Chief Operating Officer (Recent appointment)

Chief Operating Officer (Recent appointment)

Position:Chief Operating Officer
Salary:£80,000 - £85,000
Organization:The Catholic Diocese of Northampton
Location:Northampton
Type:Full-time, permanent

The Catholic Diocese of Northampton covers the traditional counties of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, together with the town of Slough, a Unitary Authority within Berkshire.

The Diocese is involved in many different areas of life, including parishes, schools, hospitals, prisons, and religious communities; working with people with disabilities, and with the young and the old; promoting the value of family and marriage; and caring for the poor, the homeless, and those who live at the margins of society.

There are 69 principal parishes with another 26 satellite churches, chapels of ease, and a few more Mass centres in private schools and other institutions, served by 48 active diocesan priests, assisted by 12 active priests from other dioceses and 18 from religious orders.

The diocese has 29 primary/infant/junior schools, 6 secondary schools, one 4-19 VA through-school, one private primary school, a private prep school, and one private girls boarding through-school, educating approximately 20,700 pupils.

The diocese is a registered charity, The Northampton Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust, and is also a registered company. The Chief Operating Officer will be the Honorary Secretary to that corporation. There is one active trading subsidiary, RCDN Property Services Ltd, which provides project management for school projects. There are separate Trustees' Property, Investment, and Health and Safety Committees.

The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for all core business functions including finance, facilities (including IT), and HR. Additionally, the role includes the responsibilities of Diocesan Finance Officer under Canon Law, and the postholder must fulfill the requirements of ecclesiastical office under the Canon Law of the Catholic Church. The post is subject to the occupational requirement that the holder is a practicing Catholic under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act.

How to apply:
Application is by way of CV and a Supporting Statement, which should concentrate on your motivations and evidence how your experience and skills meet the requirements.

Interview arrangements:
All interviews will be held in accordance with UK Government guidance designed to limit the spread of COVID-19. If the guidance allows, the interviews will be held on-site at the Diocese; otherwise, they will be conducted via a remote video facility.

Accessibility:
Please let us know if you have any special requirements which we might need to consider in relation to any aspect of the selection process, e.g., application process, attending interview, completing online psychometric exercises. Any requests will not be taken into account in the selection process.

Given the current crisis, we are experiencing a high volume of applications for the active searches we are managing at the moment. We regret that it is impossible to provide a detailed individual response to each application received. If you do not hear from us within 7 days of the advertised closing date, please assume that your application is not being taken forward to the selection stage.

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