Structure and governance
An overview of our membership, companies, funding, board and committees.
About us
Our members are AoC, GuildHE and UUK. Each member nominates one person to the board and act collectively to appoint the chair. Each member also sits on the funders and owners group which provides advice to our trustees and leadership team.
We receive core funding from the UK HE and FE funding bodies. HESA data is funded by subscriptions from the higher education providers from whom data is collected.
Download the Jisc articles of association (pdf).
Our board has agreed a diversity policy with the intention of improving diversity on the board. We recognise that a mix of skills, knowledge and experience with different perspectives and insights builds a strong foundation for well-informed decision-making and as a consequence, better performance of Jisc in support of its stakeholders. Read our board and committee diversity policy (pdf).
Governance
Our board is made up of senior leaders and managers working in UK further and higher education and the commercial sector.
The board is supported by the following committees:
- Audit and risk management committee
- Finance and treasury committee
- Nominations and governance committee
- Remuneration committee
As part of our governance arrangements, we hold annual stakeholder strategic update events to enable our key stakeholders to engage with us and our board.
Our executive leadership team supports the board and committees and oversees the delivery of our programme of work to support the UK higher education, further education and skills sectors.
A funders and owners group (made up of representatives from each funding body and representative member) provides advice to our trustees and leadership team.
For more information about our board and committees contact governance@jisc.ac.uk.
Subsidiary companies
Jisc the charity has two subsidiary companies:
- Jisc Services Limited which facilitates the operation and delivery of Jisc activities to our customers
- Jisc International APAC Pte Limited which provides support to customers in the Asia Pacific region