Graduate Business Manager

Starbank School, Birmingham, B10 9BT

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,537.00 to £34,434.00 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, self-motivated Graduate to join our forward-thinking strategic team as a Graduate School Business Manager.

As a key member of our senior team, you’ll start your career as our Graduate School Business Manager, experiencing immersive learning on a pathway to becoming our substantive School Business Manager.

Upon your successful completion of this programme, you will gain your qualification with one of our accredited partners and be set to take a strategic lead on the wide range of commercial and Human Resources aspects of running a school.

You will have:

• A degree qualification or equivalent.

• The ability to communicate verbally with, and write reports for, a range of stakeholders, including Governors and external agencies.
• The ability to manage people effectively by conducting regular meetings, setting targets for performance, delegating tasks appropriately, and monitoring the quality of delivery and outcomes.

What the school offers its staff

About Starbank

Starbank school in Birmingham is a large all through school for pupils aged 3 to 16 years old. We have over 2,000 pupils and are based across three sites in close proximity to each other. We joined Star Academies in 2020 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

JDPS - Graduate Business Manager.pdf - 389 KB (opens in new tab)

About Starbank School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 2199 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: Rohima.Begum@starbank.staracademies.org
• Phone number: 0121 464 0751
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/starbank-school-birmingham

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