Academic Communities and Representation Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Greenwich Students' Union

Description

JOB PURPOSE:

The Academic Communities and Representation Coordinator will be responsible for establishing and managing a number of opportunities for and supporting the development of academic student groups and student reps.

The role will empower students and support them to come together and make positive connections and foster a sense of community at the University of Greenwich.

This role is key in creating strong relationships between students, GSU and University staff for the Faculty of Business at the Greenwich site.

Reports to:
Accademic Communities and Representation Manager

Responsible for:
Occasional student staff, interns or ambassadors on an ad-hoc basis


Department/Service:
This role sits within the Student Voice & Representation function, within the Membership Services department. This covers key areas such as; Advocacy & Policy and Engagement & Opportunities. We provide a high-quality service for students, that they can shape, steer and be at the heart of.


Duties and Key Responsibilities
This postholder will be part of the Membership Services Team and will be expected to contribute to departments wider objectives and planning


The post holder will:
Support the delivery of the Student Voice and Representation Action Plan and the GSU Plan

• Work with the Business Faculty to develop an engaging programme of activity throughout the year to ensure students have the opportunity to connect with peers at an academic level
• Contribute to the annual APP Student Submission and the University's APP Steering Group
• Work in partnership with students and University colleagues to improve areas with lower performing NSS scores and student feedback within the Business Faculty

Support the growth and development of Academic Societies and Student Reps

• Design, and deliver opportunities for training and development of Academic Reps and Communities across physical and digital mediums where appropriate
• Directly support academic societies to grow in number and membership by providing advice, resources, support, and specialist knowledge
• Provide support for student group events, activities and trips, including ensuring relevant practices and procedures are followed, building communications plans and managing budgets

Be an engaged and an active member of the Student voice & Representation team

• Contributing regularly and working collaboratively with peers and student representatives
• Ensure that campaigns and policy work is studentled and representative of student interests by monitoring matters raised by Programme Representatives, Full-Time and Part-Time Officers and other elected student leaders to identify common trends
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of the SLTA's (Student Led Teaching Awards) as well as supporting GSU Elections, Welcome, the Officer Induction Programme and wider GSU projects and events.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Preparing information, statistics and trends about key services relating to Representation, Academic Communities and APP, ensuring data is collected, analysed and reported on
• Ensure evaluation mechanisms are embedded and that findings are shared and used to implement learnings

Budget and Financial Management

• Being responsible for delivering activity within the allocated budget and ensuring these are effectively managed
• Ensure suitable financial procedures are in place when dealing with student finances
• Process invoices or equivalent, relating to the aforementioned budgets, where care, accuracy and security are important.

Stakeholder management

• Collaborate with GSU colleagues, particularly the Engagement and Operations and Advice Teams to ensure we have a consistent approach to how we work with and support students
• Build and maintain strong working relationships elected students, relevant UoG staff and our partners at Kent Union and Christ Church Students Union to ensure we shape services students want and need, taking into consideration the varying campus priorities
• Support students from all demographics, and particularly those from underrepresented groups in order to understand barriers to participation and issues affecting them, as well as solutions

General Responsibilities

• Represent and be an ambassador for GSU.
• Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop, or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the position.
• Maintain and improve competencies through continuous professional development.
• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• Support and promote liberation, diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private, or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and Project data.
• Actively seek better ways to assist GSU in its effort to become a more sustainable workplace.
• Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post.

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