On a beautiful 34-acre site in the inspirational city of Oxford, Headington Rye Oxford offers a forward-thinking and contemporary education for girls and boys aged 3-11 and girls aged 11-18. Following the recent merger of Headington School with Rye St Antony, Headington Rye Oxford now offers its combination of academic excellence, co-curricular opportunity and expert pastoral care to 1,100 pupils.
The Head and Governors are now seeking a Bursar to succeed Richard Couzens who will step down after eleven years of dedicated service. This role presents an exciting opportunity to shape the future of one of the UK’s most strategic and successful schools. The appointee will provide strong and forward-looking financial and operational leadership, ensuring that Headington Rye continues to have robust finances and outstanding support services whilst anticipating and preparing for the future needs of the School.
The successful candidate will be a collaborative and flexible leader, possessing the organisational abilities and interpersonal skills to lead a high level of strategic and operational delivery in a complex environment. They will be familiar with business priorities in organisations of relevant complexity, have proven managerial capabilities, and deep empathy with the values and ethos of the School. Financial qualifications are desirable but not essential. Headington Rye Oxford welcomes candidates from school, commercial, non-profit and public sector settings.
How to apply
To download further information on the role or to apply, please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/ quoting reference number 7693. The closing date for applications is 08:30 GMT on Thursday 30 January 2025.
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Headington Rye Oxford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be able to provide evidence of having the right to live and work in the UK and must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and DBS and barred lists checks. The School expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Headington Rye Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.
Job Summary
Location: Oxford
Competitive salary
Headington Rye Oxford
Headington Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX3 7TD
England
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