Description
It's a really exciting time to join the Students' Union as we begin to grow and enhance our services to enable us to empower all Salford students to become unstoppable. Over the next few years, we are focusing on offering something for every student, nurturing personal and professional development and student health and wellbeing - both on-campus and virtually, as we emerge from the pandemic.
As the Student Opportunities Coordinator (Club Sport), you will play a key role in the development and delivery of student sport at the University of Salford Students’ Union, ensuring that our student leaders are supported to develop outstanding sports clubs, that help students to develop and become unstoppable.
Who we are?
The University of Salford Students’ Union is an independent membership organisation and representative body of students at the University of Salford. We represent over 25,000 student members, and work to make sure that the University experience is the amazing, life-changing experience it should be for Salford students. We do this by offering a hugely diverse range of social opportunities including over 100 different societies and sports teams, providing free academic advice and support and representing students to ensure that they have a powerful voice on the issues they care about.
USSU is a truly brilliant place to work. Our friendly and supportive team of passionate people make a real difference to the lives of students by empowering them to make change and succeed. We are looking for talented change-makers that share our values and that can bring their passion and great ideas to the work we do for our members. In return, you'll get to work in one of the most exciting cities in the UK, as part of a vibrant and innovative campus, with a talented, fun and inclusive team. You'll have access to a wide range of benefits, an excellent work-life balance, and brilliant opportunities to develop your career in the charity sector.
What will you bring?
The successful candidate will have experience of coordinating and delivering on projects, and working effectively with volunteers. You’ll also be great at developing strong relationships with key stakeholders, have brilliant communication skills and will be capable of providing a range of excellent support and training resources to our student leaders and volunteers.
We’re interested in your potential, and are looking for talented change-makers that share our values and can bring their passion and great ideas to the work we do for Salford students. In return, you'll get to work in one of the most exciting cities in the UK, as part of a vibrant and innovative campus, with a talented, supportive and inclusive team. You'll have access to a wide range of benefits, an excellent work-life balance, and brilliant opportunities to develop your career in the charity sector.
We offer lots of great benefits including at least 35 days off a year, a confidential employee advice service and assistance programme and a range of discounts including discounted membership to the University’s Sports Centre. We’re committed to helping you achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life through a real commitment to flexible working and work hard to make sure you have plenty of opportunities to grow your career at the Union and beyond.
How to apply:
Please download the Recruitment Pack for the role before applying via our online recruitment portal. You will need to provide an up-to-date copy of your CV, and answer the following questions related to the person specification for the role:
- Tell us why you want to work for the University of Salford Students' Union - how do your values align with ours?
- Tell us about your approach to building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Tell us about your project management skills and expertise.
- Please share an example of when you have championed Equality and Inclusion.
We recommend that you prepare your answers in advance in a separate document where possible, to avoid losing your responses before you submit them in the portal.
For an informal chat and to find out more about the role, please contact the recruiting manager: [email protected]
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to our work at USSU. We celebrate our diverse and unique communities whilst ensuring that equity and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and every decision we make. Our colleagues are proud of our values and care about creating and supporting diverse communities that are inclusive of age, background, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and experience.
Guidelines for applicants:
- Here are USSU, we are more interested in your potential than your background and experience. If you don't have lots of professional experience, please feel free to use examples from outside of work to demonstrate what you could bring to the role and our team.
- We will contact you to let you know the outcome of your application. This can sometimes take a few weeks.
- You must be able to provide proof of your right to work in the UK before starting work with us. We are not currently able to sponsor employees requiring a visa.
- Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
If you have any queries, please contact [email protected]
