Country Director

Founded in 2002, Global Schools Foundation is a Singapore-headquartered, community-oriented education institution whose mission is to cultivate and nurture young minds into global leaders of the future, and is significantly contributing to achieving significant learning outcomes for every child. In the last two decades, the Foundation has grown to 35 campuses in 11 countries. Our seven international schools are spread across South East Asia, the Middle East, South Asia and East Asia.

Global Schools Foundation (GSF) is a education pioneer with a network of premier international schools.

The Foundation schools infuse the best educational approaches from around the globe into a unique pedagogy which imparts value-based learning that goes beyond academics.

The 35 GSF schools are spread across 11 countries in ASEAN & South Asia, Middle East and India which provide world class education to over 31,000 students from 70+ nationalities. The schools offer various curricula, including IB, Cambridge and CBSE.

JOB TITLE -Associate Director - Operations

JOB PURPOSE

Provides leadership with regard to the strategic school operations and manages all day-to-day operations of the institution. Requires an organized professional to manage the business side of a school, including skills that ensure thoroughness and accuracy as well as have the capacity to build systematic processes for a changing organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Enrollments/ P&L Management

To create a strategic plan along with Sales & Marketing team to facilitate admission / enrollments in line with the school development plan

Providing leadership support to the Sales/ Admissions team with all possible requirements to meet the target number.

Active role in the P&L management. Ensure vision based profitability, revenue generation & cost and resource optimization

Accounting/Procurement / Vendor Management

Oversee all bookkeeping functions with vendor support, including budget development and amendments, monthly financial statements and reporting and receipt of revenues

Create and implements policies for managing all school fees, such as student billing, inventory of paid and owed fees, petty cash.

Work with Principal to identify purchasing needs early to ensure timely provision of goods and services

Manage relationships with transportation, technology, vending machine, teacher/office supplies, student's uniform and textbook vendors, among others, including overseeing and approving purchases.

Manage competitive bidding processes where applicable

Compliance and Reporting

Responsible for all compliance and reporting activities

Develop and manage a Master Calendar to ensure that activities are completed in a timely manner and ensures that school staff are trained appropriately to complete the activities

Ensure that special education compliance reporting is managed by school staff and/or vendor

Ensure that Board policies are implemented

Human Resources

Work with Principal to anticipate staffing and hiring needs and initiate strategic recruitment activities.

Amend and review employee contracts for customization and additional work assignments.

Ensure that HR files are audit ready and that all teachers are highly qualified

Provide general employment communication to staff

Facilities / Office Infrastructure

Maintain close relationship with building landlord and vendors to ensure that the physical facility and infrastructure supports the needs of the school program.

Provides feedback on facilities vendor performance

Oversee space planning and assignment to ensure available space for current year activities as well as the next school year

Ensure that the School Safety and Security Plan are implemented and that drills are conducted to ensure that all in the school are prepared for emergency situations.

Technology

Determine school needs and manage technology purchasing to support program.

Determine support needs; establish and manage contract for day-to-day technology support

JOB REQUIREMENTS - MBA with around 15 years of work experience