Volunteer Co-ordinator (SU153)

The University of Nottingham Students’ Union seeks a; 

Volunteer Co-ordinator

Full Time, 35 hours per week

Permanent Contract

Who are we and what do we do?

The University of Nottingham Students’ Union exists to enable every student at the University of Nottingham to fulfil their potential, meet their aspirations and to have the most incredible time at University.

Formally, we are a registered charity that acts as the recognised representative body of all students at the University, and every student is automatically a member free of charge.We support students to share and air their views on academic life and the wider University experience.The Union provides a huge range of social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities, including forums for discussions and debates, and opportunities for their personal development.We support opportunities for students to represent their opinions about University life, creating improvements wherever possible; we provide a comprehensive Advice Service to help students with academic, legal, financial and personal problems.We work with and support events and activities through the Committees of over 300 Societies, 70 Sports Clubs, a range of media groups, student Halls and residents associations and other student communities.We facilitate over 4000 volunteers to take part in community projects.Through our trading company, UNU Services Limited, we run 2 shops, a bar and a print shop. Our annual financial turnover, for the charity and trading company combined is in excess of £9m annually.

The Students' Union employs over two hundred staff in its Commercial Services and Membership Services.Around half of our staff are students who balance work with their studies and social lives.Other staff work full-time, some are part-time and some are required only during term-time and thus work for just part of the year.If you like working in a vibrant and fast changing environment with students excited about their experience and increasingly high expectations, you will enjoy working for the University of Nottingham Students' Union.

The Role

Helping students to make the most of their time at University, the Students’ Union Volunteer Centre supports students to go the extra mile by volunteering.

If you’re an enthusiastic, organised and motivated team player with a passion for volunteering, we’d love to hear from you! Working with both local and national organisations, your role would be focussed on encouraging students to give back to their community by taking part in one-off and ongoing volunteering activities.  

This role has a particular focus on student group development and requires excellent interpersonal skills in order to communicate with a wide range of people.

Our People Offer

When you come to work @UoNSU you bring your skills, experience, talent, commitment and a desire to do a great job and we want you to be the very best you can be.In return we want to be an employer where every member of the staff team feels valued, trusted, inspired, and able to grow and to have fun.

We’re a registered charity and we are the recognised representative body of all students at the University. 

Salary: £18,144 p.a.

We genuinely offer a great work life balance and are based on one of the best and most beautiful University campuses in the UK.We offer a range of employee benefits which support employee wellbeing such as flexi-time, flexible working, generous holiday allowance, generous staff pension, paid Union closure days, learning and development opportunities and much more.

For a full role profile, person specification and to apply please go to the Students’ Union website 

www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 29th October 2017

Interviews:Week Commencing 6th November 2017

Please note, applications from agencies will not be accepted at this stage

Closing Date: 29 Oct 2017
Category: Other Recruitment Opportunities