Exeter Students’ Guild
Head of Organisational Development
Salary: £53,000 to £60,000 (pro-rated)
Location: Exeter
Contract: Permanent – between 21 and 35 hours per week (our preference is 0.6 FTE, 21 hours; however, we are open to exploring a range of working patterns)
Are you a values-driven organisational development professional looking to play a crucial role in the smooth running and continued development of a busy Students’ Guild? We are looking for someone eager to help us become a sector-leading organisation dedicated to helping students love Exeter and ensure every person in the Guild is working towards that mission.
About the Students’ Guild
We are privileged to represent and enhance the experiences of over 26,000 students at the University of Exeter. As an independent charity, we offer a wide range of opportunities, services, and support to help students get the most out of their time at university. Our vision is to empower students to take their place in the world and make a positive difference. We pursue our purpose through the following:
• Influencing the Exeter student experience to ensure it is both a high quality, value-for-money experience for all students and transforms their lives.
• Collaborating with students to ensure there is a supportive, inclusive, empowering and enriching community at Exeter for every student. Students are proud of Exeter and feel they belong to the community here.
• Connecting Exeter student life to the wider world, ensuring that both whilst studying and beyond that, Exeter students and graduates are networked and connected.
Based across one of the most beautiful university campuses in the UK, the Guild offers a flexible, supportive and collaborative working environment and has a huge appetite for innovation and new ideas.
About the Role
As the Head of Organisational Development, you will be a key member of our Senior Management Team, supporting the CEO and elected Officers in shaping the Guild's future.
We are looking for someone who:
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Leads and manages initiatives spanning People, Culture, Operations, IT, facilities, and Health and Safety.
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Empowers and collaborates with Guild managers, dedicated to our Business Partnering model and fostering strong university relationships.
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Cultivates a culture that prioritises outcomes and people, guided by our charity-based values, and is focused on removing barriers for students.
The Guild offers an excellent benefits package, including 27 days holiday plus bank holidays & winter closure, paid time off to support with caring responsibilities & volunteering, sustainable travel incentives, a confidential employee advice service, well-being days, discounts via Perkbox and up to 6% employer pension contributions.
The Guild has a genuine commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, and people with a diverse range of skills, backgrounds and experiences are encouraged to apply.
How to apply:
Key Dates
Closing Date: 12 pm on Monday 19th August
First Stage Interviews (Remote): Wednesday 4th September
Final Interviews (In-person): Wednesday 11th September
Please click on ' How to Apply' to view the Candidate Information Pack with the link to apply for this role.
For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please get in touch with Nida Ashraf at Atkinson HR Consulting.
Who we are and what we do?
We are the UK’s student mental health charity. We challenge the higher education sector, health sector, and government to work with students when making decisions that impact them, and make them accountable for prioritising student mental health. In collaboration with students, we show sector professionals what effective student mental health looks like, and bridge the gap between students and the communities around them to ensure their voices are always heard.
By creating and curating resources, stories and tools, we empower students to build their own mental health toolkit to support themselves and their peers through university life and beyond. We want to empower and inspire students to use their voice to share their stories and advocate for themselves.
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Programme Coordinator to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract and support the effective delivery of the Student Space programme. In this role, you will play a vital role in programme management, including stakeholder relationships, maintaining a university directory, and supporting digital, data, and programme reporting.
Role purpose
To provide programme management support within Student Space. Work with the wider team to develop, promote and continuously improve the platform and services with specific responsibilities for programme data, stakeholder management, university directory development and administration.
For a more detailed job description and person specification please refer to our Recruitment pack.
Responsibilities
- Provide effective coordination and delivery support to the Student Space programme.
- Working closely with the Senior Programme Managers and wider team members to ensure successful delivery of programmes.
- Be the first point of contact for Student Space Programme enquiries, being responsible for incoming and outgoing communication, fielding and distributing to other team members accordingly and responding as directed.
- Set up internal and external meetings for the Student Space Programme taking responsibility for preparing papers, taking minutes, following up on actions, organising logistics, etc.
- Attend various programme-related meetings, actively contributing ideas to continually develop our programmes.
