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Location
University Park
Closing Date
Sunday 17 May 2026
Reference
SU338
The University of Nottingham Students’ Union seeks a
Social Enterprise Coordinator
Part Time, 17.5 hours per week
Permanent Contract
Who are we and what do we do?
Here at the University of Nottingham Students’ Union, we are a connected student community. A brilliant, diverse and ambitious community. We are proudly independent from the university and right at the heart of student life. We’re a diverse community from first-year undergraduates to research students, elected student Executive and staff, to volunteers, pioneers, and so much more. Together, we are getting involved, making change, and supporting each other, making student life at the University of Nottingham the very best it can be.
We are one of the largest Students’ Union in the country, connecting student members to share, support and inspire each other while at University. As a registered charity we act as the recognised representative body of all students at the University, and every student is automatically a member free of charge. We provide a range of activities, events, campaigning, commercial and professional services that benefit and support students to get involved, find support, and make change.
Our mission is to make student life at the University of Nottingham the best it can be. We support students to share and voice their views on academic life and the wider University experience and have strong student leadership in our elected student representatives. We provide an excellent Advice service to help students with academic, housing, financial issues and welfare support. There is a diverse range of social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and many opportunities for personal development. We work with and support events and activities through the student committees of over 400 societies, 75 sports clubs, media groups and other student communities and we facilitate many student volunteers to take part in community projects. Through our trading company, UNU Services Limited, we run two SPAR shops, a bar, coffee shop and a clothing shop as well as holding a wide range of large events and working in partnership with a range of national and local businesses to enrich the student experience on our campuses. Our annual financial turnover, for the charity and trading company combined is in excess of £11m annually.
As a charity the Students’ Union has a Board of Trustees which is responsible for the governance, management, strategy and budget of the Students’ Union. The Trustees currently consist of our full-time elected Student Officers and 4 appointed Lay Trustees, along with 4 appointed Student Trustees. The daily work of the Students’ Union is directed by elected Student Officers, with advice and support from staff. The Officer team is made up of full-time sabbatical Officers. Each Officer has their own portfolio of individual responsibilities as well as holding the shared responsibility for creating changes which will improve the lives of students at the University.
The Students’ Union employs over two hundred and fifty staff in its Commercial, Membership and Central Services. Over half of our staff are students who balance work with their studies and social lives. Other staff work full-time, some are part-time, and some are required only during term-time and work for just part of the year. If you like working in a vibrant and fast changing environment with passionate students excited about their experience, you will enjoy working for the University of Nottingham Students’ Union.
The Role
The Social Enterprise Coordinator will provide administrative support to the various areas within the social enterprise directorate. This support will enable the social enterprise operational teams to work more efficiently and focus on the effective service delivery to our students and customers in our income generating areas. This support will incorporate some data processing, liaising with both internal and external departments such as SU finance, suppliers etc. and assisting with recruitment of our large student staff team.
This particular role will involve using various software platforms including excel, so a high level of digital and IT competency is essential. Excellent communication skills and the ability to both work in a varied team dynamic and being able to proactively manage own workload are key.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in an administrative function or customer service role as well as presenting information to a range of audiences with differing levels of knowledge.
Our People Offer
When you come to work @UoNSU you bring your skills, experience, talent, commitment and a desire to do a great job. Our Students’ Union prides itself on being inclusive, working collaboratively and empowering individuals to be the best they can. In return we want to be an employer where every member of the staff team feels valued, trusted, inspired, and able to grow and to have fun. We welcome people from different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We are on a journey to increase the diversity of our staff team and we would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBT+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds to better reflect the diverse community we serve.
Salary: £24,044 per annum pro rata
We offer a range of employee benefits which support employee wellbeing such as flexi-time, flexible working, generous holiday allowance, generous staff pension, paid Union closure days, wellbeing activities, learning and development opportunities and much more.
For a full role profile, role dimensions and person specification and to apply please go to the Students’ Union website
https://su.nottingham.ac.uk/about/work-for-us
Closing date: Midnight 17 May 2026
Interviews: 1 June 2026
Please note, applications from agencies will not be accepted at this stage
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