EAUC Scotland Project Officer - CUSP Placement - C/D 06/09/09

Employer: The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC)
Salary (per annum pro rata): £16,081
Interview Date: 18th September 2009.
Telephone Interviews, Week Commencing: 7th September 2009. The telephone interviews will be short and fairly informal. Please make sure you are contactable during the stated week.
Closing Date: 6th September 2009.
Start Date: 5th October (ASAP)
Length of Project Work: 12 months
Hours/Week: 37 hours
Work outside normal hours: Some occasional evening work will be required for special events.

Base: Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, East Lothian, EH21 6UU
Department: EAUC Edinburgh Office

Background
The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges is the leading sustainable development organisation for further and higher education in the UK. It is a member led organisation with almost 300 university and college members. Established 14 years ago it is now a charitable company. With sustainability rising up the government, funding council and sector agendas, EAUC members have endorsed an ambitious Strategic Plan which will significantly increase Association products, services and professionalism.
The role of the EAUC is to support and meet the needs of our members. We run training events, an annual conference, produce newsletters and manage an active email discussion network. Increasingly we have established externally funded projects with partner agencies and support and work with many partners on their projects. In Scotland we add value to that core activity by working closely with universities, colleges and our strategic partners to ensure a regional focus that is specific to Scotland. We provide a specialist focus on relevant Scottish issues by facilitating the exchange of information and the dissemination of best practice informed by those issues. This new role will be an exciting opportunity for a CUSP graduate to join a small but dynamic team and contribute to delivering the UK and Scottish Strategic Plans.

Objective
Support is required to enable the EAUC to expand through its Strategic Plans but also increase membership both in numbers and diversity of disciplines. The EAUC is committed to improving its services and products and finding new ways to inform, guide, train and support these professionals. In addition it will work with sector strategic partners to push sustainable development higher up the Further and Higher Education agenda.

Benefits of the Project Work to the Graduate
The successful graduate will have opportunities to learn about being a team player, developing communication skills in different mediums and will gain project and event management skills including planning, implementing and evaluating. The role will also offer the post-holder a greater understanding of environmental and sustainable issues and as well as gaining experience in supporting and managing internal and external projects within the university and college sectors.

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