Business Manager-campbell High School

This position is an active member of the school leadership team, overseeing the operations of the school business, and is accountable to the ACT Education Directorate in meeting relevant legislative requirements. The Business Manager plays an integral role within the school community and the school improvement agenda, ensuring the school is a safe and positive environment where students love to learn. The role provides support to the principal while working collaboratively with the school leadership team and the school community to support student outcomes.

Business Manager positions at this level work under mínimal direction in managing the operations of the school and provide strategic advice and recommendations on complex matters. Business Managers working at the SOGC level are responsible for achieving results, accountable for business outcomes in using and allocating resources and which may have a major impact on the day-to-day operations of the school.

Responsibilities include:
**Strategic Management**
- Engage and collaborate with the executive team.
- Provide advice and recommendations to the School Leadership Team on business improvement approaches to support the priorities in the School Improvement Plan
- Provide advice and recommendations to the School Leadership Team on business approaches.
- Design programs and policies that deliver innovative solutions.

**Financial Management**
- Identify, forecast, develop, and report on annual school budgets.
- Prepare financial statements and coordinate finance reports.
- Identify financial issues and assist the School Leadership Team to understand business needs and costs.
- Facilities Management
- Working in collaboration with the principal, plan, forecast and implement major projects including:

- Successfully budget for major works, repairs, and maintenance

**Communications and stakeholder engagement**
- Provide excellent customer service.
- Communicate, liaise, negotiate, and influence key stakeholders.
- Prepare complex documentation.

**Procurement and contract management**
- Strategic management of procurement activities to support school infrastructure and service delivery, and provide evidence of informed advice and recommendations to the School Leadership Team

**Compliance, Risk and Governance**
- Work with the School Leadership Team to identify risks and develop mitigation strategies including preparation of school risk registers.
- Ensure compliance of Work, Health and Safety Practices
- Provide support to the School Board

**Human Resources**
- Lead, mentor and manage the school administrative team.

Other duties as directed by the principal.

**Eligibility/other requirements**:

- Manage and lead staff through sound human resource management, and the development of programs that focus on the needs of the school community.
- Under limited direction, make decisions within governance frameworks that may have a major impact on the business operations of the school, including initiating another course of action or reviewing decisions to deliver business outcomes.

**Behavioural Capabilities**
- High level liaison and communication skills and an ability to negotiate with and influence key stakeholders.
- Strategic thinking to design and deliver strategic programs that meet the needs of the school community, including recommendations on best practice service delivery and business improvement practices.
- Collaborate with the School Leadership Team to deliver on outcomes that best support students and the school community.
- This position does require a Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration.

**Desirable**
- Business qualifications or experience in a business-related role
- Financial qualifications or relevant experience

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