We are looking for a passionate and engaging Student Voice Coordinator to join our Student Services Department.
The postholder will lead and coordinate the Students’ Union and College’s student representation and engagement, ensuring all students can understand, access, and participate effectively in Students’ Union and College processes. They will oversee democratic processes, elections and the Course Representative system, providing high-quality training, mentoring, and support to elected Officers and student representatives to develop their leadership, skills, and confidence.
This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week.
Responsibilities include:
- To support Students to understand, navigate and participate in the College and Students’ Union student voice mechanisms and processes.
- Lead the development and coordination of the Course Representative system, ensuring effective recruitment, training and ongoing support for all course representatives.
- To provide coaching, mentoring and leadership for the elected Students’ Union officers and executive.
- Empower and assist Elected Officers in fulfilling their manifesto promises, ensuring they have the support and tools needed to achieve positive outcomes for students.
- To work with the elected Officers to coordinate an effective programme of face-to-face engagement with students across all College campuses.
- Maintain and enhance up-to-date knowledge of best practice in student democracy and representation, to inform and drive continuous improvement of the college’s representative structures.
- To design and administer systems that allow students to engage with the Union through a variety of methods, including digital, i.e. focus groups, conferences, and campaigns.
- Collaborate with the relevant staff to plan and deliver BCSU’s elections cycle, including candidate training and support, and initiatives to boost student participation and engagement.
- Support the Returning Officer in the effective delivery of all Union Elections.
- To coordinate the programme of events and activities that support the Students’ Union student engagement work, including any relevant conferences or meetings.
- To develop new initiatives that enable us to effectively listen to and act upon student feedback.
- Develop positive and productive working relationships with colleagues, partners and stakeholders.
- Establish effective processes for tracking and analysing student issues, using this insight to strengthen and demonstrate the impact of student voice across the college.
- Develop and implement engaging methods to showcase the impact of student representation and democracy, effectively communicating the value and outcomes of student voice activities.
- Collaborate with college teams, committees, and departments to strengthen and embed student representation across all relevant areas of activity.
- Work to uphold the values of transparency, trust and impartiality in all aspects of student voice, ensuring that student representation and democratic processes are fair, open and accountable.
- To ensure full Student representation across the range of appropriate College committees and working groups
- To produce Student Voice reports aligned with the College quality cycle.
- To ensure that Student Voice requirements are documented in all Student Services Service Level Agreements
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The Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will be a learner and quality-focused with a commitment to our vision of working together to transform lives. You should be able to contribute to our journey to Outstanding, creating a positive working and study environment, and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion should be embedded within your core values.
Education & Training
- Degree or equivalent qualification, or comparable experience in a relevant field.
- GCSE 4 – 9 or equivalent level 2 qualification in Maths, or be prepared to pass a test before the interview to demonstrate level 2 ability, and then, if appointed, achieve within an agreed timescale
- GCSE 4 - 9 or equivalent level 2 qualification in English, or be prepared to pass a test before the interview to demonstrate level 2 ability, and then, if appointed, achieve within an agreed timescale
Experience
- Experience of working or volunteering in an education, training, or support services setting
- Experience of planning, delivering and facilitating group work sessions
- Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of strategies
- Experience of delivering innovative project work.
- Experience of supporting others to achieve positive outcomes
- Experience of designing and delivering training.
- Experience of working under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Experience in designing and implementing administrative systems and processes
- Experience of using social media channels
- Experience of administering online systems
For an informal discussion about the role, please email recruit@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, depending on the level of interest and number of applications, so early application is advised.
Please note that if you are successful and accept a role, any other ongoing applications for other roles with us will be withdrawn automatically.
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Bradford College
At Bradford College, our ambition is to transform the lives of our learners, help them to aim higher and support them to achieve their goals.
Located in the heart of Bradford, we offer a wide range of courses at varying levels, with something to suit everyone. From undergraduate to postgraduate and professional qualifications, to distance learning and short community courses.
We aim to attract and retain knowledgeable, passionate and focused individuals who can inspire, motivate and support both learners and colleagues. With a can-do attitude and desire for continuous self-improvement, you could make a difference in the lives of everyone at Bradford College.
Should you be shortlisted for an interview, as a Disability Confident employer, where required, we will make reasonable adjustments to your interview to ensure you are given the best opportunity to succeed. If you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments for the interview, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss your options.
Bradford College is proud to be working towards becoming a Menopause Friendly Accredited Employer. This commitment reflects our dedication to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace for all staff. We are implementing policies, resources, and awareness initiatives to ensure everyone feels valued and supported through every stage of life.
Benefits of working at Bradford College:
- Generous annual leave entitlement – equivalent to 30 days of holidays, plus bank holidays
- Additional college closure days, including a 2-week Christmas closure
- West Yorkshire Pension Scheme, with a generous 18% employer contribution
- Annual salary reviews
- Career progression opportunities – 54% of all vacancies are filled internally
- Free sports and gym facilities
- Free wellbeing initiatives and access to our exclusive staff indoor and outdoor wellbeing space
- Confidential employee assistance service and on-site mental health first aiders
- Access to Bradford College benefits hub, offering retail, travel, leisure and dining discounts and cashback
- Discounts on greener travel – cycle to work scheme & local MetroCard and Northern Rail discounts
- Access to hair and beauty treatments in our student-led Signature Spa
- On-site dining facilities, including our award-winning Grove restaurant
- A host of training development opportunities
- Fantastic campus facilities, a short walk to public transport links in the heart of the City of Culture 2025
- The opportunity to work for an organisation that is truly committed to creating a better future for all through education and training.
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*If you have the drive to further develop your skills and abilities, you will be given the support and opportunities you need to enhance your career. This includes access to in-house training and CPD, professional and academic qualifications and mentoring.
Bradford College is committed to supporting and promoting diversity and inclusion amongst our staff and student body. We promote applications across all sections of the community, recognising the benefits a diverse workforce can bring and therefore particularly encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented in our workforce.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In line with our statutory safeguarding requirements detailed in Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation, this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check, employment references, health screening and social media search.
Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection with children and vulnerable adults.