Students’ Unions aren’t just any membership charity - they’re active, democratic mutuals, using the energy and passion of their student members to deliver improvements to students’ lives. 

uea(su) run the two best venues in Norwich; the LCR and The Waterfront.  These venues host approximately 200 live shows a year across a capacity range of 200-1550. We operate a range of in house and externally promoted Club Nights.  This role will lead the delivery event delivery teams, devise our business plan and strategy for the venues. 

You may well have been involved in students’ unions already (although that’s not a deal breaker), but either way you’ll see ways in which you can contribute to our mission and help us achieve our strategic plan. A huge amount of our work focuses on supporting and representing liberation and minority groups, so we want to encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and succeed.

To learn more about uea(su), or for further information on the role, please visit https://www.ueasu.work where you can view the full Job and Person specification, and apply for the role. 

Communications Manager

Grade: 5.1

Salary: £25,881

Hours: Full time 35 hours a week

Solent Students’ Union has an exciting opportunity for a professional, passionate and enthusiastic communications professional to join our team. As our Communications Manager, you will be responsible for delivering high quality communications and marketing across all physical sites and online channels in order to increase student awareness of and engagement with the Students’ Union activities and services.

This is an ideal first management position and the successful candidate will have experience of:

• innovation in communications;
• creating engaging and targeted communications for specific groups;
• leading successful marketing campaigns, including planning, delivery and evaluation;
• managing and developing a website with associated software;
• working on multiple projects simultaneously, often with competing deadlines;
• using, collecting and analysing data effectively.

The successful candidate will have an eye for detail, a good understanding of GDPR in relation to marketing and a record of inspiring, motivating and driving teams with a diverse range of skills to reach targets.  You must demonstrate skills across a diverse range of communication mediums and have a passion for working in a democratic, student led and constantly changing environment.
If you feel you have the skills knowledge and experience to join the team as our next Communications Manager we would love to hear from you.

Further Information

For further information or an informal discussion on this post please contact Lorna Reavley, Chief Executive 

Application

Closing Date:  2 December at midnight

Interview Date:  9 December 2019   

Here at Staffordshire University Students' Union, everything we do contributes to our strategic vision. An essential service to our members includes the provision of high quality, impartial and confidential advice on financial, housing and academic matters. 

With overall responsibility for a team of four advisers, supported by volunteers and Live Lab placement students, the Advice Manager will support the Students’ Union to achieve our Vision by:

• Working to ensure that Students have access to advice when and where they need it most, supporting students to enjoy their time as a student with Staffordshire University and preparing them for the future.
  Taking regular feedback on the advice we give, developing our practices to ensure that our services are what our students need and want
• Developing opportunities to offer high quality volunteering and placement opportunities that both support our students to develop, whilst supporting us in the delivery of excellent quality services
  Ensuring that our practices measure our impacts and outcomes, supporting the development of our services.

We are looking for a creative and driven Community Development Worker to support community groups and services in the South East of Lewisham. You will be working closely with a Community Facilitator who supports vulnerable adults to access community groups and services in your area. Your role will be to build the capacity of the community and voluntary sectors to respond effectively to the needs of their local community.

You will be working as an integral part of the multidisciplinary Neighbourhood Health and Social Care Teams, bringing community development expertise to the table and acting as a bridge between statutory services and the local community.

Community Connections strives to create an open and participative working environment. We work to our core values of being supportive, professional and person centred. These are reflected in the way we work with the people we support, with each other and with our partners. Teamwork, collective responsibility, and delegated authority are central to this process. A key element of all roles is to develop and maintain the organisation’s working ethos and culture.

The successful candidate will have experience and a good working knowledge of community development work with a wide range of agencies working across different sectors.You will be diplomatic and approachable with the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships across a variety of organisations and with highly developed written and verbal communication, presentation and negotiating skills.

If you are a good listener, a positive thinker, strong at multi tasking and passionate about supporting isolated people we want to hear from you.

