Chief Financial and Operations Officer

SATIS EDUCATION LTD; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational Trust in Lancashire is seeking a Chief Financial & Operations Officer to provide strategic leadership across finance and operations. This is a full-time, permanent position aimed at ensuring high-quality central services for schools. The ideal candidate will champion governance, financial integrity, and people development, while working closely with executive leaders. With a strong focus on making a positive difference, this role offers a unique opportunity for values-led leadership in a thriving organization.

Qualifications

• Experienced strategic leader with a strong financial background.
• Ability to manage and implement streamlined central services.
• Commitment to the Trust's values and the welfare of young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across finance and operations.
• Champion simplified systems and clear decision-making.
• Invest in people and ensure high-quality professional development.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial Integrity

Governance

People development

Job description

Chief Financial & Operations Officer

Endeavour Learning Trust

Role: Full time, Permanent

Salary:Competitive

Location: Lancashire

Closing date: Midday Monday 9thFebruary

Endeavour Learning Trust is a growing, well-established, highly respected and thriving Trust in the North West, currently spanning South Ribble, West Lancashire and North Sefton.

Endeavour Learning Trust is entering an exciting phase of growth. We are now seeking an inspiring Chief Finance and Operations Officer (CFOO) to join our Executive Team and play a pivotal role in enabling the very best for the young people across our Trust.

This is a rare opportunity for a values-led, strategic leader to make a meaningful impact - ensuring that our schools benefit from high-quality, streamlined central services that maximise the time and resources that our school-based colleagues can devote to supporting our young people.

As CFOO, you will provide strategic leadership across finance and operations, ensuring these services are coherent, effective and aligned with Endeavour’s continuous development.

You will champion simplified systems, clear decision-making and proportionate processes, ensuring strong governance and financial integrity while removing unnecessary complexity. As the Trust grows, you will lead the development and refinement of these approaches so that our infrastructure continues to facilitate and empower great education.

As a key member of the Trust Executive Team, the CFOO will work closely with the Chief Executive, fellow executive leaders, Trustees and school leaders to deliver the Trust’s strategic priorities. You will bring insight, challenge and collaboration - helping to shape decisions that are financially sound, operationally strong and true to Endeavour’s values.

Through your leadership of the Director of Estates and Operations, the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Transformation and the finance team, and through close partnership with the Director of People, you will help create a central service offer that is robust yet flexible, efficient yet human, and always focused on making a positive difference in our schools.

Just as importantly, you will be a leader who invests in people: ensuring your teams benefit from clear vision, high-quality professional development and a culture of trust, accountability and continuous improvement.

If you share our values and are excited by this opportunity, please follow the guidance below for details on how to apply.

ROLE DETAILS

This position is full time and permanent, working 37 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm and Fridays 8:30am-4:00pm

This role will be based at ELT Head Office and occasional travel between Trust schools and sites is a requirement of this role.

To find out more and register your interest for the role, please visit www.joinendeavour.co.uk

If you have any questions or queries about the role, please do not hesitate to get in touch by contacting Laura McGunigle on 07931 384683 or email [e-mail]

• Closing date: Midday Monday 9thFebruary
• Shortlisting: Wednesday 11thFebruary
• Interviews: 23rdand 24thFebruary

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust and Satis Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.