We're Hiring!
We are currently recruiting for a new member of staff and a Chair of the Board of Trustees to join our team at Norwich Arts SU!
Norwich Arts Students' Union (NASU) is committed to enhancing the student experience at Norwich University through adopting a human focused approach and channelling the creativity and diversity of our student body in all our work. We aim to empower and liberate all students through our advice and voice work, while also providing opportunities for students to find real and impactful community thus enriching their time at university. Our Mission is to help students Find their Voice, Find their People, and Find their Fun.
Please see our current vacancies below:
Advice and Representation Project Manager
Location: Norwich, UK
Salary: £28,031
NASU is looking for someone who matches our values; wants to develop their skills; and understands the importance of putting students at the centre of the services we provide. Norwich Arts Students’ Union has gone through an exciting development journey with this role playing key part of delivering our strategy. This post will be responsible for delivering the “Find your Voice” section of our Strategy. The post will provide support to our elected Presidents, as well as managing and delivering our advice service, and voice and representation work. A key part of this role will be to lead on the delivery of the SU’s democratic functions, including our Full Time and Part Time Officer elections. The role will work closely with the SU’s Managing Director to collaboratively build and maintain an excellent advice service for our members, as well as work closely with colleagues in the University's Quality Team.
We are proudly a developmental organisation and expect this post to be filled by someone who comes to us not fully formed but with a strong desire to grow in the role. You might be a full or part time officer at a Students’ Union, already in a career staff role at an SU or from another sector entirely. We are much more interested in your values and work ethic than we are your experience and would encourage applications from anyone who thinks that we’re an organisation that speaks to them.
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Job Description and Person Specification
Interested candidates should fill out the application form for the role which can be found above. The application asks for some details about you and asks you to answer 6 questions. In the application form we have left space for you to write your answer or alternatively link to an alternative way of answering the questions. This could be a video, a drawing, a slide in a presentation or anything that suits your communication style. One of our values is being creatively centred and we want to open the door to people applying for this role in a way that shows their authentic selves.
Once your form is complete, please email it to studentsunion@norwichuni.ac.uk along with your CV
If you would find a conversation about the role useful you can reach out to our Managing Director, Arran (a.cottam@norwichuni.ac.uk), to book in a teams or phone call.
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Location: most meetings will be held online via Microsoft Teams, with occasional in person meetings in Norwich, UK
Salary: This is a volunrary position with reasonable expenses reimbursed when travel is required
About the Role: In 2023 we reached agreement with our institution, Norwich University of the Arts, that the Students’ Union needed significant structural change and increased investment. Since then the SU’s budget has increased by over 400%; we’ve gone from a staff team of one to a staff team of 4 full time and 7 part time people whilst retaining our two sabbatical officers; we’ve done a democracy review that makes student decision making and leadership much simpler; we’ve put together and implemented a new strategy; we’ve rebranded and renamed the organisation; and we’ve gone through an incorporation process and are now a Charity. A key role in our new structure is the Chair of the Board of Trustees and we are looking for someone with experience of membership organisations and supporting them to grow sustainably and with students at the heart of what we do. We are ambitious and want someone to support us in becoming the best Small and Specialist Students’ Union in the UK
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To apply for this role please email our Managing Director, Arran a.cottam@norwichuni.ac.uk, with a document no longer than two sides of A4 outlining your experience and why you feel you would be a good fit as our Chair of the Board.
If you would like a conversation about the role please reach out to Arran and we’d be happy to arrange a conversation! The deadline for applications is 9am on 1st December and interviews will take place on the week of December 8th
