Senior Inclusion Coordinator

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Contract term: Permanent

Accountable to: Inclusion Manager

Accountable for: Studying Staff

Hours: 35 Hours per Week

Location: Usually located at the main Students Union Building with an option to work some hours remotely (usually two days per week)

Eligibility: Open to applicants with relevant skills and experience who are eligible to work in the UK 

Benefits: We offer a great range of benefits.

Our Organisation

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, youll 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. Its 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 Organisational Values

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.

Role Overview

At the University of Manchester Students Union, we believe that all students should have the opportunity to thrive during their time at the University. Some students are more likely to face barriers that prevent them from making the most of university, particularly those from historically underserved (e.g. student parent, commuter student) or marginalised communities. We are committed to identifying and dismantling these barriers to involvement with all the university has to offer, promoting the wellbeing and inclusion of all students.

As a Senior Wellbeing & Inclusion Coordinator, you will lead on a range of programmes that enable students to fully engage with their university experience:

- Our wellbeing programmes - including SU Hows You, a student-to-student wellbeing intervention programme that makes accessing support easier for students, and Student Angels, a volunteering programme that aims to make the city safer for students and the local community overnight;

- Our inclusion programmes which ensure that the Union and the University are doing the things that will enable all students to thrive, regardless of personal background; and 

- Our grants distributing almost £200,000 a year to enable students to make the most of their time at university.

Youll coordinate a variety of funded projects in partnership with external organisations alongside progressing the Unions approach to making our organisation as inclusive and accessible as possible for students. This includes developing targeted programmes for marginalised or underserved communities, putting the needs of those students at the heart of our work. In order to do this, it will be really important to provide students with the opportunity to shape our programmes, gathering insight and feedback data to inform your approaches. Youll be line managing a team of part-time student staff who will run the programmes you design, directly engaging with their peers, enabling you to refine the Unions approach to facilitating these peer-to-peer spaces and increase the sense of community on campus. As the Senior Wellbeing and Inclusion Coordinator, all your work will be underpinned by a culture of transparency and accountability for decision making, building trust with students and promoting the Union as a means to achieving a fully inclusive culture at the University.

There are two Senior Wellbeing and Inclusion Coordinators based in the Student Development team, alongside colleagues similarly focused on at-scale student engagement across a range of programmes. The Student Development team aims to create opportunities for students to build and participate in communities that are inclusive, sustainable, ambitious, and impactful, and the Senior Wellbeing & Inclusion Coordinators will play a key role in achieving this vision for 44,000+ students at the University.

Ensuring that our inclusion and wellbeing programmes are driven by what students tell us would be most beneficial is important to us, so if youre eager to work with communities to make change and empower their members, you will thrive in this role. Youll always have the right support around you to do your job well and will see the positive impact youre having on students in real-time, directly contributing to an outstanding student experience.

Organisational Stewardship & Leadership Responsibilities

- Youll contribute to team planning days and delivery of team goals and objectives

- Youll be able to conduct risk assessments for area of work and have a good knowledge of risk mitigating activities for day to day activities

- Youll perform role in line with Union financial framework ensuring all financial paperwork is passed to the finance team, contributing to budgeting and forecasting for aspects of the departmental budget

- Youll hold expert knowledge of policy and procedure as it relates to the role being delivered and is able to independently apply the framework for the majority of day to day matters

Our Recruitment Process

The way that we recruit is designed to be fair, transparent and inclusive as well as being an enjoyable experience for everyone involved. You should expect to receive great communication and a warm, welcoming experience.

Every member of staff is recruited exactly the same way, by submitting an application form and attending an interview. We use a recruitment platform called StaffSavvy where youll submit your application and book interviews, if successful. 

Our process allows you to show us your authentic self, gives you a platform to display your skills and knowledge in relaxed and welcoming setting. Well never put you under any necessary pressure on you, ask you trick questions or interrogate you in an interview and well support you all the way through our process.

You can find more information about our recruitment process on our website.