£24,815 per annum
Full time - 36.5 hours per week, 8:45 to 17:00 Monday to Friday with a one hour unpaid lunch break.
Closing Date: 23:59 Sunday 13 July 2025
Job ref: 35/25

Leeds University Union (LUU) is a charity that helps over 38,000 students Love their time at Leeds. Located at the heart of campus, the Union is a space to meet people, make new friends and get involved.

Find out more about Leeds University Union at www.luu.org.uk or follow us on X @LeedsUniUnion and Instagram.

We’re seeking a highly organised and proactive Leadership Support Coordinator to provide essential administrative and operational support to our CEO and Senior Leadership Team. In this dynamic role, you’ll help drive the strategic agenda of Leeds University Union (LUU), ensuring the CEO’s time is focused on delivering our mission and vision.

From managing complex diaries and coordinating key meetings to liaising with Trustees and external stakeholders, you’ll play a critical part in the smooth running of the CEO’s office. If you thrive on variety, collaboration, and making things happen, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

About You:

• Proven experience as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, or in a similar role supporting senior leadership.
• Skilled in managing busy calendars, arranging travel, and coordinating events.
• Excellent organisational and time-management abilities.
• Strong communication skills and outstanding attention to detail.
• Confident working independently and collaborating across all levels.
• Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Committed to upholding LUU’s values and championing equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-level executive support to the CEO, managing their schedule and prioritising tasks.
• Coordinate and prepare materials for meetings, ensuring the CEO is always fully briefed.
• Support the development and delivery of LUU’s strategic projects and initiatives.
• Build effective relationships with senior leadership, Trustees, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to a positive, high-performance culture by delivering excellent administrative support.
• Handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Foster LUU’s inclusive, student-led culture through your work and interactions.
  

Why Join Us?
At LUU, we’re proud to be a student-led organisation that’s dynamic, inclusive, and driven by purpose. You’ll be part of a supportive and friendly team, with opportunities to contribute to a vibrant community and make a real difference to students’ lives.

The benefits you can enjoy include generous holiday allowance as well as extra Union closed days, extensive opportunities for learning and further development, holiday buy back options, NUS TOTUM Card, onsite venue staff discounts, discounted travel card, and discounted gym membership.

The people and culture at LUU are often cited as the top reason why people enjoy working here. You will be part of an organisation that not only values but champions inclusion and diversity. You can learn more about our commitment to being an anti-racist organisation here and the work we do to ensure that our diverse community is represented and supported here.

Sounds good?

For further details, please download an application pack below. In your application, please explain how you meet the person specification and what you can bring to the team here at LUU. If you have any further questions please contact unihr@leeds.ac.uk.

Leadership Support Coordinator Application Pack

LUU highly values inclusivity and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Key Date Information:

Closing Date: 23:59 Sunday 13 July 2025

Interview Date: Wednesday 30 July 2025

Start Date: To be agreed with the line manager

Details
£24,815.00 per year
Location: Leeds, LS2 9JZ, GB