Chief Executive Officer

Loughborough Schools Foundation; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational foundation in Loughborough is seeking a visionary Chief Executive Officer to lead its strategic development and ensure long-term sustainability. The ideal candidate will possess significant leadership experience in education and a proven track record of driving organisational performance. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of the Foundation while fostering a collaborative culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in education is ideal.
• Proven track record of driving organisational performance.
• Ability to build strategic partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development and ensure long-term sustainability.
• Oversee financial and operational performance.
• Develop and articulate the Foundation's vision.

Skills

Leadership experience

Organisational performance management

Commercial growth

Strategic partnership building

Resilience

Collaborative culture fostering

Education

Educational background (preferably)

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a visionary Chief Executive Officer to lead our strategic development and ensure long-term sustainability. This transformational role will unite our Schools under a shared purpose while preserving their individual identities, enabling our Heads to focus fully on educational excellence.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will bring significant leadership experience, ideally within education, with a proven track record of driving organisational performance and commercial growth. This is an opportunity to shape the future of a remarkable Foundation that serves as a cornerstone of its community.

The CEO will develop and articulate our vision, oversee financial and operational performance, and build strategic partnerships that strengthen our position. We seek someone who is dynamic, forward-thinking and passionate about young people's development - a leader who can navigate challenge with resilience while fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture of continuous improvement.

Located in the heart of Leicestershire, the Foundation balances heritage with innovation, providing education that combines academic achievement with personal and social development - ensuring its pupils leave not just with knowledge, but with the broader skills and values they need to succeed in their chosen paths.

Each Foundation School has distinct character, traditions and leadership, shaped by committed staff and visionary Heads. This is strengthened further by their collective Foundation identity. The schools share one campus, specialist facilities, expertise and central services, as well as a commitment to delivering the highest quality education.

Profile / Qualifications

This is a role that would suit someone who has an educational background who wishes to step back from the day to day running of schools, and instead focus on the strategic and commercial development of the Foundation. Equally, the role would suit someone who has not come up through a teaching route but understands the world of education and has transferable skills that enable them to be effective in this role.