LITE Student Communications Assistant

Working time: 0.2 FTE (7 hours per week)

Contract type: Fixed Term (until 31/07/2027, to complete specific or time limited work)

This role is available to current University of Leeds students, enrolled on a University of Leeds programme for the 2026/27 academic session only.

This role will be based on the University campus with scope for them to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you a current University of Leeds student with an interest in communications? Would you like to gain valuable experience of working as part of a dynamic team?

We are looking for a student to contribute to the LITE team through supporting our current communications strategy. LITE carries out its own Pedagogical Research and also supports colleagues across the University to conduct Pedagogical Research to improve the student experience. The communications strategy serves to highlight the important work that LITE staff are undertaking and to showcase the research we are supporting. The role will involve working with the LITE Communications Officer to communicate our work internally and externally.

As a student representative within the LITE team, you will also input and provide advice, offering the student perspective, on projects and initiatives run by LITE. You will have a good understanding of the range of disciplines across the University and will be able to identify and consider the needs of different learning communities.

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at: www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas. ;

What we offer in return:

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - that's 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Meg House, LITE Communications Officer

Email: M.House@leeds.ac.uk

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