financial regulations will be essential. The post holder will be supported by a Finance Officer.
About you
Other information regarding this role
The Queens’ Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including the right to work in the UK, ISA registration, Disclosure and Barring Service, medical checks and two satisfactory references.
We would welcome visits to the school prior to application. Please contact our school office on (01223) 714300 to arrange a suitable time.
Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from our websites: www.queenedithschool.org.uk or www.queenemmaschool.org.uk and completed applications can be emailed to Jovita Dargiene - jdargiene@queenemma.cambs.sch.uk.
Please note the school may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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