OPERATIONS MANAGER - Michaelhouse - KwaZulu-Natal - Pietermaritzburg / Midlands

Founded in 1896 and set in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, Michaelhouse is a leading Anglican Independent Senior Boarding School for Boys from Grade 8 to Grade 12.

OPERATIONS MANAGER

We invite applications for this position, which is available with immediate effect for the right candidate.

Reporting to the Bursar, the successful candidate will plan, organise and control the cost-effective provision of high-quality operational support services (estate, grounds, gardens, laundry, security, transport) to the School and Estate (over 600ha, including an Oribi Reserve and numerous school buildings/facilities and staff housing).

Key performance areas include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Effective day-to-day running of support departments through Department Managers
• Planning for support departments to assist the school in meeting short-, medium- and long-term objectives
• Planning, monitoring and controlling the operational budget
• Assisting/taking responsibility for the School’s compliance with relevant legislation, with a particular emphasis on the health, safety and security of boys and staff
• Making a meaningful contribution to the environmental management of the Estate
• Maximising productivity and efficiency of support departments.
• Minimum requirements for the position are:
• Easily proven evidence that the applicant has developed the necessary competencies through experience, or a Business/Project Management tertiary qualificatio
• At least middle management experience, ideally in respect of managing a large estate or building/maintenance projects
• Skills:
• * Budgeting
  * Planning and organising
  * Negotiating
  * Excellent written and verbal communication in English
  * Computer literacy (Excel, Word)
• The ability to communicate in IsiZulu would be advantageous
• A well developed understanding of/sensitivity for aesthetics relating to buildings and grounds
• Team leadership
• Achievement motivation
• Initiative.

Remuneration: a competitive package is on offer, including compulsory housing on the Estate, pension and medical aid.

Applicants for the above position may submit a condensed Curriculum Vitae of no more than three pages, together with contact information for three referees, to the Bursar, Michaelhouse, at e-mail: charbur@michaelhouse.org

Closing date: 18 May 2012. Applicants are advised that, should they not have been contacted for an interview by 25 May 2012, their applications have been unsuccessful.

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