Society Coordinator

The SU Activities Team supports more than 200 student-led groups, including societies, volunteer projects, sports clubs, and community initiatives. Our team of Coordinators play a key role in helping these groups thrive by providing guidance, oversight, and administrative support across a wide range of activities.

As a Society Coordinator, you will be a trusted source of advice and support for student societies within the activities area. You will help students with their planning of events, reviewing event documentation to ensure activities are safe, compliant, and well organised. This will include advising on areas such as risk assessments, budgets, venues, and event planning processes.

You will also support the Society Manager with annual planning activities and contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of administrative processes. A key part of the role will involve monitoring student staff workloads and providing administrative support to help ensure projects and tasks are completed effectively and on time.

In addition, you will help identify and coordinate training opportunities, support marketing and promotional activities, and provide guidance on other student-led initiatives.

We are looking for an organised and proactive individual with an understanding of event management and confidence in using online administrative systems. You will be comfortable working with data, managing multiple priorities, and providing support and guidance to a wide range of stakeholders. Experience of using online platforms, including social media, would be advantageous.

Life at The SU Bath is busy, rewarding, and full of variety. You'll be joining a welcoming and inclusive team where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to our organisation and the students we represent. More than just a job, this is a chance to help shape the student experience and make a positive impact on our community.

The SU Bath offers a competitive salary, flexible working with opportunities, and a range of staff benefits. Our staff enjoy a supportive, safe, and positive working environment where everyone is encouraged to thrive.

This role is offered on a part-time basis (0.6 fte) for a fixed-term period until June 2027 to cover for secondment.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Anna Boneham at  but please note that all applications must be submitted via the University website.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, Linked In Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

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