Student Belonging Officer

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Part time
Location: Milton Keynes
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Job offered by: The Open University UK
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Category:
Department: Open University Students Association Closing Date: 2 February 2025 Weekly Working Hours: 22.5 Contract Type: Permanent Fixed Term Contract: End Date: Not applicable Welsh Language: Not Applicable About the Role

This vacancy is advertised on behalf of The Open University Students Association (OUSA) The Open University Students Association serves the interests of around 170,000 part-time and distance-learning students spread across the UK, continental Europe and beyond. Our role is to represent and support the interests of this vast and diverse community of students. The OU Students Association is an independent registered charity, governed by elected student leaders. Our team of vibrant, friendly and dedicated professional staff provide the vital support needed to deliver our ambitious strategy. This is a new role within the Students Association dedicated to building the Student Community through our Clubs and Societies, both of which are key services to support a sense of belonging to our student body. Key Responsibilities

The post-holder will be responsible for nurturing the existing Clubs and Societies (as well as the volunteers within them), supporting students to create new ones but will also be looking at other ways to grow our vast student community. Skills and Experience

You will be a hard-working self-starter with resilience and pragmatic skills to advance these services and grow our Student Community. You will have good attention to detail and be proactive in finding ways to support and grow the sense of belonging for our students. You will need to be self-motivated in the times where you will be working solo on projects but also work well as part of a team. Essential Requirements

Terms:

This is a permanent, part time position of 22.5 hours per week (3 days) Hybrid working:

There are no minimum days where staff are required to be on campus, however, attendance is required for all staff events such as quarterly face to face team meetings and team building sessions. How to apply: Please submit your CV and a supporting word document answering how you meet the below criteria in no more than one page of A4: Experience of running events and/or managing projects Experience of working with volunteers or membership services and maintaining/increasing engagement Experience of working with people from a range of backgrounds and needs If you have any questions regarding this position or the recruitment process, please contact oustudents-jobs@open.ac.uk. The Open University Students Association is committed to equal opportunities for everyone in education and employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This vacancy is advertised on behalf of The Open University Students Association (OUSA) and attracts OUSA terms and conditions. Privacy Notice We may close this job advert earlier than the published closing date where a satisfactory number of applications are received. We would therefore encourage early applications.

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