We are looking for a current student to join the Students’ Union as our Student Volunteering Intern. The role will primarily involve providing administration and operational support for the Students’ Union’s Volunteering Service.
Volunteering offers students an opportunity to develop their employability skills, to have a positive impact in our local community and to meet other students, developing a sense of community and purpose and enhancing their university experience. This is all particularly important when student concern about graduate employability is high and following the impact charities and communities have faced during the pandemic.
After a year of limited activity, due to COVID-19, the Volunteering Intern will support the Students’ Union to re-build the community volunteering offering for Queen Mary Students with a variety of high-quality opportunities that students can engage with.
The Student’s Union represents and supports over 23,000 students, who make up the diverse and vibrant student body at Queen Mary, University of London.
The Volunteering Intern’s work will supplement and build on work that the Student Engagement team already do to run the community volunteering service. The Volunteering Intern will support the Student Engagement team to source and promote ‘Give Volunteering a Go’ opportunities (a programme of low commitment and one-off opportunities for students), develop targeted promotion for academic schools, promoting related volunteering opportunities with local charities and verify students’ volunteering hours.
We are particularly looking for applications from students who have experience of being involved in volunteering at Queen Mary Students’ Union and who have an understanding and passion for community and volunteering.
Applicants should be able to work with a wide range of people, should have great organisational skills, and have experience in administration and of managing a varied workload and meeting tight deadlines.
The post is due to start in January and last until June 2022, with an expectation to work around 14 hours per week. We are able to be flexible at certain times of the year to allow time for your studies and potentially increase hours when you are free.
Queen Mary Students' Union is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer and we are committed to equality of opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, class or any other dimension of diversity. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, as this group is currently under-represented within the Students’ Union.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.
Read the full job description here.
You can read guidance notes here.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Volunteering and Student Engagement Coordinator, Laura Poole, (l.poole@qmul.ac.uk).
Details about Queen Mary, University of London Students’ Union can be found at www.qmsu.org
To apply please complete the application form here and send to su-recruitment@qmul.ac.uk
The deadline 23:59 on Thursday 9th December 2021. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an online interview on Wednesday, 15 December.