Join the Board of City of Bristol College
Join the Board of City of Bristol College as a Governor and utilise your experience to influence and impact education for the future ambition of our students, our people and our city.
As a valued volunteer member of our Corporation Board, you’ll contribute to strategic decision-making, hold the College to account, and help ensure we continue delivering exceptional learning experiences that meet the needs of our students, community, and local employers. This is an opportunity to share your expertise, champion lifelong learning, and support positive change.
Location: Bristol
Salary: Unremunerated, with reasonable expenses paid
Closing date for applications: 9 am Monday 9 June 2025
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The Roles
The Corporation Board is seeking to appoint two external governors and one co-opted member to join either the Audit Committee, Finance and Resources Committee or Remuneration Committee.
External Governors
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Co-opted Member
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The Board is particularly interested in hearing from applicants with skills and experience in any of the following areas:
- Internal audit
- Risk management
- Understanding of governance/charity law
- It/digital (especially related to AI)
- Property and estate management
- Understanding of modern construction and planning
- Procurement/purchasing
- Inspection and oversight in the school or college sector
- Understanding of current national education policy and the local education context
City of Bristol College is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. The Corporation Board would particularly like to encourage applicants with a disability to apply and encourage applications from younger people (ages 18-39).
If there is a way this information can be made more accessible to you, please contact the Director of Governance and Clerk to the Corporation: lynette.wilson@cityofbristol.ac.uk
About City of Bristol College
City of Bristol College is a large, vibrant further education college, operating from centres across Bristol.
We are one of the city’s largest employers, with more than 800 colleagues providing teaching and learning to over 20,000 students. We offer a wide range of courses at different levels and are committed to ensuring all our students achieve their full potential and receive a great learning experience.
Find out more on our about us page.
Self-Disclosure
All prospective applicants will be required to answer screening questions related to eligibility and safeguarding when applying.
Due to the nature of the role, there are some disqualifying factors. Please check that you would not be disqualified from being a governor before applying: Disqualification Reasons
You can read more about governor eligibility here: Disqualifying Reasons
Safeguarding
City of Bristol College is fully committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All new governors are required to obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Once appointed, all governors are required to read the relevant sections of Keeping Children Safe in Education and undertake safeguarding training. You will also undertake the Governor Induction Programme, covering safeguarding, and will be expected to be an advocate for creating a culture of vigilance.
You can find a copy of our Safeguarding Policy here: Safeguarding Policy
Useful Information:
Applications will be reviewed by the Search and Governance Committee members. Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview, which will take place from 23 June 2025 onwards, and can be held either face to face or online.
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