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Contents

03 Executive Summary

04 An Introduction to Marlborough College

05 Leadership, Management and Governance

06 Role Description

07 Person Specification

08 Appointment Process and How to Apply 03 | MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE | APPOINTMENT OF BURSAR

Executive Summary

Marlborough College provides an exceptional contemporary education set in a beautiful environment steeped in history. It is a welcoming community where ambition and scholarship are highly valued, creativity is celebrated, diversity is embraced and where each pupil is encouraged and challenged to be the best that they can be.

Marlborough enjoys a well-established reputation as one of the The successful candidate will offer substantial generalist UK’s leading co-educational full boarding schools where pupils leadership and management experience gained in complex, discover and explore their individual interests far beyond the multi-stakeholder settings. S/he will evidence outstanding traditional curriculum. With a new Master in 2018, Louise strategic abilities with the commercial mindset to work Moelwyn-Hughes, and a new Chair of Council in 2019, successfully with the Master and the Board in driving the Giles Henderson CBE, Marlborough is looking to the future further development of Marlborough. S/he will possess with ambition, and its new Bursar will play a key strategic excellent relationship-building skills, a personal ethos of service leadership role in helping to position the College for the future. and the charisma to inspire and further develop a talented support team at the College. Applications are encouraged from senior leaders with commercial, charitable, private-sector and public-sector backgrounds. 04 | MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE | APPOINTMENT OF BURSAR

An Introduction to Marlborough College

Mission and Vision Marlborough Today Marlborough enables its pupils to become well-rounded individuals The College welcomes pupils from the UK and overseas. It has with a sense of perspective for the community and the wider world. six girls’ houses, six boys’ houses and four mixed houses of The College is forward-looking, embracing new opportunities while 13-16 year with mixed Sixth Forms of girls and boys. remaining true to its values of respect, responsibility and rigour. The College is academically ambitious, offering a contemporary, Marlborough’s vision is to be recognised as the leading provider challenging and enriching education, placing an ethos of service of a world class, balanced, co-educational, boarding experience; to others at the heart of everything it does. Marlborough is to promote a Marlborough education to a broad national and proud of its Anglican heritage with an inclusive ethos, international pupil body; and to fulfil its primary charitable welcoming pupils of all faiths and none. purpose of educating young people, including a proportion Connections with the College’s alumni within the UK and of pupils who would otherwise be unable to afford the fees. internationally are strong and valued. The College’s wholly History and Facilities owned subsidiary, Marlborough College Malaysia, provides an important global aspect of the Marlborough family. Founded in 1843, Marlborough College is the UK’s largest co-educational boarding school, educating c.1000 pupils aged 13 Marlborough is committed to access and outreach and there is to 18. Originally founded for the sons of Anglican clergyman, a well-developed partnership with and Marlborough became fully co-educational in 1989. Located in involvement with local and international schools. the beautiful market town of Marlborough, the College benefits from a 286-acre site, stunning period buildings including a Gothic Revival chapel and the neo-classical Memorial Hall, as well as university-quality sporting facilities.

The campus is also home to the , a man-made structure dating back to 2,400 BC. 05 | MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE | APPOINTMENT OF BURSAR

Leadership, Management and Governance

Leadership and Management A particular focus of the role will be upon continuing Marlborough’s drive to introduce ever increasing levels of The Bursar reports to the Master, Louise Moelwyn-Hughes. commerciality and efficiency into the way in which the College S/he will work closely with Louise on the design, development runs, creating synergies between teams within the College. and delivery of the commercial, financial and operational strategy required to support Marlborough’s educational aims. More immediately, the new Bursar will lead the development of a new Innovation Centre and Science facilities through S/he will lead the effective operational management of the College, to completion. which is also the Town of Marlborough’s largest employer. Governance The Bursar has direct and indirect responsibility for a team of over 500 support staff. His/her direct reports are: Marlborough College is governed by 17 committed Members of Council, including two International Members, chaired by • Director of Finance Giles Henderson CBE. • Director of Operations The College’s Visitor is The Most Reverend The Lord • Director of Capital Projects and its President is The Bishop of • Director of ICT Salisbury, The Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam.

• Director of HR The Bursar will attend meetings and relevant sub-committees of the College Council and will provide advice and support to • Director of Enterprises Council members. The Bursar is a key member of the Senior Management Team and will partner with the Master in its further development. Marlborough has recently appointed a new Marketing Director and a new Development Director, both of whom report to the Master. It is envisaged that the new Bursar will work closely with these two key senior leaders. 06 | MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE | APPOINTMENT OF BURSAR

Role Description

Key Responsibilities • Leading the recruitment and career development of Marlborough’s 500 support staff, and embedding an In greater detail, the Bursar’s responsibilities include: ethos of excellence.

