Student Communities Coordinator - Sunderland

University of Sunderland Students' Union; Sunderland; Presencial; GBP 24 000 - 32 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

University of Sunderland Students’ Union is seeking an individual to join the Student Communities Team in Sunderland. You will work with a wide range of student leaders to mobilise student-led change using community organising techniques and to enhance student skills development.

This role offers a varied remit across different areas of student engagement, following the ongoing rollout of a new community-led approach to democracy and student empowerment at Sunderland.

Qualificações

• Experience supporting student leadership activity and representation.
• Ability to work with a wide range of student leaders.
• Understanding of community organising approaches.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with student leaders to mobilise change using community organising techniques.
• Support officer roles, societies, student representation, volunteering and campaigns.
• Contribute to developing student skills through engagement activities.

Conhecimentos

Community organising

Student leadership

Volunteer engagement

Campaigns

Descrição da oferta de emprego

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our Student Communities Team based in Sunderland. The team supports a wide range of student leadership activity, including officer support, societies, student representation, volunteering, and campaigns.

The successful candidate will be responsible for working with a wide range of student leaders to mobilise student-led change using community organising techniques, harnessing their talents and enhancing student skills development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a variety of skills through being involved in a varied role across different areas of student engagement at Sunderland Students’ Union.

A few years ago we underwent a Democracy and Governance Review to revitalise the way our students interact with their Students’ Union across both the Sunderland and London campuses. The findings highlighted the need for a clear shift away from the more traditional models of SU democracy towards a community organising approach. We are in our first year of fully implementing our new approach to student-led change and democratic engagement, following on from a successful first full year of the Student Communities Team structure and paid part-time student officers in 2025/26.

The post holder will need to demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification within their application statement, providing clear and specific examples of relevant experience.