Bromsgrove School is an ancient institution but a large and modern educational force. Founded in 1553, it is now one of the largest co-ed independent day and boarding schools in the country. There are now over 2,000 pupils, including 600 boarders, across four schools: Bromsgrove Senior School, Bromsgrove Prep, Bromsgrove Pre-Prep and Nursery, and Winterfold School, a prep school and nursery which merged with Bromsgrove in 2016. Bromsgrove was in the vanguard of international expansion, with franchises in Thailand and China, to which it now plans to add further, as well as its own International Summer School and boarders from across the world.
The Headmaster and Governors seek to appoint a financially astute, commercially driven and strategic Bursar as a critical member of a tight, high-functioning Executive Team. International success and growth in pupil numbers have enabled significant development in recent years, which means Bromsgrove now has the performance, facilities and size to compete with the best. The new Bursar will work with the Executive and Governors to ensure this progress and innovation continues.
With responsibility for the School’s finance, estates, operations, HR, IT, transport, compliance, catering and commercial activities, the Bursar will lead a team of 450 support staff. As a key member of the Executive, they will shape and lead the next phase of the School’s development to ensure its financial and commercial success. An outstanding communicator, they will need to demonstrate compassion and the ability to quickly win the respect and trust of a very large School community.
Candidates will be able to demonstrate proven ability in executive leadership and financial control, balancing the needs and challenges of large, complex organisations, managing resources, delivering results, thinking strategically, and inspiring and motivating high-functioning teams. A strong skill set, including finance, strategic planning and execution, and operational delivery, is required.
Prior experience in the education sector is not a prerequisite, and applications are considered from candidates with commercial, charitable, private-sector and public-sector backgrounds. The successful candidate must, however, be sympathetic to Bromsgrove’s distinctive values and ethos and have an understanding of the provision of excellent co-ed boarding and day education.
Interested candidates are invited to contact RSAcademics to arrange an informal and confidential discussion about the role:
* Hannah Freestone-Smith: hannahfreestone-smith@rsacademics.com
* Nina Lambert: ninalambert@rsacademics.com
For further information about the role and details of how to apply, please visit www.rsacademics.com.
Closing date: 10.00am on Monday 24th February 2025.
Bromsgrove School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the role are indicated in the candidate information brochure.
RSAcademics is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools.
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