Activities Coordinator (Charity & Liberation)

Cyber Security Academy Southampton; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £28,303-£29,339 pro rata per pa

Holiday allowance: 24 days + 8 closure

Pension scheme: 10% contribution

Travel perks: UniLink pass, Cycle-to-W

Job summary

The University of Southampton Students' Union (SUSU) is seeking a part-time Volunteer Engagement Officer to support and develop student groups’ activity across charity, liberation and political societies.

You will build relationships with around 50 groups, helping them reach their goals while ensuring activities are sustainable, safe, and inclusive, and you will lead SUSU’s student fundraising efforts with strong financial record-keeping and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Commitment to volunteer development and the student experience.
• Experience planning and delivering events.
• Comfortable juggling multiple projects and prioritising workload.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop student groups’ activity across charity, liberation and political societies.
• Lead SUSU’s student fundraising activity with strong financial records and compliance.
• Build relationships with around 50 student groups and help them reach goals.
• Ensure activities are sustainable, safe and inclusive.
• Work within the team supporting over 450 student groups and major SUSU events.

Skills

Event planning

Volunteer development

Relationship management

Health & safety awareness

Time management

Job description

The Role
This part-time (28h/week) role focuses on supporting and developing student groups' activity within charity, liberation and political societies. A large part of the work involves building strong relationships with around 50 student groups, mainly centred on charity fundraising and student volunteering, and political and liberation themes. You will work closely with students to help them reach their goals, address any challenges they face, and make sure activities are run in a way that is sustainable, safe and inclusive.
The role also leads SUSU’s student fundraising activity, supporting student groups to turn their charity fundraising ideas into successful activities while ensuring strong financial record-keeping and regulatory compliance.
You will work within the wider team that supports over 450 student groups and delivers major events across the organisation, including SUSU Freshers, Elections, Awards and Varsity.

About You
You are committed to volunteer development and the student experience, and enjoy spending time out in the community to build strong, positive relationships with student volunteers. You’ll be comfortable juggling multiple projects and confident in managing and prioritising your own workload. You’ll also bring experience in planning and delivering events, and be confident taking responsibility for health and safety and compliance across student groups. This includes making sure processes are followed, actions are taken when needed, and any issues are escalated promptly and appropriately.

About Us
We are the University of Southampton Students' Union (SUSU) – independent from the University and runbystudents,forstudents. Our vision is simple: SUSU is here to enrich the life of every student. We are a workplace that’s buzzing with life, ideas, and opportunities – where your work directly shapes the student experience.

As part of our team, you'll have:

• Salary of £28,303-£29,339 pro rata per annum
• Generous paid holiday - 24 days per year, plus 8 closure days (around Easter, August and Christmas) on top of 8 bank holidays pro rata per annum (and an opportunity to purchase up to an additional week of holiday).
• Great pension – we contribute 10% into your defined contributions pension scheme.
• Travel perks – discounted UniLink and Blue Star bus passes, a Cycle-to-Work scheme.

To find out more, visit our website here .

To know before applying:

This role is part-time at 28 hours per week, worked over a minimum of 4 working days. Our working hours are usually 9am-5pm, but the exact working pattern will be discussed and agreed on appointment.

Regretfully, SUSU is NOT a sponsoring organisation and is, therefore, not able to sponsor you for a visa if you require one (such as Tier 2) to work in the UK.
Please note feedback will not be provided if you are not shortlisted for interview.

SUSU is an equal opportunities employer that values a diverse workforce and we want to reflect the student body that we represent. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination and will ensure that our recruitment activities are mindful of equality and diversity matters.