Academy Head of Operations & Finance at The City of London Academy Highbury Grove
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
Islington
- £69,258 - £73,818 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 16 April 2024
Job overview
Academy Head of Operations & Finance at The City of London Academy Highbury Grove
Grade/Range: COLAT PO9 scale points 56 to 60
Salary Range: £69,258 - £73,818 full time equivalent
Working Pattern: The role is full-time, 35 hours per week, all year round, with 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays. We would welcome discussions about the possibility of reduced hours or ‘term-time plus’ but we expect the role to require a minimum of 0.8FTE across the year.
Location: City of London Academy, Highbury Grove. Travel to other Trust Academies and the central offices (all within London) will be required.
You are an excellent leader; we are a top performing Trust. Together, we can create truly exceptional schools.
About the Role
The City of London Academy Highbury Grove (COLAHG) is seeking to appoint an experienced and committed academy business professional to provide strategic and operational leadership of the financial and operations functions (HR, Estates, IT, Finance & Business Support) at the academy. This is a Senior Leadership role within the academy, and you will work closely with and report directly to the Principal, with a dotted line to the wider trust finance & operations teams.
About Us
The City of London Academy Highbury Grove (COLAHG) is a secondary academy, with sixth form within the City of London Academies Trust (CoLAT). COLAT is driven by the ambition to be the best. We believe exceptional leaders create exceptional schools; they transform lives and shape the future of every student.
COLAT currently oversees six secondary academies, three primary academies and one sixth form centre all located in north, south and east London. We combine the heritage and tradition of the Corporation of London with a genuinely innovative, enterprising, and entrepreneurial ethos. We are also committed to providing training and development to all our staff, plus excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust.
COLAHG opened in 2010 and joined COLAT in 2017. It has excellent facilities, including a swimming pool, running track and several MUGA sports courts. COLAHG has a strong focus on music and is the founding school of the Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST), a charity supports schools to enable every student to learn to play a musical instrument for free. In April 2022 COLAHG was inspected by Ofsted for the first time after joining the Trust, and was judged to be Good in all areas. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the team to bring the Academy forward to achieving its ambition to be an Outstanding Academy. COLAHG is based in the heart of an evolving community in Islington, and we value the diversity of our workforce. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team.
About you
We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record of running operations functions, ideally within an education setting, but expertise within a commercial or charitable setting is welcome. You will need to be able to strategically manage a broad and varied remit, prioritise well and be a good team player. You will be a good communicator, keep lines of communication between your academy based colleagues and trust based colleagues open and constructive at all times. You will need to have the ability to unblock potential hurdles, and be able to get the best out of your direct reports. Some form of finance or business qualification will be desirable, however we will a consider applicants with strong and relevant experience in a similar role.
If you match our ambition and want to join our dedicated team of professionals, we would love to hear from you. Candidates must address the person specification in no more than 1,000 words. Applications must be submitted via the TES portal.
If you require any other details, or would like an informal discussion, please contact enquiries@cola.org.uk.
Closing date for applications 9am 16 April 2024
Selection will take place Monday 22 April 2024
Please note that we are also recruiting the same role at our nearby City of London Academy Islington (COLAI). By completing one application you will be considered for both roles. Given the close proximity and similar nature of these two academies we will be running a single recruitment process and looking to appoint two candidates (one at each academy). This will be a single-stage interview process with the planned to take place on 22 April 2024 at on-site across the two school sites in Islington (25-minute walk between sites).
City of London Academies Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.
City of London Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including enhanced DBS checks and a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the standards which flows from City of London Academies Trust vision and values.
The role is covered by part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
City of London Academies Trust Company Registration No. 04504128.
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About City of London Academy Highbury Grove
- City of London Academy Highbury Grove
- Highbury Grove, Highbury
- London
- N5 2EQ
- United Kingdom
Highbury Grove School joined the Trust in September 2017. Following a disappointing Ofsted inspection in December 2016, the senior team and governors sought to restore the school’s positive ethos in partnership with other City of London Schools. We know that only high calibre staff can rise to the challenge and contribute to the long-term objective, providing creative teaching, nurturing students’ abilities, and showing ambition for their own career as well as the students’. In April 2021, Ofsted returned to Highbury Grove and the school was awarded a 'Good' rating, our report commenting that 'pupils feel happy and safe,' they 'look out for each other' and 'enjoy being part of a school community that is so diverse.' We continue to celebrate this diversity.
At Highbury Grove we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence because we know the difference it can make to the lives of our young people, their families and community. We believe that all students can thrive in their academic lives and become active contributors to their local, national and global communities, given the right environment.
We believe exceptional teachers create exceptional results; they transform lives and transform futures. They support every student to achieve their full potential and become a confident, resilient and compassionate individual who can make a positive contribution to society. We believe that exceptional teachers should be supported too, with all the opportunities needed to develop and achieve goals. Our most recent Ofsted report commented that 'staff are proud to work at the school. Leaders support them in their career development. They take account of staff workload and well-being.'
We’re committed to providing first-rate training and development to all of our staff, as well as excellent career advancement opportunities within this evolving Trust. You’ll find high expectations here too; we expect the kind of exemplary conduct from students that allows our teachers to do their jobs as effectively as they can.
This is an exciting time in the school’s journey to re-establish itself as an excellent provider of high-quality education, and with the changes come opportunities. We have a clear and continued plan of improvement which requires staff who are energetic and have a desire to take on the challenge to ensure our school is the school of choice for our community. In joining our team you will play an instrumental role in school improvement as we strive to become 'outstanding' in every way.
City of London Academy Highbury Grove is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references are required for this post. CVs will not be accepted in place of an application form.
For further information about safer recruitment and pre-appointment checks, please refer to the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance provided by the Department for Education.
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