St Paul’s School seeks to appoint a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join its Core Strategy team.
This is a newly created role, reflecting the growing scale and complexity of the School. Following a sustained period of significant capital investment, St Paul’s is in a robust financial position and now seeks to ensure that its resources are deployed with greater clarity, coordination and strategic intent.
Reporting to the High Master, the COO will act as a key strategic partner, with responsibility for shaping financial strategy and ensuring that operations, infrastructure and investment are aligned with the School’s educational ambitions.
St Paul’s also sits at the centre of a recently established St Paul’s School Group, bringing together a small number of partner preparatory schools. While the role will primarily be focused on St Paul’s School, the COO will contribute to the development of this wider model, supporting the effective use of resources across the Group.
The successful candidate will bring substantial senior leadership experience, underpinned by strong financial acumen and the credibility to advise at Board level. They will be able to translate strategic ambition into clear financial and operational priorities, bringing coherence, discipline and forward planning to decision-making.
Equally important will be personal style. The School is seeking a collaborative and intellectually credible leader, able to build trust, operate with sound judgement in a non-profit context, and contribute effectively within a collegiate and high-performing environment.
A candidate brief including details of how to apply can be downloaded from www.odgers.com/96351
Completed application forms, CVs and covering letters should be submitted by the closing date of 9.00am BST on Monday 10 August 2026.
St Paul’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).