Chief Operating Officer
Job Reference # EDV/2026/ESF/26496
Location Trinity House Bede Academy, Sixth Avenue, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2SY
Contract Type Permanent
Contract Term Full-Time
Salary £100,000.00 – £135,000.00 Annually (FTE)
Closing Date Midday, Fri 10th Apr, 2026 | Start Date ASAP | Positions Available 1 | Interview Date(s) W/C 20 April 2026
Our appointment of Chief Operating Officer represents a significant, strategic investment in the ongoing evolution of Emmanuel Schools Foundations (ESF) central function.
A key executive leader, responsible for ensuring that the Trusts operational domains—People, Estates, Digital, Corporate Services, and Commercial—are designed, equipped, and ready to deliver ESFs 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 ESFs 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.
Benefits
* 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.
Contact Details
Heather Robinson
01670543590
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