Keen to develop your skills in business or retail? Enjoy collaborating and participating in working groups? Be the student on the OU Students Shop Working Group.
You will be ensuring the Shop acts in accordance with its Terms of Reference, business objectives and other guiding documents.
You will also be ensuring the Shop complies with all relevant legislation and regulations, including Charity Commission and Companies House where applicable.
Your role will include retail safeguarding (including maintaining its financial viability and avoidance of activities which greatly put at risk the financial sustainability).
As the student member you will be encouraged to offer your opinions, experience, and skills from outside our organisation to aid our product-base development and decision making. You will be:
To apply you must be a member of the Students Association to apply (all registered OU students are automatically members according to our Articles of Association).
Please be aware, as a volunteer, you will be expected to follow our volunteer policy and volunteer agreement. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and you are expected to reflect this in your volunteer role.
Applications close at midnight on 21 July 2024 and applications are considered anonymously shortly afterwards. For the successful applicant, training will take place in August 2024, when a selection of dates and times will be offered.
If you have any queries or require the application form in an alternative format, please contact oustudents-volunteer@open.ac.uk.
Benefits to self
Development of business and retail skills in a collaborative working team.
Benefits to others
Providing goods and services to OU Students and their families and friends to celebrate their involvement with the OU and the Association.
Hours per week
On average, you spend 2-3 hours per month, with some peaks and troughs through the year.
Training available
Two 45-minute online training sessions: Induction to the Association and Introduction to OU Student Shop Working Group. Mandatory online self-study: Safeguarding, GDPR, Prevent, Equality Essentials
Location
Online (optional Campus visits)