Associate Director– Business Operations

About The Group

Founded in 2002, Global Schools Group 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 Group has grown to 64 campuses in 11 countries.

Global Schools Group (GSG) is an education pioneer with a network of premier international schools. The Group schools infuse the best educational approaches from around the globe into a unique pedagogy which imparts value-based learning that goes beyond academics. The 64 GSG schools provide world class education to over 45,000 students from 70+ nationalities. The schools offer various. curricula, including IB, Cambridge and CBSE

Job Purpose

The role holder will provide strategic leadership across all functions for the countries in the region. This includes developing and executing country-specific strategies, policies, and procedures that align with the Global Schools Group (GSG) brand. The role also involves overseeing operations to ensure the achievement of the organization’s business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership and direction to all functions within all the countries in the region.
• Develop and execute tailored priorities and strategies ensuring alignment with the organization’s business goals, brand vision, and values.
• Ensures policies and procedures are country specific in the region while maintaining consistency with GSG standards.
• Oversee the operations of all campuses and functions, driving efficiency, innovation, and high-quality outcomes.
• Offers insights and strategic advice to the leadership team, focusing on country-specific needs and opportunities.

Financial

Financial Performance:

• Responsible for the P&L for the countries in the region.
• Manage multi brand P&L with growth drivers, develop relevant measurable performance metrics for the country, and proactively tracks performance against the metrics to ensure fiscal control, profitability and financial feasibility in the country

Budgeting:

• Establishes the annual budget for the countries in the region
• Manage resources as defined in Budget
• Review operational and manpower costs for each campus in the geography

Sales & Admissions:

• Responsible for enrollment growth to forecast sales and revenue for all campuses in the geography
• Achieve set targets and Review admission numbers on a weekly, monthly, quarterly & yearly basis

Functional

Academics:

• Oversee the Principals and the operations of all campuses across academics, human resources, administration, procurement, IT & systems, and finance, ensuring seamless cross-campus coordination, vendor related products, facilities and resource optimization.
• Provide strategic guidance to Principals on key business decisions, such as market intelligence and the feasibility of introducing new curriculums or programs.
• Review academic performance and planning for board examinations, monitoring overall academic rigor and results while delegating primary responsibility to the Principals.
• Manage customer satisfaction and stakeholder communication to build trust and engagement across the regions.

Legal:

• Ensures statutory compliance, quality assurance and internal and external audits

Operations:

• Supervise the Operations and Procurement teams to ensure efficient facilities management and operational excellence at all campuses.
• Supervise the Operations and Procurement teams & ensure lead procurement processes for capital expenditure items such as furniture, electronic equipment, and other campus needs.
• Oversee all campus operations & Procurement teams, ensuring the smooth functioning of all school’s operational activities and services.

Human Resources:

• Supervises the Business Partner HR to make strategic manpower decisions including headcount planning, recruitment, and the creation of new positions for the Region.
• Supports the implementation of new policies and operational processes (e.g. payroll, staff welfare, induction programs, etc.) to enhance employee satisfaction and efficiency.

Marketing & Sales:

• Drive admissions and student enrolment targets for the region, ensuring goals are met consistently.
• Oversee marketing and sales teams to develop tailored marketing strategies and craft the brand message specific to the region.
• Oversee relationships with external offline marketing agencies, ensuring campaigns are country specific and aligned with organizational goals.

Finance:

• Supervises the Financial Controller of the respective countries operations to ensure, Budgeting, Accounting, Cash flows & adherence to process compliance

Projects:

• Works closely with the projects team in the head office to help identify new school sites for development & expansion
• Collaborates closely with the Projects team in taking the new projects to launch status.

People Focus

• Supervise the Human Resources team at regions to enhance organizational competencies and ensure the recruitment and development of talent to meet future needs.
• Lead the recruitment, selection, on boarding, and training of employees to build a skilled and motivated workforce in the geography.
• Foster high-performing teams within the region by providing leadership, role clarity, training opportunities, and career development pathways.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree
• Preferred: Master’s degree or MBA

Experience

• 15–20 years of professional experience, preferably in managing school operations.
• Experience in managing and leading large-scale teams.

Working Days

• 5.5 days per week
• On-site