Director of Operations

Director of Operations (Senior Leadership Role)

Start Date: Required ASAP (flexible working and start date considered for right candidate)

Full time

Unique opportunity to join a new school in North London:

• Are you a school leader?

• Do you want to play a key role in the development of an exciting and innovative

academy?

• Are you passionate that all children get the best start in life?

• Do you want to move your career forward in an environment which nurtures talent

and has scope for career progression?

• Do you believe all students have the potential to succeed given great teaching and

the right culture?

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Director of Operations to drive us forward and

lead on operations. You may have direct experience already or be a leader up for learning

something new. We are particularly interested in a candidate’s commitment to continual

and incremental improvement and in an unfaltering belief in the potential of every child.

You will play a key part in the school’s development as we establish ourselves in our new

home and grow our school.

Job Description

Title: Director of Operations

Salary: S23 – S33, (£32,595– £55,170) - Starting salary point dependent on experience

Salary Range: 5-point progression range within S23 – S33 starting point depending on

experience

Reports to: Principal

Working hours: 40hrs per week

Working pattern: Full time 52 weeks (Flexible working pattern or reduced working weeks

considered for the right candidate)

The role:

To lead the admin and operations team as well as external contractors to ensure efficient

systems that support transformational teaching in the classrooms.

Strategic development and leadership of the academy

● To work with the Principal to develop the overall direction of the academy and

drive the development of the academy’s provision and operational systems

● To work in partnership with the Principal and members of the leadership team in

the cycle of planning, implementation, review and evaluation of the academy

Development Plan

● Undertake and when required, deliver or be part of the appraisal system and

relevant training and professional development

● To lead the administration and operations teams and support their development

Finance:

● To carry out the role of Director of Operations, overseeing and managing efficient

& secure financial systems

● To work with external providers to stay up to date on any government and or

educational changes which may impact on the school’s budget

● To be responsible for all matters relating to finance this includes oversight of the

all financial processes and the effective and timely submission of all the annual and

regular returns as required by the DfE/ESFA and external agencies

● To oversee the provision and maintenance of an Assets Register and the Register of

Business Interests

● To review and support maximising income generation

Estate Management:

● To lead the site team and external contractors to ensure the maintenance of the

school site, grounds, boundaries and buildings to a high standard including Security

of site, upkeep of playing fields, gardens, and land drainage.

● To oversee the management and provision of all lettings of the school’s facilities

● To act as the school’s Health and Safety Co-Ordinator. Ensuring appropriate

procedures/checks are operating and implemented

● In co-operation with external advisors, be responsible for monitoring,

implementation and review the school’s Health and Safety policy including all risk

assessment procedures

HR

● To be responsible for the management of all personnel matters in liaison with the

contracted HR service

● To ensure all HR systems and processes are effective and support the academy to

uphold all HR and pay policies

Administration and Compliance:

● With external IT contractors, act as a system manager for the computer network

and MIS, giving guidance to other users

● Ensure that the website is kept up to date in relation to areas of responsibility

● Be responsible for all statutory and statistical returns and ensure that they are

completed as appropriate

● Lead on data protection, taking responsibility for working with our external DPO to

ensure data protection compliance

● Track all school policies and ensure they are updated in accordance with the policy

review schedule

● Monitor and update the risk register

● Be responsible for Governance across the Trust and ensuring the policy review

schedule is adhered to

● To provide reports as necessary to the Governing body and Principal

Other:

● Support the school’s values and ethos by contributing to the development and

implementation of policies practices and procedures

● Help create a strong school community, characterised by consistent, orderly

behaviour and caring, respectful relationships

● To safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, and follow

school policies including the staff code of conduct