Business Manager

Kettering Buccleuch Academy, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9NS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £50,000.00 - £54,000.00 Annually (FTE) G4 ABM4

Business Manager job summary

Business Manager

Salary: G4 ABM5

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 8am to 4pm), 52 weeks (26 days annual leave + bank holidays)

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: Permanent

Are you an experienced business professional looking for a senior leadership role where you can make a genuine impact? At Kettering Buccleuch Academy, we are seeking an experienced, proactive and highly organised School Business Manager to join our leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and commercially minded individual to play a pivotal role in continuing to shape the strategic direction and operational success of our academy.

Working closely with the Principal, you will lead and oversee all aspects of business operations, ensuring the effective management of finance, facilities, health and safety, administration, IT, and support services. You will be responsible for maximising resources, driving efficiencies, and ensuring that students and staff benefit from outstanding support services that enable excellent teaching and learning.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to build positive, professional relationships with students, staff, parents and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have the relevant qualifications and experience of working in an all-through school, workplace or similar setting.

You will be committed to contributing positively to the work, ethos and values of the school and will take pride in playing an important role in supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of our students and staff.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should a suitable candidate apply.

For more information:

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact us on 01536 515644 or HR@kba.uk

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Kettering Buccleuch Academy is committed to equal opportunities and to the protection and safety of all students and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share these commitments.

Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Kettering Buccleuch Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Christian, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1808 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kettering Buccleuch Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kettering-buccleuch-academy

Since becoming an academy in September 2009, Kettering Buccleuch Academy has seen many exciting changes. We are an all-through academy catering for students aged 4-18. We moved into our new, purpose-built building in January 2013. The academy continues to go from strength to strength, with happy and motivated staff, a supportive culture and plenty of opportunities for personal grown with our excellent staff CPD offer. We offer a range of benefits including our wellbeing and workload manifesto, Perkbox, covering lifestyle and retail benefits including Childcare vouchers, a car lease scheme, cycle to work etc., subsidised meals and an on-site gym which is free for all staff to use.

We welcome visits to our school so that you can experience the unique ethos of Kettering Buccleuch Academy for yourself. If you would like to visit the academy, please contact Miss Millsop, PA to the Principal, on 01536 515644 or via email to WendyMillsop@kba.uk.

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