Leadership
Chief Operations Officer
Inova Multi Academy Trust Limited · Sheffield · Sheffield
Job description
- Strong strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to translate strategy into operational plans, KPIs and deliverable projects.
- Excellent understanding of key operational areas relevant to a MAT: estates and capital, HR and people, IT/digital infrastructure, health and safety, and governance/compliance.
- Strong financial acumen and commercial awareness, including understanding of budgets, value-for-money, contracts and procurement.
- Highly developed leadership, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with headteachers, governors, trustees and external partners.
- Strong project and programme management skills, able to prioritise and deliver multiple initiatives across different sites.
- Substantial senior leadership experience in operations in a complex, multi-site organisation (ideally a MAT, public sector, or similarly regulated environment).
- Proven track record of leading organisational change and transformation programmes, including technology-enabled and service redesign projects.
- Direct responsibility for several professional service functions (e.g. HR, estates, IT/digital, governance/compliance, administration).
- Experience of risk management, business continuity and ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements (including health and safety and data protection).
- Experience of reporting to, and working with, Boards or Trust Boards and their committees.
- Evidence of building and leading high-performing teams and developing senior staff.
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- Salary
- From £110,000 per annum
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 5 June 2026
- Closing date
- 22 June 2026
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