Director of Campus Operations

Epsom College is a co-educational day and boarding school with approximately 1100 pupils aged 11-18. The College is located one mile from Epsom town, below Epsom Downs in heritage and modern buildings set in a beautiful tree filled campus of some 72 acres. Originally founded by The Royal Medical Benevolent Foundation, today the College strives to develop the individual talents of every girl and boy.

Epsom College is seeking to appoint a Director of Campus Operations (DOCO) a newly created role to support the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in leading and transforming the operational functions across the campus at Epsom College. It is an exciting time at the College with the recent commencement of the 16th Head of Epsom College and he and the COO are now in a position to set and deliver a new and ambitious strategy for the College, building on its success and ensuring a modern operating and learning environment.

As a key member of the College’s Operational Leadership Team, the DOCO will be responsible for four key functions across the campus that are critical to the operation of the College:

• The Catering Department
• The Commercial and Events Department
• The Estates Department, which includes Grounds, Security and Transport
• The Facilities Department, which includes Health and Safety, Domestic and Laundry

The DOCO will provide hands-on leadership to the above operational heads to deliver a well-coordinated, operationally excellent service to deliver the strategic aims of the College and the operational departments to a high standard with a customer-orientated ethos.Health and Safety, along with campus safety and security, will be a key early focus on the role, ensuring that the College is fully compliant in all areas of relevant legislation and the record keeping and coordination of these activities is robust. The DOCO will also work with the COO and the Commercial Team to lead the development an ambitious enterprise strategy to increase the generation of non-fee income.

You will have hands-on and an experienced of leading a large complex operational team. You be a conscientious and hard-working individual who enjoys collaborating with a wide range activities.

You will possess strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders. The successful candidate will be highly organised with a flexible and adaptable style. You will embrace the Epsom College ethos and values in all aspects of the role.

The College offers a competitive salary, pension membership with life assurance cover, generous school fee discount which is applicable to this role, private healthcare plan, and other lifestyle benefits.

The College is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to attracting and retaining the very best staff, ensuring that our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

The College has appointed recruitment specialist Anderson Quigley to support this appointment.  For further information please visit our website, or for a confidential discussion please contact Hayley Mintern, Hayley.mintern@andersonquigley.com or Samantha Bryan-Ross samantha.bryan-ross@andersonquigley.com or +44 (0)7510 384 713.

The College is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.

To download the job description and person specification please click here.

Closing date for applications: 6^th November at 9.00AM

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process a criminal check by the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required. Epsom College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.