Executive Business Manager
Glenmoor Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4EX22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To be confirmed
Closing date
7 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 July 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
- Competitive
Additional allowances
Competitive
Executive Business Manager job summary
Role: Executive Business Manager
Location: Bournemouth, Poole & Weymouth
Salary: Competitive
Working pattern: Full time with possible flexibility
Closing Date: Friday 7th August 2026
Shortlisting: Monday 10th August 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 12th August
The United Learning Dorset Secondary Cluster is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Executive Business Manager to lead our business functions across four schools that are all on a unique but exciting journey. You will be expected to offer trusted strategic advice to each of our Principals as they seek to develop the unique strengths of each school.
Your support will enable our schools to deliver an excellent education to young people across Dorset. You will be committed to excellence, managing a team of people covering a range of business functions such as Finance, HR, IT, Facilities, Marketing and Governance.
In an environment where no two days are the same you will work closely with leaders across the Cluster and United Learning’s central teams, striving to ensure sustainability, efficiency and effective ways of working.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate sound financial planning and budgetary control, adept management skills and be able to make sure that the cluster realises all the benefits of being a part of United Learning.
Your experience
You will bring:
- Proven experience in financial and operational leadership across multiple sites or schools
- Strategic planning and resource management expertise
- Confidence in influencing at senior levels, including Principals, Governors and Trust Executives
- A collaborative leadership style that motivates high performing teams.
- The highest regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of staff, children and young people.
About United Learning Dorset Cluster
United Learning is a group of schools which aims to provide excellent education to children and young people across the country. Each school is at a different stage of its improvement journey with distinct priorities and leadership. We work collaboratively across the cluster to deliver the best possible education for our students. Support staff are delivered both within individual schools or as part of a shared cluster team, ensuring high quality consistent provision.
We offer:
- A competitive salary with performance related incentives
- Access to high quality professional development and leadership training.
- Generous pension with 19% employer contributions
- Access to BUPA and a health care cash plan
- Personal leave day
- A strong focus on staff wellbeing including a group wide wellbeing programme
- Opportunities to contribute to strategic development and share services across multiple schools
- Access to specialist resources and facilities through United Learning’s national network
- A chance to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people in the cluster
Your application
Your application should explain your suitability for the role described above and in the job description in terms of your knowledge, experience, skills, qualities and qualifications.
United Learning values diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. We welcome applications from professionals of minority ethnic origin and from majority ethnic professionals who share our commitment to inclusion and diversity.
If you would like to discuss the role informally, please contact Stuart Ingram, Regional Director, on stuart.ingram@unitedlearning.org.uk
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Glenmoor Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 902 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Glenmoor Academy website
Glenmoor Academy is an 11-16 high performing school situated in the beautiful coastal town of Bournemouth. Glenmoor is an all girls secondary school which is co-located with Winton Academy.
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