Head of Operations Officer (HOO)

Net Academies Trust, Harlow, CM18 7HT

Deadline is tomorrow

• Job start date

  1 October 2025

• Closing date

  17 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  30 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £63,176.00 - £78,868.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 13/14 Pt 49-58

Head of Operations Officer (HOO) job summary

Join Our Senior Leadership Team

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated and strategic operating officer to guide the Trust through its next phase of development. The HOO will play a pivotal role in ensuring operating excellence and long term sustainability across our multi-academy trust.

At NET Academies Trust, we believe that strong operational leadership is vital to fulfilling our mission of delivering exceptional educational experiences. As we continue to grow and evolve, we are seeking an experienced and visionary Head of Operations Officer (HOO) to help shape and drive the next phase of our development.

This is an exciting time to join us, as NET Academies Trust expands from a six-school to a nine-school trust. The HOO will play a critical role in ensuring that our operational strategy supports this growth and underpins our ambition to create a high-performing, sustainable, and forward-thinking learning environment.

As HOO, you will:

• Provide expert leadership and strategic advice.
• Ensure sound compliance and operational delivery in all non academic areas of the Trust.
• Be a key member of the senior leadership team, contributing to the Trust’s overall vision and success

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact in a thriving educational organisation with a strong community, collaborative ethos, and stable financial foundation.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Proven experience in operational leadership at a senior level, preferably in an education or public sector setting.
• Excellent communication and strategic planning skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively across teams and provide high-quality financial insight and direction.

Why Join NET Academies Trust?

NET Academies Trust offers a supportive and innovative environment where leaders are empowered to shape the future. With a strong financial position and a shared commitment to excellence, this is a rewarding opportunity for a visionary finance professional.

Please use the link below to access the HOO Recruitment Pack:

https://heyzine.com/flip-book/083698c6ba.html

In compliance with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs cannot be accepted.

NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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 Net Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Net Academies Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/net-academies-trust

Welcome to NET Academies Trust. We are a DfE approved sponsor of six primary schools in Essex. As a team of schools we work together to promote and lead innovative practice in order to raise educational outcomes for all children- shaping futures.

We are as ambitious for the staff as we are for the children in our schools; providing excellent opportunities for continued professional development and staff wellbeing. We believe that partnerships and collaboration to share best practice are the key to meeting the challenge of raising pupil attainment. We are proud of the commitment within our schools, being acknowledged through national awards (TES Employer of the Year 2018, Place2Be Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Award 2019).

The Trust provides an effective structure of shared central services, to enable our schools to focus on teaching and learning. This achieves real benefits from school-to-school collaboration and ensuring our schools receive the support they need.

Our culture of ‘children first, people first’ creates effective teamwork and continual improvement. We are passionate about inclusion for both children and staff.

We share our learning with the wider community and take a system leader approach to help improve education beyond our own network. We encourage an outward facing approach with all of our schools, fostering a balance of autonomy and collaboration.

Jo Coton, Chief Executive

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