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Roehampton Students’ Union is the representative body for students at the University of Roehampton. It is led by students, and we are honoured to be part of a diverse, vibrant, and supportive community.

<br><br>The students RSU serves to represent, support, and develop are diverse and come from all walks of life. We recruit people based on the merits of their application and strive to represent a variety of backgrounds in our teams. <br><br>Doing so strengthens our ability to deliver on our strategic aims and support our elected officers to be impactful. We are accommodating and flexible in how we work with people and we invite informal discussion about how the role and the nature of the work you’ll do if appointed can be as accessible as possible during this process.

About Us

Put simply, we exist to make student life better for students at Roehampton and everything we do should be in the service of driving this forward.

Student focused

We are committed to being open and transparent, fostering trust and ensuring everyone feels informed and involved in our decisions and actions

Transparent

We support equity, diversity, and inclusion and believe the Students’ Union is a place where everyone can thrive. We adjust our services to assist and reflect the evolving, diverse needs of our students and increase their participation in Union activities.

Supportive

We are ambitious for our students and unafraid to challenge the status quo. Being bold means taking calculated risks, speaking up, and having the morale courage to push for meaningful change, even when it’s difficult. We believe in the power of student voice and action to shape a better university experience.

Bold

We are committed to excellence in everything we do. From the services we deliver to the way we communicate; we aim to meet high standards and continuously improve and iterate. Quality is not about perfection, it’s about consistency, care, and a drive to do better.

High Quality

Our Values

We're here to make student life better at Roehampton.

Our Mission<br>

<html><head></head><body><div><strong><span style="background-color: #f1c40f;">Please note: this role requires a cover letter. Please use the additional files option when applying to upload your letter.</span></strong></div>
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<div>The Student Opportunities Coordinator plays a key role in delivering student-led activity on campus, with a particular focus on supporting student groups. This includes providing administrative support to approximately 45 societies, student media groups, and student networks.</div>
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<div>The role supports Roehampton Students’ Union’s mission to make student life better at Roehampton by empowering students to build and lead inclusive, vibrant communities. It ensures that student groups are equipped to thrive - helping students connect with others, develop new skills, and build a strong sense of belonging throughout their time at university.<br><br></div>
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<li><strong>Job title:</strong> Student Opportunities Coordinator</li>
<li><strong>Department:</strong> Membership and Marketing</li>
<li><strong>Team:</strong> Representation</li>
<li><strong>Responsible to:</strong> Membership and Engagement Manager</li>
<li><strong>Direct management responsibility:</strong> Student Opportunities Casual Staff</li>
<li><strong>Location:</strong> Roehampton Students' Union</li>
<li><strong>Salary:</strong> £28,185. This role sits in our Grade 4 band (£28,185 - £30,887). Salary is subject to our Pay and Reward Policy which includes an opportunity for annual pay progression.</li>
<li><strong>Working hours:</strong> 35 hours per week (excluding 30 minute daily unpaid lunch break). Our usual working pattern is Monday to Friday, during usual office opening hours, but there is flexibility with start and finish times. Some unsociable hours may be required on an ad-hoc basis at certain points in the year including weekend work.</li>
<li><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Full-time, permanent<br><br></li>
<li><strong>Applications close:</strong> Midnight Sunday 17 August 2025</li>
<li><strong>Interviews take place:</strong> w/c 25 August 2025</li>
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<div><a href="https://www.roehamptonstudent.com/pageassets/jobs/StudentOpportunitiesCoordinator-JD-July2025.pdf">Download the full description</a></div>
