Chief Operating Officer at Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust

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  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/BDMT/37417
  Location
Holy Trinity Church Of England Primary Academy Havelock Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 3LP
  Contract Type
Permanent
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£69,850.00 - £86,711.00 Annually (Actual)
Starting salary negotiable depending upon experience
  Hours Per Week
37
  Weeks Per Year
52.143
  Closing Date
9:00am, Mon 1st Jun, 2026
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Interview Date(s)
TBC
   Interview Date(s)           TBC
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About this Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (BDMAT) will work closely with MAT Educational Leads (MELs) and the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to provide strategic leadership across the Trust. Leading the heads of service for IT, Estates and HR, the COO will ensure the delivery of high-quality operational support to schools, while supporting the CEO in the ongoing development and growth of the Trust.

The COO will be responsible for the procurement and management of all trust-wide contracts, alongside operational compliance areas not held by the CFO. This includes:

  • Acting as the Trust’s Data Protection Officer (DPO)
  • Acting as the named lead for Health and Safety
  • Leading the development and implementation of a Trust-wide Operations Strategy covering estates management, catering and external lettings, including responsibility for a dynamic ten-year capital investment plan
  • Working with the CFO to develop annual maintenance, lettings and catering budgets across the Trust and its schools
  • Providing strategic leadership for catering provision across the Trust
  • Leading the integration of new schools into the Trust’s business and support functions

The COO will ensure the operations team delivers high-quality services across all BDMAT schools and facilities, supporting teaching, learning, leadership and wider organisational activities in line with the Trust’s strategic aims and development plans.


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Contact Details

  Danietha Hayden
  d.hayden@bdmat.org.uk


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