Director of External Relations

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The Role
St Leonards School in St Andrews, Scotland has been at the forefront of pioneering education since it was founded in 1877. As we look forward to celebrating our 150th anniversary in 2027, we remain focused on our fundamental purpose: to educate young people for life.
We are seeking an outstanding, creative Director of External Relations with excellent business insights to develop, build and lead our long-term strategy, grow our School, enhance our income streams, and extend our local and global reach.
The challenges and opportunities in the years ahead are energising us as a School as we know we must remain as innovative, as ambitious and as visionary as ever in all we do. Equally, we remain committed to nurturing every single individual in our warm, welcoming, diverse and inclusive community, and ensuring that our young people are educated with rigour, aspiration, relevance and purpose, such that they are able to flourish in every aspect of their lives.
This key role supports and shapes the School’s clear vision, mission and strategy, and will suit a strategic professional with experience of admissions, development, communications and marketing. As our School’s brand ambassador, the ideal candidate will be a key collaborative member of the School’s Executive Leadership Team and will combine demonstrable people skills with a coaching-led leadership style.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Actively participate in the Executive Leadership Team, shaping the School’s priorities.
• To Develop and implement a strategic business plan aligned with School priorities, translating the strategic plans into operational targets and KPIs.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on progress to achieve agreed targets within the External Relations department.
• Lead, manage, mentor, and provide guidance to direct reports and team members.
• To work closely with the Registrar team, Marketing team and the wider School to deliver all aspects of the External Relations strategy.
• Keeping abreast of all matters related to education in general and to the independent sector, in particular ensuring constant monitoring of relevant guidelines, compliance regulations and best practice (e.g. Tier 4 and compliance withUKVI)
• Provide regular reports on all aspects of the School’s Development and External Relations operations for the Executive and the Board of Governors.
• Efficiently manage budgets for all External Relations departments.