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<h2>Key Responsibilities&nbsp;</h2>
<h3>Student Group Support</h3>
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<li>Deliver an effective support structure for student groups to help them with their finances, facilities,&nbsp;<br>opportunities and activities.</li>
<li>Monitor the student group inbox, responding to queries and keeping information up to date on our&nbsp;<br>website to help student groups run their activities.</li>
<li>Work with the wider Students’ Union team to deliver student group projects such as training and&nbsp;<br>elections, ensuring employability is embedded throughout the process.</li>
<li>Oversee the Student Opportunities Assistant and support them with administration processes for&nbsp;<br>student groups.</li>
<li>Monitor and review income and expenditure of all societies, ensuring budgets are adhered to,&nbsp;<br>flagging and escalating any issues to relevant team members.</li>
<li>Administer the student group grant funding process, ensuring it is robust, well-governed and clearly&nbsp;<br>communicated to student leaders.</li>
<li>Consult and escalate issues with the Union’s staff team where necessary.</li>
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<h3>Activities and Events</h3>
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<li>Support the Union’s ongoing calendar of events such as Freshers’ Fair, Student Group Awards,<br>Student Group Elections and Student Group Training.</li>
<li>Provide information, advice and assistance to the membership on Student Opportunities’&nbsp;<br>programmes of events.</li>
<li>Ensure student groups' events and activities are run safely and are compliant with statutory&nbsp;<br>requirements, including oversight of risk assessments.</li>
<li>Administer and maintain records of spaces booked by student groups, while maintaining information&nbsp;<br>relating to student group activity for reporting purposes.</li>
<li>Support student groups with their events such as productions, guest speaker talks and trips and&nbsp;<br>tours.&nbsp;</li>
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<h3>Opportunities Development</h3>
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<li>Monitor and report on key metrics related to student engagement within the area of student&nbsp;<br>opportunities, utilising this information to make improvements throughout the year.</li>
<li>Collaborate with other teams within the SU and University to develop the training and support&nbsp;<br>offered to student leaders.</li>
<li>Alongside the Representation Team and key stakeholders within the University, continue to develop&nbsp;<br>and support Academic Societies, ensuring students have new opportunities to engage with their&nbsp;<br>academic work in a new way.</li>
<li>Communicate key messages and news updates through social media, blogs and the RSU website.</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>General Responsibilities</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Effectively manage the resources of the Union, taking care to always strive for value for money and&nbsp;<br>working within agreed budgets.</li>
<li>Adhere to the financial regulations and all other relevant policies and procedures of the Union.</li>
<li>Recruit and induct staff within the organisation as appropriate.</li>
<li>To lead and participate in departmental and cross-departmental projects as required.</li>
<li>Comply with relevant equality and diversity policies, promoting a healthy working environment&nbsp;<br>where all individuals are valued.</li>
<li>Comply with relevant health and safety policies and seek to minimise hazards for others.</li>
<li>Support the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives within the organisation.</li>
<li>Comply with relevant data protection policies, ensuring the Data Protection Act 2018 and other&nbsp;<br>relevant legislation are considered when making plans and decisions.</li>
<li>Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with students, volunteers, staff and&nbsp;<br>individuals outside of the Students’ Union (for example, the University).</li>
<li>Comply with the Students’ Union’s articles of association and other governing documents,&nbsp;<br>recognising and celebrating the contribution of members to leading our work.</li>
<li>Work as part of a wider team, undertaking any other reasonable duties appropriate for the grade&nbsp;<br>that may be required by the organisation.</li>
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Student Opportunities Coordinator

