2 Officers - Durham University

Regulation 2 The Officers of the University

This Regulation was adopted by the Council on 5 December 2023

1. General

a) This Regulation supports Statutes 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 and should be read in conjunction with them.

b) Terms defined in the Statutes will have the same meaning in these Regulations.

c) Terms defined in Regulation [13] shall apply to all Regulations.

d) Appointments of Officers who are University Staff will be made in accordance with this Regulation, the guiding principles set out in Statute 20 and any Regulations made in accordance with that Statute.

e) All Officers are expected to uphold the University Values and adhere to the ‘Nolan’ Principles of Public Life and the University’s Behavioural Framework.

f) An Officer may be removed from their post in accordance with the University's HR policies and processes.

2. Officers - statutory key posts

	Chancellor	Vice-Chancellor and Warden	University Secretary	Chief Financial Officer
Function	See Statute 7	See Statute 8	See Statute 9	See Statute 10
Role	To confer degrees at Congregations To support the University in an ambassadorial capacity	As set out in their role description from time to time	As set out in their role description from time to time	As set out in their role description from time to time
Accountability	Council	Council*	Council (governance matters) and Vice-Chancellor and Warden (operational matters)	Vice-Chancellor and Warden (except where the Statutes provide for them to be accountable to Council)
Nominated or Recommended Body	Joint nomination from Council and Senate	Recommendation from a joint committee of Council and Senate, chaired by the Chair or a vice chair of Council, and established for this purpose	Recommendation from a joint committee of Council and Senate, chaired by the Chair or a vice chair of Council, and established for this purpose	Recommendation from a committee of Council chaired by the Chair or a vice chair of Council and established for this purpose
Appointed Body	Convocation	Council	Council	Council
Term of Office	A term of up to 5 years	A fixed term of 5 years	No fixed term of office	No fixed term of office
Re-appointment	No scope for re-appointment	One further term of up to 5 years	n/a	n/a
Resignation	In writing to the University Secretary	In writing to Council	In writing to Council	In writing to Council
Body with power to remove after following procedure laid down in these Regulations	Convocation at the instance of Council	Council	Council	Council
Interim Officer upon vacancy or inability to perform duties	Vice-Chancellor and Warden	Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost	n/a	n/a
Power to make changes to role or title after following procedure laid down in these Regulations	Council	Council	Council	Council
Other	Honorary position Cannot be held by University staff Installed at a University Congregation	A Vice-Chancellor and Warden who is also a professor at the University may continue to be a professor when they cease to be Vice-Chancellor and Warden	Role includes acting as secretary for Council and Senate committees and to support the Chair of Council and the Vice-Chancellor and Warden in their governance roles	n/a

_{*See Statute 8.2}

3. Other Officer Posts agreed by Council

Under Statute 11, Council has determined and established the following other Officer posts in addition to those established under the Statutes: Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Pro-Vice-Chancellors and Executive Deans of Faculty.

	Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost	Pro-Vice -Chancellors	Executive Deans of Faculty
Function	Supports the Vice-Chancellor and Warden in delivering the University's academic strategy and acts as their deputy. Chief Academic Officer and responsible for the University's academic strategy	The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) is responsible for the delivery of the University's education strategy. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) is responsible for the delivery of the University's research and engagement strategy. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global) is responsible for the delivery of the University's global strategy. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Colleges and Student Experience) is responsible for the delivery of the University's wider student experience strategy. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) is responsible for the delivery of the University's equality diversity and inclusion strategy.	Responsible for the delivery of the University's education strategy in accordance with their relevant approved Faculty plan
Role	As set out in their role description from time to time
Establishment of any new Officer Posts	Council on recommendation of or consultation with Senate
Ultimate Accountability	Vice-Chancellor and Warden
Nominating or Recommending Body	Recommendation of joint committee of the Council and the Senate chaired by the Vice-Chancellor and Warden
Appointment Body	Council
Term of Office	Fixed term of 5 years	One term of up to 5 years	Fixed term of 5 years
Re-appointment	One further term of up to 5 years	One further term of up to 3 years	One further term of up to 3 years
Resignation	In writing to the Vice-Chancellor and Warden
Removing Body	Council in accordance with procedures applicable to University staff
Changes to role or title	Council on the recommendation of or in consultation with the Senate
Other	Vice Chair of the Senate