Development Consultant (Scotland)

Who we are

NUS Charity is an exciting organisation developing and championing strong students unions. We connect our members and curate services to deliver advice guidance and crisis support to students associations and unions across the UK.

We do professional differently. We are a progressive charity representing students unions. The sector is inclusive fun dynamic and representative and we put students and students unions at the heart of everything we do. We are challenging but are committed to creating a supportive and flexible environment which pushes your personal development in your everyday activity.

What we do

Students unions can be transformational hubs for students staff and wider society. NUS Charity support our members development to enhance their capacity and harness opportunities to maximise their positive impact. We do this in many ways from managing a purchasing consortium to drive great value for our members to our development activity supporting the best potential in students unions - we strive to make a difference to our members.

Within our small Union Development team we deal with a range of organisational development work whether thats being the Returning Officer and supporting students union elections running development events/webinars helping new students unions create the structures that they need coaching a students union leader who needs extra support or creating guidance on new legislation that will affect students unions no two days are the same.

What we need

NUS Charity is looking for a Development Consultant to strengthen organisational development for our members predominantly in Scotland. Were looking to diversify the knowledge within our team to deliver high quality projects in organisational development based on our Quality Students Unions framework and other relevant benchmarking tools. Were also part-funded by the Scottish Funding Council to provide specific developmental support for College Students Associations across Scotland. You dont need to have worked in students unions before but working in a membership/governance/charity environment would be a bonus.

Committed to Inclusion

Were committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race ethnicity sexual orientation religion age gender or disability. You can be yourself here whoever you are be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

We recognise that candidates from racialised backgrounds are under-represented in our organisation and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond. We are committed to taking positive action to expand the diversity of our staff team and if you meet the minimum criteria for a role (at least 80% of the criteria in the person specification) and are from a racialised background youll be guaranteed a first stage interview. It is important to note that this scheme guarantees an interview for candidates who meet the minimum criteria and tell us that theyd like to be considered under the scheme. The selection decision at interview will be based on the most suitable candidate regardless of any protected characteristic.

This role will be based at home with travel across Scotland and the UK to meet members and to deliver and attend events fairly regularly.

Benefits

We aim to practice what we preach so were happy to offer a flexible person-centred working environment with a great benefits package including:

• Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days per year rising with service to 30 days)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Valuable workplace pension
• Enhanced parental pay policies
• Employee assistance programme

• Paid volunteer days three days per year for full time staff
• Health Cash Plan

If youd like an informal conversation about this role or the application process please email and we can set up a time to suit us both.

Closing date for applications:Sunday 7^th September 2025 (23:59)

If youre successfully shortlisted well see you at an interview on Thursday 18^th September 2025