Society Coordinator

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

EV salary sacrifice

Gym discount

Postgrad tuition discounts

Professional development

Local museum discounts

Family-friendly

Relocation allowance

Health support services

Job summary

The SU Bath is seeking a proactive Society Coordinator to support student societies with event planning, documentation review, safety compliance, and administrative duties. You will collaborate with the Society Manager on annual planning and help coordinate training and marketing activities.

Ideal for organised individuals with experience in event management, data handling, and managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Advise on event planning, risk assessments, budgets, venues and processes.
• Review event documentation to ensure safety, compliance and organisation.
• Support Society Manager with annual planning and process improvements.
• Monitor student staff workloads and provide admin support to meet deadlines.
• Identify and coordinate training opportunities and support marketing activities.

Job description

Society Coordinator

The SU Activities Team supports more than 200 student-led groups, including societies, volunteer projects, sports clubs, and community initiatives. Our team of Coordinators play a key role in helping these groups thrive by providing guidance, oversight, and administrative support across a wide range of activities.

About The Role

As a Society Coordinator, you will be a trusted source of advice and support for student societies within the activities area. You will help students with their planning of events, reviewing event documentation to ensure activities are safe, compliant, and well organised. This will include advising on areas such as risk assessments, budgets, venues, and event planning processes.

You will also support the Society Manager with annual planning activities and contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of administrative processes. A key part of the role will involve monitoring student staff workloads and providing administrative support to help ensure projects and tasks are completed effectively and on time.

In addition, you will help identify and coordinate training opportunities, support marketing and promotional activities, and provide guidance on other student-led initiatives.

We are looking for an organised and proactive individual with an understanding of event management and confidence in using online administrative systems. You will be comfortable working with data, managing multiple priorities, and providing support and guidance to a wide range of stakeholders. Experience of using online platforms, including social media, would be advantageous.

Further information

Life at The SU Bath is busy, rewarding, and full of variety. You'll be joining a welcoming and inclusive team where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to our organisation and the students we represent. More than just a job, this is a chance to help shape the student experience and make a positive impact on our community.

The SU Bath offers a competitive salary, flexible working with opportunities, and a range of staff benefits. Our staff enjoy a supportive, safe, and positive working environment where everyone is encouraged to thrive.

This role is offered on a part-time basis (0.6 fte) for a fixed-term period until June 2027 to cover for secondment.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Anna Boneham at [e-mail] but please note that all applications must be submitted via the University website.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re Committed To Creating a Health-supporting Working Environment Where Everyone Can Thrive And Be At Their Best. We Offer a Range Of Resources To Enable You To Do That From Your First Day Here, Including

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

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Terms and Conditions of Employment

Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

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