International Society Events and Admin Assistant
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 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
The International Society team are looking to recruit two new Student Event and Admin Assistants to provide support in the areas of event planning, event management, administration and content creation. Working alongside the International Society team, you’ll be responsible for providing administrative and logistical support towards the set up and delivery of our growing socials programme. In this role, you will need to be community driven and help to provide a fantastic experience for all. You will do this through working effectively alongside SU staff, ensuring that we are providing an exciting and engaging social programme that will keep our members engaged and feel a sense of belonging.
This will also take the form of the planning and execution of our social programme. We run two socials weekly, Wednesdays and Fridays, and each event will give students opportunities to form new friendships or try something new! You will aid in the planning and execution of events for key cultural dates, ensuring that we are celebrating all cultures and beliefs in engaging and appropriate ways. In addition to this, you will also be responsible for managing the International Society inbox, responding to queries and signposting where appropriate, as well as making contributions to our social media. You will be enthusiastic and comfortable engaging attendees and potential guests for our events, and able to think proactively in devising strategies to maximise both the level and quality of engagement with our activity. You will promote an inclusive environment at all events, and allow for the continued growth of our events programme, allowing us to further expand our programmes and provide scope to explore the development of new and exciting events in the future.
Please read the full role profile before applying, as well as our guide to recruitment.
Details
Wage: £12.60 per hour + holiday pay
Contract: Zero Hours, Fixed-Term until 31st July 2026
Hours: approximately 6 per week
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.
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.
Recruitment Timeline
Applications opened: 15th April
Applications close: 28th April 3pm
Interviews: 16th June
Role Commencing: August
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. In this case, all applicants who have started an application will be contacted 2 hours before we close the role.
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 People Team with any questions regarding this vacancy or our recruitment process.
Email: mark.lai@manchester.ac.uk