Senior Projects Manager

About the role

Senior Projects Manager

Permanent; Full time; 37.5 hours per week 

Closing date: 30 September 2026 at 12 noon

The Senior Projects Manager at Haileybury is an exciting, newly established role created to support the Director of Domestic and International Partnerships.

Role

The post-holder will be responsible for projects from the early planning stages through to school opening and beyond, ensuring that key activities, deadlines and deliverables are clearly identified and monitored. They will work with colleagues, investment partners and external advisers to help ensure projects progress effectively and remain aligned with Haileybury’s values, standards and objectives.  The post holder will also support wider development of the Partnerships Function and the Haileybury Education Group.

It is expected that the Senior Projects Manager will hold current, relevant professional qualifications. They will need to demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills, with strong project management experience. The post-holder must be sensitive to the aims of Haileybury and sympathetic to independent education.

This is a permanent, full-time position working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. 

Please see the candidate brief for further information.

About Haileybury

Haileybury is an outstanding independent co-educational boarding and day school of around 900 pupils aged 11 to 18.  Established in 1862, the School is situated on a beautiful 500-acre estate in Hertfordshire.

Haileybury has an exceptional reputation in the UK and internationally, and is pleased to share an excellent outcome from its most recent Independent Schools Inspectorate visit in October 2025, highlighting a broad and balanced curriculum, enthusiastic teaching and an extensive range of sport, outdoor education, drama, and music. We are also thrilled that Haileybury has been awarded the prestigious title of Boarding School of the Year 2024 by Tes.

Benefits offered include membership of the Operations staff pension scheme, lunch in the School’s magnificent Dining Hall (subject to hours of work), and use of the School’s facilities including gyms, a swimming pool, tennis club, and our Health and Wellbeing Centre. 

How to apply

To apply for the above position, applications should include a completed application form (with reference to the candidate brief) and a covering letter, submitted to  [email protected] by Wednesday 30 September 2026  at 12 noon.

Please be aware that we cannot consider an application unless the application form has been filled in completely, including details of your full employment history.

The School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date; candidates are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

The School has a diverse pupil body and is committed to its strategy of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of backgrounds to enrich our collective knowledge and experience. Appointments will be made on merit.

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Haileybury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Applicants for the above post must be willing to undergo child protection vetting, including reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.