£13.07 per hour + £1.58 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
14 Aug 2025

Role & Department Overview

This post is only open to CURRENT Lancaster University POSTGRADUATE students. 
 
 We are looking to employ an assistant to support the administration of LUMS Learning Development, including the LUMS Leading Lights mentoring scheme and Learning Development peer writing schemes. 
 
 Preferred start date: 1st of September 2025
 
Expected end date: 1st of September 2026
 
Interview date: 25th of August 2025
 
Weekly hours: 2-15 hours per week
 
Location: Remotely (in the UK) and on the Lancaster University campus

Job Description

Main Responsibilities:

For LUMS Leading Lights:

  • Helping to organise the scheme’s events, including booking rooms and catering and planning activities.
  •  Acting as the main point of contact (via email) for mentors and mentees.
  • Enrolling students to and maintaining dedicated Moodle and Teams pages.
  • Logging and monitoring mentor hours and authorising timesheets.
  • Monitoring mentor and mentee engagement (including logging hours) and following up with individuals where necessary.
  • Supporting student workshops and drop ins.
  • Supporting the recruitment and interview process for new mentors.
  • Monitoring the LLL mailbox and responding to queries.
  • Maintaining the LLL and LUMS LD Instagram pages.
  • Taking the lead on marketing the LLL scheme.

For the peer writing schemes:

  • Monitoring weekly bookings and sending reminder emails.
  • Supporting the development of resources, including marketing materials.
  • Collecting and organising student feedback.

Person Specification

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:
  • Demonstrate good time management and organisational skills. 
  • Show the ability to work independently and as a part of a team. 
  • Have good problem-solving skills and take a pro-active approach. 
  • Have a good knowledge of and be confident using Microsoft Office, Canva and Instagram. 
  • Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.  
  • Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to support mentors and staff across the team. 
  • Have a sound understanding of the role of Learning Development at Lancaster University, and within LUMS in particular.
Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:
 
  • Analysing
  • Collaboration
  • Creativity
  • Flexibility
  • Interpersonal sensitivity
  • Multi-tasking
  • Organisation
  • Planning and organising
  • Problem solving
  • Self-motivation
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management
  • Verbal communication
  • Written communication
For any further inquiries about this role please contact Gillian Smith ([email protected]) - Learning Developer (LUMS UG)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Click here for help with your cover letter.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.
 
Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 
 
Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
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