Fircroft College is a great place to work, situated in a manor house that once belonged to the Cadbury family with 6 acres of grounds and easily accessible by road and rail, with free parking on site. Being a member of staff at the college you would be part of the Fircroft team, working together with the aim of helping our students to enjoy their learning and to succeed. If you see a job and you think you meet the requirements, apply now! We look forward to receiving your application.
Associate Governor – Estates
We are looking for an Associate Governor. If you don’t have the time to commit to a full Governor role at the college, but you have the skills and expertise and would like to contribute to the future of Fircroft, you might be interested in being an Associate Governor. For this role we are looking for someone who has the following knowledge and experience:
- Experience of leading small/medium capital projects
- Experience of support services such as estates, facilities, catering
- Knowledge of planning and building regulations
- Knowledge of health and safety and incident management.
You will be liaising with the Assistant Principal, Business Support and Development, who leads on our estates and sustainability projects and who would value your input. You would not need to attend Governing Body meetings but we would appreciate your occasional presence at our Operations Committee meetings.
If you are interested in helping us to continue to support the local and regional community in providing a safe, productive and life-changing environment, please see the role description below. We would love to hear from you:
Associate Governor Role Description
To apply: send your CV with a covering letter telling us about yourself and your reasons for wanting to become the Fircroft College Associate Governor – Estates, to Clerk@fircroft.ac.uk
For more information see: www.fircroft.ac.uk or email questions to Clerk@fircroft.ac.uk.
To request an informal chat to discuss this role, contact Clerk@fircroft.ac.uk.
Governor, Fircroft College
Exceptional opportunity to Join the Governing Body of Fircroft College of Adult Education, Selly Oak, Birmingham.
Fircroft College is an award-winning adult residential College situated in a former Cadbury family home in Selly Oak, near central Birmingham. We are a values-driven College, committed to high quality learning with a Mission to ‘promote social and climate/environmental justice by providing adults with an excellent learning environment for personal, professional and political development’.
We have a vacancy on our Governing Body and are looking to fill this with an individual from a diverse background and experience with a strong commitment to social and climate/environmental justice and adult education. Previous experience as a Charity Trustee or Further Education governor is desirable but not essential. We are recruiting to a vacancy in our audit committee and are therefore seeking an individual with skills specific to this including:
- Recent financial and assurance experience, with analytical skills that enable them to scrutinise financial management, risk, governance, and internal controls
- Financial literacy including ability to understand financial statements, cashflow, balance sheets, income/expenditure, and the College’s accounting framework
- Understanding of resource efficiency, financial risks and solvency
- Experience of or ability to provide oversight of counter-fraud measures
We are actively seeking a trustee from a wide range of backgrounds and experience whether this comes from your career, your community, your lived experience or your diversity of thought.
Good oral communication skills and the ability to think and plan strategically, monitor performance and outcomes, and interpret different forms of information, including reports and data, are all necessary. All Governors are expected to share a commitment to safeguarding adults.
The role is unpaid but reasonable expenses can be reimbursed. Benefits of the role include helping to transform lives through education, working collaboratively with an enthusiastic group of governors, and gaining boardroom experience for personal and professional development and your CV.
Necessary technology and a full induction process followed by ongoing training and support are provided.
Governing Body meetings are currently held four times a year, supplemented by termly sub-committee meetings (the latter being online). Commitment to attend meetings and engage with Board business is essential. The successful candidate will become a member of the Governing Body and of the Audit Committee.
Professor Geoff Layer, Chair of the Governing Body, says, “This a very exciting time to join our Governing Body to help achieve a vibrant and successful future for the College, and to deliver on our 2030 Strategic Goal “To support the development of global sustainable citizens through residential adult education”.
To apply: send your CV with a covering letter telling us about yourself and your reasons for wanting to become a Fircroft College Governor to Clerk@fircroft.ac.uk by 5.00pm Friday 3 July 2026.
For more information see Role Description or email questions to Clerk@fircroft.ac.uk.
To request an informal chat with the Chair of Governors contact Clerk@fircroft.ac.uk.
Key dates: deadline for applications is 5.00pm 3 July 2026. Interview dates are yet to be determined and are likely to be shortly after the deadline.
