Job Description
Download printable version
The post emerges from our growth and our recent centralisation of central business services. The new CFO role indicates the importance of strategic leadership of finance in the next phase of our work. The CFO remit is currently held by the Chief Operation Officer and Interim Finance Director.
Our work to redesign the Central Business Services structure to date will assist you as the new CFO as we steer the organisation to a strong, scalableand sustainable future.
As our new CFO you will be a member of the Trust Leadership Group, comprising the CEO, Deputy CEO, COO and our Executive Heads. This group is accountable to the Trustee Board for the day to day strategic and operational oversight of the Trust.
We are keen to appoint a CFO that fits with our values and culture, and who can work in service of the school leaders alongside our COO to deliver the vision for Central Business Services.
Please read through the CFO Candidate Pack in full. We encourage you to have a 15-minute conversation with our CEO if you are considering applying for this role. Details of how to arrange this are included in the candidate pack.
Closing date: 25 November 2024
Interview date: 10 December 2024
Employee Perks & Wellbeing Package
We recognise that high-quality, committed staff are key to delivering an excellent education for our pupils and communities.
We strive to ensure that every staff member feels happy and fulfilled in their careers while having access to top-tier support, a comprehensive benefits package, and personalised professional development opportunities. Our wide range of benefits is designed to support the well-being of our staff.
Benefits include:
- Highly competitive salaries
- Excellent pension schemes
- Enhanced leave benefits, including maternity, adoption, and paternity leave
- Generous sick pay entitlements above nationally agreed levels
- Family-friendly policies and flexible working opportunities
- Medical support services, including access to counsellors, nurses, physiotherapists, and a 24/7 GP service
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme, offering discounts from leading brands and stores, plus holistic well-being resources, fitness videos, meditations, and yoga courses
- Access to salary sacrifice schemes for bikes, season tickets, and gym memberships
Safeguarding Statement
Learning in Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and the successfulapplicant will need a satisfactory enhanced DBS certificateand supportive references.
Our aim is to foster a culture of inclusivity that celebrates differences, promotes understanding, and ensures that no one is discriminated against in any way. By embracing diversity, we believe we can tap into the unique perspectives and talents of our employees, creating a more innovative and creative workforce that can better meet the needs of our pupils.
Information about the School
The Learning in Harmony Trust was established as a multi-academy trust on 1st September 2014. Since then, the Trust has grown from a group of schools based in Newham, welcoming schools from Southend-on-Sea in the years that followed, to the present day where we now cover the county of Essex and the city of London.
The founding members of the Learning in Harmony Trust were Sheringham Primary School and JFK Special School. They were joined by Upton Cross Primary School and Hartley Primary School in September 2015 and April 2016 respectively. In the Autumn term 2016, the Trust extended its activities to the Essex town of Southend-on-Sea with Blenheim Primary School and Greenways Primary School joining. Drew Primary School (Newham), joined us in January 2017. Temple Sutton Primary School (Southend) joined on 1st September 2018. New North Academy (Islington) joined in September 2019 and Edwards Hall Primary School (Southend) became the 10th member of the Learning in Harmony Trust in January 2022.
In September 2023 Connaught Special School opened and in April 2024 Barons Court joined the Trust.
All of our schools are easily connected and the partnership has evolved over time to cover the county of Essex and the capital city of London.
Our London based schools provide our staff with the opportunity to experience the diverse variety of cultures and leisure activities which make our capital city an exciting place to work.
Our schools in Essex enjoy the picturesque countryside and beautiful coastlines and offer our staff the opportunity to live in some of the most popular towns in the country, including Southend-on-Sea and Leigh-on-Sea.
For us, learning in harmony doesn't mean all schools have to be the same. We are proud to have both similarities and differences as schools, and see this diversity as a strength. We are bound together by our belief that, by working in partnership as one organisation, we can make a significant difference to the children and young people in our schools.