Sustainability Coordinator

Job Title: Sustainability Coordinator

Reporting to: Community Manager

Place of Work: The University of York Student Centre, James College, Newton Way, York, YO10 5DD / Potential hybrid options

Contract: Permanent

Hours of Work: 35 hours a week

Salary: Starting at £26,075 per annum 

Closing Date: Sunday 1st March 2026 at 5pm

Interview date: TBC at The University of York Student's Union

About the Role:

York SU is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to coordinate and deliver the organisation’s sustainability commitments. The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering training, advice and guidance to student groups on environmental and social sustainability, supporting them to embed best practice in their activities. The coordinator will also lead in the coordination and delivery of York SU’s 2024-2026 Sustainability Plan (and subsequent plans), working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate a holistic and aligned approach to the project’s delivery. The coordinator will provide operational support and guidance to York SU’s elected officers to support them in representing students’ views on environmental and social sustainability issues. The post holder will also administer York SU’s Sustainable Development Grant and provide support to successful applicants, working with them to effectively monitor and evaluate their projects.

This is a full-time (35hrs/wk), permanent role to start 16th March 2026. Employees must be available to work from campus, with the option for some occasional home working if appropriate for the role and in agreement with their line manager. We offer a competitive starting salary of £26,075. Join us and help shape the future of our Students' Union!

Working at York SU:

At York SU we know that maintaining a great work life balance also improves our teams wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer flexible working arrangements to suit personal needs and requirements. We have both a flexi-time work scheme and remote working policy available to staff as standard and welcome applicants to discuss their flexible requirements at the interview. (If applicable to the role)

• A full time working week is 35 hours
• You receive 38 days holiday (including bank holidays and 4 paid closed Christmas days)
• You get extensive access to discounts and benefits
• There are paid volunteering opportunities
• You have access to the cycle to work schemes and other salary sacrifice options
• We offer a generous pension scheme
• You have the chance to shape the student experience for the better

York SU is committed to equality of opportunity - we are an organisation who works very hard to ensure we appoint based on merit. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer (LV1), we are proud to offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria** for the advertised position.

**It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high number of applications, seasonal and high-peak times, we may have to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

If you are invited to interview with us we will share our interview questions in advance so you can feel a little more prepared. We’re more interested in hearing about your experiences and ideas than in testing your memory, and so we want you to feel as comfortable as possible.

If you have any further questions about the position, or if you have a requirement for adjustments that would make the application or interview process more accessible, please do not hesitate to contact us on hr@yorksu.org.

Please note that products containing nuts, dairy, gluten and other potential allergies are served within our venues. We however aim to support a nut free environment within our student centre by encouraging staff not to bring nut based products to work.