We’re looking for a Content Creator who knows how to tell a good story – the kind that makes people stop scrolling. If you can capture what student life at UWS really feels like, from powerful campaigns and inspiring societies to the everyday moments that build community, we want to hear from you.

At UWS Students’ Union, we represent over 22,000 students across five campuses in Scotland and London. Our social media is thriving, with over 1.2 million TikTok views and viral campaigns that celebrate student voices. Now, we’re ready to take it further -and that’s where you come in.

In this role, you will:

• Create bold, authentic short-form videos for TikTok and Instagram
• Work with our Presidents, societies, and students to tell their stories.
• Promote belonging, wellbeing, equality, and sustainability through creative storytelling
• Help us grow our digital presence and engage more students across all campuses

What you’ll get:

• Creative freedom to experiment and find your own style
• A supportive, values-driven team that loves new ideas
• 23 days’ annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata)
• Flexible working options
• Professional development and training
• NUS Totum & Perks at Work discounts
• Access to Health Assured employee wellbeing support

If you’ve got an eye for detail, love visual storytelling, and want to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Let's tell you more about what we're looking for...

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for transforming student experiences? Do you thrive on turning data and insights into tangible magic? If you put students first, always, and lead with authenticity and engagement, then this is your chance to make a real impact.

About Us

Heriot-Watt Student Union is dedicated to making student life better. We're the voice, the support, and the driving force behind an exceptional university experience for every student. We're a dynamic team with big ambitions, and we're looking for a Head of Student Engagement to take us to the next level.

The Role

As Head of Student Engagement, you'll be the architect of our student engagement strategy, ensuring we connect with students in meaningful ways that enhance their university journey. You'll lead a high-performing team, drive innovation, and champion the student voice at every level.

Please note: This is a maternity leave cover position, starting ASAP and continuing until April 2027

What You'll Do

• Strategic Vision & Delivery: Develop and deliver a student-first engagement strategy that aligns with the Union's goals and exceeds student expectations.
• Data-Driven Magic: Transform data and insights into tangible initiatives that create amazing experiences for students.
• Team Leadership: Inspire and empower your team to deliver exceptional results, fostering a culture of ownership and accountability.
• Student Champion: Ensure the student voice is heard and amplified, shaping decisions at the highest level.
• Relationship Building: Strengthen partnerships with the University and external stakeholders to maximize impact.

Important:This is a campus-based position, requiring a regular on-site presence.

Salary: £38,000 - £50,000 per annum (dependent on experience; salary up to £50,000 for an exceptional candidate).**

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Aviva Defined Contribution Pension
• 4x Death in Service life cover
• 28-33 days holiday (dependent on service) plus 9 Building closed days
• Training & Development Opportunities
• 25% discount on most purchases in our coffee shop, bar (food) and shop
• Discounted High Street Retail vouchers
• Cashback prepaid Credit Card
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home & Tech scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme* (*restrictions may apply)
• Buy extra holiday scheme (up to 10 days extra)

Your Superpowers

• You're a visionary, seeing the future of student engagement and making it happen.
• You're a strategist and a doer, balancing big-picture thinking with hands-on leadership.
• You're an authentic and engaging leader who empowers their team to achieve greatness.
• You're a data alchemist, turning insights into engagement gold.
• Above all, you put **Students First. Always.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience in a strategic leadership role, with demonstrable impact.
• A passion for student engagement and a deep understanding of the student experience.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Experience of managing a high-performing team and developing individuals.
• A track record of delivering measurable outcomes in student engagement or related fields.

Refugee Festival Scotland is a unique arts, culture and community festival dedicated to achieving positive and lasting social change.

The festival is held across Scotland every June in the lead-up to World Refugee Day on June 20th. Scottish Refugee Council co-ordinates the festival programme, which includes: running a small grants programme to support organisations and groups to put on their events; providing a platform for anyone else willing to take part in the festival to register their event; and organising a number of projects and partnership collaborations every year to run alongside.

We are inviting applications for a Festival Co-ordinator to be the main point of contact for the festival’s small grants and event registration programmes, supporting the participation of refugee-led and refugee-supporting groups and organisations who put on festival events.

The role also involves planning and co-ordinating community focused events as part of the festival, which may change from year to year depending on programme requirements, as well as supporting the co-ordination and delivery of year-round developmental activity

Employee benefits package

• 39 days of leave (including public holidays)
• Progressive salary structure
• Flexible working options
• Training and development opportunities
• Union recognition
• Fresh fruit, tea & coffee in office
• Enhanced pay benefits
• Enhanced pension
• Counselling & coaching service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care scheme
• Death in service & 24-hour GP service

We are hiring a Glasgow Community Organiser

Living Rent is continuing to build membership and power across Scotland. And just now, we are hiring a community organiser in Glasgow. This post aims to support members to build power in their community and win real changes locally and nationally. You will be working with the organisers across Scotland to build and support branches of Living Rent in Glasgow.

This post will specifically focus on targeting areas that are vulnerable to flooding, supporting people in those areas to organise around issues that they care about and learn about climate change and how to ensure that our homes and neighbourhoods are more prepared for its impacts. THis post is funded by the National Lottery Climate Action Fund.

Living Rent has gone from strength to strength in recent years and we continue to build power in communities up and down our country. We hope you will consider joining our growing team!

Living Rent is hiring a full-time community organiser to support members organise in their neighbourhoods to challenge the issues they face and to fight for better housing and a system that works for the common good. The role entails outreach (stalls, door knocking), recruiting members, and supporting members to organise meetings, take responsibilities locally, build democratic neighbourhood branches and take part in city-wide and national structures.

In neighbourhoods, the organiser will support members to research their issues, select relevant campaigns, define achievable wins , organise direct actions and support members in negotiations with relevant targets including private/ social landlords, private companies, the local municipality. You will aim to involve more people in Living Rent at the local and national level, in order to build power in our communities and tenants’ power across Scotland.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about building real people power and excited about the chance to work for a young, diverse and member-run organisation. Experience in recruitment, training delivery, community education or campaigns is welcome; however enthusiasm, willingness to learn and commitment to social justice are more important than previous experience as training will be provided. This role may suit someone with experience in sales, street fundraising or other customer/public facing work, who wishes to move into organising.

This post is accountable to Living Rent’s democratic structures and line managed by Living Rent’s Glasgow Head Organiser. Living Rent staff members primarily work Monday - Friday between 11am and 7pm, though the work will sometimes need to be done at other times of day, along with some weekends. Some unsocial hours are inevitable and flexibility is vital.

We are a Living Wage employer. Support for the professional development and training of our staff members is a priority for Living Rent and we invest considerable time and resources to achieve this. We are committed to supporting all of our staff members to grow and learn through their role and to implement reasonable adjustments.

Living Rent is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.