Governance Manager and Assistant Secretary to Council NU6026


Company:	Newman University
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham, B32 3NT
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	26 Aug 2026
Closing date:	25 Sept 2026

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Summary

Birmingham Newman University is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Governance Manager and Assistant Secretary to Council. Reporting directly to the University Secretary and Chief Strategy Officer, this role is key to institutional governance effectiveness and involves providing advice and assurance to the University’s senior stakeholders – including independent members of the University’s governing body, the Council, as well as the executive.

It’s an exciting time to join Birmingham Newman, with the University recently launching its new Vision and Strategy and achieving many recent accolades such as #1 for undergraduate full-time student satisfaction in the National Student Satisfaction Survey. The University’s last external corporate governance effectiveness review deemed governance as strong and we are very well placed to benchmark ourselves against the new CUC Code of Higher Education Governance.

We want to hear from you if you:

Want to join a growing and successful University with an ambitious strategy (See BE MORE: Our Future, Our Birmingham Newman)

Wish to have the opportunity for professional development in higher education governance, including access to governance related training and development opportunities and taking part in sector networks

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