As Bangor University celebrates 140 years of academic excellence and world leading research, the University is looking for two exceptional individuals, with an interest and insight into the issues facing higher education, to join its Council as Independent Members. Members of the University Council play a key role in driving the institution forward, shaping its strategic direction and mission, ensuring that it is effectively governed and managed, and acting as Ambassadors for the institution.
The higher education sector faces an increasingly challenging landscape. However, it is an exciting time to be joining the University Council, with the opening of the North Wales Medical School bringing medical education to North Wales for the first time.
The new Independent Members will be experienced strategic leaders, with expertise in law, property, business, politics and / or digital. Applicants should have a strong commitment to higher education, and to the success of the University’s students and staff.
The University is an equal opportunities employer and is particularly keen to encourage applications from candidates who come from a diverse range of backgrounds. The University wants to ensure that the Council is reflective of the diversity of the University community and is committed to improving the gender balance on the Council, the proportion of independent members who can speak Welsh, and the membership from among black and Asian people and minoritised ethnic people.
Independent members serve a four-year term and will be expected to serve on one or more of the committees supporting the work of the Council. The role will therefore require a time commitment of around 1 to 2 days per month. The role is unpaid, however reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
The closing date for the role is 5p.m. Friday, 3 January 2025 and the final decision will be made by the University Council, on the recommendation of a Selection Panel convened by the Nominations and Governance Committee.
The interviews for Independent Members will be held at Bangor University on 27 January 2025.
For further information and a role description please contact Karen Williams karen.williams@bangor.ac.uk.
Applications, including a letter addressing the criteria in the role description (no more than 2 sides of A4) and a full CV, should be sent to Karen Williams karen.williams@bangor.ac.uk. For an informal discussion about the role please contact the University Secretary, Gwenan Hine gwenan.hine@bangor.ac.uk.
To apply for this position, please contact:
Karen Williams
karen.williams@bangor.ac.uk
Wrexham University invites applications from enthusiastic and committed individuals who can make a positive contribution to the work of the Board of Governors, at an exciting time for the institution.
We are currently looking to appoint new independent governors who share our core values, who come from a wide range of backgrounds and provide a broad range of knowledge, skills, and experience.
Governors need to bring particular behaviours to the Board and play an appropriate part in ensuring the necessary business is carried out efficiently, effectively and in a manner appropriate for the proper conduct of public business and charitable status.
Being a governor also provides opportunities to work collaboratively with existing governors, staff and students and play a key role in delivering the long-term vision and strategy of the university. The role also provides opportunities for personal development and building professional networks.
Please see our website and Candidate Information Pack for more information
If a full governor role is not for you at the current time but you are interested in developing your knowledge, skills and experience within Higher Education in a non-executive capacity there may be opportunities for co-option onto some of the Board’s committees as an external member. Co-opted roles focus on the remit of the committee and involve committee attendance of between three and five meetings per year depending on the committee schedule.
To apply for this position, please contact:
David Clarke, Clerk to the Board of Governors
david.clarke@wrexham.ac.uk
