Peterborough

Volunteer

Celebrate Identity. Build Community. Lead Positive Change.

Are you passionate about equality, inclusion, and creating safe spaces where students can be themselves? Want to make a difference while gaining leadership experience, building your confidence, and meeting amazing people?

As the LGBTQ+ Student Lead, you’ll play a key role in representing and supporting LGBTQ+ students at ARU. You’ll help organise exciting events, lead awareness campaigns, celebrate LGBTQ+ identities and culture, and work to create a more inclusive and supportive student community for everyone.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience, strengthen your CV, expand your network, and make a real impact on student life.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Organise and support events linked to key LGBTQ+ awareness dates and celebrations throughout the year.
• Create fun, inclusive opportunities that encourage connection, visibility, and community.
• Represent LGBTQ+ student voices in meetings and discussions, ensuring experiences and concerns are heard and acted upon.
• Gather student feedback through engagement activities to help improve the student experience.
• Lead and support campaigns focused on equality, inclusion, awareness, and positive change.
• Work with student groups, university staff, and external organisations to strengthen support networks and engagement opportunities.
• Promote events and campaigns through outreach, social media, and student engagement.
• Help create safe, welcoming spaces where students feel respected, valued, and empowered.

What You’ll Gain:

This role is a great opportunity to develop skills employers value, including:

• Leadership and teamwork
• Event planning and campaign coordination
• Communication and public speaking
• Networking and community engagement
• Confidence and problem-solving skills
• Advocacy and student representation experience

You’ll also gain hands-on experience in inclusion and community leadership while making a meaningful difference to student life.

Perks of the Role:

• Full support and mentoring from the Union team in Peterborough
• Monthly team meetings with free pizza
• Free role uniform
• Free entry to all Union events
• Opportunities to meet new people and grow your network
• The chance to shape a more inclusive and supportive university community
• Free tea and coffee provision
• Summer and Winter celebrations

Why Apply?

This is more than a volunteering role — it’s an opportunity to represent your community,

celebrate diversity, and help create positive change at ARU.

Build your confidence. Make connections. Create impact. Be a voice for inclusion.

We are fully committed to Equality and Diversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

For a job pack with full information about the role, please click  here

Applications welcome until 23:00 on Tuesday 22nd September.

If there are too many applicants for one role then you may be asked to support an alternative position.