Our appointment of Chief Operating Officer represents a significant, strategic investment in the ongoing evolution of Emmanuel Schools Foundation’s (ESF) central function.
A key executive leader, responsible for ensuring that the
Trust’s operational domains—People, Estates, Digital, Corporate Services, and
Commercial—are designed, equipped, and ready to deliver ESF’s educational
priorities and growth ambitions of scaling up to 7 to 15 schools.
This role is about engineering the conditions for
excellence, building a scalable operating model, and ensuring every aspect of
ESF’s infrastructure, systems, and services strengthens teaching, learning,
inclusion, and impact.
The COO will be a key architect of efficient and naturally collaborative operations and ensuring that all flourish within their team and across the Trust and will be aligned with the inclusive Christian ethos of the Trust.
We seek an experienced
operational leader with proven expertise in complex transformation programmes,
professional services management, and systems-level problem-solving. You will
be a collaborative strategic thinker who balances operational efficiency with
our educational mission.
If enabling schools to act as a catalyst for social change, improving outcomes for students and the wider community, resonates with you we'd love to receive an application.
Join us, and in addition to working with highly committed and hard-working colleagues you will have access to:
• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)
Please see the Candidate Information pack for more details.
Heather Robinson
01670543590
hrobinson@esf-mail.org.uk
Emmanuel Schools Foundation would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:
