Regional Director (Surrey)

Job description

**We’re more than just a nursery group. We’re the UK’s most innovative early-years education provider.** At N Family Club, we dreamed of reimagining early years education. Becoming a place that fosters creativity, embraces a curriculum-led approach, and prepares children for the modern world. We’re proudly making our dream a reality – and we want you to be a part of it! As a Regional Director at N Family Club, you will lead a cluster of nurseries based in **Surrey**, empowering Nursery Managers to achieve exceptional quality, strong commercial performance, and vibrant team cultures. Working in close partnership with our Education, People, Finance, and Marketing specialists, you’ll drive high standards, keep occupancy thriving, and foster an environment where our people and children truly flourish. If you’re a passionate, strategic leader ready to Go Beyond, Be Outstandingly Outstanding, and Play as a Team, this is your chance to make a lasting mark on our journey to becoming the highest quality and most loved early education group in the UK. **What you’ll be doing…** - **Lead & empower teams:** Create an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, coaching Nursery Managers, leading launch/integration strategies for new sites, and owning recruitment, retention, and succession planning. - **Champion educational quality:** Partner with Nursery Managers and Education Advisors to embed the N Pedagogy and Curriculum, driving continuous improvement through self-evaluation plans and N100 audits. - **Drive commercial success:** Own regional occupancy, revenue, and EBITDA targets, collaborating with Sales and Marketing while ensuring efficient staffing and smart cost management. - **Deliver operational excellence & safety:** Ensure robust compliance across EYFS statutory requirements, Ofsted, Health & Safety, and internal N policies, maintaining an open culture of continuous risk assessment and behavioral safety. - **Manage safeguarding rigorously:** Work directly with the COO, Operations Director, and Safeguarding Leads to handle any safeguarding matters swiftly and effectively. - **Build strong relationships & community links:** Support managers in creating warm, uplifting spaces for parents (leveraging initiatives like partner handovers) and forge strong local community and authority connections. - **Role model our values:** Lead with passion and integrity—never cutting corners, welcoming feedback, and actively living our culture to help N become the most loved early education group in the UK. **You should have…** - Relevant Early Years Qualification, Level 3 or above (Essential) - Relevant safeguarding/child protection training undertaken and willingness to update training regularly (Desirable) - Full clean driving license - Multi-site management experience with ten plus nurseries - Experience in developing high performing teams, with a successful track record of coaching and mentoring managers to improve outcomes. - Experience of multi-site budget management, including managing capacity and efficient staff deployment and managing performance and reporting metrics - Knowledge of EYFS and relevant legislative requirements and Ofsted inspection processes - A confident decision maker, with an ability to support and drive change across a number of nurseries - Ability to plan and deliver a strategic approach, using systems and analytics to identify actions to turn around and improve performance, driving commercial outcome and measuring the impact **The N Advantage** - **Competitive salary** – £70,000 per annum *(plus up to 30%\* of annual earning bonus!)* - **Flexible hybrid working** model for work-life balance - **Up to 35 days holiday** – including a personal ‘Me’ day and Christmas closure - **£100 annual learning fund**, plus access to in-house development opportunities - **Enhanced family leave** for parents, carers, and more - **40% childcare discount**, plus 6 emergency days annually **And that’s not all!** - **5-year loyalty bonus** – around-the-world trip + 2 bonus weeks off - **10-year loyalty bonus** – ‘Out of this world’ experience + 2 extra weeks off - **Referral bonus** – earn up to £1,000 per successful hire - **Amazing discounts** – save on groceries, shopping, fitness and more - **Travel support** – season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme - **Socials & wellbeing** – annual parties, team events, gym discounts, and online fitness **Why N Family Club?** At N Family Club, we’re reimagining early years education – and we want you to be a part of it. We’re a certified Great Place to Work and one of the UK’s most innovative early years groups. With top salaries, unmatched benefits, and real career progression, we put our people first. **Join us today** to spark big ideas in young minds and **shape a career you’ll love.**