Head of Operations (Based at The Mandeville School)

Insignis Academy Trust, Aylesbury, HP21 8PE

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £50,788.00 - £64,401.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Range 9-10

Head of Operations (Based at The Mandeville School) job summary

INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST

We have an exciting opportunity to join our successful, vibrant community as a

Head of Operations (Based at The Mandeville School)

37 hours per week/ 52 weeks per year

Bucks Pay Range 9-10

Annual actual salary: £50,788 to £64,401

Start date – ASAP

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join our friendly and committed central team.

This position is a senior leadership role within our multi-academy trust that operates a centralised business model structure. You will be responsible for the strategic, financial and operational management of our entire estates’ infrastructure which includes; IT, capital programme, estate and facilities management, operational compliance, risk management and health & safety. You will have financial and contractual control for your area, delivering these services across all the Trust’s schools.

This role requires a visible and credible presence and will act as deputy for the COO. The role is supported by a high performing team of direct reports; Facilities Managers, Trust IT Manager (MSP) and their wider teams located in each of our school sites.

The post holder should have the attitude to change, build and grow the department, the organisation and be a strategic innovative thinker with a self-starter enthusiasm.

The Head of Operations will be headquarters based (The Mandeville School), you may be required to work at premises occupied by the employer or any of the employer’s Academies, within a 25-mile radius, as directed by the employer.

Closing date – Tuesday 4th March at 12 noon

For further information please contact the Recruitment Team either by email (recruitment@insignis.org.uk) or telephone (01296 744351) who will be happy to help.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices and the successful candidates will be required to undertake a criminal record check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Insignis Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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