School Business Manager

The Iffley Academy, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4DU

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  24 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 July 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: £43,621.94 - £46,591.39 Annually (Actual) Grade 12

School Business Manager job summary

Are you a strategic and tactical thinker with a sharp eye for operational excellence? Can you help Iffley Academy to achieve excellence in teaching and learning, and enable our students to flourish?

The Role

Working directly with the Head Teacher and as part of the school’s senior leadership team, you will lead the school’s business services at both a strategic and hands-on level . Your remit will cover:

• Strategic Leadership: Serving as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, advising on school planning and key business functions.

• Financial Management: Overseeing budgets and forecasting in collaboration with the Trust’s central finance team to ensure maximum impact for our students.

• Human Resources: Lead on school level HR matters and relevant people and employment procedures such as absence management, performance, recruitment, induction and probation etc.

• Estates & Compliance: Ensure the buildings and site are maintained to a satisfactory standard and present a clean and purposeful environment for all users. Working closely with the facilities Manager to manage Health and Safety

About You

• Level 3 / 4 qualifications or relevant experience

• Relevant experience of working in a business environment at a similar level with administrative experience in a management capacity

• Knowledge and understanding of financial principles and controls, budget planning and management procedures

• Understanding of HR principles, policies and procedures

Why Join Us?

At The Gallery Trust, we believe our staff should feel as supported as our students. We offer:

• Professional Growth: Access to tailored training, secondments, andOpportunities for collaborative working across the schools in The Trust, offering the chance to liaise with experienced colleagues, building knowledge and professional networks.

• Financial Benefits: Competitive LGPS pension, life assurance, salary sacrifice schemes (including Cycle to Work), Contribution towards glasses and eye tests for DSE use.

• Wellbeing First: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, the Wisdom wellbeing app, and yearly flu vaccinations.

How to Apply

To apply for this post, please complete an application form via MyNewTerm.

Deadline for all applications: 24 July 2026 at 12pm

At The Gallery Trust, inclusion is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcome, respected, and supported throughout our recruitment process. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or have any additional needs that may require adjustments at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know.

We are very happy to talk with you about what would help you feel comfortable and able to perform at your best. This might include providing information in alternative formats, allowing extra time, or making practical adjustments to the process.

You can contact our recruitment team in confidence at recruitment@thegallerytrust.co.uk or by calling 01865 557004. We are here to help and would love to hear from you.

The Gallery Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment with The Gallery Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, NCTL and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.

The Gallery Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.

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 Iffley Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 18
• Size: 180 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Iffley Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-iffley-academy

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