Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) is a creative and progressive student-led organisation that is committed to the equal opportunity for all. Our staff are key enablers to the work of the union on behalf of CUSU's membership community.

Current Opportunities

Freshers’ Fair Steward

CUSU runs its annual Freshers’ Fair for students at Kelsey Kerridge sports centre and on Parker’s Piece in Cambridge; approximately 15,000 people attend over the two days. The Freshers’ Fair is a chance to showcase everything Cambridge has to offer new and current students, particularly for student societies to engage with students.
The fair will take place on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd October 2018. We are seeking temporary personnel willing to commit between 4 and 12 hours per day to assist us in running the fair at a range of times (from 6am until 8pm across both days), as well as helping set up the fair on Monday 1st October and clear up on Thursday 4th October.
Duties will be very varied: examples include replenishing fair supplies, lifting tables, answering questions of visitors and stall-holders, monitoring the performance space; directing queues and vehicles, and responding to any manner of problems as they arise; there’ll be lots of standing around indoors and outdoors and time spent on your feet, but the environment is buzzing and fun.
We’ll expect temps to muck-in and be part of a much larger team helping to bring the event to life. The placement is expected to be enjoyable and requires Stewards to have a positive attitude and enjoy the experience; be helpful and hard-working; and capable of responding to simple instructions with a smile!
Stewards will be expected to attend one of our available paid training sessions prior to the fair. These will take place on:

Wednesday 26th September (11am-12pm) and Thursday 27th September (2pm-3pm).

To become a Freshers’ Fair Steward, please email Grace, CUSU’s Membership Engagement Coordinator, at membership@cusu.cam.ac.uk

Casual Work Opportunities – join our database!

The students’ union often requires temporary and casual staff to fulfil projects, campaigns, support meetings and services. If you’d like to be contacted for work when we require someone, get in touch and register with us.

We may from time-to-time seek to employ someone for a few hours in any given week for a specific need, and we may sometimes require temps at short notice, or for regular hours. Placements may vary – from one hour, to a whole week, or from evenings to weekends to out-of-term placements.

The type of work will be varied and could involve: administration, communication tasks, manual handling, stewarding, service support or website or design work. For example, we currently require a regular minute-taker for bi-monthly meetings where 4-6 hours will be offered. We always pay at-least the Living Wage.

If you would like to be considered for work placements as and when they arise, please register your details with us by emailing us your CV and introducing yourself. 

Where possible, CUSU prefers to provide employment opportunities to students, however cannot provide regular work and is conscious of providing work placements that may detract from students’ studies. Many Colleges discourage students from taking on part-time work during Term-Time.

Volunteers

Our volunteers assist the work of CUSU – CUSU achieves a lot for its membership with limited resources and could not continue its work without the energy and experience of volunteers.

We regularly seek volunteers for major events, such as the annual Freshers Fair. Please register your interest with us to be notified of up-and-coming volunteering opportunities. To become a volunteer for CUSU, please email Grace, CUSU’s Membership Engagement Coordinator, membership@cusu.cam.ac.uk

How to apply for current [paid] opportunities

To apply please submit your CV, a CV cover sheet (using form provided), and a cover letter, describing how you meet the person specification and your motivation for applying.

Applications should be submitted electronically to vacancies@cusu.cam.ac.uk or via post (addressed to Vacancies): Cambridge University Students’ Union, POSTROOM 17 Mill Lane, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1RX.

Please email vacancies@cusu.cam.ac.uk if you would like any further information, or have any difficulty applying.

Cambridge University Students’ Union (CUSU) is committed to creating an organisation in which all members and employees are respected, discrimination is not tolerated and diversity is encouraged.  All members and employees will be treated fairly and with respect. 

Selection for employment, promotion, training or any other benefit will be on the basis of aptitude and ability.

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from those from Black, Asian and an ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within Cambridge University Students’ Union in some areas. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.