Independent Governance Advisor - External Member

Watney College Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Watney College Limited, a growing independent college in East London, seeks an External Member to provide independent external scrutiny and specialist advice to College governance bodies. You will attend committee meetings, review documents, and contribute evidence-based challenge to oversight boards and directors.

The role focuses on learner experience, academic quality, risk management and regulatory readiness, with the aim of strengthening governance and ensuring accountability across college

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, audit, risk or external assurance roles.
• Ability to review committee papers, risk registers, and performance data.
• Strong understanding of integrity, confidentiality and regulatory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent scrutiny to College boards and committees.
• Attend meetings, review papers in advance and contribute to discussions with evidence-based insight.
• Support governance improvement and regulatory readiness.

Skills

Governance

Audit

Risk management

Education sector experience

Independent scrutiny

Job description

Watney College Limited, a growing independent college in East London, seeks an External Member to provide independent external scrutiny and specialist advice to College governance bodies. You will attend committee meetings, review documents, and contribute evidence-based challenge to oversight boards and directors.

The role focuses on learner experience, academic quality, risk management and regulatory readiness, with the aim of strengthening governance and ensuring accountability across college