Location: Hybrid (London)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours a week
Salary: £31,883.05
Due to increased investment from the university we’re really excited to announce the recruitment for the role of Democracy Coordinator.
Who we are
Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work. They are organisations in their own right. Professionally run, but different. Professional teams support elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and fulfill potential; we help make it happen.
About the job
We're looking for a Democracy Coordinator to help support and grow Arts SU's democratic spaces. You'll play a key role in making sure students are involved, informed and empowered through forums, elections and other democratic activities. You'll oversee our Ideas Platform and work closely with sabbatical officers and teams across UAL to keep these spaces student-led and relevant. You'll also be the operational lead for our student elections - from technical set-up to support candidates and making sure everything runs fairly and transparently. You'll help develop policies, run training sessions, promote democratic engagement, and be the go-to person for students with questions about how the SU represents students. It's a varied role that puts students at the hear of decision-making while making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.
Who we are looking for
We want someone who's organised, flexible and great at juggling different projects. You should have experience with governance or working in democratic or community settings, and you'll need to be comfortable explaining processes in simple ways. Communication is key - you'll need to be confident with communicating with diverse groups of students and staff both, face-to-face and in writing. We want someone who's positive, approachable and a team player who is happy to collaborate. You'll understands the importance of what equality and diversity means for our students to help create welcoming spaces for everyone as well as ensuring they feel included and heard.
Why apply?
Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces.
Benefits and Perks
In return for your passion and experience, we offer:
- a summer 4-day working week - we have a four day working week during the months of July & August
- Generous holiday entitlement (up to 39 days) - 25 days holidays per year, increasing at the rate of one day per full year served after the end of your second year of employment up to a maximum of 5 days
- A three-week closure during the festive period incorporating the three UK bank holidays (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day). This is approximately 12 additional leave days.
- A six-day closure during spring incorporating the two UK bank holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday). Therefore, closure dates are from Thursday before Good Friday to Tuesday after Bank Holiday Monday. These are 2 additional leave days.
- Birthday Leave
- 2 days of Volunteering Leave
- Religious Festival Leave (up to 2 days)
- Cycle to Work scheme, enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase
- Flexible/ hybrid working arrangements
- Access to UAL staff training courses
- NUS card discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Family-friendly employer
- Interest-free travel loan
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free and totally confidential support on a range of topics, including coaching, wellbeing, legal and financial advice
How we recruit
We want to ensure all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible, therefore we ask that all candidates complete our Application Process in two stages:
Part 1 (Application Form) is all about you telling us about your suitability for the role and will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for interview.
Part 2 (Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form) is personal information – so we can contact you if you are shortlisted for the interview. It also helps us gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants. This part will only be seen by HR and will not have any impact on shortlisting.
Application forms are formatted to ensure the equality monitoring data is removed before applications are seen by the shortlisting panel. This process allows us to ensure that the shortlisting is done in a fair and consistent manner and all applicants are given the same opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Job application timeline:
Closing date: 23:59pm 14th September
Intended Interview date: 6th October
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Are you a qualified professional graphic designer looking for a different challenge?
The Office of General Assembly for the United Reformed Church is looking for a graphic designer to cover maternity leave for a period of nine months, from October 2025 to June 2026. The role will work in the small Communications team alongside the Head of Communications and the Editor of Reform magazine.
You are a graduate or holder of equivalent professional qualification in graphic design or illustration and already working within graphic design, with experience of magazine layout, illustration, PC use in design and the ability to use Adobe Creative Suite (CC), Indesign CC, Photoshop CC and Acrobat DC. You have excellent attention to detail and the ability to plan for, and juggle, competing deadlines and priorities whilst remaining calm under pressure. The ability to use AI in design would be distinct advantage.
A portfolio of work will be required as part of the interview process.
We can offer you a flexible and friendly working environment.
If you are interested in working with us and can meet the above requirements, please visit our job page for more information.
Closing date: 12 noon, 29 August 2025
Interviews: 5 September 2025
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Are you passionate about justice and eager to make a meaningful impact? Do you want to qualify as a Civil Liberties / Human Rights / Public Law Solicitor at Deighton Pierce Glynn?
Join the Deighton Pierce Glynn (DPG) team as a Paralegal in either our Bristol or London office! Deighton Pierce Glynn aim to use law to empower our clients to challenge abuses, failures, and other unlawful conduct by the government and those with power.
All our staff are committed to this aim and work in a friendly and collegiate way to achieve this. The firm is divided into two departments:
- The Action against the Police department’s work focuses on private law actions against state agencies including the police, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office, as well as inquests touching upon state-related deaths and some public law cases.
- The Public Law department’s work focuses on judicial review claims against public bodies but also includes some private law work in particular against the Home Office and in relation to discrimination claims.
About the Roles: We are seeking a dedicated full time Paralegal to work in our Bristol Actions Against the Police (AAP) department and three Paralegals to work in our Public Law Department, one being based in London and two in Bristol. After 12 months provided you achieve certain criteria the job will progress to a training contract. We structure our training in this way to ensure once qualified you are able to work at a solicitor level.
Why Join DPG? DPG is one of the best Civil Liberties / Administrative Law / Human Rights firms in the UK. We are top rated in the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories. Last year the Times ranked us as one of the top human rights firms in the UK. We are widely recognised and admired for our client focused approach, as well as our commitment to creating a great place to work.
Our Values: Our aims and values which govern what we do can be found on our website
In our pursuit of aim to employ the best people we can, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We particularly welcome applicants from a minoritised background to apply for this role.
Learn More About Us: To discover more about who we are, our values, and the work we do, visit our website:
Full details of the person specification can be found in the Application form and the job description
London Salary: £28,400 per annum
Bristol Salary: £26,700 per annum
Closing date: Midday on Thursday, 11th September 2025
Applications received after this time cannot be considered.
Interviews: Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a skills test and interview during the week of the17th to 23rd September.
Final interviews: Will take place on the 25th and 26th of September for the London Paralegal role and the week of the 6th of October for the Bristol Paralegal roles.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of a team that’s committed to making a difference. Apply now and contribute to the pursuit of justice at DPG.
If you have not heard back from us by the week of the 15th of October, you will not have been successful in your application for these roles.
Please do not hesitate to apply for any future roles with us and we thank you for taking the time to apply to DPG Law.
We value all our applicants, however due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond personally to every applicant.
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To create a financially sustainable firm that enables us to use the law to empower our clients to hold the state to account for its actions.
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