Student Voice Coordinator (Academic & Inclusion)

Job title Student Voice Coordinator (Academic & Inclusion)

Annual Salary £ 24,214

Hours per week 35

Generous pension and benefits; 37 days’ annual leave (rising to 42 after 5 years) (full-time equivalent).

Thank you for your interest in the position of Student Voice Coordinator (Academic & Inclusion) at Kent Students’ Union and for wanting to work with us.

We are a vibrant, student-led organisation with a bright future ahead of us. We, alongside many organisations, have needed to make difficult decisions over the last year, but are building back stronger with a renewed focus and energy to amplify the voice of our members and ensure they have a fantastic student experience. Our driving force is our new strategy, which sets out our priorities over the next two years. Students are the reason Kent Students’ Union exists.

We are there through their university journey. Our amazing staff and volunteers work towards improving their experience, whether it’s helping them with their studies, practicalities of life or to have fun.

Information about the post:

The Student Voice department aims to be the hub for amplifying and empowering students’ voices with an inclusive lens. This role is fundamental to Kent Students’ Union, and aims to amplify the voices of our members, enhance the student experience, and uphold Kent Students’ Union’s values of being bold, inclusive and supportive.

As the Student Voice Coordinator (Academic & Inclusion), you will be a key member of the team, and implement key and exciting work and initiatives within the Student Voice Department. The role will jointly coordinate, implement the event management, offer day-to-day support, and empower up to 700 Student Reps, 40+ academic societies, 10 Student Networks and the successful delivery of our 5 Liberation and History months. As well as working to support objectives within the ‘Student-Led’ theme within Kent Students’ Union’s strategy.

The successful candidate will have good experience in working with volunteers, a track record in coordinating multiple projects and a demonstrable passion for supporting students to change the world. This is an incredibly exciting post and an opportunity to lead on important areas of work within Student Voice. I hope that you will consider applying and take up the chance to work with inspiring student leaders in a dynamic and vibrant organisation.

Kent Students’ Union is an organisation that champions equity and diversity and we have recently introduced a REMP guaranteed interview scheme, full details of which can be found in the Recruitment Pack.

To apply please download and complete an application form from our recruitment website ksu.co.uk/careers and email it, along with the Diversity Monitoring Form to kentunionrecruitment@kent.ac.uk. Alternatively, email your CV, covering letter and Diversity Monitoring Form to kentunionrecruitment@kent.ac.uk.

More information is available at ksu.co.uk/careers

If you require further information, please contact:

Nelly Luckett, Academic Communities & Student Voice Manager

01227 824200

Email: E.luckett@kent.ac.uk

Closing date 25/09/2024 11:59

Interview date 03/10/2024 and 04/10/2024