IATL Co-Creation Officer

Reference
1098617

Branch
University of Warwick

Start date
01/10/2025

Duration
Other - See Job

Hours and days
Up to 1 day (7 hours) a week - Flexible to be discussed

Dress code
Smart Casual

Rate of pay
£13.88

Holiday rate
£1.68

Role

We are seeking current students to join our team, in an exciting opportunity to work within the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL) . Within IATL, we broadly understand co-creation . to mean staff and students collaborating to create spaces in which community, creativity, and cultures of care can thrive. You will actively shape and support the work of the department from a student perspective. We will provide full training and support to those appointed to the role.

Since this role is focused on the 2025/26 academic year, this opportunity is for current students who will also be enrolled in the 2025/26 academic year.

As a Co-Creation Officer you will support and advise the team to help develop the work of the department. You will contribute to building community with students and colleagues, and promote our work by highlighting IATL and its activities through social media and at module fairs and other events. You will also contribute to our range of interdisciplinary activities including our Project Support funding scheme, our support for student research and our portfolio of interdisciplinary modules, and/or other areas depending upon your experience and interests. Through your collaboration with students and staff, you will make a positive difference to teaching, learning and the wider Warwick community. 

We anticipate that one Co-Creation Officer role will focus on using social media along with other forms of communication and marketing to promote IATL’s work. If you are interested in the role with a social media focus, please indicate this in your cover letter and highlight the experience you have with the two main platforms IATL uses – Instagram and LinkedIn.

We recognise the enormous value of diversity in our work and workplace. We work in a community rooted in respect and kindness. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.

The role is for up to one day a week (or equivalent) in the 2025/26 academic year, with candidates starting in early September 2025 if possible. The role is until June 2026 (end of summer term), with the possibility of extending into the 2026/27 academic year. This role has flexibility so that it can fit around your academic work, and we understand that there will be times where your studies take priority.  We will also work with candidates to accommodate other commitments, such as care responsibilities and commuting, as much as possible. 

To apply, please submit your CV and either a one-page covering letter or a link to a video (max 3 mins) by end of Wednesday 16 July 2025, addressing why you are applying for the role and what excites you about cocreation. Student Opportunity can provide support with developing application materials if you would like this; see Student Careers .

If you are interested in the role with a social media focus, please indicate this clearly in your cover letter.

Duties and responsibilities

IATL supports educational innovation at Warwick through collaborative teaching and student research in interdisciplinary and international learning environments. We emphasise the importance of students as co-creators of knowledge, theoretically and practically, and in this role you will bring your student perspective and experience to contribute to this work. We invite applications from students of any background, discipline or level of study, up to Masters level. This opportunity is not open to PhD students. You must be a current student who will also be enrolled in the academic year 2025/2026. Please note that all work for this role must be undertaken in the UK. Some work may be undertaken remotely, and at times you will be expected to attend events or meetings. These will normally be held at the University of Warwick.

Your duties and responsibilities may include the following:

• Representing IATL and its activities at events such as welcome week, module fairs, committees, conferences and focus groups. 
• Producing social media content to promote the work, values and ethos of IATL (the focus of one role).
• Supporting and helping to develop the department’s curricular offering, such as by providing feedback on module proposals and contributing to the development of module and assessment materials including from a student perspective.
• Supporting students and staff with our Project Support scheme, including reviewing applications and providing feedback.
• Exploring creative opportunities to enhance teaching, learning and research – working with other Co-Creation Officers, members of staff and students to support and develop projects.
• Building meaningful relationships to become a point of contact for students and staff at Warwick who wish to engage with IATL, including the Student Union.
• Collaborating with staff and students to develop and share co-creation practices in the IATL community and more widely.
• Working proactively and independently to support IATL’s work in the department and across the University, agreeing priorities with IATL staff.
• Presenting on and writing about your work and the work of the department in a range of formats including conferences, events, videos and/or articles.
• Attending meetings including the IATL team meeting.
• Reporting regularly to IATL about activities and achievements.
• Completing all other work requested by your manager(s) as appropriate in a timely manner.

If you have any access requirements, please make these are known in the application process. Please consider what you might contribute to our welcoming team as part of your application.

Skills and experience

Essential Criteria

• Current student at the University of Warwick (undergraduate or Masters students, full-time or part-time), continuing studies in the academic year 2025/26.
• Legally allowed to work in the UK for up to 7 hours a week. 
• Essential for the role planned to focus on social media:  previous experience in communications and marketing, including social media, and a willingness to actively engage in social media to build community and awareness of IATL’s work.
• Good understanding of the Microsoft suite (please note that office-based work experience is not required).
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of a team.
• Comfortable managing workload independently, agreeing priorities with staff.
• Willingness to learn about and partake in IATL’s work and activities.
• Strong communication skills.

Desirable Criteria

Please note:  these criteria are indicative of what we are looking for in this role and we are open to other skills and experiences from within or beyond the university. Even if you don’t have all or most of the below, please don’t be discouraged from applying. Instead, we encourage you to explore IATL’s work and consider how you could bring your interests and experience to the role.

• Interested in leading and supporting innovative teaching and learning practices.
• Strong desire to make a positive impact on the University of Warwick and beyond, through an active excitement to enact projects which benefit our shared community.
• Previous engagement with IATL. This may be through interdisciplinary modules, Project Support, ICUR, Reinvention journal or any other connection.
• Previous experience in communications and marketing, including social media, and a willingness to actively engage in social media to build community and awareness of IATL’s work (essential for the role focusing on social media, otherwise desirable)
• An imaginative and passionate approach to identifying opportunities for co-creation and a commitment to seeing those opportunities through to completion.

Location
Remote/Senate House (University of Warwick)

Additional information
Advert closing date: Midnight on 16/7/25

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