Office Manager

Job Purpose

In the role of Office Manager to provide financial management and support to the Plymouth Schools PFI contract in a professional way to ensure that the contract operates efficiently and effectively to achieve and maintain full financial control. Provide support and deputise for the Contract Manager in the management and delivery of contractual obligations and client expectations for the identified contract.

What we are looking for

• A good general education preferably with a finance qualification aligned to Facilities Management.
• Proven experience of PFI Facilities Management to include experience of education contracts and excellent all round knowledge in a highly complex environment, with demonstrable success in a similar service environment and capable of delivering contractual compliance in line with contract requirements.
• Proven experience of establishing stakeholder relationships and achieving sustained operational success.
• Ability to quickly build credible relationships with a management team and clients, and challenge when necessary.
• Sound relationship, management and interpersonal skills.
• Communication, influencing and negotiating skills.
• The ability to work on own initiative and to drive improvement and change as necessary.
• Performance driven with proven commercial/financial awareness.
• Problem solving and decision making.
• Coaching and people management.
• PC literate with Excel and Word skills.
• The post holder must have a clean driving licence as travel between various sites and meetings off site will be a necessary part of the role.