In this position, you'll play a key role in delivering an efficient and professional service to colleagues across the university. You'll provide administrative support throughout the recruitment process, offer guidance on HR related queries, and deliver excellent customer service to hiring managers, university staff, and new starters through email, MS Teams, and telephone communication.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to gain HR experience, covering the full recruitment life cycle; while navigating your career in HR.

To be successful you will be able to demonstrate your high levels of attention to detail and accuracy and have experience in a customer service administrative role. You will need to be resilient and comfortable working with high volume requests, as well as being adaptable and a good problem solver, actively looking for opportunities to improve our service for customers and our processes.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion for excellent customer service and who is a strong team player. You must have a positive, pro-active approach to your work, show flexibility and a willingness to learn new skills.

What we offer

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (pro rata if applicable) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

Further information

Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.

This post is offered on a permanent, full time (36.25 hours per week) contract. If you are interested in part-time work (minimum 29 hours per week), we encourage you to apply. Please specify your preferred hours in your application. We may also consider job share arrangements.

This role is based in the Human Resources Department on Jubilee Campus and will be offered on a hybrid basis with a blended approach of home and office working. Typically, you will work 2 – 3 days per week on campus.

Informal enquires may be addressed to Vickie Freeman (vickie.freeman@nottingham.ac.uk). Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 23 Aug 2026
Category: Administrative, Professional and Managerial (APM)

The University of Nottingham Students’ Union are recruiting

Content Creators x 15 

The Role

We are seeking creative Content Creators to join our Marketing and Communications student staff Freshers team!

We’re looking for individuals with a passion for social media that manifests itself through exploration and brings new ideas to the table. In this role, you will support the Marketing and Communications team by developing engaging and high-quality content for various social media platforms, particularly Instagram. This role entails creating content for UoNSU socials, as well as collaborating with local Nottingham businesses, such as Disco Bowl and Tramlink. 

The ideal candidate will have experience with and be active on a variety of social media platforms such as Instagram, as well as potential experience of, graphic design and Adobe Creative Suite.  You will also have strong copywriting skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be creative.

This position will be fixed to work during the Freshers welcome period from 14^th September 26 for 3 weeks. There will be a variety of shifts available every day within this time period that can be anytime from 9am – 12am, at a range of events such as Freshers Fairs and affiliated club nights, e.g. Ocean and Crisis. Please only apply for this position if you would be available and flexible to work within this time frame and have no prior arrangements.

If you are passionate about creating compelling social media content and eager to work in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply

If you are a current student of the University of Nottingham or will be in September 2026 and wish to apply, please send the following to Katie Giles - katie.giles@nottingham.ac.uk

• CV and supporting statement of no more than 1 A4 page demonstrating how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification section of the Job Description
• A 30-60 second video showcasing/promoting an aspect of student life (e.g. societies & sports, events, UoNSU shops, wellbeing, volunteering, student voice, etc.) targeted at freshers 
• Links to any public social media accounts that demonstrate your abilities.

For a full job description and person specification please visit the Student’s Union website  https://su.nottingham.ac.uk/about/work-for-us

Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Closing date:  17^th August 2026 at 12.00 pm

Interviews: 24^th – 26^th August 2026

We will only be able to contact those candidates successful for interview. Successful for interview candidates will receive an e-mail by 18^th August 2026 giving details of the interview. If you have not received an email, we thank you for your interest but please consider that you have not been successfully shortlisted on this occasion.

Hourly Rate:  £12.71 plus holiday pay calculated at 12.07%

Our People Offer

 When you come to work @UoNSU you bring your skills, experience, talent, commitment and a desire to do a great job.  Our Students’ Union prides itself on being inclusive, working collaboratively and empowering individuals to be the best they can.  In return we want to be an employer where every member of the staff team feels valued, trusted, inspired, and able to grow and to have fun. We welcome people from different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We are on a journey to increase the diversity of our staff team and we would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBTQ+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds to better reflect the diverse community we serve.

Closing Date: 17 Aug 2026
Category: Other Recruitment Opportunities