Commercial Services Manager

The Students’ Union CEO is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated professional to develop our Commercial Services and join her Senior Leadership Team.

Initially offered as a fixed term 6 month role, this incredibly exciting post is an opportunity for an ambitious and creative individual to help shape and enhance one of our most important areas of work.

Lancaster University Students' Union provides excellent services and opportunities to support and inspire our diverse population of over 15,000 students to make the most of their experiences at University. With students at the very heart of all we do, we are looking for a highly effective individual to  lead our commercial departments including the Sugarhouse nightclub, Events and commercial marketing, building on the successes of these and seeking further opportunities to excel.

In addition to directing the work of our commercial functions and contributing to the Union's Senior Leadership, you will be expected to report and provide suitable papers for our Board, sub-committees and University partners in order to ensure understanding and to service appropriate oversight. 

For an informal discussion regarding the position, please contact Misbah Ashraf (CEO), misbah.ashraf@lancaster.ac.uk 

NOTE: this role is employed by Lancaster University Students' Union an independent organisation from Lancaster University, but all HR processes (including recruitment) are administered by Lancaster University.

We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic people for this role in order to increase our staff diversity in this part of the Students’ Union

Due to the nature of the post, you will be required to work on campus.

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Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, all advertised roles are UK based.

The University provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, whilst promoting the importance of wellbeing for all our colleagues. We have a range of support networks available for our employees, and more information on these can be found on the ‘Working at Lancaster’ information page.

We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education.

We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.

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