Student Intern

At King?s Careers & Employability, we are committed to delivering the best possible service for our students and users. To enable us to do this successfully, we put student and user feedback at the heart of our decision-making process.

Do you think you could provide meaningful feedback? Do you want to gain valuable experience and enhance your skills while making a difference?

If yes, apply to join our Student Advisory Board!

This is a unique and exciting opportunity open to all students and users at King?s (including Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and PhD)

What is a Student Advisory Board?

A Student Advisory Board (SAB) is an independent team of students who will work closely with Careers & Employability (KC&E) staff to review our services and suggest ways we can do things better.

SAB members will carry out a range of different activities, such as looking at policies and operational delivery plans, reviewing our systems and events, and speaking to other students.

The Board will meet semi-regularly and have the opportunity to contribute outside of the meetings.

As a Student Advisory Board Member, your role will be to co-create KC&E-related student experience projects and initiatives. You will also be responsible for reviewing aspects of the KC&E offering and providing feedback.

Benefits

Being a part of our SAB is a great opportunity for you to make a real impact for all King?s students in their Careers journeys. It is also a great opportunity for you to learn new skills and meet interesting people.

In addition to the high-quality training you will receive in governance and board management, you will also receive:-

• Payment of ?13.92 an hour, for agreed contracted work (approximately 5 hours per term)
• Mentoring with a KC&E Senior Leadership Team (SLT) member to support you in your role within the SAB;
• Exclusive access to the Careers360 Award, reflected on your HEAR, to help you reflect on the skills you gain.

Summary of role

Main tasks:

1. Representing students:

• Provide student opinion and perspectives to shape the ongoing development of relevant KC&E services.
• Engage with and scrutinise relevant policies, procedures and operational delivery plans developed by the Senior Leadership Team and KC&E staff.
• Giving approval or feedback on project proposals.

2. Delivering activities:

• Support the development and delivery of relevant projects led by KC&E.
• Create and lead initiatives and activities that promote the work of KC&E across the wider student community.
• Develop a network of students who want to work on projects across KC&E, providing opportunities for these students to meet and learn from each other.
• Raise awareness of KC&E-related services, projects, offers and initiatives, and submit ideas for new initiatives.

3. Feedback:

• Attending focus groups as participants as well as facilitators, to provide and obtain feedback on various topics.
• Gathering and making sense of student feedback, to identify gaps, needs and priority areas.
• ?Mystery shopping? and product testing, where required.

4. Working with students:

• Collaborate with students across the wider King?s student community on work relevant to the SAB.
• Facilitate networking events and be involved in the onboarding process for the following year?s SAB.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and SAB Members will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post. 

The SAB will be made up of ten board members from the following faculties and cohorts:-

• Arts & Humanities
• Law
• Nursing & Midwifery, and Palliative Care / Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences
• King?s Business School
• Life Sciences & Medicine
• Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
• Natural & Mathematical Sciences
• Social Sciences & Public Policy
• Postgraduate Research
• Careers+

Three spaces will be reserved for PGT students.

We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities; and from domestic, EU and international students alike. We are committed to having a team who is made up of diverse skills, experiences, and abilities.

Key dates

You will be expected to attend the following meeting dates, either in person or virtually. Each meeting will last between 60 and 90 minutes and will typically be conducted in person (usually at Strand Campus).

• Tuesday 19th August 2024 - Interviews
• Tuesday 3rd September 2024 ? Training session
• Wednesday 11th September 2024, 2pm ? First Meeting
• Wednesday 11th December 2024, 2pm ? Second meeting
• Wednesday 12th March 2025, 2pm ? Third meeting
• w/c 9th June 2025 (tbd) ? Final meeting, followed by Celebration event.

Further meetings will be organised at the discretion of the SAB, and as required by KC&E activities.

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How to apply?

In your cover letter, please copy the questions below and include your answers: 

1. What course are you currently studying (or include area of research for PhD/Researchers)? 
2. What attracted you to apply for this role? (max 150 words)
3. Demonstrating knowledge and interest about the work of King?s Careers and Employability is essential. Referring to our KEATS site, identify one resource you have used or would like to use, describing the impact it has had or could have on you (max 200 words).
4. We want our SAB to represent the diverse nature of King?s College London. What do you think you could contribute to the SAB, thinking about your personal life, background, hobbies and lived experience? (max 200 words). 
5. You'll be asked to engage in discussions about a range of issues as part of the SAB. What would you like to gain from these discussions, on a personal and professional level? How do you think these will contribute to the bigger picture (of the SAB)? (max 200 words).

Applications for this role will close on Sunday 4th August at 11:59pm. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 20th August on MS Teams. 

If you have any questions about the role, please email Studentadvisoryboard@kcl.ac.uk

Field researchers will facilitate intercept surveys at various public locations across Belfast (e.g., parks, shopping centres, train stations). This will involve approaching members of the public and asking them to participate in an online interviewer-assisted survey.  

Field researchers will assist participants in completing an online survey that is expected to take 30 minutes to complete. The field researcher will answer any questions that the participant may have and provide assistance when needed. 

Training will be provided to familiarise field researchers with the survey tool, and during data collection a member of the research team will be on-site for supervision. 

It is anticipated that the field researcher will help out with data collection for one day per week (8 hours) during September ? November 2024.

Please provide an up-to-date CV with education and employment history, including any paid and voluntary roles. 

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Essential criteria: 

• Registered student/staff at Queen?s University Belfast. 

Desirable criteria:

• Experience using online survey tools (e.g., Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Google Forms).
• Experience conducting field research (e.g., intercept surveys, interviews).
• Experience of taking initiative and solving problems in a working/volunteering environment with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to complete the training required to undertake the role.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours ? this may include on weekends (one day). Some evening work may be required. 

Queen's Sport and Queen's GAA wish to appoint a part time GAA Administrative assistant for Queen?s University Belfast. The post holder will assist Queen's GAA to administer, co-ordinate and support the delivery of Club and Student Development, Events, Participation and Performance programmes, projects and initiatives.

These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.

Additional information

For more information about Queen's GAA Academy visit www.queensperformancesport.net/sean-oneill-gaa-academy

You can apply for this role online only, via Qwork. Please attach a copy of your CV on you Qwork profile & include a cover letter stating your suitability to the role. Applications should be submitted by 17.00 (UK time) on the 6th September 2024. Interviews will be taking place thereafter. 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: Naomi Campbell, Performance Sport Assistant: - performancesport@qub.ac.uk

This role will be based on up to 10 hours a week from September 2024 to March 2025 (this is a temporary role with the possibility of extension & additional hours). The role will mainly be based between Queen's Sport PEC & Queen's Sport Upper Malone however, some travel may be required.

3 A levels or equivalent

- Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to work accurately, with high attention to detail.

- Experience of working within a team and the ability to work on own initiative to make independent decisions.

- Demonstrable behaviours in line with the University values.

- Experience of involvement in GAA within a university or third level sector

- Well-developed IT and Digital Platform skills including WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, WEB, SOCIAL MEDIA

- Ability and willingness to work unsociable hours, including evenings and weekends

- Available and willing to undertake training necessary for the post