Student Engagement Assistant  

£13.45 per hour 

Up to 35 hours per week, mostly Monday – Friday with some flexibility needed to include evenings and weekends  

Fixed term contract starting as soon as possible until 28 September 2026  

Please note this opportunity is only available to current RAU students with the right to work in the UK 

Are you looking for a placement or a summer employment opportunity? Are you organised and up for getting stuck in? Do you want to help your Students’ Union’s ongoing transformation journey? This could be the role for you.

About the role and who we’re looking for  

Your Students’ Union has up to two roles available for current RAU students to join the Students’ Union staff team either as a placement or as a summer role. The hours are up to 35 hours per week (full time) and can be flexible around any existing commitments.

The role will work with the small full time staff team and elected President to provide administrative and organisational support for all Union activities and events. You will have the opportunity to get involved in all aspects of RAUSU’s work and there is some flexibility to shape the role around your interests and career ambitions.

The role will include supporting the development of processes and training for our student-led societies, planning and delivering Union events including Welcome Week and delivering fun, inclusive and engaging communications.

This is a staff role, rather than a student leader role, but we are interested in your ideas and experience as an RAU student to help the Union in its transformation journey. We’re looking for someone who is organised, flexible, with great attention to detail and able to work in a fast-paced environment. There will be a lot of administrative work and a need to do many things from scratch so being comfortable with ambiguity and the ability to work unsupervised is essential.

Your Students’ Union is in a period of transformation. As a registered charity and company, we are independent from the University and need to ensure we are an organisation that is representative of all RAU students, fit for purpose and fit for the future. That means there’s lots to do behind the scenes ensuring that our processes, policies and finances are compliant as well as improving our student-facing activities and ensuring we consider the needs of the diversity of our student body.

Full details of the role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

For an informal conversation about the opportunity, or if you have any questions or need any support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact the Students’ Union at su@rausu.co.uk  

How to apply 

Please send your CV and a supporting statement which explains why you want to work at RAUSU and how you meet each bullet point of the person specification to su@rausu.co.uk by 9am on Wednesday 29 April 2026. 

All applications will be read by a human and we’d like to get to know the person behind the application so we’d ask that you limit your use of AI when completing your application.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 5 May 2026.

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