Student Activities Coordinator

University of Exeter Students' Guild; Exeter; On-site; GBP 26,852 - 30,443; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay for expectant parents

At least 6-weeks’ holiday

Sustainable travel incentives

Confidential employee advice service

Flexible working

Development opportunities

Career progression at Guild and beyond

Access to charity sector experience

Job summary

University of Exeter Students' Guild is seeking a Student Activities Coordinator to empower student-led opportunities and volunteering. You’ll support over 300 societies, assisting recruitment, induction and recognition while ensuring safe, accessible activities.

Working with the Activities Team, you’ll help develop and champion a diverse range of interests, fostering belonging and development. The role is permanent, hybrid in Exeter, and offers a rewarding place to shape student life.

Qualifications

• Some experience volunteering or working with volunteers.
• Capable of seeking out new opportunities and inspiring new approaches.
• Know how to motivate, facilitate and guide others to enable their development.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in volunteer management for over 300 student-led societies, including recruitment, induction, training, reward and recognition.
• Ensure student group activity runs safely and support strategic development of the groups.
• Champion diverse range of student-led interests to enable development, participation and belonging.

Job description

Student Activities Coordinator

We’re looking for someone with a passion for supporting student-led opportunities and volunteering, with a drive to empowering others and breaking down barriers to participation.

The Students’ Guild supports a wide range of student-led activities which provide exciting and rewarding opportunities for our members. This role supports the Activities Team to proactively support and empower student-led activities, as well as championing a diverse range of student-led interests that enable development, participation and belonging.

You’ll be one of the key staff contacts supporting over 300 student-led societies. Providing support in volunteer management such as recruitment, induction, training, reward and recognition. Ensuring student group activity runs safely, as well as supporting the strategic development of the groups, ensuring as many students as possible have access to diverse, engaging and positive extra-curricular experiences.

The Role

Role: Student Activities Coordinator
Hours: 35 hours (to be worked flexibly)
Salary: Grade B, £26,852 - £30,443 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Location: Exeter/Hybrid

Who are we?

The Students’ Guild is the University of Exeter’s students’ union, led by students for students. We’re an independent charity, offering a wide range of opportunities, services and support to help students get the most out of their unique journeys at university. This includes everything from social activities to making sure things are going well on their academic course. We have over 300 student groups and all of our work is led by, and in the best interest of, our members.

The Guild is a truly rewarding place to work. Our talented and passionate staff make a real difference to the lives of students every single day, working together to achieve the Guild’s purpose: to shape an excellent student experience for all students at Exeter by empowering them to take their place in the world and make a positive difference. We are looking for people who recognise that the Guild is student-led and share a genuine passion for student engagement and empowerment. If you share a commitment to our values and want to be part of a radically inclusive organisation who are looking forward to shaping a seriously exciting future ahead, we can’t wait to hear from you.

What will you bring?

• You’ll have some experience volunteering or working with volunteers.
• You’ll be capable of seeking out new opportunities and inspiring new approaches.
• You’ll know how to motivate, facilitate and guide others to enable their development.

• enhanced pay for expectant parents
• at least 6-weeks’ holiday
• sustainable travel incentives
• a confidential employee advice service and assistance programme
• a real commitment to flexible working
• access to great development
• helping you to gain valuable experience in the charity sector and beyond
• ensuring that you have opportunities to grow your career at the Guild and beyond

Inclusion is central to the Guild. We approach our work collaboratively, empower our people and celebrate our uniqueness. If you’re driven to empower others and achieve great things, you’ll fit right in. Our people are proud of who they are and value each other’s differences, and we are committed to creating a diverse community that is radically inclusive of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.