Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

FOCUS TRUST; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a strategic leader to support its vision and objectives. The successful candidate will provide effective leadership across the organization, ensuring governance responsibilities are met while fostering a collaborative culture. Strong experience in educational leadership and strategic direction is required. This role is crucial for continuous school improvement and achieving excellence within the trust's schools.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in effective strategic leadership in an educational context.
• Strong understanding of governance structures and educational policy.
• Ability to manage change and inspire commitment from stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the Board in achieving the Trust’s vision and goals.
• Provide effective leadership and direction to Trust staff.
• Ensure alignment between Headteachers and governing boards.

Skills

Inspirational leadership

Strategic direction

Performance management

Stakeholder engagement

Governance knowledge

Job description

Responsibilities

• To support the Focus-Trust Board in the efficient and effective delivery of the Trust’s vision, strategic aims and corporate plan.
• To articulate and live out the vision, values and strategic aims for Focus-Trust and ensure all decisions are made in the best interests of our children, colleagues and school communities.
• To uphold the Trust’s values, and to provide visible, effective, inspirational and compassionate leadership across the organisation.
• To ensure that Headteachers and Local Governing Boards continue to be highly aligned, with agreed autonomy, in line with the scheme of delegation.
• Each school will retain its own character with shared goals and core values that bind them together for the benefit of whole trust family. A family steered, guided and supported by CEO.
• To ensure the Board of Trustees receives appropriate advice and information to enable them to fulfil their governance responsibilities.
• The CEO is accountable to the Board of Trustees for continuous school improvement and ensuring the educational and overall success of the schools within the Trust.
• Working with all stakeholders to secure a commitment to the vision and direction of travel for the Trust, whilst managing change, is an essential part of the role.
• Strategic educational leadership and performance management.
• Provide strong and effective leadership, vision and strategic direction to Focus-Trust staff to achieve the highest levels of performance and ensure a culture of continuous improvement. This includes leading the formation of the corporate plan and delivering on the strategic objectives to secure the Trust’s future sustainability.
• Ensure that education and, in particular, the transformation of performance of Focus-Trust schools is central to what Focus-Trust does and is delivered successfully.
• Ensure that appropriate performance management and wider administrative and governance arrangements are in place to ensure the effective implementation of the organisation’s Corporate and Business Plans.
• Continue to build a collaborative and supportive culture across the Trust, which is safe, inclusive and positive across all schools.
• Maintain the individual ethos of each school, within its local context, aiming for high levels of both autonomy and alignment.
• Lead on the growth strategy for the Trust.