The ISE board has a number of employer director vacancies and a university vacancy. We would love to hear from you if you have:
- The skills necessary to take on a leadership role with the leading voice of student employers and educators
- Opinions on the future direction of the ISE and the commitment to put them into action
- Considerable experience in student recruitment and development and a great network that you can leverage to make the ISE even greater
Key responsibilities:
- Along with your fellow Directors, you will help shape the strategy of the ISE to ensure we meet the needs of our members both now and in the future
- You will represent and be accountable to all our members for the stewardship of the ISE, now in its 54th year
- You will take responsibility at board level for a strand of ISE activity
- You will be accessible to the ISE membership and engage in a wide range of ISE events and activities.
Please have a read of the director role profile for more information, and you can explore our constitution for more details on our formal structure and the legal requirements regarding the role.
Key points to note are:
- Directors must be employed by a member organisation
- The appointment is conditional on approval of ISE members
- The term is limited to no more than four years
- Directors will be registered with Companies House.
Time commitment
As a rough guide, board activities consume 1-2 days per month on average. There are 4-6 in-person board meetings per year, one usually involving an overnight stay.
Application timeline
Close: 9:00, 5 October
Screening interview: 28 October
Panel interview: 18 or 19 November
Candidates will be notified of the outcome in December.
To apply, please complete the form here, and upload your CV. Please note, in order to apply for the role of ISE Director, your organisation needs to be a member and you need to be a confirmed contact within that organisation (i.e. you have an ISE account that is connected to the organisation - if you would like confirmation of this, please contact membership@ise.org.uk).
Previous applicants are welcome to reapply.
If you’d like to discuss the role in more detail with one of the Joint CEOs, ISE's Chair or another board member please contact uzma@ise.org.uk who can arrange a suitable time.