Governance and Policy Assistant
Students' Union
Students' Union
Salary: £25,448 to £26,942 per annum Post Type: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: Wednesday 17 September 2025 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: HR0187622
This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.
University of Bradford
At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last four years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
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Directorate
Our Students' Union stands as a beacon of student empowerment and innovation, consistently striving to enrich the student experience and advocate for our diverse community. We've achieved significant milestones in student engagement and welfare, reflecting the University's core values of inclusivity and impact. We're a dynamic environment where creativity and student-led initiatives flourish
What you will be doing:
1. Effective coordination of Trustee Board and subcommittee meetings, supports policy processes, maintains accurate records, respond to internal and external enquiries.
2. Working closely with staff, student trustees, and sabbatical officers
3. Play an important role in upholding strong governance practices, enabling good decision-making, and supporting transparency and accountability across the Students’ Union.
Qualifications/ experience:
4. GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
5. Experience of providing administrative support in a busy, customer-facing environment
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly to a range of audiences
Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford
Within the Students' Union, we are committed to ensuring that our governance structures and policies reflect the diverse student community we represent. We actively seek to increase representation from a wide range of backgrounds and therefore particularly welcome applications from individuals who are traditionally underrepresented in governance, policy, and student representation roles.
At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
In Return we Offer:
7. 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
8. Family-friendly policies
9. Generous employer contribution pension schemes -
10. Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts
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