University of Chichester
Part Time: 29.6 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
Salary £32,080 to 34,610 per annum Pro rata £25,664 to £27,688 per annum
About this role
The Governance Officer will provide high level, initiative-taking, efficient, effective and confidential operational and administrative and project support working closely with the Head of Governance to ensure the safeguarding of the University’s reputation for good governance practice and regulatory obligations.
You will ensure the timely and effective flow of information between the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Academic Board and the Board of Governors and provide support to their respective sub-committees. Examples of tasks include taking minutes for a range of meetings, facilitating Governor onboarding, arranging interviews and meetings with the Senior Leadership Team and Chair of Governors, and completing regulatory checks.
About you
You will have a good general education to degree level or equivalent significant relevant experience and be able to demonstrate a high standard of literacy, numeracy, and attention to detail. You will need to work in a collaborative way with good interpersonal and communication skills, a professional manner, and the ability to build relationships, use tact and respect confidentiality whilst being approachable.
In addition to your salary we offer a competitive reward package with a range of staff benefits and discounts which include:
1. Defined Benefit pension schemes via our providers the Local Government Pension or Teachers’ Pension Schemes. Your own monthly contributions are enhanced with employer contributions and a substantial automatic lump sum life cover scheme enhancement.
2. A paid closure period over the Christmas break is in addition to our generous holiday allowance with bank holidays too and an occupational sickness scheme.
3. There’s also an on-site gym at our Chichester campus; a cycle purchase salary sacrifice scheme; subsidised bus travel between our Bognor and Chichester campuses and Chichester town centre; 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme to support our staff and extensive personal / professional training opportunities throughout the year.
Enquiries are welcomed by Hannah Lynch, Head of Governance on H.Lynch@chi.ac.uk
4. Closing Date: Wednesday 14 January 2026
5. Interview Date: TBC
You can view the full job profile in the attachment link above.
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