<html><head></head><body><div><span style="background-color: #f1c40f;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note: this role requires a cover letter. Please use the additional files option when applying to upload your letter.</span></strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Academic Communities Coordinator will play a key role in delivering our academic representation system, in partnership with the University, by supporting students in making positive impacts to their educational experience at Roehampton.</span></div>
<div><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The role supports Roehampton Students’ Union’s mission to make student life better at Roehampton by ensuring that students are represented throughout the university’s decision-making processes and their feedback is heard and actioned in an appropriate and timely manner. The successful candidate will play a key role in the delivery of our new strategy, working with the wider Union team to deliver a new academic representation system for students.</span></div>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Job title:</strong> Academic Communities Coordinator</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Department:</strong> Membership and Marketing</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Team:</strong> Representation</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Responsible to:</strong> Membership and Engagement Manager</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Direct management responsibility:</strong> Representation Casual Staff</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Location:</strong> Roehampton Students' Union</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Salary:</strong> £28,185. This role sits in our Grade 4 band (£28,185 - £30,887). Salary is subject to our Pay and Reward Policy which includes an opportunity for annual pay progression.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Working hours:</strong> 35 hours per week (excluding 30 minute daily unpaid lunch break). Our usual working pattern is Monday to Friday, during usual office opening hours, but there is flexibility with start and finish times. Some unsociable hours may be required on an ad-hoc basis at certain points in the year including weekend work.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Full-time, permanent</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br><br></span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Applications close:</strong> Midnight Sunday 17 August 2025</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Interviews take place:</strong> w/c 25 August 2025</span></li>
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<p><a href="https://www.roehamptonstudent.com/pageassets/jobs/AcademicCommunitiesCoordinator-JD-July2025.pdf"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Download the full description</span></a><br><br></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Key Responsibilities</span></h2>
<h3 style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Academic Representation System</span></h3>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with key contacts from academic schools and programmes to oversee and develop the&nbsp;<br>academic representation system.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Produce briefings and associated guides for Academic Reps, committees and&nbsp;<br>academic/professional services staff related to Academic Representation at Roehampton.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Provide support to relevant committees as required (i.e. producing reports and papers as requested&nbsp;<br>by the Vice President (VP) Education).</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Use information gathered through the academic representation system to identify themes and&nbsp;<br>trends across academic schools and where the Students’ Union can better support Academic&nbsp;<br>Representation.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Administer the Union’s Feedback System, ensuring service owners are trained and up to date and&nbsp;<br>students are aware of the feedback process. Work with the Union’s website provider to resolve any&nbsp;<br>issues that may arise and generate reports and analysis of feedback, where required.<br></span></li>
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<h3 style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Academic Representation: Recruitment and Training</span></h3>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with key contacts from academic schools and programmes across the University to coordinate&nbsp;<br>the recruitment of all Academic Reps and other academic roles as needed.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop and deliver an annual induction that engages all Academic Reps and gives them an&nbsp;<br>overview of their role and responsibilities.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop a blended learning and development package, which utilises both interactive digital content&nbsp;<br>as well as face-to-face, to deliver a year-round training programme which increases the&nbsp;<br>effectiveness and employability of academic leaders.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with academic reps and schools to identify positive changes achieved for their peers, ensuring&nbsp;<br>effective impact reporting of these.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Deliver the reward and recognition scheme for Academic Reps, ensuring effective promotion and&nbsp;<br>engagement with students.</span></li>
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<h3 style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Academic Representation: Communication</span></h3>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Act as the key contact within the Students’ Union for Academic Reps, supporting the VP Education&nbsp;<br>to provide advice and coaching on how to tackle and resolve specific issues, ensuring the VP&nbsp;<br>Education is kept up to date with any issues.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support School Reps, through regular 121s, with planning their goals, connecting their work to other&nbsp;<br>similar projects, understanding the right channels to progress or resolve issues, and empowering&nbsp;<br>them to offer the same support to Programme Reps.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop a programme of networking opportunities with key contacts from academic schools and&nbsp;<br>programmes to ensure a fully joined-up partnership approach to academic representation and&nbsp;<br>enhance effective communication channels between the Students’ Union and the faculty.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Produce regular student-facing updates which promote education policy and/or successes achieved&nbsp;<br>through Academic Representation, increasing awareness of change.</span></li>
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<h3 style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Academic Student Groups and School Networks</span></h3>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Act as the main point of contact for our Academic Student Groups and School Networks. This&nbsp;<br>includes supporting groups with meeting organisation and administration, decision-making,&nbsp;<br>promotional communications, and event planning.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with the Student Opportunities team to deliver the annual elections for academic student&nbsp;<br>groups and school network committees, supporting their training and personal development.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with academic student group leaders to promote group membership to students.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with the Student Opportunities team and relevant University staff to ensure collaboration in the&nbsp;<br>support and development of Academic Societies and School Networks.</span></li>
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<h3 style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Representation Systems and Service Delivery</span></h3>
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<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with the wider Representation team to support the delivery of elections for roles across the&nbsp;<br>organisation, acting as an Assistant to the Deputy Returning Officer when required.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work alongside the Representation Coordinator to support the delivery of our general governance&nbsp;<br>systems, including but not limited to: President’s Committee, officer campaigns, research and&nbsp;<br>insight projects, and student networks.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work with the wider Students’ Union team to deliver student group projects such as training and&nbsp;<br>elections, ensuring employability is embedded throughout the process.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Oversee the Representation Assistant and support them with the administration processes for&nbsp;<br>feedback.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support the Union’s ongoing calendar of events such as Freshers’ Fair, RSU Awards, Student&nbsp;<br>Group Elections and Student Group Training.</span></li>
</ul>
<h3 style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">General Responsibilities</span></h3>
<ul>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Effectively manage the resources of the Union, taking care to always strive for value for money and&nbsp;<br>working within agreed budgets.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Adhere to the financial regulations and all other relevant policies and procedures of the Union.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Recruit and induct staff within the organisation as appropriate.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">To lead and participate in departmental and cross-departmental projects as required.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Comply with relevant equality and diversity policies, promoting a healthy working environment&nbsp;<br>where all individuals are valued.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Comply with relevant health and safety policies and seek to minimise hazards for others.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives within the organisation.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Comply with relevant data protection policies, ensuring the Data Protection Act 2018 and other&nbsp;<br>relevant legislation are considered when making plans and decisions.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with students, volunteers, staff and&nbsp;<br>individuals outside of the Students’ Union (for example, the University).</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Comply with the Students’ Union’s articles of association and other governing documents,&nbsp;<br>recognising and celebrating the contribution of members to leading our work.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work as part of a wider team, undertaking any other reasonable duties appropriate for the grade&nbsp;<br>that may be required by the organisation.</span></li>
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