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*Actual Title: Student Group Projects Specialist

The Post

The University of Portsmouth Students’ Union is a vibrant, forward thinking organisation with a vision of ‘Delivering a Positive Impact with every Portsmouth student’. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Student Opportunities Function.

The post will involve managing competing priorities and projects, communication with a wide range of audiences and a commitment to driving forward excellence within all aspects of Student Groups delivery. They will be passionate and committed to creating opportunities for Student Group members and committees to develop their social capital. The post holder will maintain high standards of customer care and adhere to the Union’s policies and procedures.

The Person

The post-holder will be knowledgeable about student activities and current issues in the local and wider national student community. They will have experience in managing budgets and working to strict financial processes whilst maintaining control over all student activity within their remit. They will be able to communicate and support diverse groups with a ‘customer service’-esque approach and high level of professionalism. They will be experienced in managing diverse groups of students and in organising events to promote engagement, participation and development of students in the offered activities.

What we offer

• Strong team mentality, supportive and sociable workplace
• Regular training opportunities and team development days
• 38 days holiday (30 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays) and additional Christmas leave (University shutdown)
• Flexible working (e.g. flexitime, career break, paid time off for volunteering)
• 35 hour week
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity, paternity or adoption leave
• Access to University staff benefits: discounted gym membership, free library membership, bike safe
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Job share or part time hours considered

The Organisation

The University of Portsmouth Students’ Union (The Union or UPSU for short) is a forward thinking, friendly organisation with a vision of “delivering a positive impact with every Portsmouth student”. As a charity led by its values and guided by its members, we offer a wide range of services and activities to support and enrich the lives of our students. UPSU employs approximately 35 career staff, a further 100 student staff and we work with over 1000 registered student volunteers and over 100 student groups.

Further Information

For more information on this opportunity and how to apply, please visit www.upsu.net/careers. For an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Ashley Martin, on ashley.martin@upsu.net or 02392843647

Closing date for applications: Midday 29 April 2025

Interviews will be held on date: 9th May 2025

We kindly ask that candidates do not send CVs or cover letters as these will not be considered. You can find an application form on our website.

Anonymous shortlisting will be carried out for this role to ensure a fair and consistent approach to recruitment. We will not disclose any personal details to the shortlisting panel. Any documents or links with identifying information will not be used during shortlisting, but can be submitted if you are selected for an interview.

We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community and we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment which supports everyone from recruitment through to appointment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people and as part of this commitment, we are working to improve the diversity of our workforce to ensure that it is as relevant and representative of our student community as possible and are actively encouraging applications from underrepresented groups.

The Union is a MINDFUL EMPLOYER® and we are committed to creating a supportive and open culture and actively support the mental wellbeing of all staff.

Due to the high number of applicants, if you have not heard from UPSU by the interview date you should assume you have been unsuccessful in your application.