22 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

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.
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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.

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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
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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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