The primary purpose of this role (21 hours per week) is to facilitate and enhance student engagement for those studying from or based at UHI Moray.   Your role will also involve working alongside elected Student Officers, staff at your academic partner college(s), HISA colleagues and external stakeholders.   

Together with the elected Student Officer, you act as the face of the Students’ Association at the local partner and the postholder is required to be primarily based on the Moray campus to undertake these duties. 

 

1.    Be the first point of contact for students at the Academic Partner, encouraging them to get involved in the Students’ Association and extra-curricular activity.

2.    Undertake key administrative duties such as managing the local HISA office, shared email inboxes, tracking local budgets/ finances and other relevant records.

3.    Support to the annually elected Student Officer, including delivery of their manifesto and priorities.

4.    Support Welcome Week for new Students and the Election process for Student Officers.

5.    Ensure the Student Voice Representative (SVR) system supports students to shape their learning and wider student experience (recruitment of representatives, training & support) including tracking and actioning of issues raised.

6.    Develop an effective working partnership with the college/ Academic Partner, being the first point of contact for management, student experience staff and the Academic Partner Board.  

7.    Develop and support local and on-line clubs, societies, and community initiatives including administration, publicity and facility usage.

8.    Provide suitable materials and content to publicise the impact of the work of HISA. 

9.    Work collaboratively with other HISA staff members as and when required for the development of wider student engagement work across UHI.

 

10.  Develop wider approaches to student engagement in partnership with the college.

11.  Engaging with the college/Academic Partner to ensure students can actively participate in conversations about the shape and services of the campus they study at and/or the provision of online services.

12.  Ensure constructive student engagement with key college/Academic Partner internal and external quality processes for the enhancement of the quality of the learning experience.

 

13.  Develop and support an assigned Student Network, including increasing engagement/ activity and monitoring.  

14.  Develop and support EDI work locally for HISA and liaises between HISA and the Academic Partner on relevant EDI matters and activities. 

 

15.  Provide advice and guidance to students where appropriate, including signposting to HISA Advice Service, campus and external services.

16.  Developing appropriate facilities for students in the HISA office, including information, resources and other materials.

 

The exact responsibilities will 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:

a)     Be enthusiastic advocates for student leadership and the organisation’s values:

a.    Student-driven

b.    Supportive

c.     Sustainable

d.    Inclusive

b)    Promote a positive and professional image of the Association to its members, customers, stakeholders, and other external organisations.

c)     Actively engage in communication with students both in-person, at lectures and online.

d)    Actively engage in student-facing projects and activities of all kinds as required.

e)     Work at all times within relevant legislation as well as structures, policies and procedures.

f)      Work co-operatively with other Association staff and Student Officers as appropriate, as well as relevant organisations.

g)    Adhere to the highest standards, especially customer service and safety.

h)    Undertake necessary training and development and attend all meetings as requested.

i)      Positively contribute to the organisation’s ethical and environmental ethos.

j)      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.

k)     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.

To apply
More details are provided in our candidate pack.

Applications for this post will close at 11.00pm on Sunday, 22nd November 2026.

Interviews will take place on line via Teams between the 2nd - 4th December 2026. Please indicate in your application if any dates or times in that week are not possible.

If you have additional questions about this role, please email Simon Varwell, Director of Student Engagement & Representation, simon.varwell@uhi.ac.uk

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 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.