Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Links Multi Academy Trust, St. Albans, AL4 0TZ

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2027

• Closing date

  16 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £108,119.00 - £125,014.00 Annually (FTE)

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) job summary

We are seeking an exceptional and inspirational Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead our vibrant, ambitious and successful Multi-Academy Trust due to the retirement of our long serving CEO.

Links is a family of three Alternative Provision Schools based in St Albans and Hatfield plus an outreach provision. The Academy is dedicated to creating a supportive, personalised environment that enables every child to succeed. Through partnerships with families, carers, and specialist agencies, we provide the wraparound support needed to nurture emotional and academic growth. Whether returning to mainstream education, transitioning to further education, or entering employment, we aim to prepare every child to step into their future as a mature, confident, and successful individual.

This is an exciting time to lead the whole Trust strategy for The Links, driving sustainable improvement, innovation and leadership development. You will be joining a team of skilled and dedicated colleagues who are committed to supporting each child to flourish and thrive. In this role, you will shape the future of our schools and the quality of education, leading colleagues whose mission it is to improve the life chances of disadvantaged children.

The Opportunity

As our new CEO, you will be responsible for implementing the agreed strategic direction as determined by the Trust Board into impactful reality, ensuring exceptional educational outcomes, sustainable growth, and robust financial health. You will oversee all aspects of the Trust’s performance, including educational standards, people leadership, financial management, and external partnerships.

This is a unique opportunity to lead Trust-wide school improvement across both primary and secondary phases, while shaping and refining the Trust’s overarching approach to teaching, curriculum innovation, and inclusion. In this role, you will cultivate a highly collaborative, supportive, and empowered network of school leaders, build leadership capacity and embed a culture of high-quality, continuous professional learning as you influence and navigate the future direction of the Trust.

The Role

The Links CEO is responsible for the education of all the children across the Trust. Leading our dedicated team, you will ensure that our schools are successful and sustainable over time. You will provide high-level strategic leadership and management across all aspects of the Trust's activities, ensuring high-quality education for all its pupils through the effective and efficient use of resources and people.

As a leader, the CEO, together with a wide range of stakeholders and partners, delivers the Trust’s civic and moral responsibilities. Acting as the Accounting Officer, you will ensure that all statutory, financial, and legal requirements are met.

We are recognised as a ‘School of Character’ and encourage Responsibility, Respect and Resilience. These are characteristics we expect of all children and staff regardless of their role within the school.

The Links Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will also require two appropriate references. As part of the recruitment process online checks will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.

For further details and application form: 01727 836150 or email vulucay@linksacademy.herts.sch.uk.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Links Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/links-multi-academy-trust

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