£23,865 to £24,213 per annum (for exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £27,859 per annum).
Hybrid
This role will be based on site, primarily in the named location with the opportunity to work remotely available in line with our Adaptive Working Framework.
We have one simple promise - to make a positive impact. Through our ground-breaking research, teaching excellence and commitment to sustainable living, we are changing lives for the better.
The University of Derby is a modern university with a modern outlook. Everything we do is driven by delivering excellence and opportunities for our students, our staff and our region.
We have some of the best university facilities in the UK and achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and have been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 - making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes.
Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees an inclusive culture that centres itself around staff wellbeing, where you can be confident you will receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to enhance your skills.
Our Provost - Learning and Teaching department drives forward the University's ambition to provide excellence and opportunities for all students; building on Derby's long-standing reputation for teaching excellence, ensuring the development of sector-leading flexible, integrated learning that aligns to the needs of learners, not just now but in the future.
The Student Engagement and Enhancement (SE&E) team provide evidence-based insight to enhance existing practices and facilitate positive change for students and the University. The team strives to help foster a community where both students and staff listen to one another, collaborate, and challenge safely, whilst amplifying the voices of those who go unheard. It is our mission to enable an inclusive environment where all students from all backgrounds are empowered to feel a sense of belonging. The work of SE&E focuses on the following strands: student insight, sense of belonging, and developing a culture of partnership. To achieve student engagement, students and staff work in partnership; students are seen as partners.
Only available to current 2nd year Undergraduate students studying at the University of Derby. The Student Engagement and Enhancement Placement is a year long placement which is key to supporting the activities that contribute to enabling an environment where students can thrive and succeed at university.
Working with the Student Engagement and Enhancement team (SE&E), you will reflect on their own experiences, student insight gathered from student voice mechanisms and sector research to provide an evidence base to support SE&E. This evidence will be used to identify and co-create activities for all students as well as bespoke groups of students throughout the student journey. These activities will support the student experience and facilitate impactful change across the University. All activities will need to be student-focused, using empathy, understanding and reflection. The role is collaborative and will work across the SE&E team, wider Student Engagement department and across the University.
We are seeking a proactive and organised current University of Derby student for the placement role. You will work on activities, initiatives and projects within the Student Engagement and Enhancement team (SE&E) and with teams across the University with the aim to support students and improve student experience.
You will have the opportunity to utilise your creativity and problem-solving skills to contribute to our current activities and provide the additional perspective of a current student to support enhancements.
IT literacy and proficiency with basic software applications are essential for this role, along with strong written and oral communication skills to convey information clearly and professionally. You will also thrive in a team environment, contributing positively while managing tasks independently where required.
You will have the flexibility to grow, identify areas of development and will have continued support and coaching throughout the placement with the team.
Please note that students who are studying at the University of Derby on a Student Visa will not be eligible to apply for this role unless a placement year is a mandatory, graded part of your course.- Critically reflect on current activities and practices to ensure that these are student focussed, using recent experiences of being a University of Derby student and using the University services.
- Contribute to collection of student voice through a variety of mechanisms, reporting student insight gathered to provide institutional understanding. Assist withidentifying recommendations for enhancements and support with the communication of action taken to close the feedback loop.
- Use evidence informed approaches through exploring internal and external research on student engagement, enhancement and student voice.
- Contribute to identifying, planning and the delivery of activities for all students and bespoke activities to specific student groups.
- Support with recording Student Engagement and Enhancement activity, tracking actions, being a contact point for enquires, organising meetings, and other administrative functions to ensure the efficient operation of the office, in line with policy and procedures.
- Follow through the journey of an event, ensuring that logistics, communications, and monitoring impact are embedded.
- Network across the institution, and externally, to ensure that student engagement is fully understood, action is taken wherenecessary,and successes are celebrated.
- Support with team projects and ensure that own initiative is used.
- Strive to ensure that opportunities for development or alternative ways of thinking arecapitalisedon and taken forward both within the team and when influencing others.
- Undertake training as required, taking responsibility for maintaining and updating knowledge and skills.
- Work in accordance with university policies and procedures (including Equality and Diversity and Data Management), promote social mobility, equality and diversity for students and staff and sustain an inclusive environment.
- GCSE C or above (grade 4 equivalent) in English & Mathematics.
- Working towards an undergraduate degree at the University of Derby.
Experience
- Experience of working with Microsoft Office packages or equivalent.
- Experience of researching, data collection, data analysis and reporting
- Experience of using a variety of communication medium, authoring, editing and proof reading
Skills, knowledge & abilities
- Awareness of the University of Derby and its
- Knowledge of a customer focused environment.
- Ability to network effectively and work across teams and with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrable research and data analysis skills.
- Ability to contribute to team discussions with confidence and fresh ideas.
- Ability to innovate and think creatively, work on own initiative, and prioritise workload.
Business requirements
- A flexible approach to working will be required including occasional evening and weekend working.
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 38 days inclusive of bank holidays and concessionary days (pro rata)
- Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family-friendly policies, generous sick pay provision and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to a variety of staff discounts at high street retailers
- Discounted onsite gym
- Cycle to Work scheme
- A flexible working environment
- A commitment to personal and professional development
For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Ryan Davidson, Student Enhancement Officer via
For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via .
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers under the Skilled Worker route for this role; however, applications are welcome from candidates who are able to demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
The University of Derby is committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, disability, trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.
We are Disability Confident Employers, demonstrating our commitment to disability inclusion, and invite applicants to highlight adjustments they may require to ensure equitable participation in our recruitment processes.
Further, we are committed to ensuring an environment which is trans and non-binary-inclusive for all our staff, students, partners, and visitors, and continuously review our policies, guidance and training.
When applying to join the University, you can choose your preferred title, including the gender-neutral title 'Mx'. We also ask our candidates if they would like to share their preferred pronouns.This is voluntary but demonstrates our commitment to inclusivity for trans and non-binary candidates.Once employed, you can add pronouns and preferred names onto our system.
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