Head Of Community Engagement

Leeds University Union; Ledston; Híbrido; GBP 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Holiday pay

Learning and development opportunities

Onsite venue staff discounts

Discounted travel card

Discounted gym membership

Descripción de la vacante

Leeds University Union (LUU) is seeking a transformative leader to establish and guide its new Community Engagement department. You will unify three teams into one high-performing service, setting vision, outcomes and priorities for student-facing initiatives across groups, events, voice and sport.

The role demands building relationships with the University, partners and the community, ensuring inclusive, affordable and safe activities, with strong governance and risk management.

Responsabilidades

• Providing strategic leadership across student groups, community events and programmes, student voice and organising, student leadership, sport and physical activity.
• Building influential partnerships across the University of Leeds, accommodation providers, city partners, sector bodies and the wider community.
• Ensuring activity is inclusive, affordable, safe and evidence-led, providing confident oversight of budgets, safeguarding, health and safety, freedom of expression and a varied risk portfolio.

Descripción del empleo

Full time: .5 hours per week. Standard hours 8: – :
Salary: £, per annum

Closing Date: 9 a.m. Monday 9th November

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Leeds University Union (LUU) is a charity that helps over , students Love their time at Leeds. Located at the heart of campus, the Union is a space to meet people, make new friends and get involved.

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About the role:

This is a brand new department and a brand new role. We are looking for a leader who can set the vision, outcomes and priorities for LUU’s new Community Engagement department, bringing three teams together as one connected and high-performing service.

Key duties will include:

• Providing strategic leadership across + student groups, community events and programmes, student voice and organising, student leadership, sport and physical activity.
• Building influential partnerships across the University of Leeds, accommodation providers, city partners, sector bodies and the wider community.
• Ensuring activity is inclusive, affordable, safe and evidence-led, providing confident oversight of budgets, safeguarding, health and safety, freedom of expression and a varied risk portfolio.

This is a full-time, permanent role based at Leeds University Union. The successful candidate will be expected to work on campus for a minimum of three days each week, with up to two days working from home.

Visible leadership is important. The portfolio includes student-led events, trips, sport and other activities that can require flexibility outside normal office hours, as well as participation in LUU’s on-call safety arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for an inclusive and transformational leader who can bring people together, give a new department a shared identity and translate an ambitious strategy into visible impact for students. You may be working in higher education, a membership or community organisation, youth or volunteer development, sport, participation or another complex not-for-profit environment. You will bring experience of leading teams and change, developing strategic partnerships and delivering through others. You will understand how to support volunteers or member-led communities, use insight to improve services and manage significant budgets and resources. You do not need to be the technical expert in every area. What matters is your judgement, your ability to ask the right questions and your confidence in giving assurance on risk, safeguarding and complex activity. You will be collaborative, calm under pressure, unafraid to innovate and able to build relationships with students, elected leaders, colleagues and senior partners.

What you get in return

The benefits you can enjoy include holiday pay, extensive opportunities for learning and further development, NUS TOTUM Card, onsite venue staff discounts, discounted travel card, and discounted gym membership.