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  • Advertised from 7th July 2022
  • Permanent. 35 hours per week.
  • As well as a generous annual leave entitlement, we also have a range of policies focused on promoting work life balance. We offer other benefits including pension, EAP scheme and discounts.

Role

NUS Scotland is one of the most influential campaigning organisations in Scotland, securing significant wins for students and promoting the importance of strong students’ associations.

Part political, part business and part charity – NUS is a third sector membership organisation with a twist! The student movement in the UK is made up of 500 students’ unions and 7 million students. NUS sits at the heart of this movement, delivering a national student voice and supporting local students’ unions to grow.

In Scotland we represent 500,000 students, with 32 students’ associations in our membership, including all college associations. At NUS Scotland we’ve channeled that power in the last year to win £millions of new funding for student hardship, digital poverty, mental health and student associations.

What’s the job?

We’re on the lookout for an experienced campaigner with a strong background in communications who can help us build a bold and powerful student movement, defending students’ rights and fighting for an education system that works for everyone.

We’re a small team focused on delivering big campaigns, online and on the ground. You might bring skills in digital campaigning and content creation, mass mobilizing, community organizing or influencing. You don’t need to be an expert at every aspect of it, but you’ll be willing to try your hand at all elements of a campaign, and embrace innovation, experimentation and collaboration.

From student housing and finance to mental health, this is an opportunity to work across a multitude of urgent issues impacting students’ lives. You’ll be able to identify structural problems and the transformational solutions. You’ll be committed to the idea that, as a union, we’re stronger together and understand that campaigning alongside our members is central to our success. Whether it’s policy makers, students’ unions or activist groups, you’ll know how to create and leverage relationships with the media, parliamentarians and key stakeholders to set the agenda and deliver collective wins.

We’d particularly love to hear from either experienced digital campaigners or communications professionals with solid public affairs or campaigns experience that can bring new tools and ideas to build our movement. Working with elected student leaders you’ll play a key role in driving home this shift in campaign practice across the movement from students’ unions to the grassroots.

At NUS you can expect both fast-paced delivery alongside opportunities for learning, development and shaping our organisational culture. We aim to practice what we preach so we’re happy to offer a flexible person-centered working environment with a great benefits package.

We’re see anti-oppression as central to our mission. Education isn’t working unless it’s working for everyone in our society. We’re trans inclusive without exception. And we welcome individuals who are up for taking active responsibility for their own ongoing learning on liberation, equity and social justice.

Who you are

  • You’ll be totally at home fielding media enquiries, developing communications plans and drafting and issuing media releases
  • You’ll have an eye for digital content, digital campaigning and a thorough understanding of social media audiences
  • With people at the heart of your approach you will be excited to build and maintain relationships – with our members, key-decision makers and external stakeholders
  • With collaboration at the heart of your approach you’ll be excited to work with colleagues and members to develop new campaigns, widen our reach and deliver wins for students
  • You’ll have no problems developing our public affairs briefings and using your knowledge to monitor relevant political activity
  • Your personal values will mean you are committed to being part of an environment that promotes equality of opportunity whilst recognising and valuing diversity

Why apply?

In return for your passion and experience we offer the flexibility for work-life balance, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector and excellent holidays and benefits.

This is a full time, permanent post, based primarily at our Edinburgh office, but there will be opportunities to work from Glasgow and we’ll consider applicants wishing to work from home.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability.

You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

Application notes

Closing date for applications is Monday 18th July 2022.

If you’re successfully shortlisted, we’ll see you at an interview on Friday 5th August 2022.

To find out more and to apply, please visit our website