Chief Operating Officer
Nene Education Trust
Northamptonshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible pending notice period
- Apply by:
- 14 January 2019
Job overview
The Nene Education Trust is a forward thinking and expanding multi academy trust that aims to deliver excellent opportunities and outcomes for all its learners. ‘Developing character, raising aspirations and celebrating achievement’ are the principles at the heart of all that we do.
We are seeking to appoint a highly skilled, experienced and innovative professional who can provide dynamic leadership across our business and operational activities. The successful candidate will share our values and vision, contribute at a strategic level to the future direction and development of the Trust and provide operational leadership to key areas of our business.
With five academies in the Trust and plans for further growth over the next 12 months, we are looking for an exceptional individual who will thrive on the challenge of:
• Contributing at a strategic level to the development of the Trust’s Business Plan to deliver the Trust’s vision for growth and excellence.
• Providing strong leadership, inspiration and direction to our non-academic service areas and central team the central team to ensure our academies are fully supported and our academic goals realised.
• Leading on a range of large scale capital/development projects and driving efficiencies to enhance the learning environment and opportunities available to all our children and young people
We are looking for a strategic leader with proven business and/or finance leadership and management at a senior level combined with significant knowledge and understanding of policymaking, accounting, company and charity law and governance. A good awareness and understanding of the education sector and the funding challenges that we face will be an advantage.
The successful candidate will also have integrity, creativity, energy, resilience and the ability to work collaboratively and draw on the expertise of others.
This is a new post and an exciting opportunity for the right person. For more information or an application form, please visit our website, www.neneeducationtrust.org.uk . For an informal and confidential discussion with our retained Consultant Steve Pugh, please call 01562 881 007 or email stephen.pugh@thesearchconsultant.co.uk . Please return completed applications to Steve Pugh, at the above email address.
Closing date: 9.00 am on 14 January 2019
Interviews: Tuesday 22 January 2019
The Nene Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Nene Education Trust
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The Nene Education Trust comprises of 8 unique and wonderful schools located in East Northamptonshire and Wellingborough. We are proud of our schools, students, staff and the communities they serve. We are committed to raising aspirations and developing character in a positive environment for all.
Raising aspirations and developing character is at the heart of everything we do within our schools to enable each young person to achieve highly and be successful in life, contributing back to the world we live in.
Throughout their educational journey in the Nene Education Trust, we aim to develop all our learners within a positive environment for learning, along with opportunities to develop their spiritual and moral compass so that they grow with integrity. Through a set of shared principles and our collaborative working we continue to develop as a multi-academy trust of highly effective schools. We are stronger together!
Working for Us
Professional development
We have a long track record of ‘growing our own’ and are committed to providing professional development opportunities for all staff. These include:
• Support (both financial and with study time) for other professional development programmes including MBAs.
• Access to Nationally Recognised Professional Qualifications and other external programmes including the Chartered Teacher Programme.
• Our in-house Leadership Pathways programme which offers bespoke training for middle and senior leaders.
• There are also opportunities for staff to experience secondments at other schools in the Trust, collaborate with colleagues and work on exciting projects across the organisation. All school leaders contribute 10% of their time to 'working together to improve all our schools'.
Health and wellbeing
• The health and wellbeing of our staff are important to us. We firmly believe that healthy, happy staff make for a positive and productive workforce, a thriving and dynamic environment and engaged and achieving young people. Our approach to staff wellbeing continues to evolve as we look for ways to further enhance the working environment and wellbeing of our staff.
We offer:
• An open and collaborative working environment, not just within your school but also across the Trust where innovation is encouraged.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Commitment to exploring ways to reduce email traffic and confine email replies to office hours –while recognising our employees preferences for when they work.
• Commitment to continuously review workload issues and explore options for simpler, less onerous methods and processes.
• 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance on any personal and/or work related matter.
• Free Mindfulness training with a qualified and experienced professional.
We offer the opportunity to
• Work within a fantastic, close-knit community.
• Help shape the future of our school and the Nene Education Trust. • Teach highly motivated and talented children.
• Work with a range of colleagues who are valued, well-qualified and highly-motivated.
• Experience fantastic and varied opportunities for professional development.
• Work in a school where there is a genuine belief in the importance of staff well-being, as well as valuing each person (child, staff member, parent/carer…) as a unique human being.
• Live and work in a semi-rural location that offers competitive house prices, with outstanding leisure and shopping facilities and excellent transport links to all areas of the country.
To find out more about the Nene Education Trust please visit our website: https://neneeducationtrust.org.uk/
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