Chief Executive Officer

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Purpose:

The GSA is a unique specialist students’ union, with a small, dynamic team of staff and officers. The CEO will be responsible for ensuring effective and efficient strategic leadership of the organisation whilst also providing the operational management on a day to day basis. It’s a challenging and rewarding role where no two days are the same.

The CEO is responsible for managing the finances of the organisation, reporting of financial performance and long-term financial planning to ensure the GSA has the resources needed to meet its organisation aims. The GSA has a turn-over of around £300,000 funded by an annual subvention from the University and around £20,000 self-generated income. Funding from the University has already been agreed for the next academic year.

The successful candidate will need to balance the needs of students with the best interests of the organisation and the competing demands of external stakeholders within the University. It’s a challenging role which needs a passionate and driven individual to fill it.

The GSA has reached the end of its current strategic plan and the post holder will be expected to work with the trustees to finalise and implement the new strategic plan. The successful candidate will have real opportunity to input into this process and help shape the future direction of the GSA.

You will work closely with a team of three elected student officers, who start in September. You will provide support and guidance on crucial issues in addition to helping to develop them as individuals and student leaders.

Closing Date: Midday – Monday 1st July

Shortlisting Date: Tuesday 2nd – Thursday 4th July

Interview Date: Thursday 11th July – There will be a full day interview process.

Commencement Date: Immediately

Salary: £32 000
Hours of Work: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day). Due to the nature of the role, working hours may exceed this total as business needs fluctuate. The GSA offers flexible working between the hours of 8am and 6pm, staff must be present for core hours are between 10am and 4pm. The post may involve evening and weekend work.

Place of Work: The Graduate Students’ Association, University of York, Heslington, York. The post may require some minimal travel within the UK.

Benefits: 30 Days per year holiday & All Public Holidays

Duration of Post: Permanent, subject to a satisfactory 3 month probation period.

Reporting to: GSA Board of Trustees, via the Chair of Trustees

Application forms: should be returned, marked Private and Confidential, via email to recruitment@yorkgsa.org

Contact: For an informal conversation regarding this role, please contact Peter Gorbert, CEO on ceo@yorkgsa.org or 01904 323712

Summer Activities Coordinator

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Unlike undergraduate students, most postgraduate students will stay in York over the summer break either finishing off their masters dissertations or continuing with their PhDs. The GSA is committed to providing social activities for these students in order to continue to network and meet with other postgraduate students as well as providing welcome breaks in between busy work schedules. These events must cater to the wide ranging tastes of postgraduate students. This post will also cover the Welcome Week period, helping to welcome 1000s of new Postgraduate students to York with a range of social events.

Salary: £8.25 per hour for 20 hours per week for 11 weeks

Hours of Work: 20 hours per week – to be agreed between the GSA and successful candidate based on activity requirements.

Place of Work: At any venue which is managed by The Graduate Students’ Association, which is registered to Vanbrugh College, The University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD.

Duration of Post: 11 weeks

Reporting to: VP: Wellbeing and Community

Application forms: should be returned, marked Private and Confidential, to Peter Gorbert,

via email to recruitment@yorkgsa.org

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on 30 June 2019

Interview Date: 9 July 2018

Start Date: Week beginning 22 July 2019

Contact: For an informal conversation regarding this role, please contact Peter Gorbert, CEO on ceo@yorkgsa.org or 01904 323712