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Position at ISP Europe

ISP Acquisition Onboarding Manager Role Profile

Purpose of Role

As an Acquisition Onboarding Manager at ISP, you will play a pivotal role in integrating newly acquired or established schools into our international network. You will lead and coordinate end-to-end post-acquisition onboarding activities, working closely with divisional, regional, and school-based teams to ensure successful project delivery.

This is a dynamic and hands-on role that combines execution of assigned tasks with project management. You will not only oversee the integration plan but also actively contribute to the completion of critical tasks, particularly in time-sensitive areas such as Finance. You will be the central point of accountability for the onboarding timeline, progress tracking, risk mitigation, and issue resolution.

You will be an advocate for collaboration, structure, and transparency, using monday.com to manage projects, engage cross-functional stakeholders, and maintain momentum. The role requires excellent communication skills, adaptability, and a proactive mindset to ensure that each integration is efficient, structured, and tailored to the needs of each school and region.

ISP Principles

Begin with our children and students. Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.

Treat everyone with care and respect. We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.

Operate effectively. We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.

Are financially responsible. We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.

Learn continuously. Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Management & Regional Support:

Lead the development of customized onboarding project plans in monday.com for each school, ensuring alignment with ISP’s integration framework and timelines.
Guide regional and school teams in understanding their onboarding responsibilities and deliverables.
Monitor progress across all functional areas, identifying delays early, assessing risks and impacts and coordinating with stakeholders to implement corrective measures.
Provide practical assistance and support in completing assigned, time-critical tasks where there are capacity or capability challenges.
Work closely with the Divisional Chief Operating Officer and the Regional Managing Director to prioritize resource allocation and manage project load to ensure timely delivery of all onboarding milestones.

Integration Planning & Execution:

Review Financial Investment Papers (FIPs), Sale & Purchase Agreements (SPAs), and other acquisition documentation to ensure critical obligations and timelines are captured in the onboarding plan.
Tailor integration task lists across departments including HR, Finance, Learning, Marketing, Technology, Legal, and Operations to reflect each school’s structure, priorities and dependencies.
Collaborate with other Onboarding Managers and Group Heads of Function to regularly review and improve the integration task library, embedding best practices and feedback from prior projects.
Conduct regular status meetings to track progress, manage interdependencies, and ensure that regional and school teams are supported throughout the onboarding lifecycle.
Proactively escalate material risks and propose mitigation actions to ensure minimal disruption to school operations and the project timeline.

monday.com Administration & Reporting:

Maintain and update monday.com boards for all active projects, ensuring they reflect real-time status, deadlines, and dependencies.
Provide guidance and training to regional and school staff on monday.com to support adoption and effective use, as well as project inclusion for all key stakeholders.
Develop and maintain real-time dashboards and produce regular status reports and updates for regional leadership and ISP Group executives.
Ensure consistency and transparency in reporting to support strategic decision-making and highlight areas needing additional support.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Management:

Act as the primary link between Group Business Development, regional leadership, and school teams, ensuring sharing of key information and objectives post-acquisition.
Work with Group Heads of Function to ensure onboarding task lists are actionable, prioritised, and well understood by operational teams.
Facilitate interdepartmental collaboration to align on key tasks, timelines, and deliverables, encouraging open communication and timely issue resolution.
Support a culture of continual learning and sharing by facilitating knowledge transfer sessions and contributing to onboarding process refinement.

Issue Resolution & Continuous Improvement:

Serve as the initial escalation point for challenges impacting project delivery; respond swiftly with practical solutions and involve relevant leadership as needed.
Track lessons learned from completed tasks and full integrations, identifying areas for process improvements and developing proposals for changes to data capture templates, task lists, workflows.
Champion process standardisation while allowing for flexibility where regional or school-specific differences require tailored approaches.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Education & Experience: A professional finance qualification and/or a master’s degree in business administration, project management, or a related field is highly desirable. Experience in project management, mergers & acquisitions, and/or post-merger integration roles, preferably within a multi-regional or international organization.
Technical Skills: Proficiency with project management tools (especially monday.com) and collaboration software advantageous. Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel for data tracking and analysis, and familiarity with PowerPoint for reporting.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, with the skill to influence and build collaborative relationships across all levels of the organization. Fluent English is required; proficiency in other languages is a plus.
Change Management: Demonstrated experience guiding teams through cultural and operational changes in a fast-paced, acquisitive environment.
Organizational Skills: Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities across different functional areas.
Teamwork and Independence: Able to work independently, while also being a collaborative team player who works effectively in cross-functional teams.
Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to different working styles, organizational structures, and changing project demands.

Work Environment

Location: Remote/Flexible. While the role can be performed remotely, it will require travel to acquired schools across different regions as needed to action certain tasks, which require on-site attendance.
Working Hours: Must be willing to accommodate flexible hours to meet the demands of integration projects.

Key Relationships

To succeed in this role, the Acquisition Onboarding Manager must build strong working relationships with the following stakeholders:

Divisional Chief Operating Officer (DCOO) – for overall integration oversight and support.
Regional and School Teams – i.e. Regional Managing Directors (RMD), Regional Heads of Function and school leadership teams involved in each acquisition.
Other Acquisition Onboarding Managers – to share best practices and coordinate approaches across different integrations.
Group Functional Heads – leaders of key functional areas (Finance, HR, IT, etc.) who provide expertise and support throughout the integration process

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.

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