Call for nominations: Council of the Chartered Association of Business Schools

The Chartered Association of Business Schools would like to invite nominations from the voting representatives of our member schools who are interested in serving as members of the Council, and therefore trustees of the Chartered charity, for a period of three years, starting from November 2024.

There are three positions available for voting representatives with full membership.

About the role

The Chartered ABS Council comprises of 12 elected members who are voting representatives of our member UK business schools, plus a number of co-opted members.

The Council meets four times annually, typically at our London office three times in-person, with one meeting online.

Members of the Council are expected to take an active role in the governance of the Chartered ABS and in one of its committees or working groups. Their role is to support the work of the organisation and oversee its effective management. Council discusses and agrees the strategy and major projects and helps steer the focus of the Annual Conference.

Find out more

Details of current Council members and our Royal Charter, which outlines the role of the Council, can be found, here.

To discuss the role further, contact Flora Hamilton at flora.hamilton@charteredabs.org.

Nomination process

Nominees must be their institution’s Chartered ABS voting representative.*

If you would like to be considered to serve on the Council, please email a one page supporting statement with the names of two other Chartered ABS voting representatives to support your nomination to Flora Hamilton at flora.hamilton@charteredabs.org.

The Chartered ABS is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion within our organisation and thus in the membership of our committees and Council. To maintain diversity and inclusivity and ensure a fair representation of our members on Council, we encourage nominations from under-represented groups. The current members of the Council can be found, here.

Deadline for nominations: Thursday 10 October 2024

Should an election be needed, nomination statements will be circulated from Monday 14 October 2024 and an online ballot will be open until Monday 28 October 2024. The outcome of the election will be announced at the AGM on 4 November 2024.

*Voting representatives are typically the Dean of the business school, but if you are unsure, please contact Flora Hamilton for clarification at flora.hamilton@charteredabs.org.