Grounds, Buildings and Facilities

• Overall supervision of major and minor developmental projects
• Maintenance and compliance of School buildings including accommodation, sporting and laboratory areas. Preparation of maintenance schedules and keeping of records
• The installation and maintenance of equipment for the detection, warning, protection and escape from fire ensuring that the necessary fire risk assessments are carried out
• The maintenance and efficiency of the installations and plant for electric and gas supply, heating, domestic hot water etc and management of their usage
• Ensure that catering areas meet the requirements for hygiene and food safety
• Ensure that the school is sufficiently clean and that housekeeping, including laundry is to an acceptable standard
• The maintenance of the lighting and ventilation in all School buildings
• Upkeep of playing fields, gardens

Commercial

• To actively seek opportunities for additional revenue from commercial activities through the use of School facilities and accommodation when not required for core School use
• The negotiation of contractual terms for and management of all commercial activities including the letting of School premises to outside organizations

Legal, External Accountability and Human Resources

• Overseeing and accountability in all areas of legal compliance, in particular Health and Safety (this could include acting as the Health and Safety lead within the school and conducting risk assessments where appropriate and monitoring all departments to ensure that they are carrying out risk assessments), employment law and procedures, including employment protection, equal pay, minimum wage, or discrimination on the grounds of sex, race or disability. To act as the Headteacher’s adviser on employment matters including disciplinary procedures and therefore ensuring that the School has appropriate disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Ensuring that all relevant staff have contracts of employment and keeping the School’s standard contracts up to date as new legislation takes effect
• Ensuring that the School has adequate insurance cover at all times to include employer’s liability, buildings and equipment cover, personal accident, travel insurance and other relevant cover. Professional advice should invariably be sought
• Arranging for staff accommodation and dealing with the letting of property to employees and third parties; ensuring that the appropriate leases and licenses to occupy are signed by the tenants
• Dealing with all legal and other matters that affect the School with the assistance of appropriate professional advisers
• Working closely with the Headteacher to ensure that the School has up-to-date policies in place in all areas

Human Resources

The Headteacher has overall responsibility of personnel and human resource issues at the school. However, the Bursar also has significant responsibilities for Human Resources such as:

• Acting as adviser to the Headteacher on all staff employment issues with specific responsibility for ensuring compliance with all relevant aspects of employment law and procedures. Preparing all documentation relating to disciplinary, grievance and connected legal matters
• Keeping abreast of developments in Employment Law and advising the Headteacher of any changes
• Supporting the recruitment process and the preparation and implementation of contracts of employment for all staff
• The assessment and implementation of pay scales for all staff, except the Headteacher and the Bursar, in conjunction with the Headteacher
• Payroll and PAYE: Prepare or review the monthly payroll and PAYE.

Person Specification for the role of Bursar

This role requires an exceptional candidate who will be a leader, good communicator and negotiator, an excellent organizer, a strong administrator and have a proven record of effective financial management and the leadership of teams within a services environment. The successful candidate will be flexible, energetic, creative and willing to go the ‘extra mile’. He/she will be positive, open-minded, team spirited, hardworking and be ready to develop and learn professionally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Finance, Accounting or related majors; ACCA / CPA / CIMA qualification is preferred.

Knowledge and Experience

The successful candidate may emerge from within or outside the educational sector but must have a proven and successful background in finance/accounting, including planning and control, general management and revenue generation. He or she will also have an awareness of some or all of the following:

• Company and charity law
• Contract, health & safety and employment law
• Project management
• Monitoring health and safety matters
• Marketing
• Leading teams providing support functions

Aptitudes and Skills

The successful applicant should be able to present evidence of the following qualities:

• Leadership
• A high level of attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills and team-working abilities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A good level of ICT competence
• Flexibility with regard to working hours which may include occasional open days on Saturdays and some early evenings to attend meetings
• The ability to meet deadlines and a “can-do” attitude to work