We are seeking an exceptional Chief Corporate Officer to join our Executive Management Team. This newly created role reports to the Chief Executive and provides executive leadership for the Group’s commercial, legal and regulatory advice function, strategy, planning and performance framework. 

The postholder will help ensure that major decisions are lawful, properly governed and deliverable, protecting HRUC’s interests as the Group develops and grows. You will lead on corporate, commercial, regulatory, and education law, and regulatory matters, while your portfolio will also include HRUC’s commercial strategy and income beyond funded provision, corporate oversight of subsidiary companies, and the framework for school partnerships, sponsorship and academy growth, including due diligence, approvals, negotiation and completion. 

We have appointed FE Associates to support us with this important appointment. Contact Jo.Johnston@fea.co.uk to discuss this exciting opportunity before applying. Please connect with Jo Johnston on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-johnston-8310257/, or send a link to your LinkedIn profile if possible. 

HRUC is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory safeguarding checks.

To find out more please visit:

http://www.fea.co.uk/job/hruc-cco

Closing Date: 20 Nov 2026

Section: Leadership

Salary: Competitive salary

We are seeking a Chief Infrastructure Officer to provide strategic leadership for the physical and digital infrastructure on which the Group depends. Reporting to the Chief Executive and joining the Executive Management Team, you will lead estates, facilities, capital development, health and safety, premises statutory compliance, IT, digital, data and cyber security, group security, sustainability and business continuity across a complex multi-campus environment, helping to deliver safe, secure and effective education and business operations. 

Working through the Director of IT and Digital and Director of Estates and Health and Safety, you will integrate infrastructure planning, capital investment and operational resilience to deliver safe, secure and effective education and business operations. 

We have appointed FE Associates to support us with this important appointment. Contact Jo.Johnston@fea.co.uk to discuss this exciting opportunity before applying. Please connect with Jo Johnston on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-johnston-8310257/, or send a link to your LinkedIn profile if possible. 

HRUC is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory safeguarding checks.

To find out more, please visit: http://www.fea.co.uk/job/hruc-cio

Closing Date: 20 Nov 2026

Section: Leadership

Salary: Competitive salary

We are seeking a Finance Director to join HRUC’s senior leadership community and Finance Executive Group, providing strategic financial leadership across the group. Working with the CFO, Executive Management Team and Governing Body, you will help secure financial sustainability, support commercial growth and deliver robust financial stewardship. The successful applicant will be a CCAB-qualified accountant, have experience of the Further Education sector and will lead the group’s financial management framework, oversee budgeting, forecasting, management accounts and statutory accounts and provide strategic advice on capital, digital, governance and commercial priorities.

We have appointed FE Associates to support us with this important appointment. Prior to submitting an application, interested parties should arrange an initial conversation with our recruitment partner, by emailing Elle.Hurst@fea.co.uk to discuss the role before the closing date. Please connect with Elle Hurst on LinkedIn, or send a link to your LinkedIn profile if possible.

Closes: 9am on Tuesday 3 November 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a volume of applications be received. 

Interviews: Week commencing Monday 16 November 2026

For more information visit: www.fea.co.uk/job/hruc-fd/

Closing Date: 03 Nov 2026

Section: Leadership

Salary: £80,000 to £100,000 per annum + benefits