Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Collingwood College, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4AE

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  10 August 2026

• Closing date

  14 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £82,000

Chief Financial and Operations Officer job summary

Collingwood College is seeking a strategic and dynamic Chief Financial & Operations Officer to join our Senior Leadership Team and help drive our ongoing journey to achieve the highest standards of education and provision.  

This is an exciting opportunity to lead all non-teaching functions across a large, high-performing secondary school of over 1700 students. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead finance, HR, IT, estates, and administration
• Deliver long-term financial strategy and ensure robust governance
• Drive income generation and operational efficiency
• Oversee major site development and infrastructure projects
• Support whole-school strategic planning

About You

• Proven senior leadership experience in financial management
• Strong track record of strategic planning and change leadership
• Excellent communication, analytical and decision-making skills
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Education sector experience desirable

We offer

• Circa £82,000 salary
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• 26–30 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Healthcare cash plan & staff benefits
• Excellent facilities and professional development

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date.  The college reserves the right to appoint early. 

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 Collingwood College

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1714 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Collingwood College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/collingwood-college-camberley

Collingwood College is Surrey Heath’s first high-performing Academy. Collingwood is one of Surrey’s largest and most successful secondary schools for students aged 11-19. We have more than 1700 students, including a Sixth Form of well over 250 and 250 teaching and support staff, all of whom are dedicated to ensuring that all our students fulfil their potential and enjoy to the full their secondary education.

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