Hub Business Leader Hub

Location:

Skipton Hub (Skipton Girls' High School & Greatwood Community School), UK

Contract Type:
Permanent

Job Role s:
Administration Hr Data And Finance, Other Leadership;

Working Patterns:
Full-Time;

Final date to receive applications:
Friday, 30th October 2026

Interview Date:
Friday 6th November 2026

Expected Working

Start Date:

1st January 2027

Is a Shared Job:
No

Northern Star Academies Trust
We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust, with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive, aspire and succeed. We offer access to a professional and supportive community of academies, fellow senior leaders, and mentors to help develop and progress your career. Each school in our Trust is unique and all our primary and secondary academies are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy)

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide

We're a dynamic and enterprising multi academy trust of 15 schools in North and West Yorkshire. We are looking for an experienced school business leader to drive effective operational delivery across our Craven Hub of two schools currently (Skipton Girls' High School and Greatwood Community Primary School). You'll have oversight ofestates and facilities management as well as day to day finance and HR processes. You will support the strategic development of schools withinthe Hub.

You'll be supported by a Hub Estates Manager and work closely with school admin teams. You will excel in relationship management,working closely with headteachers and other stakeholders to be a visible and effective leader within the Hub.

Hub Business Leaders also take on projects across the Trust as a whole, on behalf of all Hubs. The Craven Hub Business Leader will take on a project to maximise revenue from grant applications and sponsorship to seek out new revenue streams for schools which align with Trust priorities.

This is a full time (37 hours per week), all year round permanent post.

For an informal conversation about the role, email Peter Addison-Child, Chief Operating Officer to make a telephone appointment:

Please download the job description and person specification for more information about the role, and to check you meet the essential criteria.

Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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