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The Girls' Day School Trust is the UK’s leading family of 25 girls’ schools including 23 independent schools and two academies. We are a pioneer in girls’ education, empowering young women to believe in themselves and recognize their positive impact on the world. We are very values-driven, our core values include putting girls first, being forward-thinking, and fostering fearlessness. Each of our schools has a unique identity, providing wonderful environments for learning and work, however our collaborative ethos also encourages sharing learnings and experiences. We foster a sense of belonging to our network of diverse, committed colleagues, who are all dedicated to leading the way in girls’ education and we are proud of our strong culture of improvement, encouraging each other to be the best we can be.
We are now recruiting to the post of Head of HR Business Partnering on a permanent basis. This is a pivotal role in our HR team, reporting directly to the People Director and responsible for leading our HR Business Partner and Recruitment teams, which serve 4300 teaching and non-teaching employees. Your contribution to collaborating on designing an effective HR strategy will be crucial and you will be highly adept at fostering trusting relationships with senior stakeholders, both within Trust offices and across our schools. We require an experienced team leader, who can set clear visions and expectations, both by managing team performance and encouraging development. You will have a keen interest in the latest HR best practices and innovations and capable of helping us maintain our excellent people management standards, our high level of employee enagagement, and contributing to creating an inclusive culture.
CIPD qualification or equivalent is preferred.
This role offers hybrid working with a main base in our London offices in Victoria and occasional travel to our schools.
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About Future Frontiers
Our Vision: A society where equal access to education and career opportunities enables potential to overcome poverty.
Our Mission: To provide disadvantaged young people with the guidance, networks and opportunities they need to realise their potential at school and achieve post-16 qualifications that build towards secure, fulfilling employment.
We are an award-winning UK education charity committed to improving life outcomes for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Our head office is in London, and we have over thirty employees in the central charity team, who are supported by our Board of Trustees, our Youth Advisory Group and over 1400 volunteer coaches.
We have a number of high-profile partnerships, including organisations such as; Allen & Overy, Coutts, Marex, Investec and Vitality UK. We also have a broad and diverse range of supporters, including; Garfield Weston Foundation, Wimbledon Foundation, Goldman Sachs Gives, and The London Community Foundation. We are proud of the sustainable charitable model we have developed, with good reserves and a range of funding and traded income streams, although income generation remains a priority for the effective delivery of our programmes.
Recognising the profound impact of family income on educational outcomes and future opportunities, Future Frontiers delivers a two-year programme of coaching, advice, and guidance. This highly personalised approach equips young people to realise their potential at school and transition positively into further education or training at sixteen.
Our programme is proven to enhance student engagement and increase progression to sustained destinations, and we are dedicated to breaking cycles of disadvantage and fostering equitable futures.
About the Role
The Chief Executive Officer will have as their overarching purpose the realisation of the mission of the charity; to provide disadvantaged young people with the guidance, networks and opportunities they need to realise their potential at school and achieve post-16 qualifications that build towards secure, fulfilling employment.
They will be responsible for safeguarding, leadership, financial sustainability, management and administration of the charity in delivering against the mission and in the development and execution of strategy, in agreement with the Board of Trustees.
The Chief Executive Officer will support the Chair to ensure that governance arrangements of the charity are effective and in line with the requirements of the Charity Commission.
About You
We welcome applications from a broad range of contexts and backgrounds; particularly those with significant strategic and leadership experience who have a track record of success and values-led working.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.