Student Voice Assistant - Humanities & Social Sciences; Student

We are looking for an enthusiastic student to join our Representation Team!

Student Voice Assistant - Humanities & Social Sciences (Student Role Only)

Job Reference:
UPSU
26264

Remuneration: £13.45 per hour

Term:
Part time, fixed term until July 2027

Closing date:
Midday, 20th July 2026

Interview date:
4th August 2026

We are looking for a student staff member – a Student Voice Assistant for the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences – to support the Representation team in our work with Student Reps (training, support, recognition), help us continue our partnership with University Staff, and to develop our democratic structures and student council. The post‑holders will support the Student Representation team in the organisation, communication, and support of our Student Reps, ensuring they are engaging with UPSU and their University commitments, attending mandatory and additional training, and ensuring they are carrying out their roles effectively.

It’ll be important to understand how to communicate with students from different backgrounds, how to work within a team and handle competing priorities, and how to adapt to volunteer needs, along with a good grasp of broader student issues and an understanding of student voice in general.

The position will be 7 hours a week (equivalent to 1 day a week) but this is flexible and there may be additional hours available depending on need. You don’t need to be from a particular faculty to be one of our Student Voice Assistants, but a HSS student would be preferable.

• Communication
• Working with volunteers
• Problem Solving
• Organisation
• Google Suite (or Microsoft Office if you are unfamiliar with Google apps)
• Creative and Social Media skills are beneficial but not essential

• Flexible working (work around other commitments)
• Inclusive and supportive team

Beginning of September

We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community and we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment which supports everyone from recruitment through to appointment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people and as part of this commitment, we are working to improve the diversity of our workforce to ensure that it is as relevant and representative of our student community as possible and are actively encouraging applications from underrepresented groups.