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About Your Union
The University of St Andrews Students’ Association (aka Your Union) sits at the heart of the Campus - recently voted as one of the leading Universities in the UK, ranked first in the UK by the Guardian and Times/Sunday Times and with a reputation to protect. With over 11,000 members we are the primary student venue in St Andrews and support a thriving student scene with over 140 affiliated societies.
We are a dynamic, student-led organisation dedicated to enhancing the student experience for every student in St Andrews. We provide a wide range of services, including events, campaigns, societies, support, and representation. Our mission is to empower students, support their development, and create a vibrant campus culture.
Purpose of the role
You will be among the first dedicated Entertainment Hosts in the Students’ Union – a team of enthusiastic, outgoing people with big personalities to support our events programme. You’ll be the face of our pub quizzes and karaoke nights, with occasional opportunities to present other events or to branch out into other event support positions, like helping with decoration.
You’ll need to be able to hold a crowd’s attention for an evening, and not afraid to sing a couple of songs to start the night off! You will be able to offer creative input to the events you host, and work with our Design & Marketing department to help advertise our nights out.
Key responsibilities
- Host fun and engaging events such as karaoke nights and pub quizzes, independently or as part of a small team.
- Run every event with a consistent level of enthusiasm, responding to the audience and performing as needed to keep the night going.
- Become familiar with our bars’ audio-visual systems in order to set up and clear away independently (training will be provided).
- Offer creative input to the events you host to keep them fresh.
- Help the Design & Marketing team to advertise our events by appearing in our marketing media or creating content at our events.
- Support the broader Union events programme by helping with other venue support tasks, like decoration, as required.
Person specification
Essential Criteria – requirements without which a candidate would not be able to undertake the full remit of the role. Applicants who have not clearly demonstrated in their application that they possess the essential requirements will normally be rejected at the short-listing stage.
Desirable Criteria – requirements which would be useful for the candidate to hold. When short listing, these criteria will be considered when more than one applicant meets the essential requirements.
Essential
- Experience performing, particularly in an unscripted context or with song, or hosting events similar to karaoke and pub quizzes.
- The ability to engage a varied audience and respond to their needs and interests.
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in event planning and delivery.
Values
- A commitment to put students at the heart of everything that the Students’ Association does.
- A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and an ability to turn this commitment into real change for under-represented groups.
- A commitment to a positive workplace culture which is friendly, approachable and open to listening.
Desirable
- Experience working in a nightlife venue.
- Experience working in a Students' Union or similar membership-led organisation.
Inclusivity and Accessibility
The University of St Andrews Students’ Association is committed to promoting diversity and equality for all and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. While successful candidates will always be recruited on merit, we particularly aim to include applicants with disabilities, from BAME backgrounds, and those with diverse sexualities or marginalised gender identities.