Business, Operations & Logistics Manager

The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PW

6 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TBOWA Support Staff Scale - dependent on experience
• Additional allowances:

  TBOWA Support Staff Scale - dependent on experience

Business, Operations & Logistics Manager job summary

We are seeking a Business, Operations & Logistics Manager, dedicated to their profession and with a genuine desire to contribute to the advancement of our Single Academy Trust. We can offer you the opportunity to be part of an inclusive team, where your knowledge will be appreciated and your skills welcomed to help us achieve our goals.

As Business, Operations & Logistics Manager, you will be welcomed into a supportive team of professionals to:

• Provide strong strategic and operational leadership across administration, IT, facilities, data, and reprographics.
• Lead and manage core support teams to deliver a professional, welcoming, and high‑quality service for students, staff, parents, and visitors.
• Take responsibility for the Academy’s IT and digital development, including systems, infrastructure, website, and external suppliers.
• Contribute to estates, facilities, health & safety, and site security management, promoting a safe and well‑maintained environment.
• Oversee critical daily operations including timetabling, staff cover arrangements, and data deadlines.
• Lead or support procurement activities, grant funding applications, and value‑for‑money initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with data protection, information governance, and wider statutory responsibilities.
• Plan and deliver key Academy events, supporting strong community engagement.
• Provide flexible support to senior leaders on projects and initiatives that drive continuous improvement.

This is a varied and influential role ideal for someone with strong leadership skills, a proactive mindset, and a commitment to supporting an outstanding educational environment.

We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you:

• Generous defined benefit pension - employer contribution at 23.6% basic salary
• Career development with a bespoke CPD programme
• Excellent facilities with free onsite parking and good local public transport links
• Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme
• Option to join Benenden Health - reduced employee rate
• Local gym discounts
• Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance

To apply for this Business, Operations & Logistics Manager role, please visit the vacancies section of our website to complete an application form: https://www.tbowa.org/staff/-vacancies/support-staff.

We would be delighted to take you on a tour of the school and give you the opportunity to meet us and answer any questions you may have.

Please email completed application forms to jonathan.adams@tbowa.org, addressing your covering letter to Mr Paul McKeown, Principal.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, recently recognised by Ofsted as prioritising ‘wider opportunities alongside achievement so that pupils “live life to the full.”’ (Ofsted 2023). Operating from recently refurbished facilities, our shared mission to improve the life chances of all of our students is at the very centre of our work.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CVs.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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 The Bishop of Winchester Academy

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Bishop of Winchester Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bishop-of-winchester-academy

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, commended by Ofsted for its ‘inclusive approach, which seeks to support all pupils’. Led by a dedicated team with ‘strong moral and ethical foundation[s]’, our shared mission for ‘improving the life chances of all [our] pupils is at the very centre of [our] work’ (Ofsted, 2017).

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