We are delighted to welcome you as a prospective candidate to become WMAT’s HR Lead. As we move into our second year of operation as a multi-academy trust, your expertise and vision could play a pivotal role in shaping our culture and supporting our mission. We hope that this information pack provides you sufficient insight and information to decide if you have the right qualities, skills and experience to apply for the position.

 WMAT was founded by three high performing secondary schools in Birmingham, Hall Green, Kings Norton Girls’ and Swanshurst, who transferred into WMAT on 1^st January 2025. You would be joining at the beginning of our journey, as we embed and then grow the trust. For the right individual, we believe that this is an extremely exciting HR role.

At WMAT, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and empowering environment for both our staff and students. We believe that strong human resources leadership is essential for attracting, developing, and retaining talented individuals who are passionate about education and dedicated to our students’ success.

The three schools have over 500 staff and around 4,000 students. We are working towards HR policy alignment and are about to onboard a single payroll and HRIS provider. Internal procedures remain at school level currently. Alongside finance, HR is our key business area to focus upon; we want to develop an HR function that serves our staff and organisation as well as being compliant. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to lead the establishment of new trust policies, procedures and systems.

At every step, you would be supported by a leadership team full of ambition and optimism, including a Chief Executive and Chief Finance and Operations Officer who are each on secondment from the founding schools. The Board of Trustees has a wide range of skills and experience, including an HR professional. We are committed to ensuring that you grow and develop within the trust.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to be a part of something truly transformative. We look forward to your application and the possibility of welcoming you to our team.