Operations Director

South Pennine Academies, Elland, HX5 9DX

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 October 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £56,145.00 - £66,782.00 Annually (Actual) Generous pension scheme and benefits package

Operations Director job summary

This is a fantastic and new opportunity for a dedicated and knowledgeable Senior Leader in educational operations within a multi-academy Trust.

Following the retirement of our Operations Director after a successful tenure, we are lookingfor a candidate who can lead in Property Management and Estates (incl PFI), IT, Risk and Compliance Management and Policy, Health and Safety and implementation of our Trust’s GrowthStrategy.Successfuldeliveryinalloftheseoperationalareasiscriticaltothesuccessful operation of our schools, so they can focus on their students.

Youwillline-manageleadersineachofthesekeyareas,aswellasbeingakeymemberofthe senior central leadership team for theTrust.You will work very closely with the HR Director, as wesplitthecurrentroleduetoourTrust’ssize,improvingcapacityforfurthergrowth,aswellas the Trust’s Finance Director.We currently have 11 schools and a SCITT in the Trust, with the ambition to grow further.

Manyofouracademiesserveareasofhighdeprivation,webelieveinmakingadifference by transforming lives and communities. We are a charitable Trust with our values and aims integrated in all that we do.

ThisisakeyappointmentfortheTrust.Youwillbeleadingandworkinginateamfullofpeople whoembracethevaluesofSouthPennineAcademiesandwanttodotheirverybestforallour schoolsandcommunities.Thisrolewillgiveahugeamountofjobsatisfaction,aswellasbeing part of something that is values driven, inclusive and determined to excel.

We’re looking for someone with successful experience of senior operations management in a complexorganisation,withtheabilitytomanageallbusiness-relatedareasandmultipleprojects across a multi-site operation. With sound business judgement, commercial in approach, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to implement operational improvement whilst ensuring value for money.

Beingbased at South PennineAcademies Business andTraining Centre,The Gateway, Lowfields Industrial Estate, Elland, HX5 9DL but also working from home, allows for flexible working for this position. If you would like a conversation about the role or a visit to an academy or central office,thenpleasecontactBeccaSzeferbecca.szefer@southpennineacademies.orgwhoisthe PA to the CEO overseeing this process.

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About South Pennine Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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