Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

FOCUS TRUST; Oldham; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational organization in Oldham is seeking an individual for a critical leadership role focused on delivering strategic aims and supporting the governance of the trust. The successful candidate will provide inspirational leadership and ensure alignment of educational priorities across schools. Responsibilities include steering the corporate plan, managing change, and fostering a collaborative culture to support continuous improvement. This role is essential for the educational success and future sustainability of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support the Focus-Trust Board in delivering the Trust’s vision and strategic aims.
• Articulate and uphold the Trust’s values and ensure decisions are in the best interests of the community.
• Provide effective, inspirational leadership across the organization.
• Ensure alignment between Headteachers and Local Governing Boards.
• Lead on the strategic educational direction and performance management.
• Deliver strong leadership to achieve continuous improvement.

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 the whole trust family. A family steered, guided and supported by the 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.