Clare College has a long and distinguished history, dating back to 1326. Today it is home to a vibrant and diverse community of 128 Fellows, 158 staff members, 300 postgraduate students and 500 undergraduates. One of the constituent Colleges of the University of Cambridge, it is known for academic excellence, as well as the friendly, stimulating and supportive environment it provides for students, staff, and its highly engaged alumni body. The College is in the midst of refurbishing and enhancing its seventeenth-century Old Court, a programme of work which will be completed in time for its 700th anniversary in 2026.

The role of Bursar is integral to the ongoing success of Clare College as an outstanding centre for teaching, learning and research. The Bursar plays a crucial role in the College’s leadership, ensuring excellence in operational delivery while also contributing to the College’s future development. The Bursar is the senior non-academic Fellow of Clare College, with overall responsibility for the College’s finances and investments; estates and properties; catering and conferencing; information technology; HR; legal and compliance; risk management; and other professional services functions.

The College is seeking an exceptional individual who shares its deep commitment to academic endeavour within its historic collegiate setting and embraces the values identified by the community: excellence; equity, diversity and inclusion; openness, open-mindedness and fairness. With outstanding leadership and management skills, you will be comfortable working within the collegiate environment, capable of building and sustaining high levels of commitment in the teams for which you are responsible and delivering agile and efficient services for the College.

Applications should consist of a full curriculum vitae detailing qualifications and experience, accompanied by a covering letter describing briefly how you meet the candidate specification, why the appointment is of interest, and what you believe you can bring to the role.

The closing date for the role is midnight (BST) on Sunday 13th October, after which interviews with Perrett Laver will take place the week commencing the 28th of October. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to visit the College on either the 14th or 15th of November, in advance of formal interviews in person at the College, provisionally scheduled for 22nd and 26th November 2024.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Eljoh Balajadia, Research Associate at eljoh.balajadia@perrettlaver.com.

Perrett Laver believes that excellence will be achieved through recognising the value of every individual. A broad range of perspectives, backgrounds and opinions amongst our global community of colleagues is crucial in maintaining our culture of openness, intellectual curiosity, and creativity. We take an active role in supporting under-represented communities and groups in becoming better and more fairly represented in the leadership of all organisations. We also know that diverse and inclusive teams have a positive impact on our ability to identify, engage and secure candidates from these groups.

Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, identity, and experience drives us every day – for clients, for candidate identification and in the recruitment, development and retention of colleagues. 

To ensure inclusion on the basis of age, disability, ethnic or national origin, family circumstance, gender, gender identity, marital status, nationality, political or religious beliefs, race, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, we would like to specifically invite applications from under-represented groups.

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