Job Description

Academic Representation Coordinator

35 hours per week annualised (1827 total hours – made up of 1547 working hours and 280 holiday hours)

Are you looking for an ambitious role which offers a high level of variety and responsibility?

LiverpoolSU is the Students’ Union for over 20,000 students at Liverpool John Moores University and exists to help all of our members love student life. We do this through running sports, clubs, societies and events; campaigning with and on behalf of students; and offering support advice and information. We want our students to have the best academic and social experience Liverpool can offer.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Student Voice Team, as we enter a year of real change, both with the way we do things internally and the Higher Education landscape nationally. Working with the Student Voice Manager, the Academic Representation Coordinator will assist the work of the Student Voice Department to make LJMU a better University for students, by developing, facilitating and supporting opportunities for students to engage in academic representation and have full input on matters relating to their academic experience.

This exciting role will allow you to use your creativity and make the most of your proactive approach to work. The right candidate will be given the opportunity to shine!

As Academic Representation Co-ordinator you will:

• Develop a Course Rep scheme that accurately and legitimately represents LJMU students and creates positive change AND enables students to build their employability status and be fully aware of how to use and demonstrate the skills they’ve received makes them more employable.

• Work to support the University and LiverpoolSU in achieving its quality targets for education

• Ensure that academic members of staff & LJMU administrators feel that they are LiverpoolSU’s partners and they want to promote the Course Rep Scheme and see the benefit of it.

• Ensure excellent standard of management and support for Course Reps, the VPAQ and Student Voice Support Assistants that role models excellent behaviour and creates a team of motivated, ambassadorial people working towards shared goals

Applications must be received by Monday, 6th June at 5pm

Interviews will take place on Tuesday, 14th June 2016

LiverpoolSU is committed to promoting equal opportunities and valuing diversity and to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination.