Community and Events Coordinator
Starting Salary £16,297 per annum (pending evaluation)
Final Salary Pension Scheme
37 days’ annual leave, rising to 42 after 5 years’ service

The Post
The post-holder will co-ordinate and develop volunteering projects with local schools, colleges, universities and community groups. The post-holder will be responsible for co-ordinating regular events to raise the profile of CSR within the community. CSR is a jointly managed community radio project with Kent Union, University of Kent, Canterbury Christ Church Univeristy and Christ Church Students’ Union as its partners.

The Person
You will be a self-motivated, driven and flexible individual, who works well in a team or on your own. You will have experience of working with, motivating and empowering volunteers or community groups and be an excellent communicator.  

The Organisation
Kent Union provides wide-ranging services to the 18,000 students of the University of Kent.  The Union turns over £8million per annum and employs over 400 staff.  We enable our staff to balance their life and work through cutting-edge policies and offer excellent opportunities for your professional development. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Further Information
For more information on CSR please visit www.csrfm.com; for an informal conversation about the post please contact Sam Edgar, Student Media Coordinator on 01227 824703; for an application pack please contact Helen Gipson, Personnel Manager on 01227 824202 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or go to Kent Union's recruitment site where you will find a full application pack as well as more information about the position and working for Kent Union.

Closing date for applications: Monday 5th January 2009 at 12 noon

Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 14th January 2009