Chief Finance and Operations Officer

Endeavour Learning Trust, Chorley, PR7 6TB

26 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  14 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive
• Additional allowances:

  Competitive

Chief Finance and Operations Officer job summary

Endeavour Learning Trust is entering an exciting phase of growth. We are now seeking an inspiring Chief Finance and Operations Officer (CFOO) to join our Executive Team and play a pivotal role in enabling the very best for the young people across our Trust.

This is a rare opportunity for a values-led, strategic leader to make a meaningful impact - ensuring that our schools benefit from high-quality, streamlined central services that maximise the time and resources that our school-based colleagues can devote to supporting our young people.

As CFOO, you will provide strategic leadership across finance and operations, ensuring these services are coherent, effective and aligned with Endeavour’s continuous development.

You will champion simplified systems, clear decision-making and proportionate processes, ensuring strong governance and financial integrity while removing unnecessary complexity. As the Trust grows, you will lead the development and refinement of these approaches so that our infrastructure continues to facilitate and empower great education.

As a key member of the Trust Executive Team, the CFOO will work closely with the Chief Executive, fellow executive leaders, Trustees and school leaders to deliver the Trust’s strategic priorities. You will bring insight, challenge and collaboration - helping to shape decisions that are financially sound, operationally strong and true to Endeavour’s values.

Through your leadership of the Director of Estates and Operations, the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Transformation and the finance team, and through close partnership with the Director of People, you will help create a central service offer that is robust yet flexible, efficient yet human, and always focused on making a positive difference in our schools.

Just as importantly, you will be a leader who invests in people: ensuring your teams benefit from clear vision, high-quality professional development and a culture of trust, accountability and continuous improvement.

If you share our values and are excited by this opportunity, please follow the guidance below for details on how to apply.

This position is full time and permanent, working 37 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm and Fridays 8:30am-4:00pm

This role will be based at ELT Head Office and occasional travel between Trust schools and sites is a requirement of this role.

To apply, please contact Laura McGunigle, Satis Education for our recruitment pack and application form, via laura@satiseducation.co.uk or 07931 384 683. We ask that you do not apply through my new term.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Endeavour Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Endeavour Learning Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/endeavour-learning-trust

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