Director of Finance and Operations
New Hall School
Chelmsford
- £100,000 - £115,000 per year
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 25 November 2024
Job overview
The School requires a Director of Finance and Operations (DFO)
The salary range is in the region of £100,000-£115,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience
New Hall School is a thriving co-educational boarding and day school for up to 1,500 students aged 1 to 19. Founded in 1642, it is the largest Catholic boarding and day school in the UK. Located just outside Chelmsford city centre and well connected to London, it is set in 70 acres of stunning parkland and heritage gardens, dominated by the former Tudor Palace of Beaulieu.
Pioneering since its foundation, New Hall has continued to innovate under the dynamic leadership of the Principal, Mrs Katherine Jeffrey – establishing the New Hall Multi Academy Trust (NHMAT) and becoming sponsor of nearby Messing Primary School in 2012; and acquiring an additional 70-acre site in 2023.
New Hall is now seeking to appoint a highly motivated Director of Finance & Operations. The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a proven track record of senior leadership and strategic financial capability in a complex environment. The DFO is a pivotal member of the Senior Leadership & Management Team and reports to the Principal.
The DFO will manage the School’s finances and be responsible for the effective and efficient use of its resources. The School has ambitious plans for the future and excellent financial leadership will be vital to achieving this. In addition, the DFO will have oversight of IT, catering, housekeeping, security, transport and commercial activities. They will possess impressive financial acumen, enjoy working collaboratively and have the experience and skills to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced working environment. Outstanding relationship-building and communication skills coupled with robust commercial judgement will be essential.
Prior experience in the education sector would be beneficial but is not a prerequisite and applications are encouraged from candidates with commercial, charitable, private-sector and public-sector backgrounds. While the successful candidate is not required to be Catholic, they will have a commitment to New Hall’s Catholic ethos and demonstrate empathy with independent education.
Further information and details of how to apply can be found on the RSAcademics website at: https://www.rsacademics.com
Interested candidates are invited to contact Susannah Thompson, Search Consultant at RSAcademics, to arrange an informal and confidential discussion about the role: SusannahThompson@rsacademics.com
The closing date for applications is 10.00am on Monday 25th November 2024
• New Hall School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
• The safeguarding responsibilities of this post are detailed in the candidate information brochure.
• RSAcademics is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools.
About New Hall School
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New Hall is a Catholic independent boarding & day school for girls and boys aged 1-18. New Hall School operates the highly successful ‘diamond model’, where students are educated in co-educational classes from ages 1 to 11 and at Sixth Form. However, from ages 11 to 16 they are taught in single-sex lessons. Click on one of the four diamonds below to find out more about our divisions.
The main benefits of the ‘diamond model’ and five years of single-sex teaching, derive from the ability to tailor pastoral and academic provision more sensitively and expertly to the needs of young people going through the physical, emotional and social upheaval of adolescence. Young teenagers are liberated from the negative peer pressure of having to perform in mixed classes. The gender stereotyping of subjects is also removed. Girls and boys follow an identical curriculum and do not learn to perceive subjects as being more suited to either girls or boys.
The Sixth Form experience at New Hall is about expanding students’ horizons, both in their specialist areas of study and, more generally, in terms of their personal development.
From the moment New Hall students first travel up the mile-long, tree-lined avenue that leads to the grand façade of the former Tudor palace, they will be given individual opportunities to grow, learn, be challenged and to develop into confident young men and women. New Hall is set in an idyllic and convenient location, on the outskirts of the City of Chelmsford, Essex, just 30 minutes by train from London and within easy reach of all major London airports.
As a Catholic independent boarding & day school, at New Hall with every student we aim to educate the whole person: academically, creatively and socially, in a community which also nurtures the spiritual dimensions of human life.
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