Vacancy: Chair of the BGS Board
The Chair of the BGS Board's role is crucial in guiding BGS and advancing its work in geoscience, ensuring strong governance and delivering public value.
04/02/2025 By BGS Press
BGS is looking for an experienced leader to serve as Chair of the BGS Board. This role is crucial in guiding BGS and advancing its work in geoscience, ensuring strong governance and delivering public value. Under the direction of the NERC Executive Chair, the BGS Chair will work closely with the senior management board of BGS to achieve strategic objectives, encourage innovation and ensure success.
We recognise that a variety of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences enriches our work environment and therefore we actively welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
Candidates should have a strong personal interest and previous experience of working closely in the sectors of interest to BGS (government, private sector and academia) with the ability to build strong relationships with related stakeholders, the NERC/BGS executive and potential customers.
Further information, including details on how to apply, are available on the Gov.uk website. The closing date for applications is 2 March 2025.
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