Join our Board of Management and Let Learning Flourish

City of Glasgow College is seeking to fill two vacancies on our Board. We are delighted to invite applications from people with a belief in the value of college education and a commitment to widening access, lifelong learning and the student experience.

Who Are We?

We are Scotland’s largest professional and technological education and skills college – and the third largest in the UK. The College traces its roots back to 1850 and our core purpose is to “Let Learning Flourish”. Our commitment to excellence, innovation and inspiration is recognised in Scotland, across the UK and throughout the world.

Our multi-award-winning, state-of-the-art, twin-site campus in the heart of Glasgow offers outstanding resources and opportunities for students to gain essential skills and nationally and internationally recognised qualifications – from entry-level to degree-level study, as well as chartered professional qualifications. We've prepared over 100,000 graduates for the world of work.

Our Board

Our Board, as the College’s governing body, is responsible for setting our strategic direction, ensuring its effective management and delivering high-quality learning and outcomes. Board members serve on a voluntary basis, with reasonable expenses reimbursed, and spend approximately 10 working days throughout the year to fulfil the core duties and responsibilities of their roles. Meetings are hybrid, take place in the late afternoon/early evening and last approximately two hours.

Make A Difference and Let Learning Flourish

Whether you have served on a Board before or this is the first time you have considered it, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute your skills and experience and share your ideas to shape the future of the College. Together as a Board, you will play a pivotal role in guiding our strategies and upholding good governance – ensuring we remain an inspirational place of learning, an excellent place to work, and an innovative and valued partner with industry.

We Value Diversity

The College is committed to ensuring it represents the diversity of the city and region the College serves. We, therefore, encourage applications from groups currently under-represented on the boards of Scotland’s public bodies, including women, disabled people, those of different cultural and social backgrounds and people under the age of 50.

Join our mission to end youth homelessness in Scotland!

For over 30 years, we have been dedicated to preventing youth homelessness and supporting young people in building better futures.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Service Manager to lead our existing services and to help us ensure that every young person in these regions has access to youth specific services to help them avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness. In this key management role, you will be responsible for the effective delivery of our services, driving service quality, achieving key targets and supporting the development of new initiatives. Working alongside our management team, you will play a crucial role in implementing our strategy, ensuring regulatory standards are met and embedding policies and procedures across your team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in one of Scotland’s leading community law centres.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Principal Solicitor and Senior Management Team to develop the delivery of the service across Glasgow and Scotland.

You will be responsible for providing support to staff and working closely with the funders of the projects handled by Govan Law Centre.

You will be involved in identifying and securing further funding for the centre, preparing tender documentation for future funding and helping with the drafting of progress reports to existing funders.

You will be required to represent Govan Law Centre at community events and raise the profile of the organisation.

Govan Law Centre is a Scottish charity and has offices in Govan and Govanhill in Glasgow; registered charity number SC047423.

You will be responsible for the human resources (HR) support to a dedicated team of solicitors, caseworkers and clerical staff providing legal services to a very vulnerable client group in housing, homelessness, discrimination, employment, social welfare law and education rights.

The successful candidate MUST have:

• A proven record in working with funders
• Experience in preparing reports for funders
• Experience in supporting staff
• Experience in working with like-minded organisations to provide services
• Knowledge of HR responsibilities
• Office management experience

It would be advantageous if the candidate had:

• Experience of working within the 3rd sector
• A legal background

We operate a system of blended working for all members of staff.