Director of Commercial Enterprises - The Schools’ Enterprise Association

Director of Commercial Enterprises

Dulwich College

Permanent, full time, all year round

Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Start date:

Closing date: 06/10/2023

Interview date:

Address: Dulwich Common London SE21 7LD United Kingdom

Dulwich College seeks to instil a culture of equity, respect and support for others, and offers inspired teaching, scholarship and learning in and beyond the classroom. A world-leading boys school with 1,630 pupils aged 7-18 years and a co-educational kindergarten and infants school of 230 (DUCKS), the College employs over 600 staff and enjoys a beautiful and historic site covering 70 acres in South London.

The Director of Commercial Enterprises is responsible for delivering commercial success for Dulwich College through maximising the use of our buildings and assets while maintaining a balance between the needs of the school and the local community. Stewarding our assets well is an important part of our overall strategy, with all profits generated being fed into our bursary fund. The successful candidate will be comfortable directing our commercial activity across our well-established Events, Sports Club, School Shop and Outdoor Centre operations; we will be looking for applicants with a strong track record of delivering profitable growth in these areas and the ability to work across a wide variety of stakeholders.

Interested applicants may wish to discuss the role with the Chief Operating Officer, Ged Keogh-Peters. To arrange a phone call please contact Charlotte Hudson at [email protected].

Contact details:

Contact name: Charlotte Hudson

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 020 8299 9326/5183.

Additional details:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This is the responsibility of the whole College community. We all remain vigilant about safeguarding at the College and we never think that child abuse could not happen here or to our pupils. A DBS Disclosure is required to Enhanced level. Charity 1150064

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