Marketing and Communications
Our Marketing and Communications team share important updates from the Association, manage our social media channels, website and branding, and create newsletters to keep you in the loop. They also help to promote student events, campaigns and initiatives, and keep an eye on our student online magazine The Hoot.
Benefits of working for us
We are an organisation who value integrity, openness, equality and inclusivity, collaboration, kindness and compassion. Here are some of the MANY benefits of working for us:
Annual leave
Generous annual leave allowance with 30 days+ to ensure
you can bring your best self to work after a proper rest!
Skills and development opportunities
Plenty of skills and development opportunities via both
regular team training and specific trainings suited to you.
Study opportunities
You can study any course with The Open University for free!
Family-friendly organisation
We have policies for people's personal lives,
including maternity leave, fertility treatment and a policy for carers,
as well as opportunities to take career breaks.
Flexible working
You can start when you like between the hours of 7am and 10am,
so you can fit work around other commitments.
We are also set up to work from anywhere, so you can work from home, the office or even in a café if it suits the work you are doing
Wellbeing
We have a team of dedicated Mental Health Champions,
special wellbeing days out of the office,
opportunities to undertake mental health training
and free access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
Eye tests
Free eye tests are available through Specsavers,
plus reduced prices of glasses.
Our vacancies
EDI & Belonging Officer
Salary: £32,080 - £37,694
Contract: Full Time, 37 hours per week. Permanent
Location: Hybrid working - remotely and at the Open SU Office, OU Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes
The Job: This exciting permanent role involves managing multiple projects that further Open SU’s equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) objectives. Your involvement will be key from conception through to evaluation. You will work alongside the other Officers in the EDI and Belonging Team to create events and raise awareness of various EDI campaigns for students. You will also work closely with our volunteers, supporting them through inductions, training and helping them materialise their ideas.
The Person: This role is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated individual with great communication skills and experience of leading projects. You will have a passion for EDI issues and supporting individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. For a small organisation, we are a very busy team. You must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and able to work to deadlines, manage time and prioritise your workload efficiently. You will also enjoy working collaboratively as you will be supporting other colleagues and volunteers with the planning of campaigns.
How to apply: Please send your CV and supporting statement to oustudents-jobs@open.ac.uk. Please read the full role description and application pack before applying.
In your supporting statement, please answer the following questions, using examples from your experience where possible:
- What does ‘belonging’ mean to you in the context of a students’ union, and how would you help foster it across our diverse student community?
- Describe a project you have delivered that aimed to support wellbeing, belonging or inclusion. How did you plan, implement and evaluate it, and what did you learn?
- What do you think are the most significant EDI and wellbeing challenges facing a diverse, distance learning student population? How would you approach addressing one of these as our EDI & Belonging Officer?
The Open SU is committed to equal opportunities for everyone in education and employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Closing date for applications: 3pm, Tuesday 7th April 2026
Interview Date: 22nd/23rd April 2026