Independent Governors, London Metropolitan University

The leadership and governance of our thriving University has undergone important developments and changes, with our newly appointed Chair of the Board of Governors due to commence in post imminently. At this exciting point in our journey, we are seeking to appoint three new Independent Governors.

As a member of our Board, you will provide professionalism, integrity, leadership and counsel, guiding and supporting the London Met’s senior executive team to ensure the development and delivery of the next phase of our strategy. We are seeking to appoint inspiring and committed individuals, who will contribute impactfully to the Board of Governors effectively and who will wholeheartedly embrace and champion our mission.

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Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in joining London Metropolitan University as an Independent Governor in what is an immensely important and exciting time for our brilliant institution. I am delighted that you are considering joining our diverse community at London Met and hope that the details set out in our microsite provide you with all the information you need to give this exciting senior governance role your full consideration.
The leadership and governance of our thriving University has undergone important developments and changes, with our newly appointed Chair of the Board of Governors due to commence in post imminently. At this exciting point in our journey, we are seeking to appoint three new Independent Governors. As a member of our Board, you will provide professionalism, integrity, leadership and counsel, guiding and supporting the London Met’s senior executive team to ensure the development and delivery of the next phase of our strategy. We are seeking to appoint inspiring and committed individuals, who will contribute impactfully to the Board of Governors effectively and who will wholeheartedly embrace and champion our mission. As you will see from the information contained in this microsite, we are particularly interested in candidates whose skills, knowledge and lived experience would directly enhance the equality, diversity and inclusion work of the Board and the University, in addition to those who offer expertise, knowledge and experience of Estates, Health and Safety, Governance and Legal.
If you share our passion for social change through education, research and innovation, and would like to join us to lead London Met through the next chapter in our journey, we would like to hear from you.
Yours sincerely

Margaret Farragher,
Board Member and Chair of the Governance Committee
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Ref nr:
Please copy this ref.nr, used to apply A034998
Application deadline:
Send us your application as soon as possible as we are continuously interviewing candidates in this assignment.
Please complete the short on-line application form and attach the following documents:
- CV
- Please make sure you address the person specification criteria in your covering letter statement as this will enable us to make an informed shortlisting decision.
- All applicants are additionally asked to submit an equality and diversity statement of up to one page, articulating how they will contribute to making our University more inclusive and what they have previously done to advance equality.