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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
Outreach Coordinator
We’re recruiting a brand-new role, which focuses on supporting Student Reps, delivering outreach and projects that enhance the academic experience. You’ll also support student voice, deliver induction activities, and ensure student feedback is heard and acted on. If you’re interested in running outreach activities, delivering talks to students and supporting Student Reps this is the role for you.
How to apply:
Please submit a CV and answer the following three questions (please write your responses on a word document – max two sides of A4) to recruitment@hertssu.com
1. Why are you interested in this role at Herts SU, and how would you contribute to improving the student experience and student voice?
2. Tell us about a time you planned and delivered an outreach activity or an event to engage a group of people. What did you do to make it inclusive and engaging, and what was the outcome?
3. Describe a time when you delivered a training session, workshop, or presentation. How did you ensure it was engaging and accessible for your audience, and what feedback or results did you receive?
Closing Date: Monday 20th July 2026 – 08:00am
Interviews: Tuesday 28th July 2026
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without employer sponsorship
Student Staff Opportunities
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Temporary/Intern Role Opportunities
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Trustee Opportunities
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Can't find anything here? If you're a student at Herts, you can take a look at the jobs listed on My Career Portal, 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
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
We offer part-time employment opportunities for students to work on campus for up to 20 hours per week. Benefits include: