Chief Executive Officer

Birmingham Diocesan Multi Academy Trust, Birmingham, B14 4HN

5 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  28 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £133,000.00 Annually (Actual)

Chief Executive Officer job summary

Birmingham Diocesan Multi Academy Trust (BDMAT) is committed to providing the best educational experiences for children and young people. Rooted in Christian values, we are focused on achieving excellent outcomes and creating environments where students can thrive in “life in all its fullness.”

We wish to appoint a Chief Executive Officer who will serve as the strategic leader of BDMAT, shaping the vision, values, and strategic direction of the Trust and its academies. Your mission will be to ensure that our schools consistently deliver good or better outcomes and maintain financial sustainability. This role requires a dynamic leader with a proven track record in school leadership, a deep understanding of school improvement systems, and the ability to manage complex partnerships across educational and community stakeholders. We are seeking for a CEO who can take our trust into its next strategic phase.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Guide the Trust’s strategic direction to grow the Trust further and ensure excellence in education and the sustainability of our schools.
• Vision & Values: Uphold and champion the Trust’s Christian ethos, inspiring our community to achieve ambitious educational goals.
• Partnership Management: Cultivate effective relationships with key stakeholders, including the Department for Education, Local Authorities, Church of England in Birmingham, and others.
• Educational & Operational Leadership: Oversee teaching and learning standards across the Trust, ensure quality school improvement strategies, and manage resources to support continuous improvement.
• Finance & Compliance: Act as the Trust’s Accounting Officer, ensuring financial sustainability and adherence to all statutory and regulatory requirements.

Candidate Requirements

• Professional Qualifications: Degree and professional teaching qualification essential; post-graduate educational or management qualifications desirable.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in a headship role with proven school improvement outcomes and experience in academies, governance, strategic planning, and budgetary management.
• Skills: In-depth knowledge of Ofsted criteria, resource management, data-driven strategic planning, and governance in an academy setting.
• Personal Qualities: Inspirational leader, committed to high standards, collaborative yet decisive, and capable of building a positive organisational culture.
• Faith Requirement: A practicing Christian, committed to supporting and promoting the Christian foundation of the Trust.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to lead a mission-driven Trust, contributing to the growth and success of schools across the Birmingham area. The CEO will play a vital role in shaping future generations, ensuring BDMAT is a place of both academic excellence and spiritual growth.

Application Process
This is via My New Term. CVs are not accepted.

BDMAT is committed to safeguarding children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Birmingham Diocesan Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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