Senior Community Engagement Coordinator

Senior Community Engagement Coordinator

£31,495 gross per annum, 35.5 hours per week

The role

The Senior Community Engagement Coordinator role is to supervise, develop and support staff to deliver the Community, Advice & Support departmental plan. Acting as a role model for the required standard of values, behaviour and performance, we expect Senior Coordinators to help to create an inclusive and engaging environment for all.

The role is required:

·         To supervise engagement projects to support the implementation of the Guild’s Community Engagement Strategy.

·         To be responsible for supervising core and student staff members.

·         To strengthen the student and community relationships, increasing student participation in community-based volunteering led projects and promoting the environmental activity within the local community.

Success in the role will require a highly student and customer focused approach together with an emphasis on teamwork. The role involves collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, acting as a positive ambassador for the Guild and facilitating under-represented groups to find a comfortable place here.

The Benefits

We offer great benefits including:

·         36 days annual leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 7 Closed Days), meaning you will not work during Christmas, New Year or Easter.

·         Full sick pay from the moment you start working for us.

·         A comprehensive suite of basic training for all employees which includes Equality & Diversity, Mental Health Awareness and Data Protection

·         Discounted membership rates at University of Birmingham Sport & Fitness

·         The opportunity for new staff to join the NEST pension scheme. The Guild contributes a matched payment of between 4-6% of your salary

·         A range of wellbeing benefits

The Guild of Students is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 16th July at 9am

Interviews are provisionally expected to take place on Tuesday 22nd July 2025.

We are a Times 100 Best Companies to Work For employer and in our most recent staff survey (April 2024) 80% of our staff said they would recommend this organisation as a good place to work.