13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible (subject to notice period)

  • Closing date

    9 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    23 February 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

£58,377.00 - £63,598.00 Annually (FTE)

Head of Human Resources job summary

Head of Human Resources

Start Date: as soon as possible

Salary/Grade: Local Managerial Grade 3 Points 13-16, currently between £58,377 - £63,598 per annum, full time equivalent 

Contract: permanent, full time

MARK Education Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced, strategic and forward‑thinking Head of HR with a strong track record of delivering organisation‑wide impact, driving workforce efficiencies, and leading successful organisational change. This is a key trust-wide leadership role, shaping and steering our people strategy across all schools and central functions.

Working closely with the Executive Headteacher and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Finance Officer, the trust Executive Team and our Headteachers, you will lead a proactive, professional and highly efficient HR service aligned to our mission, vision and values. You will ensure the trust's HR strategy supports long‑term sustainability, delivers value for money, and strengthens our culture of high performance and staff wellbeing.

This post holds trust-wide responsibility for:

  • Leading and shaping strategic HR initiatives that deliver organisational improvement and people‑centred efficiencies

  • Driving workforce planning, organisational change programmes and staffing structures to support financial and operational sustainability

  • Providing expert advice to senior leaders on all aspects of people management, change processes and employee relations

  • Managing complex employee relations casework and ensuring legal, statutory and safeguarding compliance

  • Developing, reviewing and implementing HR policies that support consistency, fairness and continuous improvement

  • Strengthening leadership capability across the trust by embedding high‑quality, consistent HR practice

  • Overseeing recruitment and retention strategies that ensure the trust secures and develops the best staff

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious HR leader ready to step into a trust-wide role with significant strategic influence. You will join a values‑driven, collaborative organisation where staff development, wellbeing and career progression are prioritised.

This role is based across our East Sussex schools, with travel required; mileage is reimbursed in line with trust policy. MARK Education Trust is committed to flexible working where compatible with operational needs.

For further details, please contact the Human Resources department on 01892 603000 or email cburgess@markeducationtrust.org. Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.

All schools within MARK Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to disclosure and barring service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

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.
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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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Mark Education Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust
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