CUBO is the professional association for senior managers in higher education whose responsibilities include the strategic planning, management, administration and development of one or more of the following areas:
• The university’s residential portfolio, whether owned or managed through partnership arrangements.
• Catering and retail operations (In-house and contracted services)
• Commercial income generation from business and leisure tourism, including the management of year-round conference and training centres.
Members may also have additional responsibilities in other areas of Facilities Management for example:
Sport & Recreation; Security; Printing; Transport; Cleaning, Customer Services; Maintenance; Timetabling; Procurement etc.
CUBO provides a forum for professionals in senior positions reporting directly to a University Senior Officer such as the Principal or Vice-Chancellor, Secretary to the University, Registrar, Finance Officer, Bursar or a Deputy or Assistant Principal.
One representative from each organisation is accepted as the principal CUBO member, however nominated deputies are welcome to attend CUBO Events.
CUBO ACTIVITIES
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Two national conferences each year (one including major supplier exhibition)
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Professional development programme
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Regional membership networks
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Use of fast track members surveys
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Production of CUBO Performance Indicators
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CUBO commissioned research reports
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Liaison with UK Funding Councils and Universities UK
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Liaison with relevant stakeholder groups
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Liaison with international partners
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CUBO E-Newsletter
TERMS OF REFERENCE
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To develop, implement and review CUBO’s strategic themes
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To develop, maintain and evaluate agreed activity plans for CUBO in support of each strategic theme
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To formulate and monitor CUBO’s planning, operational, staffing and financial performance through an effective management approach
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To promote and ensure an effective interface with the rest of the sector and its stakeholders
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To implement, develop and evaluate an effective system of performance measurement
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To inform members about service and business developments
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To approve applications for expenditure
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To ensure appropriate control procedures are in place
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To ensure effective communication processes are in place
Strategic Aims
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To harness and disseminate members’ expertise, experience and knowledge to help provide solutions to common problems and concerns for mutual benefit.
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To promote appropriate quality standards and frameworks that help to enhance the Student Experience and where appropriate demonstrate legal compliance against published codes of practice.
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To commission national research into aspects of the student campus experience which are of strategic importance at institutional level.
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To collect, analyse and report on financial and non-financial performance measures from members, which enable meaningful benchmarking activities for institutions, funding councils and other stakeholders.
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To identify and effectively manage CUBO’s relationships with other sector representative and funding bodies to enable effective collaboration and inter-professional learning. In particular to work and partner with ASRA, TUCO, AUDE, BACHE, USHA.
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To provide opportunities for training and professional development for members and their respective teams.
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To promote the reputation and activities of CUBO and its members regionally, nationally and internationally.
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To identify and promote to members appropriate sustainability initiatives, standards and frameworks.
CUBO STRUCTURE
The Executive Committee structure of CUBO comprises the following:-
