<p></p><p>Bellfield College is an independent co-educational school, educating young Australian Muslims in a nurturing and affirming community. Our aim is to provide quality education enriched with Islamic principles for students from Kindergarten to Year 12. </p><p>Bellfield College is seeking an applicant with outstanding experience and qualifications to join the Executive Leadership Team to lead both the strategic and day-to-day leadership of the College. The Director of business operations leads, develops, and drives the execution of initiatives aligned to achieving the values, vision, mission, and strategic objectives of Bellfield College whilst fostering a climate of quality and excellence, service, and justice.</p><p><b>Position Description </b></p><p>The Director of Business Operations is a permanent full-time position (76 hours per fortnight) with a an ideal start date in October 2022, although a start in early 2023 can be accommodated. This is a leadership position within the College and will work directly with the College Board of Directors and has specific responsibilities across a range of key areas including finance, operations, administration, and facilities management. </p><p>The successful applicant will have previous managerial experience in either an educational setting (as an administration coordinator, business manager or bursar) or medium sized firm with relevant formal qualifications and a desire to know, understand and contribute to the mission and vision of the College. </p><p><b>The Candidate </b></p><p>The successful applicant will have a values-driven and principled approach to complement their vision and energy as a member of the school executive team. </p><p>You are an innovative operations / governance professional who thrives on making a difference. As steward of the College’s resources, you support and enable to strategic direction set by the board and your colleagues on the executive leadership team by way of your commercial acumen and sound governance. The Director of Business operations will collaborate with and report to the College Board, and is responsible for leading the operations of the school in: </p><ul><li>Financial Management and Reporting</li><li>Human Resources</li><li>Procurement</li><li>Office Administration</li><li>Governance and compliance</li><li>Facilities Management</li><li>Risk Management </li></ul><p>Management in these areas will include but not be limited to: </p><ul><li>Plans, organises, maintains, and manages the operations and reliability of College facilities and general infrastructure systems. Establishes and monitors preventative maintenance processes and programs and facility inspection processes for on-going review of maintenance work by agencies having jurisdiction.</li><li>As part of the school leadership team, develops, recommends, and administers policies, procedures, and processes in support of grounds and building maintenance operations; implements and monitors compliance with approved policies, procedures, and processes.</li><li>As part of the school leadership team, administers procurement and management activities associated with building and grounds maintenance activities, which may include: contracts, grounds and maintenance related work to acquire trades and professional assistance; monitoring spending on projects and work within budgets; recommending and implementing corrective spending plans; reviewing and authorising purchase orders; administering contracts; obtaining and negotiating quotes; purchasing and approving employee purchases; ensuring compliance with college and public purchasing rules; and/or, performing other related activities.</li><li>Trouble-shoots and responds to after-hour issues as needed regarding the operational aspects of the facilities such as fire alarm malfunctions, electrical outages, water leaks, burglaries etc.</li><li>Monitors the safety and accessibility of the College and its facilities. As part of the College’s Emergency Management essential personnel, may be required for after-hour and 24/7 on-call for response as needed.</li><li>Serves as a point of contact for the College (e.g. Alarms, Fire safety, water pumps) compliance issues, accessibility improvement projects, and/or other code related issues.</li><li>Updates and maintains list of asset facilities equipment, including life-cycle and replacement costs.</li><li>Monitors and oversees the work of external contractors to ensure terms of agreements are met and work is completed satisfactorily.</li><li>Participates in the development and administration of grounds and building maintenance budget; coordinates the allocation of resources following budget approval; recommends approval of expenditures.</li><li>Actively participates in the fortnightly OHS inspection of school facilities and highlights and records any potential safety hazards or issues.</li><li>Serves as a liaison with other departments within the College, the community, and external agencies in order to provide information on available resources, projects, and/or services.</li><li>Work with our cleaning contractors to ensure the cleanliness the College.</li><li>Leads OHS induction and coordination of the work of contractors and takes all reasonable steps to ensure that buildings and facilities comply with OH&amp;S requirements.</li><li>Supports teaching staff in the preparation of the facilities for curriculum or college purposes</li><li>Maintains a register of approved tradespeople and regular service providers in a central location.</li><li>Coordinates and supports the development and implementation of IT services.</li><li>Sound understanding and ability to manage and minimise risk across the organisation.