Student Events and Administration Assistant
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The SU Events team are looking to recruit Student Events and Administration Assistants to provide support in the areas of event management and administration. Working alongside the Student Events team, you’ll be responsible for providing administrative and logistical support towards the set up and delivery of our growing by-students events programme, supporting our student societies in creating high-quality events for their communities and the student community as a whole. In this role, you will need to form strong connections with society leaders, assisting them logistically with the delivery of their events in our world-class Manchester Academy Venues, as well as fostering strong working relationships with both internal and external suppliers and stakeholders who support these events. Within this team, you will strive to empower student leaders to put on fantastic events dedicated to the mission and communities our societies represent, putting them achieving their goals at the heart of what we do.
You will also be responsible for the ‘on-the-day’ event management of some of our larger scale student events taking place in Academy venues, directly ensuring the smooth running of events through working alongside various staff teams within the SU, as well as student leaders to ensure the event runs to schedule, ensuring correct procedure is followed in the setting up of the event, and supporting the Facilities Duty Manager in the setting down of the event. You will provide general oversight of the event from pre-arrival to departure of the event organisers, brief and organise the duties of any event staff booked to support the event, and ensure that the event runs to schedule and all venue rules and regulations are adhered to at all times. Supporting these events will allow for the continued growth of both our for-student and by-student events programmes, allowing us to further expand our programmes and provide scope to explore the development of new and exciting events in the future.
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Details
Hours: approximately 8-10 hours per week during term time
Eligibility: To apply, you must be eligible to work in the UK at the start of employment and currently studying at UoM, MMU or UoS, graduating in 2027 or later.
Recruitment Timeline
Applications opened: 09/07/2026
Applications close: 24/07/2026 23:59 pm
Interviews: 11/08/2026
Role Commencing: 01/09/2026
We may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Once the vacancy has closed, we’re unable to accept late applications to ensure a fair process for all candidates.
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Details
Company: University of Manchester Student's Union
Location: Oxford Road, Manchester
Contract: Zero Hours
Wage: £13.45 per hour + holiday pay
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