£24,815 per annum
Full time - 36.5 hours per week- The position is predominantly office based, working mostly office hours (8:45-17:00, Monday to Friday), but will allow a percentage of Hybrid working. This role also requires applicants to work some weekends and evenings.
Closing Date: 9am Monday 11 August 2025
Job ref: 42/25

This role is only open to internal applicants; you must be a current employee of Leeds University Union to be considered for this position.

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.ac.uk or follow us on X@LeedsUniUnion and Instagram.

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to work with the University Residence Life Team, to plan and deliver a curated programme of diverse and inclusive events for Halls of Residence students as specified by Residence Life, within LUU. The events will reflect our key event drivers - social, experiential and learning.

Some of the main responsibilities would include:

• Working in partnership with Residence LIfe, to continually review and update event and engagement programmes and to create a curated offer of event opportunities for Residence Life to commission.
• Support in delivering a varied programme of events for the academic year, including key points in the calendar such as Freshers Week, Halloween, Christmas and other culturally significant festivals.
• To work effectively with people, developing productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and students living in University Residences.
• Liaising with the Residence Life team, acting as key contact for LUU to ensure excellent communication between both organisations.
• To control spending in line with the budget to maximise efficiency including the control of wages where these are variable.
• To ensure that personal / industry knowledge and skills are updated to ensure effectiveness in meeting work objectives.
• To ensure the events delivered for Residence Life are accessible for all, and meet the needs of our diverse membership.
• Pro-active promotion of Residence Life events, utilising LUU’s social channels and recommended strategy for Res Life’s social channels.
• Provide support for Residence Life Social Committee members and individual halls organising events and making external bookings as required by Residence Life.
• To support Residence Life in delivering a programme of events for each residence for the new intake of students, and where requested work with Wardens and, in some instances, the Residence Committee.

You will be an excellent communicator, team player as well as having creative ideas to design a varied events programme.

What you get in return

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.

This role also offers development opportunities through training, job shadowing and wider organisational involvement in key projects and initiatives.

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 hr@luu.ac.uk.

Student Programmes Coordinator (Residences Events) Application Pack

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

Key Date Information

Closing Date: 9am Monday 11 August 2025

Interview Date: Wednesday 20 August 2025

Start Date: To be agreed with line manager

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