Would you like to join the OU Students Association team?

We have around 40 staff currently in the team, all based close to the OU Students Association office at the OU campus in Milton Keynes (we have a blended approach to home and office working). Our staff team works closely with our elected student representatives, and are responsible for delivering the wide range of services, activities and functions undertaken by the Association.
 

Meet the teams

We have seven teams within the Students Association. Click on the links below to find out more!

Student Community

Our Student Community team undertake projects to engage students in their Association and University community – this includes supporting student societies and groups, and the planning and delivery of online events (such as Freshers).

Digital Communications

Our Digital Communications team manage our website, branding, social media platforms and our student-led website (The Hoot), in addition to improving the Association's ability to adopt and utilise new technology and digital tools.

Volunteering and Representation

This team is dedicated to supporting current student volunteers, and creating new opportunities for people to volunteer and get involved with the Students Association.

Strategy and Insight

This team leads on the development and implementation of the Association's strategy – leading strategic projects, supporting business planning and co-ordinating the Association’s input into University-wide change initiatives – as well as facilitating the Association’s research projects.

EDI (Equality, Diversity, Inclusion) and Student Welfare

Our EDI and Student Welfare team ensure that all OU students get access to the appropriate support services, and that there is a level playing field available to all students – regardless of the different challenges that they face.

Business Services

This team handles all elements of financial processing and monitoring, oversees purchasing and general maintenance and administration of the office, as well as providing the first point of contact for students and managing our separate grant-giving educational trust – the Open University Students Educational Trust (OUSET).

Executive Support and Staff Welfare

This team oversees and coordinates on all matters of general HR administration and policy, including maintaining and developing a positive organisational culture for staff. The team also leads on the facilitation of the Association’s Board of Trustees and Central Executive Committee meetings.

 

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

We currently have no vacancies.