Chair of the Remuneration Committee

The University of Sussex is a diverse and globally minded community of staff, students and alumni. We work together, and with partners near and far, to make the world a progressively better place by educating generations of change-makers and by creating, disseminating and applying ground-breaking knowledge and understanding. Sussex's distinctive commitment to interdisciplinarity continues to open new ways of thinking and solutions to environmental, scientific, social and technological challenges.

Council is the University's senior governing body, and its role is to act in the best interest of the University as a whole, ensuring it strategically delivers its mission to high standards with the necessary financial stability and long-term sustainability.

The University of Sussex is currently recruiting a Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

In a rapidly changing external environment - with increasing financial, regulatory and reputational pressures across the UK higher education sector - this role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the governance of a distinctive, values-led and globally engaged University.

About the Role

The Chair of the Remuneration Committee plays a critical role in supporting Council's responsibilities around senior pay, performance and reward, ensuring decisions are fair, transparent, evidence based and aligned to the University's values and public interest responsibilities. Working closely with the Chair of Council and senior officers, the postholder will provide confident leadership and constructive challenge at a time of strategic change.

Candidates will typically bring strong expertise aligned to the Committee's remit, particularly in remuneration and reward, people leadership, organisational performance, and governance within complex organisations, together with excellent judgement and discretion.

The University of Sussex is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process it is Council's clear stated aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. The University particularly welcomes applications from women, people from black and minority ethnic communities, the LGBT+ community, and from disabled people.

How to apply

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To apply, please send a covering letter and CV to by noon on Friday 20 th February 2026.