</li><li>Sound understanding and ability to apply strategies in the areas of business modelling, revenue strategies, cash flow management and governance.</li><li>Ability to work at an Executive level including Board reporting and demonstrated ability to motivate and lead a multidisciplinary team to achieve a strategic plan using contemporary operational practice.</li><li>Ability to lead, motivate and work with people within teams and at all levels and with varying backgrounds (grounds, maintenance, small builds, IT). </li><li>Proven ability to recognise confidential issues and treat them with the sensitivity required. </li><li>Support the Board with administration of governance and compliance. </li><li>Any other tasks determined by the board. </li></ul><div><b>Desirable Qualifications/Experience</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b> </b></div><ul><li>Has appropriate tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Business, Finance, and/or Economic, Human Resources or Law. This would normally be a Bachelor degree as a minimum.</li><li>Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a comparable role.</li><li>Experience in reporting to and following delegations of a CEO or Board.</li><li>Experience applying for grants</li><li>Strong Commercial, Financial Management and HR Skills</li><li>Previous schools experience desirable but not essential</li></ul><p><b>Knowledge of </b></p><ul><li>Supervisory skills</li><li>Facilities maintenance, grounds, OHS and worksafe guidelines</li><li>Contract management principles and practices</li><li>Budgeting principles and practices</li><li>Procurement principles and practices</li><li>Project management principles</li><li>Preventative maintenance principles and practices</li><li>Maintaining data and components for facilities</li><li>Industry Best Practices</li><li>Continuous Quality Improvement Principles</li><li>Sustainability in Facilities Management</li></ul><p><b>Skills in </b></p><ul><li>Supervising maintenance staff</li><li>Reading and interpreting construction plans, specifications, drawings, maps, and/or other related technical documents</li><li>Interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations</li><li>Demonstrating a high level of intercultural competence, an understanding of the diverse identities and cultures of community college students and staff, and in developing and supporting inclusive communities</li><li>Managing contracts</li><li>Analysing processes and making recommendations for improvement</li><li>Coordinating activities with other internal departments, the community, and/or external agencies</li><li>Preparing a variety of reports related to operational activities, including statistical analysis</li><li>Data driven reporting and planning for budgeting</li><li>Developing, recommending, implementing, and monitoring policies and procedures</li><li>Utilising computer technology used for communication, data gathering and reporting</li><li>Updating the new facilities maintenance recording system</li><li>Communicating effectively through oral and written mediums.</li><li>Effective organisational skills with demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail.</li><li>Sound judgment and the ability to operate autonomously and demonstrated initiative and innovative thinking in dealing with issues in a decisive and consistent manner. </li></ul><p><b>Ability to </b></p><p>Work with diverse academic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff; Mediating conflict; Conducting negotiations; analysing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions, and making recommendations in support of goals. </p><p><b>Working with Children and Police Clearance </b></p><p>This role is classified as a child related work and therefore a working with children clearance is required prior to your commencement with us. It is also a role that holds responsibility in the areas of fiscal management, governance and compliance. </p><p>Applicants for this position must be able to comply with NSW Public Health Orders that are in place at the time of the commencement date of the position. </p><p><b>Salary </b></p><p>Salary for Director of Business Operations is based on enrolment size of the school, and experience and qualification of the applicant (Base salary $140k - $175k) per annum &#43; 10.5% superannuation. </p><p><b>Terms and Conditions of Employment </b></p><p>The position is full time across 46 weeks of the year.</p><p><b>Annual Leave: </b>Six weeks annual leave. It is an expectation that leave will be taken in the school holidays during the College closure period in December and January.</p><p><b>How to apply </b></p><p>Interested applicants should submit their resume and a cover letter addressing the Criteria listed (no more than 3 pages) to Board chair Hawraa Kash <a href="mailto:hawraa.kash&#64;bellfield.nsw.edu.au" rel="nofollow">hawraa.kash&#64;bellfield.nsw.edu.au</a><a href="mailto:hawraa.kash&#64;bellfield.nsw.edu.au" rel="nofollow"></a> Please do not hesitate to contact the College should you require any further information about the role.</p><p><b>Applications Close: Thursday, 29th September 2022. </b></p><p><i>Bellfield College is committed to providing equal opportunity and supporting our communities by providing opportunities to grow and make a real difference. We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all. </i></p><p><i>Bellfield cares about keeping children and young people safe. Protecting and promoting the emotional, physical, cultural and spiritual wellbeing of children, young people, and employees, is central to all aspects of the operations and culture of Bellfield College. </i></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>