Director of People

St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Derby, DE1 3TQ

25 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 May 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: £95,831.00 - £108,499.00 Annually (FTE)

Director of People job summary

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Director of People to lead the development and delivery of a diocesan-wide People strategy across three Catholic Multi-Academy Trusts.

Serving 84 schools and approximately 4,000 staff, this is a key strategic leadership role working closely with CEOs, Boards and school leaders to ensure a high-quality, consistent and compliant People service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver a forward-thinking People strategy across all Trusts
• Provide strategic HR leadership at Executive and Board level
• Drive consistency, compliance and continuous improvement
• Support the development of a high-performing workforce across all schools

About You:

• Significant senior HR leadership experience
• Strong understanding of organisational development and workforce strategy
• Experience of leading change within complex organisations
• Ability to influence and build relationships at senior level

Experience within education is desirable. Being a practising Catholic is not a requirement, but it is essential that the successful candidate must be willing to support the Catholic ethos and values of the Trusts.

This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact across a large and collaborative educational community.

Interested?

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Director of Education by emailing peter.giorgio@nottingham-des.org.uk

Apply Now:

Please complete the online application form by 9.00 am on Sunday 31 May 2026.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks are required for successful applicants.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.

We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

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 St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-ralph-sherwin-catholic-multi-academy-trust

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