BUSINESS LEADER

Imagine coming to work in the morning to see children of all ages playing together on the playground. You have checked your schedule for that morning, and your 9 am appointment is to review the financial results with the finance manager and the principal. Later that morning, together with the facilities officer, you take a walk around the premises to go over the maintenance plan for next year as well as the long-term planning. You grab your lunch in the staff room, where teachers and other staff members chat about their weekends. After lunch, you meet with your leadership team colleagues to check the formation plan for the coming school year and work on new ideas to generate leads for the school.
Are you an entrepreneurial and dedicated person who fits well in a place where you can work in a diverse and hands-on school environment? Can you lead a team of professionals, develop and maintain processes and procedures, identify opportunities for growth and cost-saving, and capitalise on these opportunities? Then we would like to hear from you!

THE ROLE

You are a part of the leadership team, and together you are responsible for the further development and execution of the school’s business strategy to establish sustainable growth and financial health.
With a focus on the execution of the business strategy, you lead our business functions and ensure commercial targets are achieved. You will oversee the business development, financial, marketing and operational aspects and make sure that your team members are empowered and perform at their utmost best. Together, you optimise and align core cross-functional business processes and tackle challenges that arise along the way. You make sure our school is compliant with all relevant laws, regulations and policies.
We are looking for someone hands-on, who has strong analytical skills and knows how to create and implement widely supported business strategies in a not-for-profit environment. It is of utmost importance that you have knowledge of financial and operational management principles and practices. We require you to understand relevant IT systems and software best used for the implementation and execution of the strategy.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Further development and execution of the business strategy
• Achieve the commercial targets
• Establishing a business mindset within our school context
• Identifying opportunities for revenue growth and cost savings
• Delivering accurate financial records to support the (long-term) budgeting process
• Bringing data and insights management to the strategic planning and execution processes
• Developing long-term strategies for the business functions (e.g. Facilities, HR, Finance, Admin, IT, Health, MarCom: a total of 13 colleagues), including negotiations with contractors.
• Implementing new back-office IT/CRM systems