The Head of Student Voice & Academic Engagement is responsible for ensuring that our programs of engagement, democracy and representation are effective, innovative and equitable, enabling students to raise their voices on the issues that matter to them, facilitating ways for students to collaborate, and to ensure the can listen and speak with the voice of our collective student body. 

About us

Our Student Voice team work with students to drive student issues, celebrate good practice and work with key stakeholders to co-create an outstanding student journey. We want our student leaders as the societal leaders of tomorrow to be experts in the practice of citizenship and in leading communities for positive change. This role is key to supporting and championing our student leaders to navigate the political landscape of the world around them, to be effective representatives and thought leaders in driving impactful change in the student experience at Bath, and wider society. 

This role will work closely with Professional Services and Academic Departments to support student engagement to ensure our students have the best possible student experience. 

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• has great people skills - supporting and empowering our diverse community of student leaders, positively engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to deliver meaningful change. 
• is an experienced communicator - ability to write papers and reports, prepare formal submissions, give presentations and briefings, and support creating copy on complex and sensitive topics
• has an excellent understanding of Higher Education policies and practise to enable them to advise on emerging issues and current topics, helping steer our approach to ensuring an excellent student experience
• is flexible, adaptable and open minded - Students' Unions are fast paced and priorities can change rapidly. We need someone highly organised with excellent attention to detail. 

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Charlie Slack, Director of Student Leadership & Support at suscas@bath.ac.uk)

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the Â鶹´«Ã½ a great place to work. Follow us and on Twitter for more information.

Closing Date: 01 Jan 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £46,485 to £55,295

We have the privilege of working alongside elected student officers and an amazing staff team to shape and deliver areas of work that will benefit students here and now and those in the future. 

About the role

You will support the delivery of the students’ union's three-year strategy by ensuring that strategic projects are planned, resourced, implemented, and evaluated effectively.

The role will be key in developing effective programme and project management capability across the students’ union, through the management of projects championed and led by the senior leadership and management team. 

You will:

• be student-focused and a commitment to working in a student-led democratic organisation
• have demonstrable experience of successful project management within a large organisation, including implementation, transition to on-going services and benefits realisation
• be a strategic thinker and solution provider
• have the ability to adapt quickly and exploit opportunities within a challenging and dynamic business environment
• be an excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to achieve results for multiple, simultaneous projects with competing demands.

Further information

This is a fixed-term contract for a period of 18 months.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Ryan Bird, Chief Executive (rb2626@bath.ac.uk) or Polly Hawker, Director of Student Life (adsph@bath.ac.uk).

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the Â鶹´«Ã½ a great place to work. Follow us and on Twitter for more information.

Closing Date: 01 Jan 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £46,485 to £55,295

The Democracy & Change Manager will work with our student officers, staff and representatives to make sure that we have transparent and effective mechanisms for students to shape their student experience and the world around them; whether that’s through change making activities such as our Top Ten issues, supporting student to run campaigns or protests, lobbying of MPs, or helping our Community Organisers address key issues for our community. 

About us

Our Student Voice team work with students to drive student issues, celebrate good practice and work with key stakeholders to co-create an outstanding student journey. We want our student leaders as the societal leaders of tomorrow to be experts in the practice of citizenship and in leading communities for positive change

This role is responsible for oversight and development of our democratic activity to ensure it is fair, equitable and undertaken with high attention to detail. This includes elections, referenda, and supporting our student Summit to make and deliver Standpoints (political policies). As Democracy & Change Manager, this role will be looking at ways of engaging diverse student communities and supporting them to make changes on the issues that matter to them. 

About you

We are looking for an individual with an interest in political activity, supporting democratic processes and empowering others to make positive change and share their views. You will have great people skills, enabling you to work with our diverse community and make strong connections to support students change-making and community organising activities. Excellent communication skills are a priority in this role, working with a wide range of stakeholders.

You will have a great understanding of EDI principles and the ability to support our under-represented communities to share their voices.  We are looking for someone with excellent organisation skills and strong attention to detail to ensure our processes are delivered at a high standard and compliant with policies, and has creative and innovate approaches to ensure ongoing development. 

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Charlie Slack, Director of Student Leadership & Support at suscas@bath.ac.uk.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the Â鶹´«Ã½ a great place to work. Follow us and on Twitter for more information.

Closing Date: 08 Jan 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £30,505 to £36,924

In the , our Student Voice team work with students to drive student issues, celebrate good practice and work with key stakeholders to co-create an outstanding student journey. This role is key to supporting and championing our student leaders to navigate the political landscape of the world around them, to be effective representatives and thought leaders in driving impactful change in the student experience at Bath, and wider society. 

About the role

The Education Manager is responsible for ensuring that students views on their academic experience are effectively gathered through a range of engagement activities and mechanisms, including the oversight and development of the Academic Representation system. This role is responsible for supporting and empowering student officers, leaders and representatives to make positive changes to their educational experience, including provision of briefings, training, research and strategic support for students attending committees or other representative activities.

You will be an expert on educational matters for representatives and staff, providing insight and guidance on current issues, identifying emerging issues through networks and research, and ensuring the successful input of student voice across the University. 

We are looking for someone with great knowledge and a keen interest about Higher Education issues and practise, with outstanding people and communications skills to lead our educational representational activities. This role requires someone with excellent personal organisational and project management skills with the ability to effectively prioritise a heavy and varied workload. You will champion a 'student-led' approach and empower others to make positive change.

We are looking for someone with great management skills to lead a skilled and adaptable team with a strong sense of empathy and optimism!

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Charlie Slack, Director of Student Leadership & Support at suscas@bath.ac.uk.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the Â鶹´«Ã½ a great place to work. Follow us and on Twitter for more information.

Closing Date: 08 Jan 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £30,505 to £36,924