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Representation Officer

Employer
The Open University
Location
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Salary
£27,025 - £32,236
Closing date
3 Dec 2018

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Representation Officer

Open University Students Association
£27,025 - £32,236
Ref: 11727
Based in Milton Keynes

The Organisation

The Open University Students Association is the largest Students Association in the UK serving the interests of over 175,000 part-time students spread across the UK, Europe and beyond. Our job is to represent the interests of this vast and extremely diverse body of students. Whilst we operate within a world-class University, we are not governed by the OU. The OU Students Association is an independent organisation, a registered charity in its own right, run by elected student leaders. Our team of dedicated, professional staff provide the vital support needed to deliver excellent services across the breadth of our student population.

The Job

You will be developing the work of the OU Students Association by working with the Student Voice Team and the passionate Student Representatives to increase our active membership, and improve the participation of students to shaping their academic experience. This will be done by building effective working relationships with the representatives and staff, as well as producing guidance, resources and a comprehensive training package. The Representation Officer be part of the overall coordination of the student representative system, and provide guidance in matters relating to education and the OU student experience.

The Person

You should be educated to degree level or equivalent with experience of supporting students and student voice projects. Due to the nature of our representation structures, you will need a creative mind to develop and deliver new ideas and the ability to generate engaging content for our Student Representatives. You will be highly organised, proactive and capable of working under pressure to tight deadlines.

How to apply

No CVs will be accepted. OU Students Association Application forms and further particulars with more information on the role, our organisation and the selection process can be downloaded from The Open University website http://www.open.ac.uk/about/employment/vacancies/representation-officer-11727

Closing date for applications: 12noon Monday 3rd December 2018

THIS POSITION IS WITH THE OPEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION AND NOT WITH THE OPEN UNIVERSITY.

The Open University Students Association is committed to Equal Opportunities in education and employment and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Open University Students Association, Charity Commission Registration Number in England & Wales: 1144251; in Scotland SC042840

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