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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.   

 

Application help

Incomplete applications will automatically be rejected. It is important you do not rush to complete your application form. Please list all skills and experiences. Please read our guide before completing your application form. The guide shows a poor application and how it can be enhanced. There is also some signposting from where you can get some further guidance and tips.

Click here to view our job application help guide.

 

Vacancies

Permanent Staff Vacancies

HR Assistant

Herts SU have the perfect opportunity for someone looking to start their career in Human Resources. Are you passionate about supporting the development of staff, do you want to be the one person that can bring about positive change in the employee lifecycle.

Join our vibrant team at Herts SU in the role of HR Assistant, where you'll gain experience in all areas of HR. You will be pivotal to ensuring all staff are supported, recruited, trained and their wellbeing is prioritised.

Reporting directly to the Director of People and Resources, you'll lead all aspects of recruitment, training, and administrative tasks, ensuring a positive work experience for all.

If you're passionate about fostering a supportive workplace culture and can manage a variety of projects, tasks and your time, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a positive impact within our organisation and student community. Apply now to be part of our dedicated team at Herts SU!.

In return for your time and commitment, we will give you-

• A vibrant place of work on campus. You can work from home one day a week.

• A matched 4% employee pension scheme.

• A starting package of 25 days of annual leave per year, rising to a maximum of 35 days. One additional day after each year of service, plus University closed days (approx. 4.5 days) and Bank Holidays.

If you are interested in the role and want to learn more about it, email recruitment@hertssu.com and ask for a chat with the line manager.

To apply please send a CV and a Cover Letter by email to recruitment@hertssu.com. Please tailor this to the person specification.

  • A number of additional benefits, which you can view in full here. Highlights include: a flexible working policy, a significant onsite gym discount, a weekly wellbeing hour, an Employee Assistance Programme (which includes access to free telephone counselling) and a free membership to an employee discount app, which includes restaurant discounts, great price cinema tickets and many more discounts. Find out more about the employee rewards available via Perkbox
  • Full details of the role are found here.

This role is not appropriate for anyone who is still studying, due to it being a full-time role.

 

 

Academic Societies Coordinator

Herts SU is seeking a highly motivated and organised individual to join our team as an Academic Societies Coordinator. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting and coordinating activities related to academic societies within the Students' Union.

Your primary objective will be to enhance the academic experience of our diverse student community by facilitating the development and growth of academic societies.

To apply, please e mail your CV and a Cover Letter to recruitment@hertssu.com

Accounts Assistant

Herts SU are the Students’ Union for all of the students at the University of Hertfordshire. All departments work together to ensure the students ‘Love Life at Herts’. Our Finance team play a core role in ensuring our finances are stable, so we can support all core student related activities.

Join our respected finance team as we seek a meticulous and proactive individual to fill the role of Assistant Accountant. You will work closely with the Finance Manager and Senior Finance and Payroll Assistant. This role plays a crucial part in our financial operations, assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts, maintaining the fixed asset register and balance sheet controls. If you're detail-oriented, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you! Join us and contribute to our continued success.

This role is for 15 hours a week, the perfect role for someone looking to work part-time. We envisage you will work two full days (7.5 hours) a week or three days at 5 hours each.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and Cover Letter outlining your relevant experience to recruitment@hertssu.com.

Please note – only applications from experienced individuals will be considered. This role is not suitable for someone who is currently a full-time student or those who have not worked in a similar capacity before.

In return for your time and commitment, we will give you-

• A vibrant place of work on campus. You can work from home one day a week.

• A matched 4% employee pension scheme.

• A starting package of 25 days of annual leave per year, rising to a maximum of 35 days. One additional day after each year of service, plus University closed days (approx. 4.5 days) and Bank Holidays.

  • A number of additional benefits, which you can view in full here. Highlights include: a flexible working policy, a significant onsite gym discount, a weekly wellbeing hour, an Employee Assistance Programme (which includes access to free telephone counselling) and a free membership to an employee discount app, which includes restaurant discounts, great price cinema tickets and many more discounts. Find out more about the employee rewards available via Perkbox

If you are interested in the role and want to learn more about it, email recruitment@hertssu.com and ask for a chat with the line manager.

To apply please send a CV and a Cover Letter by email to recruitment@hertssu.com. Please tailor this to the person specification.

 

  • Full details of the role are found here.

 

Assistant Bar and Events Manager

Hertfordshire Students’ Union are welcoming applications for an Assistant Bar and Events Manager. This role will provide you with a number of opportunities to develop managerial and commercial skills whilst working in a dynamic environment that is always fun and absolutely never dull! We have a really great and fun, down to earth team who set really high standards but always support each other along the way!

As a recently refurbished venue that is always adapting and ready for change, this is an exciting time to join us on our journey. We are an open-minded organisation that believes in being agile in our approach to all situations.

The Forum is a widely respected venue located at the heart of the College Lane campus on the University of Hertfordshire Campus in Hatfield and has recently undergone a multi-million-pound redevelopment project. We want to provide our venue users the best possible experience, with a wide range of events and activities.

This post holder will be integral to the Commercial team, leading our night-time event operation and managing the club on a rota basis. We are also looking for someone who is naturally creative and has a passion for social media and all digital communication channels to lead on our events communications and marketing. You will be joining a high performing team that fully invests in all projects to ensure our success.

Our primary club nights operate between 10.30pm-3am on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of term, with other events around this, which does mean on these nights you will be finishing around 4am. It is a student focused space and we want to provide them with the best possible experience during their time at university. You will have the opportunity to support student events, but also a large group of student staff for whom you can train, support and develop.

Supported by the Forum Operations Manager, you will also be supported by the wider Herts SU management team and become a member of the wider staff team, which will also come with the wider staff benefits. As an organisation we value personal development and we will look to train and invest in you with both continuous professional development and formal qualifications, relevant to the role.

We have huge ambitions for the venue and are excited by the opportunities the redevelopment gives us. We have a fresh canvas to work from and would like the right person to join us.

We look forward to receiving your application.

If you would like more information, please email Sean Ferrie, Director of Operations, s.ferrie@herts.ac.uk or Jon Constantine - Operations Manager on j.constantine@herts.ac.uk

To apply, please follow the link below

There is no closing date for applications is as we will interview on a rolling basis.

 

Temporary Roles

There are no Temporary Roles available at the moment

Trustee Opportunities

There are no Trustee Roles available at the moment

Student Staff Vacancies

Peer Mentor

Thank you for taking interest in the role of a Peer Mentor! The role of a peer mentor is to be positive, supportive, and welcoming to encourage first year students to become involved in campus life and develop their own support networks. You will receive thorough training so that you can be a point of contact for questions about university life. You'll listen and discuss any relevant issues or problems and refer them on to other sources of help or information. Mentors act as positive role models, build up a strong, trusting relationship and supplement other support available.

  • The role of a Peer Mentor is only open to students studying an undergraduate course in Creative Arts or Law (not including incoming first year students). Please contact peermentoring@hertssu.com if you have any questions.
  1. Click this link to register your interest in role. Interviews will take place in early September.
  • Full details of the role are found here.

 

 

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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