EDI Marketing Intern

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About the vacancy: This is an exciting opportunity for a UWE student or recent graduate to support the Team Entrepreneurship programme’s ambitious plans to increase the level of diversity of our student cohort based on a wide range of factors, including: gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, educational background and lived experience. We are looking for someone with a passion for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and an interest in developing their skills in marketing. This role will involve working with the Team Entrepreneurship programme team to identify opportunities to promote and raise awareness of the Team Entrepreneurship programme to diverse target audiences, conduct research with diverse target audiences and create marketing content to attract applications from a more diverse student cohort.

About you: This is the perfect role for you if you are passionate about increasing the diversity of the Team Entrepreneurship cohort, have an active commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and have skills and/or an interest in marketing. You don’t need to be a marketing expert, but an understanding of content creation and some experience of supporting marketing and promotional activities would be an advantage. The most important thing is that you’re passionate about Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, eager to learn new skills and that you have strong communication skills and a proactive approach.

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed, while we continue to develop incredible new facilities  to enhance our offer even further.

The campus has excellent transport links ; we are within walking distance of two train stations , our bus terminus connects us to the local bus and metrobus network and we also have a range of cycling and changing facilities.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 32,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 4,000 staff from across the globe. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with a strong network of employer and partner connections.

We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements  include scoring above sector average for student satisfaction, we are ranked 24th in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2023 and 39th in the latest Univjobs ‘Table of Tables ‘.

We are an ambitious and values led  university. We’re focused on solving future global challenges through outstanding learning, world-leading research and a culture of enterprise and we are looking for people who share our core values to help us achieve those aims. 

With inclusivity as a core value, UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community . We support and celebrate the diversity of our staff and students as a key driver for innovation and success, promoting pathways and achievements to inspire and generate confidence and ambition.

Add your individuality to ours

Proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always on the lookout for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing staff community of over 4,000 individuals and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive. Add your individuality to ours to help set us apart.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic and female candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit. We also strongly encourage applications from those who are currently underrepresented within the Team Entrepreneurship programme and can thus draw on their lived experience within this role.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Lauren Caple ([email protected] ) or Marion Gillet ([email protected] ).

Apply by sending a CV and covering letter outlining why you are interested in this role and how you meet the job requirements (set out in the Job Description) to [email protected] by 9:00am Monday 26th June 2023. Interviews will take place w/c July 3rd 2023.

This is a full-time, fixed-term post until 15th September 2023, working 37 hours per week.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.