- Work closely with the Digital Lead and Senior Programme Manager for Student Space to support the management of the Student Space digital product, data analytics and reporting.
- Undertake tasks as determined by the Student Space Senior Programme Manager to support the
- Student Minds website digital transformation project (which will see the evolution of Student Minds websites).
- Lead the collation, reviewing, and analysis of data from a range of sources e.g. Google Analytics, HotJar, in line with programme decisions and developments.
- Design, generate and analyse monthly and quarterly data reports in line with agreed requirements and give feedback to other Student Space programme team members.
- Ensure good data management and systems are effective and efficient.
- Representing the programme at various digital group meetings.
- Please refer to our recruitment pack for Person specification and to see the full list of role responsibilities
Why work for us?
- Meaningful Mission: Join a team committed to ensuring no Student should be held back by their mental health.
- Nurturing employee wellbeing is central to our culture. That's why we provide each team member with 10% wellbeing time, approximately 3.5 hours a week, to invest in activities such as gym sessions, yoga, extended lunch breaks, or simply taking a rejuvenating walk. Join us and experience a workplace where your health and happiness are valued.
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: We value diversity and inclusion, and we actively promote equity in our recruitment process. We use priority interview scheme for candidates from ethnically diverse backgrounds and employ blind shortlisting techniques to ensure fairness and eliminate discrimination.
- Transparent Recruitment Process: Instead of collecting CVs, we use an application form to ensure fairness and equal opportunity for all.
Role details
- Contract: 12 months fixed-term
- Working hours: 22.5 (3 days per week, 60% equivalent to a full-time role)
- Location: We are open to flexible, hybrid and remote working, with some in-person attendance at our in-person team days in Leeds (3 per year).
- Pro-Rated Part-Time Salary Range: £14,955.6 to £16,995 per annum
Benefits
- Generous annual leave allowance - 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus a 2-week winter closure (pro-rated for part-time staff)
- Flexible working - we encourage all employees to reflect on when and where they work best and how they need to fit work around caring or other commitments.
- Wellbeing is at the heart of what we do - we support staff to implement Wellness Action Plans and offer 10% of weekly working hours for you to invest in your wellbeing.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme - we also offer wellbeing support through an Employee Assistance Programme which provides a wide range of resources as well as confidential counselling.
How to apply?
- Download the recruitment pack in the document section, where you’ll find more information about the role including responsibilities and person specifications.
- Complete the Equality Monitoring Form.
- Download and complete our application form which is available in the document section below.
- Upload your completed application form NOT your CV.
Application deadline: 18th August
Interviews: w/c 2nd September
Any personal data relating to applications will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party. For more information on how we use and protect your data please see the Privacy Notice attached below in the documents section.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Sadler's Wells is a world-leading creative organisation dedicated to dance in all its forms. Our mission is to make and share dance that inspires us all.
As Director of Operations, you’ll be responsible for providing strategy on all day-to-day management, safety, and security of Sadler’s Wells’ operations across all venues, as well as acting as the Responsible Person for Health & Safety (H&S). Having goals for environmental sustainability, your input here will help to drive the organisation’s objectives.
This is a new role which we anticipate will grow and evolve with you and the requirements of the organisation.
You’ll be part of the Senior Management Team, ensuring Sadler’s Wells can respond to the unexpected; embedding suitable plans to ensure business continuity, and the scope to exercise your specialist knowledge and experience.
We know that flexibility works both ways – We’re a supportive and hardworking team that values innovation and collaboration. We have a ‘smarter working’ approach and encourage both on-site and remote working.
Sadler’s Wells benefits include:
- Employee Assistance Programme, which includes counselling
- Complementary tickets and discounts
- Enhanced holiday and time off in lieu
- Additional pay for parental and family leave, subject to eligibility
- Extended carers’ leave
We welcome all applications by 11:59pm GMT on 1 August 2024.
Interviews will take place, in person, on 8 August 2024. Second stage interviews are scheduled for 14 August 2024.
We are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce. As a user of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in the Job Pack.
Sadler’s Wells also works collaboratively with Parents in Performing Arts (PiPA) in efforts to support parents and carers within the industry.
If you would like support or have any queries regarding the format or submission of the application, please contact us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.