Student Communities Manager

Position: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Closing date for applications: Thursday 2 January 2025 midnight

Shortlisting: w/c 6 January 2025

Contact to invite to interview: Wednesday 8 January/Thursday 9 January 2025

Interviews in person: Friday 17 January 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to lead our Student Communities Team based in Sunderland. This team supports a wide range of societies, our student representation function and volunteering opportunities for students.

You will manage and support the team to ensure that our student-led activities and initiatives are engaging, impactful and safe.

The post holder will need to demonstrate the essential criteria from the JD/Person specification within their application statement demonstrating previous management experience and clear examples of driving positive change and strategic developments.

It is an exciting time to join us!

We have recently achieved Quality Students’ accreditation from the National Union of Students and are currently going through a Democracy and Governance Review to revitalise the way our students interact with the Democracy and Governance of the organisation across both the Sunderland and London campuses.

Informal conversations regarding the post are encouraged with our Head of Operations, Dan Fow, ahead of application. Please email Dan at: daniel.fow@sunderland.ac.uk to arrange an informal and confidential meeting.

Purpose of the role: 

Lead and manage the Student Communities team to increase and deepen student involvement with Your SU, ensuring that student issues, interest, and passion is harnessed and mobilised.

Drive the empowerment and involvement of student communities within academic courses, social interest and change making, utilising the community organising model.

Lead and manage the Student Communities team to provide ongoing support to students to initiate change within areas of self-interest at the university, locally, regionally, and nationally.

Lead and manage Your SU governance and democracy mechanisms including the support of elected officers.

Led by data insight and student involvement, the role will provide policy development expertise, campaign planning, a range of social and academic societies, volunteering opportunities and lead Your SU’s democracy and governance processes. 

This post will help build the Your SU brand and reputation as an evidence-based, influential organisation that genuinely makes a difference to the quality of students’ lives and University provision. The post holder will be fundamental in leading conversations with key stakeholders, to boost collaboration between the Union and University in terms of opportunities for our students.

How to apply: 

If you have an interest in this role, please visit our website (via the ‘Apply’ button above) to view the job description for further details.

Download our Job Description for further details.

Please send your completed Application Form and Equality and Diversity Form to centralservices@sunderland.ac.uk by midnight on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Informal conversations regarding the post are encouraged with our Head of Operations, Dan Fow, ahead of application. Please email Dan at daniel.fow@sunderland.ac.uk to arrange an informal and confidential meeting.

We are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the world and community we are based in. We positively encourage applications from all individuals irrespective of their gender, age, home country, ethnic background, sexuality, religious beliefs or disability, and welcome requests for flexible working.

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