Job Description

Societies Development Coordinator

Our Opportunities Team support students with all of the sports clubs and societies available to UWE Bristol Students during their time at university.

We have close to 100 societies for students to join and over 40 sports clubs for students to engage with during their time at UWE Bristol.

We have two Societies positions within the Opportunities Team:

Societies Development Coordinator

Societies Administrator

Both positions report to, and are supported by, the Opportunities Manager.

We are currently recruiting for the Societies Development Coordinator.

The Societies development coordinator will be responsible for developing the societies offering and processes and the development and delivery of high-quality committee training for all societies. This would include the analysis of membership numbers against previous years, engagement levels and analysing why changes have occurred, producing graphs, charts and comparison reports and developing initiatives to improve engagement.

This position will also support the VP Societies and Communication with their manifesto, societies conferences and support them alongside a project working group to organise the annual Societies awards.

Day to day this position will support with lots of general administration and engagement duties in addition to the developmental aspects of the role above.

Annually, the Societies Development Coordinator will support and engage with organisational wide initiatives including: Elections, Welcome and Freshers/ Welcome Fairs, Speak Week, Sports Awards, Societies Awards and other key organisational projects.

Please review the job description on our website to see the full duties and responsibilities of the role and the skills and experience required.

We are looking for a proactive, engaging and approachable individual with a strong administrative skill set and the ability to deliver high quality in-person training.

If you have reviewed the job description and feel that this could be the ideal position for you, why not view our applicant pack on our website to learn more about organisation to decide if this could be the position for you!

If you have any questions about the position, working within the Opportunities Team, or The Students' Union at UWE, please email

surecruit@uwe.ac.uk

Additional Information

Grade:

3.1

Salary:

24,730

Duration of Role:

FIXED TERM 22 MONTH CONTRACT

Hours per Week:

37 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7, Monday-Friday

Given the nature of the post, weekend and evening working will be required with notice to achieve the desired outcomes at key times of the year, this can be outlined during interview.

Holiday:

27 Days + Closure Days + Bank Holidays 'pro rata'

Location:

Based at Frenchay Campus- Bristol

*The postholder may be required to work at, or from any of the Union's establishments (Bower Ashton Campus, Glenside Campus etc)

How to Apply

Here at The Students' Union we want our workforce to reflect the makeup of the community we serve.

Therefore, we welcome all applications irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, religion, belief, sexual orientation, age or disability.

*Please note that in line with the working time regulations, no current student applications will be accepted for this position due to it being a full time, 37 hour per week position, so please do not apply if you are a current student.

To apply for this role, please visit our website to download an

Application

and

Equal Opportunities

form and return to

surecruit@uwe.ac.uk

If you have any questions about this role please email

surecruit@uwe.ac.uk

Application Deadline:

4pm on Sunday 19th October 2025.

*Please note that no applications will be accepted following the above deadline

Interview Date:

Interviews will take place on 28th October 2025

Start Date:

1st December 2025

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 22 months

Pay: From 24,730.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Paid volunteer time Private dental insurance Private medical insurance Sick pay
Work Location: In person