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1 Job Description Job Title: Student Voice Co-ordinator Department/School: The SU, University of Bath Grade: 5 Location: University of Bath premises Job Purpose The Student Voice Co-ordinator will champion the student voice by supporting officer elections, SU policy-making, student-led initiatives (including the Top Ten) and national conference delegates. The role will also act as a central point for advice and expertise within The SU on elections, campaigning, external speakers and policy. Source and nature of management provided Representation & Engagement Manager Staff management responsibility None Special conditions The nature of the post will, at times, require the post-holder to take part in occasional weekend or evening activities outside normal office hours. The post is based at the Claverton Down campus but will occasionally work from other University of Bath premises. Some travel to other students unions and conferences will be required at different points in the year. Main duties and responsibilities 1 Plan, promote and support SU officer elections, increasing awareness and participation amongst students, supporting the elections committee and Deputy Returning Officer, and providing guidance and advice on elections best-practice across The SU. 2 Support the officer team in developing and co-ordinating The SU s policy mechanism. Support and advise students in writing policy, liaise with students' union, University and other contacts to ensure viability, legality and appropriateness. 3 In conjunction with students union officers, maintain and develop The SU s campaigns framework, including identification and delivery of priority issues. Support the delivery of The SU s Top Ten priority issues by supporting and advising the officer team on the planning and delivery of campaigning objectives and associated activity. 4 Co-ordinate the national representation activity of The SU, including elections, training and support for delegates to NUS national conferences, and support students to engage with other representational bodies (e.g. parliamentary activity).

2 5 Maintain oversight of the external speaker s referral procedure, including researching and advising on political issues that may arise through engagement of an external speaker. 6 Develop and support The SU s Politics & Activism Executive Committee, including co-ordination of elections, training, meetings, support and development as required. Empower and support students and officers who participate in campaigning, through training, advice, information and support, and grow and develop the student activist base, maintaining oversight of their activities. 7 Seek out best practice from the students union and voluntary sectors on elections, campaigning and policy-making. Identify external funding, training and support available from local and national organisations to support activity. 8 Maintain a high level of current affairs awareness and brief student officers and staff on key issues (including progress of NUS campaigns) relating to members. Provide briefings for students attending key University committees to ensure they are effective and informed members of the committee. 9 Support officers and students to prepare reports, proposals and papers for University committees and other forums where required. Ensure effective timescales are in place for consultation with key stakeholders. 10 Work closely with The SU marketing department to ensure a cohesive mechanism for communicating campaigning activity, national activism and opportunities to engage. Maintain relevant webpages and social media accounts. You will from time to time be required to undertake other duties of a similar nature as reasonably required by your line manager.

3 Person Specification Criteria Essential Desirable Assessed by A/F I/T R Qualifications Educated to degree level X X Certificate/qualification in campaigning X X Experience/Knowledge Knowledge of, and empathy with, the SU s cause, mission and values Knowledge of elections and electoral processes Knowledge of campaigning techniques and principles of strategy development Experience of developing and delivering successful campaigns Experience of working with a range of organisations and engaging stakeholders at different levels Experience of managing competing priorities and tight deadlines Experience of training, coordinating and supporting volunteers Knowledge of current affairs and an understanding of issues affecting students in Higher Education (HE) Experience working in a HE setting Experience of working in a Students Union Experience in a democratic environment and working with elected representatives Experience of planning and delivering training Experience of successful communication with multiple stakeholders. X Skills A self-starter with the ability to identify opportunities for collaborative working Strategy development Strong verbal and written communication skills Multimedia production skills X X Excellent interpersonal skills X X Good level of ICT skills X X

4 Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative Excellent administrative and organisational skills Ability to inspire and empower others Research skills and able to synthesise data

5 Effective Behaviours Framework The University has identified a set of effective behaviours which we value and have found to be consistent with high performance across the organisation. Part of the selection process for this post will be to assess whether candidates have demonstrably exhibited these behaviours previously. Managing self and personal skills: Willing and able to assess and apply own skills, abilities and experience. Being aware of own behaviour and how it impacts on others. Delivering excellent service: Providing the best quality service to all students and staff and to external customers e.g. clients, suppliers. Building genuine and open long-term relationships in order to drive up service standards. Finding innovative solutions: Taking a holistic view and working enthusiastically and with creativity to analyse problems and develop innovative and workable solutions. Identifying opportunities for innovation. Embracing change: Adjusting to unfamiliar situations, demands and changing roles. Seeing change as an opportunity and being receptive to new ideas. Using resources: Making effective use of available resources including people, information, networks and budgets. Being aware of the financial and commercial aspects of the University. Engaging with the big picture: Seeing the work that you do in the context of the bigger picture e.g. in the context of what the University/other departments are striving to achieve and taking a long-term view. Communicating vision clearly and enthusiastically to inspire and motivate others. Developing self and others: Showing commitment to own development and supporting and encouraging others to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to reach their full potential for the wider benefit of the University. Working with people: Working co-operatively with others in order to achieve objectives. Demonstrating a commitment to diversity and applying a wider range of interpersonal skills. Achieving results: Planning and organising workloads to ensure that deadlines are met within resource constraints. Consistently meeting objectives and success criteria.