Chief Financial Officer

ONE (Owl North East) Trust

c/o Throckley Primary School

Hexham Road

Throckley

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 9DY

Job title:  Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Required for 1^st November 2023 (or sooner)

Salary: £56,889 – £60,233 per annum (linked to spine points and candidate experience)

Hours: 37 hours per week. Holiday Entitlement of 30 days plus Bank Holidays

The ONE (Owl North East) Trust will be a newly established multi-academy trust responsible for 8 primary schools serving communities in the outer west of the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

The Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Chief Financial Officer to manage and co-ordinate the financial requirements and processes across the Trust and its schools, ensuring the smooth transition of systems and processes leading up to and through the conversion of the Trust’s schools to academy status on 1^st January 2024.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-academy trust as it forms, develops and grows. You will be working closely with a new Chief Executive Officer to help provide leadership, strategic direction and work together with school leaders and business managers to help to realise the full potential of the ONE Trust.

The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the business operations of the MAT. A key skill will be the ability to build highly productive relationships with the schools and their school business managers. We are looking for someone who can quickly build trust and strengthen the shared vision so that budgets are set and managed to maximise educational opportunity through efficiency savings.

This role is full-time and permanent, and you will be initially based at our central office within Throckley Primary School with the opportunity to explore flexible working arrangements as the role develops. Some travel around Newcastle and surrounding areas to visit our schools will be required, including any new academies as the Trust grows.

We are keen to hear from outstanding experienced finance professionals who are able to take the lead for the Trust financial arrangements and requirements. You will be a highly organised and an effective communicator and be committed to partnership working across our schools and with external stakeholders.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, positive, optimistic, flexible and motivated, with personal drive. You will have the right balance of emotional intelligence, strong analytical skills with meticulous attention to detail. You will have the ability to build strong working relationships with teaching, leadership and support staff colleagues, as well as leadership skills which ensure the right balance of appropriate workload, support and challenge.

In order to support you with your application please also refer to the ONE Trust Chief Financial Officer Job Application Pack for details of the job description and personal specification.

The ONE Trust is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the DBS and a range of other recruitment checks, which will include a Section 128 pre-employment check.  For further information, please see the copy of our Safer Recruitment Policy and the copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which are included with the application pack on our website.

 Please note: The post will initially be hosted by Throckley Primary School and will then transfer to the ONE Trust from 1^st January 2024 upon conversion.

 Application details are available via Throckley Primary School website:  www.throckleyprim.newcastle.sch.uk

If you have any further questions or would like to book an appointment with the CEO to discuss the role in more detail then please contact:

Email:  recruitment@throckleyprim.newcastle.sch.uk

Tel: 0191 2675311.

Closing Date:- Friday 30^th June 2023, 12noon

Shortlisting:- Monday 3^rd July 2023

Interviews:-

Proposed date/s: Wednesday 5th July or Thursday 6^th July 2023 (to be confirmed with shortlisted candidates)

Interview Structure:

• Meet with team and site visit
• Presentation demonstrating candidates approach to the role
• Interview