Work For Us

Staff members at Freshers Fair

We're a small charity with big ambitions. Here to help students love life at the Uni of Herts.

 

We employ a dynamic, committed and vibrant team of staff, enabling us to help students love life at Herts. We're hugely proud of our staff team and support them through their employment. We have an excellent range of staff benefits alongside salary.

 

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Vacancies

Career Staff Opportunities

Community Coordinator

To support the development and maintenance of the Union’s student groups and communities, providing administration and operational support, ensuring student-led activities and events are engaging and high quality. 

You should have a strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and religions. Previous experience in student engagement, academic representation, or a similar role within higher education or a students’ union is essential.

To apply for this role, please email Recruitment@hertssu.com with your CV and Covering Letter.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 17th of June 2025.

  •  Full details of the role are found here.

Student Staff Opportunities

There are no roles available at the moment

Temporary/Intern Role Opportunities

Community Events Intern

Do you have a passion for executing events? Do you enjoy the development process from implementation to advertising the event? Gain a 360 experience in supporting the Events Team to plan a thorough programme this summer.

We are looking for a creative thinker who can demonstrate an understanding of customer care and service. A solution-oriented individual with excellent organisational skills with the ability to represent the Students’ Union at events and activities.

If you would like more information, please email Recruitment@hertssu.com

To apply, please complete our online application form.

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, so we encourage early applications.

Trustee Opportunities

Student Trustee

Are you a current student at the University of Hertfordshire for the duration of the next academic year (2025–2026) and would like to be a representative to all students across the University within the Herts SU Board of Trustees?

We are looking for a student who is organised and ready to provide expertise, experience, and support to Trustees to ensure that the Students’ Union delivers positive change for its members.

If you would like more information, please email Recruitment@hertssu.com.

To apply, please complete our online application form:

Can't find anything here? If you're a student at Herts, you can take a look at the jobs listed on Handshake, a service provided by the University's Careers and Employment service

 

Please note that Hertfordshire Students’ Union is required to meet UKVI visa regulations. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK will have to satisfy UKVI regulations before they can be appointed. Please be aware that we are unable to sponsor you for a visa.

 


About Herts SU

Organisational Chart

You can view our latest Organisational Chart for permanent staff here. This shows the different roles within each team, but does not reflect levels of responsibility. You can also read more about our Trustee Board here

Our Vision and Values

Vision

We help students love life at Herts

Our departments work together so we can continue to put students at the heart of every service we run on behalf of students at the Uni of Herts

 

Values

Helpful, Empowering, Representative, Transparent and Student-Focused

We're here to support students as they transform their lives at university. We support students in their academic interests and wellbeing, we empower students to advocate for themselves and others and we develop and enhance communities amongst our richly diverse student population        

 

Service Excellence

We go above and beyond for our students and each other

We’re committed to providing excellent service across the board and we support each other to prioritise this every day

 

Benefits

Work Perks for Permanent Staff

For permanent staff, Hertfordshire Students' Union offers an excellent range of employee benefits which you can view in full here. Highlights include generous annual leave, a flexible working policy, gym discount and a wellbeing hour

We know there’s more to life than work, that’s why when you join Hertfordshire Students' Union as a permanent staff member you will get your pick of our amazing company perks all accessible via an app. This includes restaurant discounts, great price cinema tickets and lots more. Find out more about the employee rewards available via Perkbox here

Work Perks for Student Staff

We offer part-time employment opportunities for students to work on campus for up to 20 hours per week. Benefits include:

  •  Training and development
  •  Working as part of a team
  •  Flexible hours to fit alongside your studies
  •  Opportunity to improve your employability
  •  The chance to get more involved with your Union
  •  Experience is not always necessary

 

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