HISA Student Intern - North, West and Hebrides (West)
Salary £ 13.45 per hour/ £24,480 (FTE)
Fort William / Hybrid
Vacancy listed 22/10/2026
Application deadline 08/11/2026
Details
You can read more about the post in our recruitment pack. However in short, the role of the Fort William Student Intern (14  per week) is to provide fixed term cover to support our student engagement work at UHI North, West & Hebrides - West. This will be done through communication with students, elected Student Officers, college staff, HISA colleagues and external stakeholders to further the improvement of the student experience. 

As the key face of the Students’ Association at UHI Fort William  the postholder will be required to be based at the campus. They will be a point of contact for students’ association activities working with colleagues elsewhere in the HISA team at other locations.

Tasks will include working with our elected Student Officers and course-level Student Voice Representatives to help them make change in the student experience, supporting our many student clubs and societies, helping students to organise events and campaigns, signposting students to the right kind of help, and working with a range of staff at the campus to support the student voice in decisions.

This post is 14 per week up to the end of April 2027. 

Key duties: 
  • Contributing to making a welcoming presence for students’ queries and community building at UHI Fort William.
  • Promote clubs, societies, networks, events and other participation opportunities.
  • Provide support to the SVR system, dealing with administration, queries and meetings.
  • Deal with basic student queries and signposting, flagging up or redirecting to others within HISA or UHI Fort William.
  • Promote the elected role of the Depute President- North, West & Hebrides (West)
  • Be an on the ground point of liaison and communication for UHI Fort William staff

General Duties:
The exact responsibilities may change from time to time and the postholder is required to undertake any additional duties are deemed appropriate to the role.

All employees are expected to work within the ethos of the students’ association and strive to achieve the following:

  • Be enthusiastic advocates for student leadership and the organisation’s values: Student-driven; Supportive; Sustainable; Inclusive.
  • Promote a positive and professional image of the Association to its members, customers, stakeholders and other external organisations.
  • Actively engage in student-facing projects and activities of all kinds as required.
  • Work at all time within relevant legislation as well as structures, policies and procedures.
  • Work co-operatively with other Association staff and Student Officers as appropriate, as well as relevant organisations.
  • Adhere to the highest standards, especially of customer service and safety.
  • Undertake necessary training and development and to attend all meetings as requested.
  • Positively contribute to the organisation’s ethical and environmental ethos.
  • It may be necessary for the postholder to work out of hours on occasion e.g. to cover events and extended office opening hours. A system of time off in lieu will operate to cover this.
  • Occasional travel to other UHI campuses might be expected.

This post undertakes regulated work with children and vulnerable adults, therefore membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is required as a condition of employment.

Please apply via our recruitment platform - Breathe HR. You will be prompted to submit your details and then upload your CV and a short statement (less than 1 side of A4) detailing why you believe you are a good candidate for the role and what appeals to you about working at the Student Association. Please note, your application will not be processed without both a CV and a statement. For full information, see our recruitment pack. And for any questions, please contact scarlett.fox@uhi.ac.uk.
Attached documents
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Candidate Pack Fort_William_Intern_October_2026.pdf
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