Chief Operations Officer

Lighthouse Learning is a leading Early Childhood & K-12 Education company, committed to delivering the Joy of Learning to students in the early childhood education and K12 segments.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring smooth day-to-day functioning of all schools, overseeing administrative duties including infrastructure to ensure a safe environment as well as to plan, forecast and budget in accordance with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the day to day Administrative activities related to school operations.
• Requisitions for Curriculum Support and inventory of the same for the Primary; Middle and Senior School and effectively manage the same within set time lines.
• Ensure that all day to day updates with records on Student and staff data, Circulars, School events, tests, examinations, trips etc are efficiently managed.
• Establish quality standards of checks on various services to School such as Transport, Catering, Security, Uniforms & those affecting the domains of School's Teaching & Learning and Safety of the School environment.
• Ensure timely and appropriate arrangements for any training program, workshop, field trip, SPA, Sports day, Annual concert, Field trip, Consent form, Risk Assessment format and any other special day.
• Create a cooperative school-parent relationship by enhancing the school Image through effective and courteous Interaction and a positive issue-resolving attitude.
• Ensure that all the day to day issues related with external vendors and agencies are resolved within the time frame for the smooth and effective functioning of the school.
• Regular MIS is presented to the Principal.
• Plan a functional-MBWA (Management by walking around) with the Vice-Principal and the Principal.
• All urgent and important issues are brought to the notice of the Principal immediately.

Accountabilities:

• The Administrative functions in the School are efficiently managed and issues are resolved within agreed times & stipulated dates.
• Operations - Logistics, Security, Housekeeping, support staff.
• Operations & Records - Resources, furniture's, tools, equipment's, uniforms & fixtures.
• Maintenance & Repairs - Around the school & Ground
• Documentation of Staff, Students, School Circulars, events, test, Examination schedules and trips etc are efficiently managed.
• Records and checks on various services to School such as Transport, Catering, Security, Uniforms & those affecting the domains of School's Teaching & Learning are effectively managed.
• Effective implementation of the ancillary management.
• School safety equipment is always in top condition.
• Cost effective, timely and appropriate arrangements for any requirements for training programs, workshops, field trips, SPA, Sports day, Annual concert or any other special day beyond the day to day requirements are met.
• A cooperative school-community relationship is maintained.
• Day to day issues related with external vendors and agencies are resolved within the time frame and stipulated dates.
• All administrative documents are regularly updated and well maintained
• All urgent and important issues are brought to the notice of the Principal immediately.

Experience and Qualification:

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Desirable:

• 5-8 years' experience at least 2 years of which should be in the education industry.
• MBA –Finance/Marketing/Operations
• Experience in education/ telecom/ insurance/ retail/ IT training sectors

Competencies:

• Business acumen
• Planning and Organizing Skills
• Problem Solving
• Relationship Building
• Ability to crunch numbers
• Excellent verbal and written communication Skills
• Decision making
• Self-driven
• Emotional Intelligence
• Assertiveness
• Analytical thinking
• Ability to work under pressure
• Manage multiple stakeholders

About Us:

We are looking for a skilled Administrative Director who can ensure the efficient running of our schools. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and be able to motivate their team to achieve great results.