Chief Operating Officer

Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Chief Operating Officer (COO) who is passionate about making a difference to our staff, pupils and families. The successful candidate will be fully invested in our values of Kindness, Confidence and Resilience. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced candidate to continue to grow our Central Services Team as the Trust welcomes at least two new schools to our family in the coming months to join our existing eleven schools.

You will support our Trust leadership team in the strategic development and operation of the Trust and will lead the central services functions in the areas of Estates Management including Health & Safety, Capital Project Management, IT; including Application Software systems, Risk Management and oversee our legal obligations applicable to these areas. You will also have a major role in any further growth of the Trust which may take place. Successful delivery in all of these operational areas is critical to the successful operation of our schools so they can focus on their students.

You will line manage leaders in these key areas and will work closely with the Chief Finance Officer (new appointment also), along with all central team members.

We are looking for someone with successful experience of senior operations management in a complex organisation, preferably within the education sector, with the ability to manage all business-related areas and multiple projects across a multi-site operation. With sound business judgement, a pragmatic view and commercial approach, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to implement operational improvement whilst ensuring value for money.