School Operations Manager

Are you a strategic, solutions-focused operations professional ready to make a meaningful impact in education?Harrow School Dubai is seeking a School Operations Manager to lead and oversee all operational services at campus level. This pivotal role ensures smooth, compliant, and cost-effective delivery across procurement, facilities, health & safety, events, ESG, and shared services.Job PurposeThe School Operations Manager oversees all operational services at campus level, ensuring smooth, compliant, and cost-effective delivery. Reporting directly to the Head of Business Operations and working closely with the Principal, the role covers key functions such as procurement, facilities, H&S, events, ESG, and shared services. The role also ensures regulatory readiness and contributes to school improvement plans through cross-functional coordination.Key Accountabilities:Staff ManagementPurchasing and Contract ManagementHealth and SafetyEvents and ExcursionsFacilities ManagementComplianceESG and Energy ConservationCampus DevelopmentShared ServicesIT end user supportWhat We're Looking For:Education: Bachelor’s degree or relevant operational qualification; NEBOSH and IOSH preferred.Experience: 3–5 years in operational roles, ideally in education, facilities, or service-driven environments.Competencies:Multi-service operations coordinationVendor and contract oversightHealth, safety, and compliance leadershipBudget awareness and procurement controlCross-functional problem-solving and crisis response Attributes:Calm, organized, and highly accountableClear communicator and team enablerPractical, audit-ready, and solutions-focusedComfortable in a fast-paced, stakeholder-heavy school environmentHarrow ValuesAll staff are expected to conduct themselves in line with the School’s values which are: Courage, Honour, Humility and Fellowship. While the School’s values set out what matters most to us, the behaviours below are intended as a shared set of expectations to refer to, and standards to aspire to, in our dealings with others. They are the practical application of our values. COURAGEWe remain optimistic and purposeful in a disrupted world.We take responsibility for our decisions, even the hard ones.We always challenge poor behaviour in ourselves and others.We are open to new ideas, and seek fresh challenges.HONOURWe keep our promises.We act with integrity – doing the right thing, even when it is difficult or when no one is watching.We respect and value our traditions whilst setting them in the context of today.HUMILITYWe work hard to serve others within the School and across our wider communities where possible putting their interests before our own.We respect each other and value our differences, knowing that we are more effective and more resilient working together.We are kind and inclusive; we value the contribution that each of us makes.We give and seek honest and appropriate feedback, reflect on our failures and learn from them.We support each other through challenges and whatever the outcome, we celebrate those that took part. We role model the behaviours that we would like to see in others; we ask only of others what we would be prepared to do ourselves.FELLOWSHIPWe respect each other and value our differences, knowing that we are more effective and more resilient working together.We are kind and inclusive; we value the contribution that each of us makes.We role model the behaviours that we would like to see in others; we ask only of others what we would be prepared to do ourselves.Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective practices in relation to child protection and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including various background checks including, receipt of high-quality references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification and police checks, including overseas checks. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month.