Deputy Regional Director

Locations: Three positions available - South West, North, London and the South East

Salary: £80,000 – £85,000 (North & South West), £90,000- £95,000 (London & South East) + Teachers Pension

We have a unique and exciting opportunity to become an influential leader within the second largest Multi-Academy Trust in the UK. With over 74% of Ofsted inspected Oasis Academies achieving “Good” or better, this is an exciting time to join us and have a real and lasting impact on our Academies and the communities which they serve.

Are you a dynamic and inspiring leader ready for your next challenge within a sector-leading educational trust?

Oasis Community Learning wish to appoint three Deputy Regional Directors, supporting the Regional Directors to lead, inspire and develop a group of Primary Academies in our South West, North & London and the South East regions.

Excellence and Development

It is important to us that our young people receive exceptional education and realise their potential. Therefore we are looking for someone to lead on and be accountable for ensuring education outcomes and standards are exceeded at each of their designated Primary Academies. You will use rich experience and knowledge of the education policies, best practice and meaningful target-setting to ensure the sustained growth and excellence at all levels throughout the Academies. By inspiring and developing our Principals, we want you to help us grow holistic leaders, and build on the partnerships across the region. Help us strengthen the effectiveness and impact of our Primary Academies.

Service Delivery

Working in partnership with the regional leadership team, you will oversee service delivery within our Academies. This will include governance, finance and people. The role will involve making sure that they are on track to deliver on our vision of ‘Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community’.

Interpreting and sharing service-critical data, you will implement and promote efficient and sustainable systems and ways of working in your region to get the most from your team.

Leadership Values

As Deputy Regional Director you will secure progress, develop, share and embed systems leadership across a group of Primary Academies. You will focus on improvement in a dynamic, fast paced and successful organisation, committed to an ethos of: Inclusion, Equality, Healthy Relationships, Hope and Perseverance. Our ideal candidate will hold similar values, and be willing to champion our ethos daily. This is an outward facing, high-profile role within our Academies and the communities they serve, therefore we are looking for an effective and relatable figurehead to help drive change and impassion others.

About Oasis

Oasis Community Learning is an educational trust established in 2004 with the express purpose of transforming learning, lives and communities through the development of Oasis Academies. We are now a family of 47 Academies, dedicated to closing the gap in education and developing our staff, students and communities holistically. Find out more about OCL at www.oasiscommunitylearning.org

If you are looking for a challenging but highly rewarding opportunity to join a leading education provider and make a real difference in the communities we serve – then apply now. We welcome applications from candidates with leadership experience across more than one school, with demonstrable experience of school improvement and the drive and passion to deliver through the lens of the Oasis vision.

Our young people deserve the best – are you the one to help ensure that they receive it?

For an informal, confidential discussion or to request an application pack, please contact Gemma McPhail (Head of Recruitment) on 07788 367166 / gemma.mcphail@oasisuk.org . All applications should be submitted via the website www.oclcareers.org  or recruitment email address oclrecruitment@oasisuk.org  by no later than 11am on Tuesday 18th April 2017.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role

Oasis Community Learning supports Equal Opportunities Employment.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours, which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.