Director of Finance and Operations

The London Oratory School invites you to apply for the permanent post of Director of Finance and Operations. Trad, but quirky, The London Oratory is amongst the city’s most prestigious Catholic schools. We educate boys from 7 to 18, with girls in the Sixth form, in a broad, liberal arts curriculum – but that’s not all, so do please visit our website for a fuller flavour: www.london-oratory.org 

The School enjoys a highly competitive salary scale to recognise and reward the very committed body of staff that make up its Common Room.

Our invitation:

The Director of Finance and Operations (DFO) is a key member of our School’s leadership team, who oversees finance, health and safety, human resources, estates, IT, catering, cleaning, compliance, and administration. The DFO will advise on and implement the day-to-day operational support that enables the School to operate effectively and efficiently, and that allows other members of the leadership team to focus on teaching and learning. 

The Director of Finance and Operations is also Data Protection Officer, Company Secretary, and acts as Clerk to the Governors, assisting the outsourced Clerking Service to the Governors (currently Judicium). The post is the most senior of the non-teaching staff and has ex officio membership of the Senior Staff group. As a member of this leadership team, the post holder will provide vision and professional leadership for the functional and strategic delivery of support services and resources within the School.

As such, the post is the most senior of the non-teaching staff and has ex officio membership of the Senior Staff group. As a member of this leadership team, the post holder will provide vision and professional leadership for the functional and strategic delivery of support services and resources within the School.

Your gifts:

We are seeking to find an adaptive, committed and suitably qualified candidate to become a key member of our Senior Staff team. The ideal applicant would have experience of a similar role in another educational setting and be a qualified accountant with a school business management qualification.

Our School:

In addition to first class, tasteful facilities (including on-site parking, a gym and swimming pool) and a highly competitive salary package, here are five reasons as to why you might consider working with us:

1. Our vision: A compelling vision of what a distinctively Catholic education should look like, open to the world and fitting pupils to move through it with panache and confidence;
2. Our pupils: Well-disciplined, switched on, cosmopolitan - and quirky - supported in their growth by skilled staff and a tightly structured pastoral system;
3. Our staff: An intellectually lively and collegial Common Room culture, that supports you in your career pathway;
4. Our priority: A highly supportive and collegial atmosphere at all levels that values and recognises the great work that teachers do, and the challenges and sacrifices they make to do it. In addition to daily freshly brewed coffee, we also offer full access to staff medical and counselling services, should these be required;
5. Your future: An innovative staff development programme that looks to support you in growing in your vocation, in a school that is keen to think through the implications of cutting edge pedagogical research and development, within a rich philosophical and spiritual heritage.

Your call:

Applications should be sent via the application form by 21 January.

Applications will be considered as they are submitted, and they School reserves the right to interview suitable applicants before the deadline. If you have any questions, please contact recruit@los.ac.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.