Community and Events Coordinator (Training and Dev...

Recruiter
University of West London - Student Union
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Posted
28 May 2021
Closes
18 Jun 2021
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Do you like the idea of creating something that will change the lives of and opportunities for our students? Does the challenge of building a training and development program for our student groups and volunteers excite you?

 

Are you passionate about supporting students and improving the student experience? Do you have an interest in extra-curricular activity, building and developing communities of students? Are you driven to provide high-quality service and support to students? of students? Are you driven to provide high-quality service and support to students?

 

The Community and Events Coordinator (Training and Development) is a key role within the UWLSU Community and Belonging team, who are on a path to radically change the way they operate and serve their members. The post holder will have the responsibility of designing and coordinating a training and development program (to be delivered online and in-person) for our volunteers and student groups. They will ensure that our societies and existing communities are supported in their development to run events, activities and so on while seeking to grow new communities and groups. In addition to this, the candidate will have the chance to flex and develop their event skills by delivering a catalogue of creative and fun Union events designed to maximise engagement and further the student experience. 

 

We work collaboratively as a team in a fun, supportive and challenging environment. We work tirelessly to improve our services, opportunities and outcomes of our members. We provide staff with the tools and guidance to develop and grow their skills set and experience. 

 

We are looking for a creative, organised individual passionate about the development and empowering of all students. You will have experience in working with and supporting student/youth groups to organise and deliver programs of work, events and activities. You will have experience working effectively on your initiative and working to tight deadlines. You will have a strong commitment to equality and diversity, understand the importance of positive working relationships, display high levels of self-awareness and empathy and understand without a doubt that the union exists for its members. 

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UWL students come from a diverse range of backgrounds, as an employer we are committed to ensuring that our workforce are reflective of the members we serve.

Therefore we actively encourage applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances, particularly those from traditionally underrepresented groups.