Please note that this contract is 6 months with possibility of extension.

For full details please download our Recruitment Pack which includes a Job Description and Personal Specification. To apply, please ensure you complete the attached Application Form as well as the Equal Opportunities and Criminal Declaration forms.

Closing date for applications – 12:00 pm Monday 2nd December

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 10th December

Oasis Charitable Trust is a multi-national charity supporting young people and their families in 11 countries worldwide. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.

The Oasis Hub Oldham team have been successful in obtaining funding for a Community Kitchen Project Worker.  This person will support the Hub Team in running a community kitchen project, including cooking and serving food to over 100 young people at the Oasis Hub Oldham Hubabaloo Holiday club provision.

Key responsibilities will be:

• To support the project lead or provider in delivery of Oasis Community kitchen weekly sessions as well as our holiday club.
• Developing positive relationships with the volunteers working on these projects.
• Planning, preparing and delivering food (responding to dietary needs), and cleaning and tidying after.
• Assisting the Hub Leader by providing data for monitoring and evaluating purposes.
• Assisting with recruitment campaigns.

The successful post holder must have:

• A relevant qualification (minimum Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate) and relevant experience (e.g. catering or café).
• A working knowledge of safeguarding, food hygiene and health and safety practices.
• Experience of working with and supporting volunteers.
• Be self-motivated, resilient, with excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing national organisation, making a difference to communities on a local level, while individually improving the life chances of young people.  As part of the package, Oasis offers:

• A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
• A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays)

If you are interested in this position, please email your CV to OasisUK or click "Apply" on this page.

This is an ongoing recruitment campaign and interviews will take place until a suitable candidate is interviewed.  So please send in applications as soon as possible.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

Would you like to help tackle human trafficking and slavery? Are you available from January to April next year? Unseen is looking for an interim Trusts and Foundations fundraiser for four months from January 2020. If you are an excellent writer who wants to get experience in fundraising, then this could be the opportunity for you.

Unseen is looking for someone who has an eye for detail, is process driven and analytical with excellent written and verbal communication skills. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, innovative and dynamic charity which isn’t afraid to question the status quo to reach its mission. Unseen exists to support survivors until it reaches its mission and slavery no longer exists. If you have the above skills and are passionate about social justice we would love to hear from you.

This is a part-time role, working 22.5 hours per week across 3 days.

For further information, please refer to the job description.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday 4th December 2019 at 17.00.

Interviews will be held on Monday 9th December 2019.

Oasis Charitable Trust is a multi-national charity supporting young people and their families in 10 countries worldwide. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Youth Worker to work as part of our Oasis Hub Henderson Avenue team to deliver a programme of activities and opportunities that support the personal and social development of the young people within the local community based in Scunthorpe. 

Key responsibilities will be:

• To deliver and lead an evening youth club programme on Tuesday and Wednesday.
•  To deliver a youth leadership project supporting the development of a worldview that invites social commitment.
• To liaise with youth partners across Scunthorpe, developing the opportunities within the provision.
• Support young people to engage in volunteering and leadership opportunities.

The successful post holder must have:

• A relevant professional qualification in Youth & Community work (Level 3 or above).
• Experience working in a youth/community setting alongside other statutory and voluntary organisations.
• Ability to function in diverse settings and with a wide range of professional agencies.
• Be self-motivated, resilient, with excellent organisational/administrative and inter-personal skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing national organisation, making a difference to communities on a local level, while individually improving the life chances of young people.  As part of the package, Oasis offers:

• A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
• A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays)

If you are interested in this position, please download the documents on this page or go to the Oasis UK website (CVs alone will not be accepted). Please note, part of the application process is to send a short video about yourself.  More information is in the application pack!

Completed applications should be returned by 9am Friday 29 November 2019.

Interviews will take place in Scunthorpe on Friday 6th December 2019.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487