Vacancies at University of Leeds

Looking for a placement year that's more than just a desk job?

Join our Residence Life Team and help create unforgettable experiences for students living in university accommodation. This isn’t just about admin, it’s about building communities, planning events, and making sure everyone feels at home! 

We are looking for a current Leeds undergraduate student to join our team as the incoming Residence Life Intern. Our internships are designed to enhance your employability and help you develop key skills and experience for your CV. This includes teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills, initiative, organisation, high quality administration and project development.

At the University of Leeds, Residence Life is a structured program designed to make living in halls a positive, supportive, and enriching experience for students. We go beyond simply providing accommodation by creating a vibrant community where students can feel a sense of belonging and thrive both personally and academically. Our programme includes social events, wellbeing initiatives, leadership opportunities, and around the clock support.

Residence Life plays a critical role in helping students transition successfully to university life. Moving away from home can be overwhelming, and Residence Life provides the guidance and community needed to make this adjustment smoother. We foster inclusion and diversity, encourage students to connect with peers from different backgrounds and develop cultural awareness.

We promote personal growth by teaching essential life skills such as independence, responsibility, and resilience. Through events and leadership roles, students can gain confidence and transferable skills that will benefit them throughout and beyond university. By creating a safe, engaging, and supportive environment, Residence Life helps students build friendships, maintain wellbeing, and achieve academic success, making it an integral part of the Leeds student experience.

As our Residence Life Intern, you’ll be at the heart of creating a vibrant student community. You’ll support the planning and delivery of social events, wellbeing initiatives, and community-building activities across our residences. From advising our Residence Life Social committees and managing social media to helping organise and run major events like Freshers’ activities and Winter Balls, you’ll gain hands-on experience in event coordination, administration, and project development. You’ll also work closely with the Residence Life team to respond to student queries, update online content, and gather feedback to improve our programmes—making a real impact on the student experience at Leeds.

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This role is Fixed-term for 6 months to complete a specific task or time limited work.

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner.   We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

The University of Leeds is one of the top 80 universities in the world.  We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities.  Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The Research IT team is a key player in the university’s digital research efforts, designing, building and supporting the numerous innovative solutions demanded by modern computationally intensive research across domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Data Science. The University has invested over £27M to modernize our computational capabilities to meet these challenges and the Research IT team is a vital part of the delivery of these programs.

This role has been designed to support the Research IT (RIT) Communications Group in their work to communicate the changes that are taking place in providing world class computing support for researchers and students at Leeds University. For information on the Digital Transformation Program see here.

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The Lifelong Learning Centre is an academic school and a specialist support service working with mature, part-time, and foundation-level learners. The Centre’s aim is to widen participation from groups that are under-represented in higher education. 

You will provide high quality customer service as part of the front-desk team by welcoming visitors and responding to enquiries. You will work closely with colleagues in ensuring the smooth-running of the Centre, providing support for general office duties such as booking appointments, maintaining communal areas and assisting with the planning and staffing of events. 

You will be committed to providing an excellent level of customer service. You will contribute to maintaining our Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation, be a positive team player and manage your own workload. You will have excellent administrative skills, be a confident user of IT and must demonstrate willingness to learn new skills. You should have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with others, as well as being able to work independently and should possess strong organisational skills to manage your workload priorities. 

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5%
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

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This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner.   We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you have significant experience of working as a Personal Assistant to senior management? Do you have excellent communication skills with the ability to maintain effective working relationships? Do you have excellent attention to detail?

The Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to provide professional high-level administrative support. This is a challenging and varied role within a small team, working collaboratively with colleagues across multiple functions. Your duties will include overseeing the effective management and maintenance of complex electronic diaries and liaison with senior staff, both internally and externally.

The CDIO role (initially in place until June 2027) has been put in place to explore opportunities for bringing our IT and Library services closer together. While this PA role will primarily work with the CDIO, you will be part of the broader business support functions across the Digital and Information Services directorate (IT and Library) and may provide PA and administrative support within the directorate as required.

You will have significant experience as a Personal Assistant to senior management with excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills. By being largely self-directed in your day-to-day work, you will demonstrate a high level of personal responsibility and initiative in all aspects of the role. With a diplomatic and discreet approach, you will be skilled at managing a complex workload.