College Governor
Loughborough College
Loughborough
- Expired
- Salary:
- Voluntary Position
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 3 December 2018
Job overview
Do you want to shape the future of our successful, forward-looking College? We currently have 2 vacancies on our Governing Board and are looking for members of the local community and business sectors with skills and experience to contribute to our governing body.
We are particularly eager to attract people with an understanding of the FE sector and experience of audit and managing change.
Loughborough College Governor
Loughborough College is a general further education college providing a range of courses including Further Education, Higher Education, Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications to over 11,000 students each year. Established in 1909, the College is proud of its reputation for providing excellent levels of high quality teaching and training.
We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic independent governors with the talent, skills and experience to contribute to our governing body. We are particularly eager to attract people with audit experience, an understanding of the FE sector and experience of managing change. We are keen to encourage equality and diversity on our governing body and would particularly welcome interest from women, people with disabilities and people from black and ethnic minorities.
College governors are volunteers drawn from the community who volunteer their experience and time. As a governor, your responsibilities will include setting the College’s strategic direction and objectives, monitoring performance, the proper use of resources and safeguarding the Corporation’s assets. Governors can expect to attend around 6-8 Corporation Board meetings per year, held in the evenings and will normally be a member of one Committee, in addition to the Corporation.
If you have skills and experience to share and are interested in the opportunity to become a governor, please follow the link to our website where you will be asked to send a completed application and short covering letter describing your areas of expertise and interest.
Loughborough College is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of their sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief.
About Loughborough College
About Loughborough College:
Loughborough College was established in 1909 and we are proud of our long standing reputation for providing excellent levels of high-quality teaching and training across Leicestershire.
We offer lots of different courses, from A Levels to vocational programmes, Apprenticeships and degrees. With links to leading Universities and established professionals, our courses have been developed with an emphasis on employability and developing skills to succeed within the workplace.
We want your experience with us to be valuable and exciting and we are always exploring new ways to keep things fresh and interesting. We’ve invested over £30 million into the College campus over the last two years to provide the very latest in teaching and learning. Students and Employees also have access to;
- An onsite fully equipped gym
- Hair and beauty salons
- Two cafe's and two restaurants
- A Library
- The Radmoor Day Nursery
- Onsite parking
Location:
Loughborough is one of the most centrally placed towns in England and benefits from excellent transport links. Access to the College is easy with the M1 motorway less than three miles away and frequent first class train and bus services are in operation. With regular rail links to and from London, Leicester, Nottingham and Derby, Loughborough College is accessible to students and staff from all over the country. There are also various bus services both locally and as part of a national network which provide an alternative way to travel for those in the surrounding areas.
Joining the team:
If you’re interested in one of the job vacancies at Loughborough College or taking the next step in your career, why not contact us now? All of our jobs are listed on www.loucoll.ac.uk/job-vacancies. You could be the next person to join the college and become part of a friendly and helpful team.
Loughborough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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