Rose Bruford College, a beacon of excellence in arts education since 1950, has embarked on an ambitious three-year strategic plan for 2024-2027. Our vision is to foster bold creativity and innovation, redefining artistic expression for the 21st century. What sets us apart is our commitment to empowering diverse artists through innovative research and training, driving positive societal impact.
Opportunities to contribute to the shape and development of the College as a member of the Board of Governors are now available.
If you have governance and senior leadership experience and an understanding of how complex organisations with multi-stakeholder engagement operates, then we would be delighted to hear from you. We would be particularly keen to hear from candidates with an accountancy or legal background and/or experience of the digital and data industries.
The position requires:
• a strong personal commitment to higher education and the values of the College.
• a track record as a successful leader and/or Board level experience ideally gained from working within an organisation of comparable size and complexity to the College. The higher education environment is challenging and, to a certain extent, candidates must understand how to operate in such an environment.
• excellent communication skills, political awareness and the ability to establish good working relationships with other governors and the College’s executive group.
• a strong commitment to the principles of good governance including integrity, transparency and impartiality.
Governors are appointed for four years and membership which may be renewed for a further term of four years and are asked to be a member of one, or more, of the Board’s Committees – Audit and Risk, Governance and Nominations and Remuneration.
The role will require a commitment of approximately one day a month and is not remunerated (reasonable expenses will be paid). Meetings are held at our campus in Sidcup, just 25 minutes by train from the heart of London.
Rose Bruford College is registered under the Companies Act 2006 as a company limited by guarantee without share capital and was incorporated in 1952 (00508616). The College is a registered charity, number 307907. All governors are directors of the company and trustees of the charity.
We recognise that diversity enriches the work, learning and research experiences of our campus and community, and we encourage applications from suitably experienced individuals that reflect the breadth and diversity of the communities we serve.
To apply for this position, please contact:
Clerk to the Board
Dawn Turpin
dawn.turpin@bruford.ac.uk
