37 Hours per week, full year
Grade 14, SCP 61-66 £77,833- £85,119
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
Main Location: Romero Central Office (bb12 7ng) with Travel to other sites
Required to commence As soon as possible
Chief Operating Officer
Job Description
Job Purpose
The post holder will provide an outstanding business service which supports the education of children across the Romero Catholic Academy Trust’s Schools. They will oversee central operations and those of its partner Schools and lead on key projects. They will lead on the quality assurance process for operations across the Trust and report back to Directors.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Your duties and responsibilities will include:
Estates management
- Hold strategic accountability and leadership of the Romero estates strategy, the maintenance and development of all sites and will act as Romero Trust lead for all estates work.
- Ensure effective management of capital planning and compliance responsibilities.
- Support sustainable approaches to estates planning and resource deployment.
- Secure appropriate advice for Headteachers and the CEO on the strategic development aims of the School.
- Ensure effective tendering and management of contracts for work done by external contractors is in place.
- Ensure that high standards of security for all School sites and their contents are maintained.
- Make sure arrangements are in place for the maintenance, servicing, testing and inspection of site equipment and fixtures.
- Oversee the operation and development of cleaning and grounds maintenance services.
- Lead and manage the Estates team.
- Ensure arrangements are in place to deal with the emergency repairs or call outs for any Romero facility.
- Ensure arrangements are in place for planned closures, emergency contingencies or business interruption.
- Develop and implement energy efficiency measures across all Schools.
Health and safety/ compliance
- Lead and manage the Health and Safety team.
Working alongside the Health and Safety Manager to;
- Formulate, implement, monitor and review the Romero Catholic Academy Trust’s Health and Safety policy including risk assessment procedures.
- To ensure the work of all school staff and contractors meet the requirements of all compliance and Health and Safety regulations.
- Ensure Romero complies with all legal accountabilities including company law and data protection laws.
- Ensure effective arrangements for the monitoring and audit of all matters of compliance including statutory reporting.
- Secure appropriate advice for the CEO and Headteachers on Health and safety at work matters and regulations.
Ict, Technical services and data
- Lead and manage the ICT team
- Have strategic accountability for the Romero digital strategy.
Working alongside the Head of IT to;
- Ensure the Romero Catholic Academy Trust has appropriate and secure ICT data and management information systems in place to support its growth.
- Support the implement of the IT strategy for using technology aligned to the overall vision, educational needs of Romero and plans for ensuring value for money.
- Consider approaches for existing use and future plans to introduce or discard technology within Romero and consult with relevant parties to improve existing technology or introduce new technology.
- Communicate the strategy and relevant policies, including data protection for use of technology across Romero.
- Ensure contingency plans are in place in the case of technology failure.
- Ensure data collection systems and backup systems are in place, secured and streamlined to maximise of the data supplied and information held.
- Responsible for managing the ICT provider contracts.
Trust growth and external relationships
- Support Romero’s growth and development, including due diligence for schools joining.
· Build strong working relationships with school leaders to support operational effectiveness.
· Contribute to Romero’s external credibility through professional and values-led engagement.
central contracts, services, bids and grant submissions
Working alongside the Chief Financial Officer to;
· Share the strategic leadership of procurement.
· Attend and report to the Romero audit and risk board meetings and full trustee boards.
· Identify and mitigate risk and ensure relevant sections of Romero’s risk register are kept updated.
· Be enterprising in seeking sources of funding through grants and opportunities.
· Ensure appropriate and successful bids are sourced to support the funding of projects.
Additional supporting information – specific to this post
This post does not require a faith commitment within the Roman Catholic Church however, candidates must be supportive of the ethos, vision and values of the Trust and not do anything to undermine the faith commitment of the Trust. In line with all staff within the Trust, they will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service Contract.
Pay: £77,833.00-£85,119.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
