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Deputy Clerk to the Board of Governors and Company Secretary

The Board of Leeds Trinity University are looking to recruit a Deputy Clerk to the Board and Company Secretary to support the Clerk to the Board and Company Secretary, the Chair of Board, members and Executive with the governance of the University, as we work towards delivery of the 2021-26 Strategic Plan. The University commits to the ongoing professional development of all staff and this role provides an exciting opportunity for a candidate with the right skills and experience to further develop their professional career, as our governance support arrangements evolve in the coming years.

Working closely with the Clerk and with the Committee Chairs, members, Executive and the Executive Assistant to the Clerk to the Board, the Deputy will take the lead in supporting the sub-committees of the Board and work with the Clerk on all other governance support matters at Leeds Trinity.

Leeds Trinity is entering an exciting period of growth as we begin to deliver on the strategic plan in relation to delivery locations and continued curriculum developments, so as to best engage and support students for tomorrow’s workplace.

At the same time student experience is central to governance work at Leeds Trinity and we are proud of our National Student Survey (NSS) 2022 overall satisfaction score of 80%, which is above the sector average and places Leeds Trinity joint first in Yorkshire and the Humber, and joint 25th in the UK.

The NSS 2022 results followed the publication of the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s Graduate Outcomes survey results which place Leeds Trinity top in Yorkshire for employability, and 15th in the UK, with 97% of our graduates in employment or further study within 15 months of finishing their studies**. Furthermore, the University is in the top quartile of the results from the recent Advance HE Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) with 93% for overall satisfaction, which is well above the global average of 80%.