Association Chair - Trans
Who are we?
We are Manchester Students’ Union, the biggest SU in the country, supporting over 40,000 students throughout their time at university. We help to make student life the best it can be by supporting students to campaign for change, creating opportunities to meet new people, providing employment opportunities, providing advice and support and being a safe place on campus.
We are a values-centred organisation that employs around 90 permanent, full-time members of staff. We recruit a wide range of roles throughout the year within all our departments from our Commercial team operating Manchester Academy Venues, 13 Media, Bar 532 & Kitchen and Corridor Coffee to our Student Activities, Student Engagement, Marketing and Communications, Finance, HR and Facilities teams. Our team of around 400 part-time, studying staff are instrumental in providing to support to all departments as well as leading major projects like Student Angels. When you join UMSU, you’ll be immersed in an environment that empowers staff to make great things happen and we're always on the lookout for innovative, passionate, and proactive people to join us.
Our staff team is led by our senior leadership team who are instrumental in driving our strategy at UMSU. It’s made up of our CEO, COO, 3 Directors and 2 Associate Directors. We are governed by our trustees and Exec Officers, you can find out more about that here. All our permanent, full-time roles are graded (Grade A-E) which means that there is a clear path to your development and progression whilst at UMSU.
Our values are really important to us and shape the work that we do every day. As part of our recruitment process, we want you to demonstrate how your experiences, behaviours and skills align with our values. Our values are
• We put students at the heart of what we do
• We provide a ‘great experience’ service
• We believe in improvement and progression
• We are a community
• We are open and transparent
• We are inclusive
You can find more detailed explanations of our values on our website.
About the role
As an Association Chair, you’ll bring students together and create a sense of belonging to a supportive, inclusive, and empowered community. The role will be varied. You’ll be responsible for devising and coordinating a year-round programme of activities, working with students and staff across the Union’s Student Engagement Directorate. You’ll seek to understand, celebrate, and empower a range of voices, fostering a sense of communality and bringing down barriers faced by trans students of different backgrounds and perspectives.
The Student Engagement Directorate provides opportunities for students to get involved and shape their university experience. Students who lead societies, create campaigns, volunteer or shape policies can gain experiences that can enhance their prospects. We want to reach our goal of making sure all students have what they need to do well and be happy at university.
The role will align most significantly with our ‘we are inclusive’ and ‘we are a community’ values. The impact that you have in this role could have a lasting legacy for University of Manchester students for years to come.
There is the option to work from home. There will be times where you’ll be expected to be in the office.
The contract is until 7th June 2025.
Please read the full role profile before applying, as well as our guide to recruitment.
Details
Wage: £12 per hour + holiday pay
Contract: Zero Hours, Term Time Only, Fixed-Term until 7th June 2025
Hours: approximately 6 per week
Our Staff Benefits
You'll get access to our great staff benefits;
- Holiday Pay
- Training and development opportunities, including access to our eLearning platform
- Flexible working and hybrid working opportunities
- Free NUS 1-year student card
- Free Manchester Academy gig tickets
- Contribution to eyecare such as glasses and contact lenses (for roles where you are using a computer screen)
- Access to our employee assistance programme, including 6 free counselling sessions
- 25% discount in our onsite bar and café - 532 Bar & Kitchen and Corridor Coffee
- Access to our cosy staff Community Space which has free breakfast and lunch for you whilst you are in the office
Recruitment Guide
We have a guide that explains our full recruitment process. We recommend reading through this before beginning an application.
If you are invited to interview with us, we will share our interview questions in advance so you can prepare your responses. We’re more interested in hearing about your experiences and ideas than in testing your memory, and so we want you to feel as prepared as possible.
Inclusivity and Accessibility
We are committed to equality of opportunity, and we work hard to ensure we appoint based on merit.
We particularly encourage applications from Disabled or Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African candidates as these groups are currently underrepresented in our staff team.
If you have any accessibility requirements or require adjustments to support you to apply to work with us, please get in touch. We can offer reasonable adjustments at all stages of our recruitment process.
Recruitment Timeline
Applications opened: July 10am
Please note: This role has not got a closing date and we'll interview people as and when, if you hit the score threshold.
Contact
People Team:
You can contact the People Team with any questions regarding this vacancy or our recruitment process.
Email: jobs.su@manchester.ac.uk
Phone: 0161 306 3279
Hiring Manager:
You can contact the hiring manager with any questions regarding this vacancy or our recruitment process.
Email: eden.foxon@manchester.ac.uk