At Bath Spa University, our mission is to use creativity and innovation to successfully address the key issues of our age. We teach and research across art, sciences, education, social science, and business. We are professionally creative and pride ourselves on our sense of community and our nurturing ethos.

Our excellent teaching and research are intertwined, novel, and bold: we value the links between thinking, making, and doing. We welcome the diversity of our students, and we are a place where students change their lives and change the world.

The University is seeking four new Independent Members of the Board of Governors. We are seeking experienced individuals who can contribute to the strategic debate and add value from a broad organisational perspective, as well as possessing skills relating to the following committees:

• Academic Assurance and Partnerships Committee: The Committee considers academic assurance and educational partnerships to oversee our education strategy and the effective monitoring of performance. We are keen to hear from individuals who have experience of academic oversight and quality assurance at a senior level in Higher Education.

• Audit and Risk Assurance Committee: We are keen to hear from individuals with significant audit and risk-related experience, gained from within any sector. We are seeking two Members to join this Committee, one of whom must be a qualified accountant.

• Finance and Infrastructure Committee: This individual must be a qualified accountant and have senior executive experience in complex organisations.

Board members are our charity trustees and are expected to align with our values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, and sustainability.

Completed applications should be uploaded at https://PLusPortal.PerrettLaver.com quoting the reference numbers listed below.

• One Member to join the Academic Assurance and Partnerships Committee and the Board

o Job Reference: 8328

o Closing Date: 11:59pm GMT on Tuesday 7 April 2026

o Formal Interviews: Due to take place on Thursday 30 April and Friday 1 May 2026.

• Two Members to join the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee and the Board

• One Member to join the Finance and Infrastructure Committee and the Board

o Job Reference for all three roles: 8329

o Closing Date for all three roles: 11:59pm GMT on Tuesday 7 April 2026

o Formal Interviews for all roles: Due to take place on Thursday 30 April and Friday 1 May 2026.