Job Description

Ref: NU8123

Contract: Full Time:

Salary: competitive / Per Annum

Location: Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3NT.

We are currently seeking to appoint a University Secretary, who will join the University at an exciting time as we embark upon a period of ambitious growth and development. The successful applicant will be a member of the University Executive, which comprises the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chief Financial Officer, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students), and the University Secretary (who is also Clerk to the University Council).

You will report to the Vice-Chancellor, with a close working relationship and accountability to the Chair of Council in their role as Clerk to Council, and will ensure that the Vice Chancellor, the Chair of Council, and the Council and its committees are advised and supported at a senior level, ensuring that high standards of governance are maintained, and the business is conducted professionally, effectively, and efficiently.

You will also lead on strategic planning and will provide line management for a governance team that includes corporate governance, data governance, and planning and systems development (including management Information), and will have an opportunity to shape the future direction of this team.

For an informal conversation or enquiries about the role, please contact Professor Jackie Dunne, Vice-Chancellor, via N.Sumner- .

To apply for this role, please send a comprehensive curriculum vitae (CV) along with a covering letter setting out your interest in the role (quoting post reference number NU8123) and details of how you match the required criteria to by the advertised closing date. Please include in a separate document the names and addresses of three referees.

Candidates are also requested to complete and return a separate Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form, which is available together with further details of the role at . This information will not be used as part of the selection process and will be treated as strictly confidential.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including 35 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time posts), pension scheme, chaplaincy and spiritual care, library services, free on-site parking, discounted travel scheme, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, occupational health and counselling services and staff development opportunities. Further details of the full range of staff benefits available can be found on our website: or please contact the Human Resources Department.

Birmingham Newman University is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Closing date: 11th October 2023

Interview date: Friday 27th October 2023

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