Chief Executive Officer

SHINE Academies, West Midlands

Collingwood Road, Bushbury, Wolverhampton  WV10 8DS

Chief Executive Officer

Salary in the region of £120,000 (negotiable subject to skills and experience)        

Job Ref: LEE6115

Full time, permanent

Required for September 2022

A bigger, brighter future together!

The Board of Trustees of SHINE Academies is seeking to appoint an exceptional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead us through the next exciting phase of development and growth.

If you are a strategic leader who is wholeheartedly committed to education with the skills, experience and knowledge required to provide inspirational leadership whilst sharing the Trust’s values and our ambitions for a brighter future together, then we would like to hear from you.

Our Trust is well regarded. Each of our 4 schools is unique. Each community our schools serve is unique. We do not accept deprivation as an excuse for low aspiration. The drive for high standards is exemplified by the improvement in both attainment and progress, seen in all of our schools.   The role of the new CEO will be to build on these current successes with the aim of developing excellence in all of our young people and our employees within a supportive, collaborative yet challenging framework.

You will be able to set out a compelling and exciting vision of how the Trust can add value to the journey for all of our young people and employees. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to build key collaborative and strategic partnerships both within the Trust and with the critical external partners who can add value to our endeavours. You will need to display a wide range of skills and experiences including a thorough understanding of the educational landscape, a strong grasp of financial and governance frameworks, business acumen and the ability to act with high levels of integrity, humility, and a natural generosity of spirit.

You will need to harness these abilities to help the Trust identify innovative and effective responses to the current challenges facings MATs and schools alike. Critically you will be able to energise and enthuse all our stakeholders.

We believe that for the right candidate the role at SHINE Academies will be exciting, stimulating and a fulfilling one!

Visits to our Trust to meet our current CEO and our Chair of Trustees are warmly welcomed and highly encouraged. 

Further information about the visits can be obtained from Angela Turvey, Office Manager, by telephoning 01902 558715 or by emailing  aturvey@northwoodparkprimary.co.uk

SHINE Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS checks and pre-employment checks.

CLOSING DATE     MONDAY 24 JANUARY, 2022 AT 9AM

ASSESSMENT AND INTERVIEWS        TUESDAY 8 FEBRUARY AND

          WEDNESDAY 9 FEBRUARY, 2022

To apply, visit https://www.shineacademies.co.uk/vacancies and return completed application forms to Services4Schools Ltd, HR Consultancy Team at HRC@services4schools.org.uk