Fundraising Assistants (2 roles available)
Who are we?
We are Manchester Students’ Union, the biggest SU in the country, supporting over 48,000 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 100 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 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. You can find more detailed explanations of our values on our website.
About the role
We're looking to appoint two student staff members to join our Volunteering & Fundraising Team. While both roles contribute to supporting student fundraising activity across the Students' Union, they focus on different areas:
Fundraising Support Assistant (1 position available)
Every year, individual students, societies and clubs raise £100,000+ for local, national, and international causes through the Students' Union. The Fundraising Support Assistant plays an essential role in ensuring fundraising across the union comply with legal guidelines and that students are supported to be confident and ethical fundraisers.
The role is a key liaison point between student fundraisers, the Students’ Union, and charity partners. The role will also support the work of the Students’ Union Volunteering & Fundraising team and the delivery of fundraising projects.
The Fundraising Support Assistant will uphold and implement ethical fundraising practice and excellent record-keeping whilst delivering excellent service and support to student fundraisers through information provision, practical support, event support, and promotion and communication.
This role is student-facing, requiring excellent customer service and communication skills. In addition, the candidate will regularly use of a range of software packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. The candidate will deal with numerous email, telephone, and face-to-face enquiries and must be able to balance priorities and take an organised approach to ensuring tasks are completed across the working week.
Fundraising RAG Assistant (1 position available)
Every year, individual students, societies and clubs raise £100,000+ for local, national, and international causes through the Students' Union. For the 2026-2027 academic year, we are bringing back RAG week. This stands for Raising and Giving, and it has a long and iconic history in Manchester. The Fundraising RAG Assistant will work closely with the Senior Volunteer & Fundraising Coordinators to bring back this dedicated week of student fundraising in March 2027.
The role is a key liaison point between student fundraisers, the Students’ Union, and charity partners to help rebuild RAG week from its exciting history at the Students’ Union and make this visible and relevant to current students. The Fundraising RAG Assistant will also coordinate a volunteer group of RAG Champions who will assist in RAG week activities.
The Fundraising RAG Assistant will creatively approach the RAG week – from ideas for events, to branding and promotion, to upskilling student fundraisers and societies in best ethical fundraising practice. This role is student-facing, requiring excellent customer service and communication skills. In addition, the candidate will regularly use of a range of software packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. The candidate will deal with numerous email, telephone, and face-to-face enquiries and must be able to balance priorities and take an organised approach to ensuring tasks are completed across the working week, in time for the scheduled RAG week in March 2027.
The RAG Assistant role is a fixed term position until April 2027, with the possibility to extend beyond this.
Applying
You may apply for either role or both roles. During the application process, you'll be asked to indicate which position(s) you wish to be considered for. Both roles are paid at £13.45 per hour plus holiday pay and average 10 hours per week during term time.
Please note: If you are shortlisted for and invited to interview for both positions, you will be required to attend two separate interviews, as each role has different responsibilities, requirements and assessment criteria. We therefore encourage applicants to consider their availability before selecting both roles.
Both role profiles are available to view. Please read the full role profile before applying, as well as our guide to recruitment.
Details
Salary: £13.45 per hour + holiday pay
Contract: Zero-hours contract
Hours: 10 hours per week
Eligibility: To apply, you must be eligible to work in the UK at the start of employment and currently studying at UoM, MMU, UoS and UA92 graduating in 2027 or later.
Recruitment Timeline
Applications opened: 19/10/2026
Applications close: 02/11/2026
Interviews: 16/11/2026 (Fundraising Support Assistant) & 19/11/2026 (Fundraising RAG Assistant)
Role Commencing: 23/11/2026 (Fundraising Support Assistant) & 30/11/2026 (Fundraising RAG Assistant)
We may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Once the vacancy has closed, we’re unable to accept late applications to ensure a fair process for all candidates.
Once you have submitted your application, you will not be able to make any further changes. Please ensure you are happy with your responses before submitting.
Our Reward Package
You'll get access to our reward package which you can see here.
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.
AI Use
GenAI tools, like ChatGPT, are revolutionising how we approach a whole host of tasks at work. As a future-focused employer, we believe in embracing, not banning, these tools. However, as with all tech, some ways of using it are better than others. You can use GenAI to refine and articulate your ideas. It’s a tool to help structure your thoughts and improve clarity, not to replace your unique voice and experiences. Please don’t just copy and paste what AI tells you to write.
We recommend you read our guide on how to approach the use of AI within our recruitment process:
Inclusivity and Accessibility
We are committed to equality of opportunity, and we work hard to ensure we appoint based on skill and values.
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.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. Under this scheme, we aim to offer an interview to candidates who declare a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Minimum criteria are marked with an asterisk on the person specification. However, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or peak recruitment times (i.e. July, August and September), it may not always be possible to guarantee an interview for every eligible candidate. In such cases, we will take steps to ensure that the process remains fair, consistent, and inclusive.
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
Email: helen.davis@manchester.ac.uk & kate.wassell@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
You can contact the People Team with any questions regarding this vacancy or our recruitment process.