Our Vision
To transform the student experience
Our Mission is to actively empower our student community to reach their potential by providing opportunities to shape themselves, their Union, and their future.
Our Ultimate Goals
- To create a vibrant student community that our members are proud to belong to.
- To provide transformative learning experiences in active partnership with the University.
- To develop our member’s skills and confidence to take their next steps and we remain ready to support them.
- To create change our members want by championing their voice to the University
Our Values
As a values-driven charity we are always working to include our values: Vibrant, Ambitious, Supportive, Inclusive, and Open, in every aspect of our work and expect our Trustees, Elected Officers, staff and volunteers to live these values every single day.
Work Environment
We encourage enquiries from everyone and value diversity for our employees. We are willing to consider flexible working arrangements and invite you to talk to us if you wished to consider a variation on the hours advertised.
We champion equal opportunities, equality and dignity in the workplace, making this a safe environment to work in. We want to foster a supportive and diverse work environment for our employees which is able to respond to the needs of individual employees and the collective voice of the employee team via the Staff Wellbeing Committee. We are committed to allocating funding towards the development of our team ethos through events and activities as well as celebratory occasions and informal gatherings.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Union of Students are an equal opportunities employer and encourage and value diversity for our employees. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement or once in post. We will consider flexible working arrangements and champion equal opportunities, equality, and dignity in the workplace.
We welcome and encourage job applications from all sections of the local, national, and international community. We will select the best candidate solely on the basis of merit and ability to do the job. Unjustifiable discrimination based on gender, race, age, disability, religious or political beliefs, sexual orientation or any other reason will form no part of our selection process.