Chair of Trustee Board

Chair of Trustee Board Role Details This is a brilliant opportunity to join an award-winning, multifaceted, and complex charity as our next Chair of Trustees. The Trustee Board is collectively responsible for overseeing the affairs of the Guild and ensuring that the Guild works for and with its membership in all that it does. The Chair''s role is to steward this at the highest level. They act as a role model for the Board, maintaining the highest standards of good governance, with a focus on strategy, risk, and long-term sustainability. They must ensure a culture of inclusion, trust, and openness where all Trustees contribute their views and expertise, and champion student democracy. The Chair will work closely with the President and Chief Executive Officer, supporting them to achieve the aims and objectives of the Guild''s strategy and vision, and ensure the Guild meets the needs of its diverse student membership. We are in the final year of the Guild''s 2022-27 strategy (aligned to the University''s priorities under its strategic framework, ''Birmingham 2030''), making this a formative time as we look beyond 2027, in a challenging time for the Higher Education sector. We are seeking skilled leadership to continue to support us to deliver excellence and are, therefore, looking for an experienced non-executive, with demonstrable experience of supporting organisations at Board level. The Guild values applications from a wide range of backgrounds that are reflective of the ..... full job details .....