OverviewSt Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy TrustDirector of Operations (Ref: SBMAT329)Permanent full time, 52 weeksTrust Executive Pay Scale £50,000 to £60,000REQUIRED TO START: AS SOON AS POSSIBLEThe Trustees of St Bartholomew’s CE Multi-Academy Trust are seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking professional to join our Strategic Executive Team. We are looking for a dynamic system leader with a proven track record in operations management—someone who thrives in complex environments, brings clarity to challenge, and inspires confidence through decisive leadership and collaborative working.As Director of Operations, you will be accountable for governance, human resources, estates and facilities management, safeguarding, ICT infrastructure and strategy, and data protection and analysis. This role will be instrumental in driving operational excellence across the Trust. You will lead on the development and delivery of robust systems and processes that ensure our schools operate efficiently, safely, and in full compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Your strategic oversight will help align operational priorities with the Trust’s long-term vision, enabling sustainable growth and continuous improvement.You should have demonstrable experience and expertise of operating at a senior strategic level and hold a qualification in a minimum of one of the relevant business disciplines: governance, safeguarding, HR, estates, facilities management, ICT, or data protection, and be articulate when presenting complex information to the CEO, Strategic Executive Team, Board of Trustees and all stakeholders.This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and communities across our Trust. If you are a visionary operational leader with the ambition to help shape the future of education, we would be delighted to hear from you.St. Bartholomew’s is a growing, highly successful Multi-Academy Trust operating across Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Dudley and Walsall (with two schools joining from Telford and Wrekin this academic year).Central office location: Woodfield Primary School, Woodfield Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AGSchools in the Trust:St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, WolverhamptonSt Benedict Biscop CE Primary School, Wombourne, South StaffordshireWoodfield Primary School, Penn, WolverhamptonAll Saints’ CE Primary School, Trysull, South StaffordshireOak Meadow Primary School, WolverhamptonFairhaven Primary School, Wordsley, DudleyChrist Church CE Primary School, Bloxwich, WalsallGnosall CE Primary Academy, StaffordHaughton CE Primary Academy, StaffordWoodseaves CE Primary Academy, StaffordSt Paul’s CE Primary School, StaffordAdditional schools joining the Trust this academic year:Abbey Primary School, WalsallOld Church CE Primary School, WalsallLittle Bloxwich CE Primary School, WalsallTibberton CE Primary School, Telford and WrekinSt Lawrence CE Primary School, Telford and WrekinFor further information, to discuss the role, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Katy Kent on 07876 560125Closing Date for applications: Friday 17th October 2025, at 9:00amTo apply: Please complete the application form and equality and diversity recruitment monitoring form and submit to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk quoting reference SBMAT329 in the subject line of your email. Further information is available at www.stbartsmat.co.uk/vacanciesSafeguardingSt Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted. #J-18808-Ljbffr