ABOUT THE ROLE

The School Operations Associate is responsible for assisting/directing the planning, development and implementation of duties and projects related to School Academic Systems, Sports Activities, Transport, Meal Services, Educational Technology, Library, IT Services, Facilities Management, Procurement and Finance and Administration.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Fully embrace Nova’s values and beliefs and promote them to students, staff, other facility, parents and members of the outside community.
• Driving operational excellence in our day-to-day operations of our schools.
• Assist with implementation of any and all initiatives put forth by Operations team.
• Provides support in the execution of projects related to school goals – renovation, construction, new policies/systems, etc.
• Ensures smooth campus operations (including evening and weekend activities) by liaising closely with resident teaching staff and operations team.
• Supports in the successful running of various aspects of school operations – Library, Student Support Services, Kitchen operations, Sports Activities, etc.
• Assists in forecasting and managing the school facilities budget.
• Assists in doing various cost analysis to identify operational improvements.
• Responsible for planning, assigning and directing contract/casual staff, including cleaning and security staff.
• Responsible for appraising staff performance; rewarding and disciplining contract/casual staff; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/ Management/ Economics or other related fields.
• A minimum of 4 years of related work experience preferably in business operations, project management, marketing, event management and/or finance operations.
• At least 1-2 years spent in a leadership/ supervisory role demonstrating progressive responsibility.
• Superior problem solving and planning skills.
• Good competence in Microsoft packages such as Microsoft Excel.
• Highly developed organizational, communication and presentation skills.
• Superior interpersonal skills as demonstrated by the ability to form professional relationships at all levels in the organization and with appropriate external stakeholders.