Strategic Leadership • Ensuring that all support staff are fully aware of • Partnering with the Master and the Board to shape the Marlborough’s vision and aims, work in unity and are College’s short, medium and long-term financial, recognised for their significant contribution. operational and commercial strategy. • Acting as a trusted advisor and partner to the Master and • Leading the delivery of the College’s agreed financial, the Board, and as an advisor and advocate for the wider operational and commercial objectives, continuously 200 teaching staff and 500 support staff. increasing the commercial awareness of all colleagues. Commercial and Bursary Development • Leading the planning and delivery of key capital projects • Generating non-fee income, working closely with the – with particular focus initially on the Innovation Centre Development Director on fundraising while pursuing and the Science buildings. other commercial opportunities. • Reviewing, leading and continuously improving the • Contributing significantly to the College’s drive to fundraise College’s operational, risk management and business for bursaries, and ensure that a Marlborough education is continuity strategy. accessible to any pupil who might benefit from it, regardless People Leadership of economic background. • Providing outstanding leadership to the Directors of the • Building strong relationships with a diversity of internal multifunctional team, ensuring that all are supported and and external partners and collaborators, including the challenged to deliver their remits to the highest possible community in the Town of Marlborough, wider Wiltshire, professional standards. the wider independent sector and Marlborough College Malaysia. 07 | MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE | APPOINTMENT OF BURSAR

Person Specification

The successful candidate will possess the following experience, • A good knowledge of Health & Safety and Data Protection knowledge, skills and personal attributes: management. Experience • Knowledge of IT and the changing impact of technology in education and business. • Education to degree level or equivalent. • Strong organisational, prioritisation and delegation skills; • Demonstrable generalist leadership experience, preferably in and the ability to manage a significant and varied workload. a range of settings, including the recruitment, performance management and development of staff. Personal Attributes • A proven capacity to contribute strategically to the wider • The ability to lead by example, empower others and development of an organisation while retaining a strong command respect, both within Marlborough College, grasp of operational detail. and more widely.

• Proven experience of working effectively with high level • The ability to work as a trusted strategic partner and adviser, Boards. with a low-ego leadership style.

• Proven experience of managing a multifunctional team • A skilled communicator at all levels, able to balance (finance, estates, HR, IT and governance and compliance) challenge with support, and able to balance decisiveness to an exceptional standard. with consultation. Knowledge and Skills • A flexible and solution-focused approach. • Strong financial literacy and the ability to develop long-term • A strong empathy with Marlborough College as an academic business plans. environment, a charity and a business.

• Excellent strategic skills and intellectual abilities. • A genuine affiliation with the contemporary, creative and diverse education offered by Marlborough College. • Highly developed communication skills.

• A working knowledge of company, charity and employment law. 08 | MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE | APPOINTMENT OF BURSAR

Appointment Process And How To Apply

Marlborough College is partnering with the executive search Marlborough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting firm Perrett Laver to appoint their new Bursar. Perrett Laver the welfare of children and young people and the Council of will support the College in identifying a wide and diverse field Governors expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. of suitable candidates and will assist in the assessment of The successful candidate must be willing to undergo child candidates against the requirements for the role. protection screening appropriate to the post.

Candidates should submit a full Curriculum Vitae (including Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to comprehensive details of key achievements and responsibilities) Perrett Laver and we take this responsibility very seriously. and a covering letter addressed to the Master, Louise Moelwyn- Any information obtained by our trading divisions is held and Hughes, which fully addresses the competencies outlined in the processed in accordance with the relevant data protection job description and person specification. Candidates should legislation. The data you provide us with is securely stored on our also complete the application form in full. computerised database and transferred to our clients for the purposes of presenting you as a candidate and/or considering your Completed applications should be sent to katie.kettle@ suitability for a role you have registered interest in. perrettlaver.com. The closing date for applications is 09:00hrs (GMT) on Wednesday 5th February 2020. As defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Perrett Laver is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, and our The longlist of candidates will be determined in the week legal basis for processing your personal data is ‘Legitimate Interests’. commencing 10th February 2020 and longlisted candidates You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. will be invited for interview with Perrett Laver during the For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to weeks commencing 10th and 17th February 2020. Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website The shortlist of candidates will be selected in the week http://www.perrettlaver.com/information/privacy/ commencing 24th February 2020. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit Marlborough College informally on Monday 9th March 2020. Those progressed to the final stages of the appointment process will be invited for a final interview on Friday 20th March 2020. 8-10 Great George Street London SW1P 3AE UK

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