The search for a permanent replacement for Sir Martin Harris as Director of Fair Access to Higher Education is now underway.
Ministers at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are seeking an outstanding individual to replace Sir Martin who is due to step down at the end of this year.
The closing date for applications is Monday 3 October 2011. Interviews will be held on Monday 17 October 2011.
Download the advert for the new Director of Fair Access that has appeared in the national press.
Notes to editors
- The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) is an independent, non-departmental public body established under the Higher Education Act 2004 to help promote and safeguard fair access to higher education. The main way we do this is by approving and monitoring ‘access agreements’. All English universities and colleges offering full-time (and in future, part-time, subject to Parliamentary approval) undergraduate higher education courses must have an access agreement with us in order to charge higher fees. Access agreements set out the access measures (e.g. outreach or financial support) that universities and colleges will put in place.
- For more about OFFA, please see our website www.offa.org.uk, particularly the Quick Facts and FAQ in the Press section.
- For further information, contact Zita Adamson, Communications Manager at OFFA, on 0117 931 7272 or 0117 931 7171.