Chief Operating Officer

This is a career-defining opportunity to lead Operations across the RMAT.

If you seek a leadership role collaborating with a successful team that prioritises young people, we believe this is the opportunity you have been waiting for.

As Chief Operating Officer, you will provide the vision to ensure our continued success and growth. You will hold and articulate clear personal values and a moral purpose, focused on providing the best possible education for the students you serve. You will embody the Nolan Principles and lead by example, with integrity, creativity, resilience, and clarity, drawing on your scholarship, expertise, and skills, as well as those around you.

You will be enthusiastic and inspiring, bringing energy to drive RMAT in the pursuit of excellence and equity, with a relentless focus on high quality services, efficiency and growth.

You will help ensure the financial strength of RMAT is maintained and enhanced, allowing RMAT to achieve its strategic aims and objectives. You will champion our people, advancing the employer of choice agenda amid national challenges in recruitment and retention.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the ability to provide strategic leadership, with a background in education services. You will need to evidence your personal impact and credibility.

You will demonstrate confident personal behaviour and be comfortable establishing relationships at pace with all stakeholders and our local and regional partners. Your leadership credibility will allow you to hit the ground running with experienced education professionals. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your profile in a nationally known trust and positively influence the lives of thousands of young people and their families.

We are a Trust that is committed to doing things differently – read our Professional Offer booklet to discover the many benefits you will enjoy by joining us.

To discuss this role in more depth, please contact the HR Team in the first instance to facilitate your discussion. Please email recruitment@rmat.uk

To apply you will need to complete the application form which can be found on our website at www.rodillianacademytrust.co.uk/vacancies.

You should ensure that you provide a supporting statement which outlines your experience in relation to the job description and person specification.

Interviews: Tuesday 9 July 2024

All applications will be acknowledged.

The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, volunteers, visitors and contractors to share this commitment. Shortlisted applicants will undergo relevant checks in line with statutory guidance and all appointees will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.