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Job Title: Governor
Location: Chelmsford/Cambridge/Peterborough
Salary: Non-pay voluntary role / Travel expenses paid
Job type: Part-Time, Voluntary
Closing Date: 14/07/2025
About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU's research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK's Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK's leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our influential and collaborative Board as a Governor. We are looking for two (2) experienced individuals to work with our Chair and colleagues to help drive forward our mission and strategic vision to provide an exceptional, student-centred experience. Our Board of Governors 'who's who' can be found on our website.
To do this, we want to ensure that we have the right balance of skills on our Board; as such we are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
* Digital expertise
* Education/Research
We have five distinctive regional UK campuses at ARU Cambridge, Chelmsford, London, Peterborough, and Writtle.
You will demonstrate and possess the independence to make a significant strategic contribution to board discussions, and the ability to work with others maintaining effective working relationships. We will consider those for whom this would be their first Board position but evidencing an understanding and appreciation for the remit of the role will be essential. Connections to the regions in which we operate would be advantageous but are by no means essential.
The Board normally meets six times a year involving two (2) in person strategic away days and four (4) Board meetings with some on campus and some online via Teams. We offer reasonable travel expenses for all board members.
Note: These appointments are non-pay volunteer board positions.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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