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Deputy Estates Director

£50-60k per annum, commensurate with experience

Strood, Kent

The Leigh Academies Trust

About the role: Leigh Academies Trust has a rare and exciting management opportunity within our central Estates Team. We are now recruiting for the role of Deputy Estates Director; reporting directly to the Estates Director for the Trust, you will be responsible for leading on the strategic estate and facilities management across the LAT portfolio. You will deputise for the Estates Director, provide leadership support across the Estates function and will provide advice and guidance to the central Estates Team. This is a great opportunity which offers career development, the chance to be part of a growing organisation and the chance to work with highly skilled specialists - click apply now.

Our successful candidate will join us as early as possible in the new year, i.e January 2020, but we can be flexible depending on the appointed person’s notice period. Our successful candidate will be based predominantly in our Head Office in Strood, Rochester with regular travel between our academy sites. Note that travel is reimbursed in line with LAT’s expenses policy.

The remuneration offered is £50-60k per annum (commensurate with experience), 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays which increases based on length of service, and an attractive pension plan.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Olivia Couzins (Head of Recruitment) - olivia.couzins@latrust.org.uk.

Working with Leigh Academies Trust: As of September 2019, our Trust is comprised of 25 geographically organised academies (11 secondaries, 13 primaries and 1 special) educating over 15,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff. We also have three further academies in development phase, due to open between September 2020-2021. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training providers and a large teaching school.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

We strive to offer a range of benefits that all employees can take advantage of which we regularly review and add to - click here to view what you'd receive as a member of staff at Leigh Academies Trust

Diversity at our core: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of age, gender, race, beliefs or disabilities which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise.

The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the Trust.

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