Sustainability Coordinator

Job Title: Sustainability Coordinator
Reporting to: Community Manager
Place of Work: The Student Centre – University of York Students’ Union (combination of office
and home working)
Contract Type: 2 year fixed term contract
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, Monday- Friday
Salary: £24,685- £27,144 per annum (dependent on experience)
Closing date: Friday 19th July 2024 at 17:00pm.

Interviews to be held on Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th July 2024. In person however online
interviews can be accommodated. 

Here at The University of York Students’ Union, we have an exciting job opportunity for someone
to join our Communities team as the Sustainability Coordinator. 

About the role:

York Students’ Union is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to
coordinate and deliver the organisation’s sustainability commitments. The post holder will be
responsible for developing and delivering training, advice and guidance to student groups on
environmental and social sustainability, supporting them to embed best practice in their
activities. The coordinator will also lead in the coordination and delivery of York SU’s
2024-2026 Sustainability Plan, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
to facilitate a holistic and aligned approach to the project’s delivery. The coordinator will
also provide operational support and guidance to York SU’s elected officers to support them in
representing student’s views on environmental and social sustainability issues. The post holder
will also administer York SU’s Sustainable Development Grant and provide support to successful
applicants, working with them to effectively monitor and evaluate their projects.

For more information please see the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website.

For enquiries about the role, please contact Connor Briggs, Community Manager on [email protected]

Working at the Students’ Union:

At The University of York Students’ Union we know that maintaining a great work life balance
also improves our team’s wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer flexible
working arrangements to suit personal needs and requirements. We have both a flexi-time work
scheme and remote working policy available to staff as standard and welcome applicants to
discuss their flexible requirements at the interview.

• A full time working week is 35 hours
• You receive 38 days holiday (including bank holidays and 4 paid closed Christmas days)
• We offer flexible & hybrid working options and team members can utilise flexitime
• You get extensive access to discounts and benefits
• We support you with volunteering opportunities
• You have access to the cycle to work schemes, tech schemes and reduced campus gym
  membership
• We offer a pension scheme through Aegon and have introduced an salary sacrifice pension
  option to help your money go that little bit further
• We have a wide variety of people focused and family friendly policies designed to help
  ensure you feel supported and able to be your best you in work as well as out of work.
• Working for the Students’ Union you have the chance to shape the student experience for the
  better

The University of York Students’ Union is committed to equality of opportunity – we are an
organisation who works very hard to ensure we appoint based on merit. We would particularly
welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black, Asian and minority
ethnic backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to offer an interview to applicants who meet
the minimum criteria for the advertised position.

If you are invited to interview with us we will share our interview questions in advance so you
can prepare your responses. We’re more interested in hearing about your experiences and ideas
than in testing your memory, and so we want you to feel as prepared as possible.

If you have any further questions about the position, or if you have a requirement for
adjustments that would make the application or interview process more accessible, please do not
hesitate to contact us on [email protected].