The Students’ Union at City, University of London serves one of the most diverse student communities in UK higher education.
With more than 50% of our students from the Black and Asian Minority Ethnic community and the second-highest percentage of commuter students in the UK, our membership of 20,000 across 3 sites in London remains a unique challenge among Students’ Unions.
The Union is meeting this challenge with the launch of its new 3-year strategy (August 2019). Built on students’ direct feedback and concerns, the new strategy’s priorities centre upon:
Employability
Value-for-money
Student representation
Community and Wellbeing
We are seeking a new Lay Trustee to sit on the Union’s Board of Trustees.
To support the aims of our strategy and balance the skills of our Board, we are seeking a professional with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Marketing, internal communications and membership communications.
Graduate employment, hiring, skill development and employability.
The Board is comprised of 3 Sabbatical Trustees, 2 Student Trustees, and 5 Lay Trustees who sit 5-6 times per academic year. A Lay Trustee will be expected to, at minimum, sit on each of the Board meetings of the year. As a Lay Trustee, your term in office may last for up to four years and you may serve a maximum or two terms.
You may be requested to sit on sub-committees delegated authority by the Board.
The ideal candidate will be committed to the values and principles of student representation and democracy and support the aims of the Union. We welcome applicants with a wide range of experience, especially in performance evaluation, fundraising, campaigning and HR.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, as this group is currently under-represented on the Board of Trustees.
We look forward to receiving your application!.
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