Manager - Operations - Al Danah Charter School

2 weeks ago


Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Aldar Academies Full time

As a member of the school senior leadership team, directly supporting the Principal, the Operations Manager (OM) will be fully responsible to effectively lead all Operations, Support Service and select Administration-related activities and ensure the school(s) complies with all Aldar Education Policy, Procedures, HSE, Audit and Regulatory directives within daily school operations.

The incumbent will continuously strive to exceed internal & external customer expectations, capitalizing the economic profit and return on capital investment, while embracing the Aldar Education Core Values.

To embody the values, vision and ethos of Aldar Education and assist the Principal in implementing process and policy which will ensure high quality and successful outcomes.

**REQUIREMENTS**:
**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Related industry qualification, of graduate level, for the assigned functional area(s).
- Certificate of School Business Management / Facilities Management / NEBOSH or IOSH preferable.

**Minimum Experience**:

- At least 5 years’ experience in a senior level position within an education or service oriented industry.

**Job Specific Knowledge & Skills**:

- Fluent English communication skills, written and oral.
- Attention to detail with diligent follow up, and able to execute in a timely manner.
- Skilled in multi-tasking and handling pressure.
- Organizational ability, of self and others.
- Forethought and forward planning (particularly as this relates to local Government compliance matters).
- Capable of influencing people and talented in networking with cultural sensitivity.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Strong and consistent supervisory skills.
- Commercial acumen.
- Initiate effort and energy beyond the typical work day, where the tasks require additional commitment.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Main Duties**:

- To support and advise the Principal, Senior Leadership and Aldar Education HQ on operational and HSE matters and be accountable for their effectiveness using robust performance management systems.
- To implement processes and provide strategic guidance to the Principal, Senior Leadership and Aldar Education HQ on Audit and Regulatory Compliance matters, ensuring that schools maintain compliance throughout the year in all authority and internal audit visits.
- To ensure that all operations and support service staff are supported with high quality continuous professional development and training which contributes to the development and achievements of the School.
- To support the Principal in achieving the key strategic objectives for the School through formulating and leading on specific aspects of the school business and/or improvement plan as they relate to operations and support services.

**Specific Duties**:
**General Operations**
- To support the Principal in implementing the agreed business strategy for the School.
- Development and implementation of policies, systems, processes and student safeguarding measures in conjunction with the Aldar Education HQ ensuring all new policy and processes are school focused prior to implementation throughout the group.
- Be contactable outside of normal School hours, available to attend site to support the Operations Team when required inline with the Aldar Education Critical Incident Response Protocols.

**Leadership & Management**
- Develop the performance and efficient working hours of the customer-focused administration and support service teams to ensure high standards of service are maintained throughout the School(s) and that all teams provide a collegial efficient and effective service culture.
- Continuously review school support services operating models and staffing levels to ensure the school is suitably resourced to deliver key objectives whilst ensuring school financial and operational performance is maintained.
- Lead the recruitment, professional development, appraisal and training of all operational staff ensuring that each member of the team undergoes an individual development plan to help the school in building a high-performance team.

**Finance, Commercial & Procurement**
- Lead on operational budget development.
- Continually reviewing opportunities for shared resource, cost and/or services across those schools they hold responsibility for to ensure that the schools benefit from improved access to service teams and physical resources (ie support staff, transport etc).
- Ensure Delegation of Authority processes and procedures are followed at all times.

**Relationship & Stakeholder Management**
- Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the Aldar Education Core Values.
- Ensure that schools are fully compliant with local government authority regulations to safeguard against fines of any nature as a result of non-renewal of contracts at school level.
- Ensure all internal and external audits are effectively co-ordinated and that actions arising from such audits are completed in a timely and approp


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