Charity registered in Scotland SC037971
Aberdeen University Students’ Association (AUSA) provides representation and services for students, to enhance their experiences and enable students to enjoy and gain more from their university education.
Our job is to make students’ lives better and we need your help. We’re on the lookout for our new Communications and Marketing Manager. If you share our values (Helpful, Inclusive and Student Focussed) and want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, then this is the post for you.
We want to be an organisation that changes and improves things in the University and the wider world. To do that we will need to be able to build relationships with media, politicians and most importantly our students. Your job will be to work out the best way to communicate and engage with our members so that we are having the maximum impact on their lives.
You will help us campaign on social media, help write our communication strategy, line manage our fantastic student interns and advertise our events.
Activities Development Manager (Maternity Leave Cover)
- Full time
- £34,304
- Aberdeen
- Closing 13th July 2022
AUSA is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated candidate for the role of Activities Development Manager to cover a period of maternity leave. With the opportunity to oversee a team dedicated to supporting student activities at the University of Aberdeen, this role would be ideally suited to someone with experience in a similar environment or an individual ready for the next step in their career. This role is for a fixed period of one year and will provide an excellent opportunity for ongoing development.
Reporting to the CEO, the Activities Development Manager will manage and oversee a high-quality programme of student activities and events aiming to maximise engagement, participation, and satisfaction among the student population. The post holder will provide the management and strategic oversight of the Activities Team and the associated areas of responsibility line managing team members with a range of responsibilities. The Activities Development Manager will forge strong relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external and represent AUSA at a range of meetings and University Committees. The successful candidate will also work to support the AUSA Sabbatical Officers (primarily the Vice President for Activities) in the running of activities and events and their day-to-day roles. A full Job Description can be found below.
Applicants must be an enthusiastic, dynamic, motivated leader with excellent communication skills and experience in Sports/ Events, staff management plus data/budgeting responsibilities. A core value must be a commitment to student led work and a drive to deliver excellent services for our students and being helpful and supportive at all. Experience of the higher education sector and working with students/ young people is desirable.
In support of this, you must be able to clearly demonstrate skills and experience in the following areas:
- Student Sport
- Relationship Building
- Ability to resolve difficult situations
- Excellent communication, organisation and time-management skills
- Risk management experience
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, qualified, enthusiastic and highly motivated Finance and Business Support Manager to join AUSA, a registered charity, based on the University of Aberdeen campus.
AUSA is an organisation dedicated to representing the needs of the students at the University of Aberdeen. We provide support, advice, representation and we work with and support students; who run over 150 societies, 57 sports clubs, three media groups and many other student initiatives.
Reporting to the CEO, the Finance and Business Support Manager will be accountable for
- preparation of all financial information required by the Association to enable it to carry out its day to day operations and its legal responsibilities
- all aspects of internal Business Support for the Association, including management of HR, Health and Safety, IT and general office administration.
- financial management of the in-house bar-cafe.
Applicants must be an enthusiastic, dynamic, motivated leader with excellent communication skills and solid experience in managing the finances/ business support of a small but diverse organisation. A core value must be a commitment to student led work and a drive to deliver excellent services for our students.
You will need to hold a professional accountancy qualification with experience in producing management accounts and Board Level reporting while demonstrating the ability to interpret complex financial information. Experience of both working within a charity and HR Knowledge is desirable.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
In addition, you must be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent work experience.
- Experience of using an integrated financial accounting system, such as XERO, or equivalent.
- Experience of Point of Sale/Electronic Payment Systems (e.g SQUARE)
- Previous experience of managing staff
- Knowledge of current Accounting standards and Charity SORP
- Appropriate level of IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite, and data management systems.
- Knowledge of GDPR
- Knowledge of SAGE payroll system
- Knowledge and/ or experience of commercial delivery.
A full job description and person specification is available below.