Chief Executive Officer

Rise Multi Academy Trust is seeking an outstanding strategic leader of education who will embrace the trust’s vision, values, and ethos and will inspire and empower our team.

The Chief Executive Officer of Rise is the Accounting Officer. Their strategic leadership will deliver high standards, particularly in outstanding education and 

sustainable financial performance. In doing this, they bring our vision to life.

The successful candidate will possess excellent relational skills, be comfortable directing the trust team, negotiating with DfE and Diocesan colleagues, working with leaders from other schools and trusts, and of course talking with children in the playgrounds of our schools!

Core to the role will be engaging with trust leaders to drive the trust’s strategic development and deliver our recently updated strategic plan. 

We are looking for someone with a proven track record of leading and motivating teams, succession planning, performance and financial management. Underpinning this will be the ability to always operate at the highest professional standards, acting as an exemplar role model of the trust's values and behaviours.

A servant hearted leader, our CEO will have a demonstrable understanding of the distinctive nature of Church of England education and how this affects Rise and the schools within the trust.

Above all, we require someone who is relentless in the pursuit and attainment of the highest quality of educational provision and the development of effective schools.

Rise Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in being appointed to a post you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service as well as other employment checks before your appointment is confirmed.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required prior to the appointment. The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All duties and responsibilities must be carried out with due regard to the trust’s Health and Safety Policy. 

Postholders will be accountable for carrying out all duties and responsibilities with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Duties which include processing of any personal data, must be undertaken within the corporate Data Protection Guidelines (Data Protection Act 1998).