Governors

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; Lewes; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking motivated individuals for governance roles at East Sussex College Group. Ideal candidates will have expertise in financial management, audit, digital technologies, and more. The role involves determining educational strategy and supporting community outcomes. This is a chance to influence the future of education for young people and adults in the Lewes area.

Qualifications

• Passion and interest in supporting the lives of young people and adults through education.
• Drive and ambition to support others to succeed.
• Existing network within local industries and/or relationships with key community stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Determine the education and training provided and the strategy for delivering it.
• Lead the drive to maintain excellent teaching and learning.
• Improve outcomes for young people and adult learners.

Skills

Financial management expertise

Audit knowledge and experience

Digital/AI expertise

Expertise in complex capital and infrastructure projects

Experience in marketing and strategic communications

Organisational culture and managing change

FE curriculum and quality expertise

Job description

Overview

East Sussex College Group (ESCG) are keen to appoint motivated and dynamic Governors from a wide range of backgrounds and with a diversity of skills and experience.

Location: Eastbourne, Lewes, Hastings & Newhaven

Time commitment:1 day per month maximum

Applications for this role close at9 a.m. Monday 10th November.

ESCG, formed in 2018 following a merger between Sussex Coast College Hastings and Sussex Downs College, is the leading destination for further education in East Sussex. The College spans four campuses and offers a variety of traditional sixth form subjects, alongside vocational and professional courses, apprenticeships and much, much more! We pride ourselves in being welcoming and inclusive, with a strong sense of community and a commitment to improving outcomes for all who study with us.

Role and governance

The Board, together with the Chief Executive Officer & Principal, constitutes the highest level of decision-making in the College Group, having overall responsibility for the strategic direction and financial health of the institution. As an Independent Governor, you will be at the very heart of the College Group, not only responsible for determining the education and training provided and the strategy for delivering it, but also leading the drive to maintain excellent teaching and learning, improving outcomes for young people and adult learners in Hastings, Eastbourne, Lewes and Newhaven.

We are looking to engage Governors with a passion and interest in supporting the lives of young people and adults through education.

You do not need to be an expert in education, but what you do need is the drive and ambition to support others to succeed, to be an ambassador for the college and all that we do for our local communities, students, stakeholders, and our people.

What we are looking for

Having recently carried out a skills audit of our current Governors, there are some particular areas of expertise that we are keen to engage with the Board. These are:

• Financial managementexpertise, with either a specialism in FE and/or a qualified accountant.
• Auditknowledge and experience.
• Digital/AI expertise.
• Expertise in complexcapital and infrastructure projects.
• Experience in marketing and strategiccommunications.
• Organisational cultureand managing change.
• FE curriculum and qualityexpertise.

However, this is not an exhaustive list. We are also interested in candidates withknowledge of the Lewes/Newhaven local areas, ideally with an existing network within local industries and/or relationships with key community stakeholders.

Diversity and eligibility

ESCG is committed to reflecting the diversity of the people and communities it serves, to ensure a breadth of experiences and to govern a genuinely inclusive organisation. Diversity brings competing perspectives and is an important protection against ‘groupthink’ at the Board level. In this regard, the diversity of Governors ensures that decision-making perspectives are enhanced. Diversity information is captured during the application process and is used to support the Board in enhancing its diversification agenda.

How to apply

Please click 'Apply on website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the candidate profile and register your interest to apply.

Applications for this role close at9 a.m. Monday 10th November.