Chief Operating Officer

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (BDMAT) will work closely with MAT Educational Leads (MELs) and the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to provide strategic leadership across the Trust. Leading the heads of service for IT, Estates and HR, the COO will ensure the delivery of high-quality operational support to schools, while supporting the CEO in the ongoing development and growth of the Trust. The COO will be responsible for the procurement and management of all trust-wide contracts, alongside operational compliance areas not held by the CFO. This includes: Acting as the Trust’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) Acting as the named lead for Health and Safety Leading the development and implementation of a Trust-wide Operations Strategy covering estates management, catering and external lettings, including responsibility for a dynamic ten-year capital investment plan Working with the CFO to develop annual maintenance, lettings and catering budgets across the Trust and its schools Providing strategic leadership for catering provision across the Trust Leading the integration of new schools into the Trust’s business and support functions The COO will ensure the operations team delivers high-quality services across all BDMAT schools and facilities, supporting teaching, learning, leadership and wider organisational activities in line with the Trust’s strategic aims and development plans.