Job Description

UWE Bristol School of Arts has a fantastic opportunity for a Programme Support Assistant (PSA) to support our BA and MA Photography programmes.

Based at City Campus, you\'ll act as a liaison, and support between students and staff - supporting students in their learning, developing practice, and achieving their preferred destinations within these practice-based programmes. Our PSAs provide valuable enhanced support and mentoring to students as well as links to programme staff, contributing to the continuous improvement of the student experience.

You\'ll work alongside the programme team, to develop and implement a social media strategy that promotes the programmes and disseminates student work to new audiences via appropriate social media platforms.

In addition, our PSAs often help facilitate healthy and dynamic working environments, assisting with project management support for student-led initiatives and profile-raising projects such as external events and other projects that may sit outside the formal academic curricula and student experience.

Ideally, you\'re someone who has experience of collaborating with teams of people and is able to be proactive within the responsibilities of this role. In addition, you will be able to rapidly generate, develop and promote interesting content for social media. You will take responsibility for archiving student work throughout the academic year in an appropriate and accessible format. You will be within three years of graduation from a BA(Hons) or Masters\' qualification in relevant discipline, or can demonstrate equivalent recent experience. In addition, creative industry experience and/or evidence of emerging professional practice is welcome.

This role is a training/developmental position and does not involve academic teaching or research.

We are hoping to hold interviews on 2nd August 2023 at Bower Ashton Campus.

This post is based at our in Bristol city centre which comprises of Bower Ashton Studios, Arnolfini, Spike Island and Watershed and is home to UWE Bristol\'s creative and cultural subjects. Through a combination of University sites and partnerships with creative and cultural organisations in the city, we have developed a network of cultural and creative spaces.

In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of including:

• a generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
• career average pension schemes available for all staff groups
• access to a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

To discuss the role, please contact .

This is a part-time, fixed-term post until June 2024 working 15 hours per week.

This post is not available on a job share basis.

As a employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

This role is campus based for all of your time.

New appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Candidates must be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview.

UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

\xc2\xa324,715 to \xc2\xa328,131 per annum pro rata - Grade D

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