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Student Activities and Relations Officer
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About The Role As Student Activities & Relations Officer you will play a key role in delivering an outstanding student experience with a key responsibility to look after the general experience of our students through a range of activities including: Facilitating, supporting and encouraging student engagement in social activities and events. You will also facilitate the Student Activities Association working closely with volunteer student representatives to ensure best practice in all areas of the student-led provision Overseeing and supporting the Student Activities Ambassador at the Birmingham campus, which will include working at our Birmingham campus one day per week (train fares will be funded). A fun and important role to enhance our student journey & experience. About Us The QA Business School provides a range of Business, Management and IT career focused programmes, ranging from Level 3 to Level 7 where students can choose to study at one of our city centre campuses in either London or Birmingham. The purpose built campuses provide state of the art facilities and our team of academic teaching and support staff have a real passion for all aspects of learning and development. Main Responsibilities * Oversee the Student Activities Association (SAA), working closely with student volunteers to ensure best practice in all areas of the student-led provision. * Encourage and positively promote student engagement in student-led activities and events providing training and support to equip student event organisers and volunteers with the skills to run successful activities. * Be responsible for proposing and organising a termly calendar of events that are fully inclusive, suitable for our diverse student community of students and within budget * Maintain an awareness of low-cost or free events, activities and social opportunities for students in the London area, raising awareness and promoting accordingly. * Develop and maintain effective communication with students using print, web and social media to publicise and promote events, compile /edit student newsletters or provide student feedback as directed by the Head of Student Welfare and Relations. * Foster links with local businesses and facilities to source discounts and special offers for students. * Seek, develop and build collaborative activities with other London university centres, including Student Central, to provide a broader range of social events and networking opportunities for students. * Promote the sale of student university merchandise and liaise with the finance department to organise payment and stock control. * Organise student orientation week events, such as Freshers' day, working with the Course Directors to timetable agreed activities. Your Skills & Experience * Qualified to degree level or equivalent * Practical experience of planning and delivering events * Experience of working in a student focussed environment, preferably in further or higher education * Practical experience of working with international students and understanding of cultural diversity * Understanding of safeguarding and child protection policies in an HE environment * High level of verbal communication skills including the ability to plan and deliver workshops and induction talks to groups of students * Excellent written communication skills including the ability to write clear reports, develop student focussed newsletters, update and review policy and procedure * Basic understanding of the complexities of working with international tier 4 visa students * Well organised and methodical - for example the ability to plan and co-ordinate activities and events to compliment a complex teaching schedule * Good IT skills including office applications - such as power-point (Practical experience of using social media such as Facebook and twitter to communicate with interest groups In return, we are offering a competitive package.