Job Description

GROW Your Future (GYF) is a Widening Participation (WP) initiative, designed to support students from underrepresented and/or disadvantaged backgrounds, by providing a gateway to accessing additional targeted careers support and activity. GYF offers opportunities through a variety of initiatives, and aims to be a supportive student community.
As a GROW Your Future Marketing Assistant, you will support the GROW Your Future team by focusing on the student experience, requiring specialist marketing and communications knowledge to promote GYF to students, and the many activities this includes to the GYF student community.
If you have any questions about this role, please contact Hannah Bell, Careers WP Manager -
Pay Rate: 12.21 per hour plus 1.47 holiday pay
Start Date: 3rd November 2025
End Date: 31st July 2026
Interview Date: 23rd October 2025
Location: On campus/ Remote
Working Pattern: 3-5 hours a week

Tasks are likely to include:

• Creating content and maintaining the Instagram channel which provides vital information about GROW Your Future to our student community
• Maintaining contact with students enrolled on GROW Your Future
• Managing marketing campaigns, and developing the GYF brand across campus, as well as creating other promotional material through Canva
• Developing the GYF student community through the Instagram page
• Gathering student feedback

Person Specification

• Current student at Lancaster University
• A current member of GROW Your Future (to find out more and see if you are eligible to join visit https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/ask/grow-your-future/)
• Skilled user of social media, with a focus on Instagram
• Able to create attractive social media content including images and graphics through Canva
• Ability to provide effective administrative support, including good knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular use of Word, Excel, MS Teams, and Outlook emails
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Desire and ability to work both in a team and independently
• An interest in and commitment to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Multi-Tasking
• Flexibility
• Organisation
• Planning and Organising

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.
Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand.
Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
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